Zaccheus Downer (1755 - abt. 1851)

Born 13 Nov 1755 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Bethiah (Brigham) Downer — married about Jan 1782 in Coventry, Windham, Connecticut, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1851 at about age 95 in Utica, Oneida, New York

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Categories:American Revolution

Biography

Birth

Zaccheus Downer was born on 13 November 1755 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony, British America.

Revolutionary War - 2nd Regiment of Connecticut

• 17 April 1777: Zaccheus Downer is listed on a pay roll for the 2nd Regiment of Connecticut
• Dec 1777: Zaccheus Downer is listed on a pay roll for the 2nd Regiment of Connecticut
• Jan 1778: Zaccheus Downer is listed on a pay roll for the 2nd Regiment of Connecticut.

Revolutionary War - Captain Ebenezer Parkhurst Company (Vermont)

• Oct 1781: Zaccheus Downer is listed as a clerk on the pay roll for Captain Ebenezer Parkshurst's Company in Vermont.

Marriage

According to a book by Susan Whitney Dimock, Zaccheus Downer of Sharon, married Bethiah Brigham of Coventry in January of 1782 in Coventry, Connecticut. The couple was married in the First Church of Coventry.

There is also an index to Vermont vital records that shows Zacheus Downer marrying Beliah of Coventry on January 30, 1782 by Rev. Joseph Kenttington in Sharon, Vermont.

Sold Land

On the 20th of October, 1789, Zacheus Downer was the Grantor to Grantee, Gershom Brigham.

1790 U.S. Federal Census

Zaccheus Downer is listed in the 1790 U.S. Census in Sharon, Windsor, Vermont. Also living in Sharon is Andrew and Jason.

• 1 - White Male over age 16 (possibly himself)
• 2 - White Males under age 16 (possibly Norman and Don, his sons)
• 2 - White Females (possibly his wife, Bethiah and his daughter, Jeannette

1800 U.S. Federal Census

Zaccheus Downer is listed on the 1800 U.S. Federal Census in Springfield, Otsego, New York. The household is as follows:

• 1 - white male under 10 (possibly his son, Andrew)
• 1 - white male 10-16 (possibly his son Dana)
• 3 - white males 16 - 26 (possibly his sons, Norman, Don, and an unknown person.
• 1 - white male over 45 (possibly Zaccheus)
• 1 - white females under 10 (possibly his daughter, Mary)
• 1 - white female 10-16 (possibly his daughter, Jeanette)
• 1 - white female over 45 (possibly his wife, Bethiah)

1810 U.S. Federal Census

New Lisbon, Otsego, New York

• 2 - White Males ages 10-15 (possibly sons Andrew and Zaccheus)
• 1 - White Male ages 45 and over (possibly himself)
• 1 - White Female ages 16-25 (possibly daughter, Mary)
• 1 - White Female ages 45 and over (possibly his wife, Bethiah)

1820 U.S. Federal Census

New Lisbon, Windsor, Vermont

• 1 - White Male ages 10-15
• 1 - White Male ages 16-25
• 1 - White Male ages 26-44
• 1 - White Male ages 45 or over
• 1 - White Female under 10
• 1 - White Female ages 16-25
• 1 - White Female ages 26-44
• 1 - White Female ages 45 and over

Sold Land

12 Aug 1828 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut
Grantor: Downer, Zacheus
Grantee: Brigham, Norman
Book: 16
Page: 513
Character of Deed: (Difficult to read - Zurt?)
Received: 12 Aug 1828

1830 Census

New Lisbon, Otsego, New York

• 1 - White Male Ages 70-79
• 1 - White Female Ages 70-79

Military Pension

The Pension Roll of 1836, Indexed Edition, Volume 2 (of 4)
Name: Zaccheus Downer
Rank: Private
Annual Allowance: $62.75
Sums Received: $156.87
Description of Service: Vermont Militia
When Placed on Pension Roll: Sept 23, 1833
Commencement of Pension: March 4, 1831
Laws: ---
Age: 77

1840 Census

New Lisbon, Otsego, New York

• 1 - White Male ages 10-14
• 1 - White Male ages 15-19
• 1 - White Males ages 20-29
• 1 - White Male ages 50-59
• 1 - White Male ages 80-89
• 1 - White Female ages 15-19
• 1 - White Female ages 20-29
• 1 - White Female ages 30-39
• 1 - White Female ages 40-49

Theory: I believe that Zacheus is living with his son, Dana Downer, because his wife is presumably not listed and by 1850, he is living with Dana.

