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James Downey 1721–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1721

Birth Location: Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 26 February 1784

Death Location: Reid, Washington County, Maryland, United States of America

Father: James Downey

Mother: Hannah (Ellet)

Spouse(s): Isabella Blair

Children(s): Mary Downey, James Downey, William Downey, Sarah Downey, Rebecca Downey, Elizabeth Downey, Mary Downey, James Downey, Sally McKee, Mary Downey

James Downey was born in 1721 in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of James Miller Downey And Hannah J Ellott Ellet. In 1682, James Downey resided in Pennsylvania. James Downey married Isabella Blair, and had children including Elizabeth Downey, James 3Rd Downey, James Downey, Mary Ann Downey, Mary Downey, Rebecca R Downey, Sally Elizabeth Mckee, Sarah Elizabeth Downey, William Downey. James Downey passed away in 1784 in Reid, Washington County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Downey was born in 1721 in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of James Miller Downey And Hannah J Ellott Ellet.
  • In 1682, James Downey resided in Pennsylvania.
  • James Downey married Isabella Blair, and had children including Elizabeth Downey, James 3Rd Downey, James Downey, Mary Ann Downey, Mary Downey, Rebecca R Downey, Sally Elizabeth Mckee, Sarah Elizabeth Downey, William Downey.
  • James Downey passed away in 1784 in Reid, Washington County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Downey's Ancestors

Self
James Downey
1721–1784
Birth Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
James Miller Downey
1691–1761
Dalenderry Par, Antrim, , Ireland
Hannah (J Ellott) (Ellet)
1683–1763
Falls, Bucks, PA, USA
Grandparents
WILLIAM DOWNEY
1679–
Witheridge, Devonshire, England
Sarah Miller
1680–1744
Mere, Wiltshire, England
William (B) Eliot
1654–1721
East Coker, Somerset, England
Mary (Burt or) Brown
1661–1714
Taunton, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Eliot
1627–1704
Mary Vivion
1627–1720
Richard III
1629–1685
Charity Hall
1634–1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William (Ellet)
1603–1673
Phoebe Woodbury
1605–1661
Richard Vivion
1589–1630
Anna Munday
1598–1635

James Downey's Descendants

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James Downey (20 Apr 1721–26 February 1784) m. Isabella Blair (1725–1787)
  1. 1. Mary Downey 1747–1847
  2. 2. James Downey 1741–1808
  3. 3. William Downey 1746–1790
  4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Downey 1749–1824
  5. 5. Rebecca (R) Downey 1751–1821 m. James (Dickey) II 1754–1813
    1. 1. Robert Dickey 1780–
    2. 2. Agnes Dickey 1781–
    3. 3. James (Dickey) lll 1769–1849
    4. 4. John Dickey 1782–1855
    5. 5. Jemima Dickey 1789–1869
    6. 6. James Dickey 1782–1855
  6. 6. Elizabeth Downey 1760–
  7. 7. Mary (Ann) Downey 1767–1847
  8. 8. James (3rd) Downey 1741–1771
  9. 9. Sally (Elizabeth) McKee 1758–1800
  10. 10. Mary Downey 1760–1822

James Downey's Timeline

5 Records

1682
1682-1750
James Downey resided here in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1721
20 Apr 1721
Birth of James Downey in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
1722
1 Jun 1722
Age 1
James Downey was baptized in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England
1744
1744
Age 23
James Downey was married
None
1784
26 February 1784
Age 63
Death of James Downey in Reid, Washington County, Maryland, United States of America
Reid, Washington County, Maryland, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1721
    Event Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Suffolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 5894

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1722
    Event Place: Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Suffolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 5894

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1744

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1682-1750
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Immigration of Irish Quakers to Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania : Genealogical and Personal Memoirs

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 February 1784
    Event Place: Reid, Washington County, Maryland, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Reid, Washington County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Abstracts of Wills, 1685-1825; Probate Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania

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