Colonel
Adam
Downing
Born [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Ann Jackson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Downing
Died
at about age 53
in Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Ireland
Profile last modified
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Biography
Adam was born in 1666.
He was present at the siege of Derry, and at the Battle of the Boyne. He received the appointments of Deputy Governor of co. Derry, Col. of the Militia, and one of the Commissioners of Array; and also acquired a large tract of land in co. Derry, still possessed by his descendant.
Adam married Anne Jackson, daughter of John Jackson, of Coleraine
Children
- Henry, died in his minority.
- John b. 1700 married Anne Roe, daughter and heir of the Rev. J. Roe, D.D
He died in 1719 and was buried at Bellaghy. The inscription on his monument mentions his descent from the Devonshire family.
Research Notes
Anne JACKSON In earlier versions of this tree, I had her name as Margaret based on the references given in Burkes under her husband's name, but this turned out to be inaccurate. Recent
DOWING family research has compelling evidence that the wife of Adam DOWNING was Ann JACKSON, daughter of John JACKSON -not Margaret JACKSON, daughter of Thomas JACKSON. This information can be found on the Downing family vault at St Tida’s Church, Bellaghy Co. Londonderry. Adam Downing also named his wife as Ann in his will. SOURCE: Email from Jill: 08/06/2010 11:26 AM.
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Robert Stedall
Adam was b. in 1666, per Mausoleum. He died on 15 Dec 1719. His wife Anne was a niece of the Jacksons of Coleriaine. Contrary to the views of published pedigrees (including Burke), he was probably the son, of George Downing, Comptroller of Customs for Lodonderry, and his wife Jane Montgomery of Gransheogh. This makes him a descendant of Geoffrey Downing and Elizabeth Wingfield. Although he is was reputedly a great hero of the siege of Londonderry, being granted lands at Bellaghy by a grateful William III, this is a fabrication put about in Victorian ballads, put about by the Orange order, of which his descendants were members. He did fight at Londonderry, but was not conspicuously brave and he inherited Bellaghy from his father and Uncle Nicholas Downing, whose will was proved in 1698.
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