George
Downing
Born in Frederick, Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of Timothy Downing
and Unknown (Unknown) Downing
[uncertain]
Brother of
William Downing [half], Dorcas Downing [half], Sarah Downing [half], John Downing [half] and Susannah (Downing) Morrison [half]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Bennett) Downing
— married
30 Oct 1792 in Maryland
Husband of
Winifred Downing
— married
30 May 1805 in Pike County, Ohio, USA
Descendants 
Father of
William H Downing, Samuel D Downing, Thomas Downing, Jane (Downing) Dukes, George Washington Downing, Hannah (Downing) Dukes, Elizabeth Downing, Lavinia (Downing) Dukes and Maretta Dorsey Downing
Died
at age 80
in Waverly, Pike, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jul 2011
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Biography
George was born October 4, 1767, in Maryland, the only child of Timothy Downing and Unknown. His mother was NOT Mary Chenoweth. He was a farmer. He outlived two wives and had 17 children. He is buried in Downing Cemetery, Seal Township, Pike County, Ohio. [1]
Children with first wife Elizabeth Bennett Downing: William H., Samuel, Thomas, Jane, George, Hannah. Children with second wife Winifred Downing Downing: Elizabeth, Lavinia, John, Dorcas, Mahala, Marietta, Jemimah, Caroline, Joseph, Timothy, Andrew.
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 06 January 2022), memorial page for George Washington Downing Sr. (4 Oct 1767–26 Aug 1848), Find A Grave: Memorial #65063100, citing Downing Cemetery, Pike County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Dave (contributor 88) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
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~3.12%
Michael Shaw
:
23andMe
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~3.12%
MaryAnn Blackwood :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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MyHeritage DNA
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Living DNA
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~1.56%
Joe Gibbs :
23andMe, GEDmatch A484555 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A484555 [compare], Ancestry member Jgibbs970
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~1.56%
Cheryl Rothwell :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~1.56%
Phyllis (Merryman) Cloyd :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T182272 [compare], FTDNA kit #539789
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~0.78%
Cynthia Cloyd :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RU6021870 [compare], Ancestry member ccloyd11
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T695503 [compare], FTDNA kit #489430
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch ML9694229 [compare]
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~0.78%
Shelley Cloyd :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #689153
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