Born in Fairfield County, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of David Downs
and Elizabeth (Rowland) Downs
Sister of
Seth Downs
Wife of
Gershom Wakeman
— married
14 Apr 1757 in Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Descendants 
Mother of
Abigail (Wakeman) Banks, Abel Wakeman, Gershom Wakeman, Molly (Wakeman) Banks, Isaac Wakeman, Sturgis Wakeman, Parmelia (Wakeman) Sherwood, Seth Wakeman and Seth Burr Wakeman
Died
at age 38
in Greenfield Hill, Fairfield, Connecticut
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Jun 2015
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Biography
aka DOWN
Daughter of David & Elizabeth (Rowland) Downs
On 15 December 1759, Elizabeth Wakeman and her husband signed the receipt of her father, David Downs' estate.[1]
On 25 January 1760, Elizabeth Wakeman and her husband signed another receipt from the legacy that her father gave to her sister Mary who was deceased.[2]
Notes
Mother:
ROWLAND, ROLAND
Elizabeth, m David DOWNS, Jan 3, 1733/34 [1]
Elizabeth, wife David, died July 18, 1753 [2]
Sources
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 11-12, 1753-1762”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-Y2PM : 2 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627290, image 526, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 12, 1747-1761, Page 422.
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 13-14, 1753-1764”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-YBF2 : 13 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627296, image 332, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 14, 1761-1763, Page 58.
Fairfield Vital Records from Barbour, 1639-1850 - C-F [3]
Fairfield Vital Records from Barbour, 1639-1850 - T - Z [4]
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:STMK-L49
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