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Dorcas Slade Downing 1698–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1698

Birth Location: Sladesville, Hyde County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: Bef. March 5, 1739

Death Location: Tyrell County, North Carolina

Father: Henry Jr

Mother: Abigail Silvester

Spouse(s): James Downing

Children(s): Mary Downing

In 1698, Dorcas Slade Downing entered the world in Sladesville, Hyde County, North Carolina, USA, born to Henry Slade Jr And Abigail Jesper Silvester. Dorcas Slade Downing married James William D Downing, and had children including Mary Ingram Downing. Dorcas Slade Downing passed away in 1739 in Tyrell County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1698, Dorcas Slade Downing entered the world in Sladesville, Hyde County, North Carolina, USA, born to Henry Slade Jr And Abigail Jesper Silvester.
  • Dorcas Slade Downing married James William D Downing, and had children including Mary Ingram Downing.
  • Dorcas Slade Downing passed away in 1739 in Tyrell County, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Jr
1671–1718
Birth Location: England
HJ
Abigail Silvester
1670–1721
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

James Downing
1680–1739
Birth Location: Newport Parish, Isle of Wight, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Mary Downing
1721–1761
Birth Location: Bertie County, Colony of North Carolina
MD

Dorcas Downing's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Downing
1698–1739
Birth Place: Sladesville, Hyde County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Henry Slade Jr
1671–1718
England
Abigail (Jesper) Silvester
1670–1721
England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Downing's Descendants

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Dorcas (Slade) Downing (Abt. 1698–Bef. March 5, 1739) m. James (William D) Downing (1680–Mar 1739)
  1. 1. Mary (Ingram) Downing 1721–1761 m. Capt. (Thomas Sim) Lee 1717–1751
    1. 1. Priscilla Lee 1743–1800 m. Josiah (Casey Askew) Sr 1740–1818
      1. 1. Peggy (Elizabeth "Polly") Askew 1765–1812 m. William (Henry Chalk III,) Capt 1758–1810
        1. 1. William (Roscoe Chalk Jr,) Rev 1784–1851

Dorcas Downing's Timeline

2 Records

1698
Abt. 1698
Birth of Dorcas Slade Downing in Sladesville, Hyde County, North Carolina, USA
Sladesville, Hyde County, North Carolina, USA
1739
Bef. March 5, 1739
Age 41
Death of Dorcas Slade Downing in Tyrell County, North Carolina
Tyrell County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1698
    Event Place: Sladesville, Hyde County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. March 5, 1739
    Event Place: Tyrell County, North Carolina
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