Teresa Downey

Ancestors

Daughter of James Downey and Mary (Johnson) Downey

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Biography

Teresa Downey is a descendant of Mayflower Passenger Richard Warren.

Teresa Downey has completed the England Project's Orphan Trail.

Teresa Downey has English ancestors.

Teresa was born in SF Bay Area in California. She married and they had a son a few years later. She and her husband eventually divorced. Teresa and her son continued to live in SF Bay Area. Teresa retired from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory after working there for 34 years. In 2015, she, her mother Mary Ann, and her brother all moved to Roseburg, Oregon. Teresa was happy to leave the traffic and stress of SF Bay Area but sad to leave her son behind. Teresa enjoys the quiet life in rural Roseburg, Oregon living not far from her father and step-mother. She began volunteering for dog/cat rescue group in California in about 2007 and continued to volunteer for them even after moving to Oregon as there is plenty to do remotely. In 2018, Teresa picked up the genealogy work her mother started in mid-70's. Going through her mother's volumes of genealogy records and photos will take many months as her mom worked on it for over 30 years!

DNA

• Paternal relationship is confirmed with a 23andMe test match between Teresa Downey and SM, second cousins. Their most-recent common ancestors are Almer Shaw McClure and Elizabeth (Tathwell) McClure, the great grandparents of Teresa Downey and great grandparents of SM. Predicted relationship on 23andme: Second cousin with 202 cM across 7 segments.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed with a AncestryDNA test match between Teresa Downey and BM, second cousins once removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Almer McClure and Elizabeth (Tathwell) McClure, the great grandparents of Teresa Downey and second great grandparents of BM. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd to 3rd cousin with 220 cM across 13 segments.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed with a AncestryDNA test match between Teresa Downey and GC, second cousins once removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are James Rookstool and Mary (Vance) Rookstool, the second great grandparents of Teresa Downey and great grandparents of GC. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd to 3rd cousin with 192 cM across 9 segments.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed with a AncestryDNA test match between Teresa Downey and CW, third cousins. Their most-recent common ancestors are James Rookstool and Mary (Vance) Rookstool, the second great grandparents of Teresa Downey and second great grandparents of CW. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd to 3rd cousin with 131 cM across 11 segments.

Sources

• First hand information