1850 Census

New Lisbon, Otsego, New York Living with son, Dana Downer

Death

1851 in Utica, Oneida, New York Burial: Forest Hill Cemetery

Sources

• "Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1640-1921 (FamilySearch)," images, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch (www.FamilySearch.org : accessed 24 June 2021), entry for Zaccheus Downer, son of Andrew and Mary, born on November 13, 1755. Pg. 177. Film #: 007730319, Item 6, Image 618. (Link:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BT-HXQ1?i=617&cat=297414)

• Susan Whitney Dimock, author, Births, marriages, baptisms, and deaths: from the records of the town and churches in Coventry, Connecticut, 1711-1844: Copied from the Records by Susan Whitney Dimock (New York: The Baker & Taylor Company, 1897), Pg. 253 (Image 263); digital images of printed book, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 24 June 2021; entry for marriages in January 1782 for Zaccheus Downer (Sharon) and Bethiah Brigham of Coventry.

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," digital images, FamilySearch, FamilySearch (www.FamilySearch.org : accessed 15 February 2020), entry for marriage of Zacheus Downer and Bethiah on 30 Jan 1782 by Rev. Joseph Kenntington. Zacheus is listed as resident of Sharon. (Image: 1590).

• 1790 U.S. Federal Census, Windsor County, Vermont, population schedule, Sharon, Page 51 (penned), Zacheus Downer; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 28 December 2010); NARA M637. View on FamilySearch here: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YYJ-15F?cc=1803959&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AXH2M-XYV

• 1800 U.S. Federal Census, Otsego County, New York, population schedule, Springfield, Page 56 (stamped), Zacheus Downer; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 28 December 2010); NARA M32. Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RZ5-9MYF?i=2&cc=1804228&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AXH5Y-PCL

• 1810 U.S. Federal Census, Otsego County, New York, population schedule, New Lisbon, Pg. 153 (penned), Zacheus Downer; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 28 December 2010); NARA M252. Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBH-97NZ?i=3&cc=1803765&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AXH2Z-4HZ

• 1850 United States Federal Census, Otsego, New York, population schedule, New Lisbon, Pg. 292 A (stamped), Dwelling: 1356, Family: 1482, Zacheus Downer; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 28 December 2010); NARA M432_579;.

• Film Number: 0003859 -Connecticut, Coventry Land Records, General Index Vol.1-37, Grantor A-Z1714-1920, Book/Volume: 8, Page: 178.

• 1820 U.S. Federal Census, Otsego County, New York, population schedule, New Lisbon, Pg. 122 (penned), Zacheus Downer; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 28 December 2010); NARA M33_74.

• Film Number: 0003859 -Connecticut, Coventry Land Records, General Index Vol.1-37, Grantor A-Z1714-1920, Book/Volume: 16, Page: 513.

• 1830 U.S Federal Census, Otsego County, New York, population schedule, New Lisbon, Pg. 269 (penned), Zacheus Downer; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 28 December 2010); NARA M19.

• 1840 U.S. Federal Census, Otsego County, New York, population schedule, New Lisbon, Pg. 327, Zachariah Downer; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 28 December 2010); Family History Film: 0017203.

• NARA M246. Muster rolls, payrolls, strength returns, and other miscellaneous personnel, pay, and supply records of American Army Units, 1775-1783, "Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," digital image, Ancestry.com, Fold3 (www.Fold3.com : accessed 17 June 2013), entry for Zaccheus Downer, Connecticut, 2nd Regiment (1777-80); citing NARA Catalog ID: 602384; Found in Fold3 - under Revolutionary War Rolls, Connecticut, 2nd Regiment (1777-80), Folder 24, Pg. 115.

• NARA M246. Muster rolls, payrolls, strength returns, and other miscellaneous personnel, pay, and supply records of American Army Units, 1775-1783, "Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," digital image, Ancestry.com, Fold3 (www.Fold3.com : accessed 17 June 2013), entry for Zaccheus Downer, private; citing NARA Catalog ID: 602384; Fold3 - Revolutionary War Rolls, Connecticut, 2nd Regiment (1777-80), Folder 25, Pg. 12. Pay Roll of Capt. Ichabod Hinkley's Company and Col. Charles Webbs Regiment for Dec 1777.

• NARA M246. Muster rolls, payrolls, strength returns, and other miscellaneous personnel, pay, and supply records of American Army Units, 1775-1783, "Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," digital image, Ancestry.com, Fold3 (www.Fold3.com : accessed 17 June 2013), entry for Zaccheus Downer, private; citing NARA Catalog ID: 602384; Fold3 - Revolutionary War Rolls, Connecticut, 2nd Regiment (1777-80), Folder 25, Pg. 14.

• NARA M246. Muster rolls, payrolls, strength returns, and other miscellaneous personnel, pay, and supply records of American Army Units, 1775-1783, "Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," digital image, Ancestry.com, Fold3 (www.Fold3.com : accessed 17 June 2013), entry for Zaccheus Downer, clerk, in Captain Ebnezer Parkhurt's Co.; citing NARA Catalog ID: 602384; Vermont, Parkhurst's Company (1781), Folder 68, Pg. 1.