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John Downing 1580–1630 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: Beccles, Suffolk, England

Death Date: Aft. 1630

Death Location: Newburyport, Massachusetts

Father: William Downing

Mother: Margaret Goodell

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Malcolm Downing

In 1580, John Downing entered the world in Beccles, Suffolk, England, born to William Downing And Margaret Goodell. John Downing had children including Malcolm Maccall Downing. John Downing passed away in 1630 in Newburyport, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1580, John Downing entered the world in Beccles, Suffolk, England, born to William Downing And Margaret Goodell.
  • John Downing had children including Malcolm Maccall Downing.
  • John Downing passed away in 1630 in Newburyport, Massachusetts.

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John Downing's Ancestors

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John Downing
1580–1630
Birth Place: Beccles, Suffolk, England
Parents
William Downing
1554–1591
Beccles, Suffolk, England
Margaret Goodell
1562–1601
Dennington, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (George) Downing
1525–1564
Beccles, Suffolk, England
Cicely Wingfield
1532–1562
Beccles, Suffolk, England
John Goodale
1540–1625
Warmsworth, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth -Goodale
1540–1602
Dennington, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Geoffrey Downing
1495–1564
Dorcas Blois
1495–1559
Sir Wingfield
1500–1609
Elizabeth Woodhouse
1503–1564
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Geoffrey DOWNING
1480–1540
William Blois
1460–1495
Cecily WINGFIELD
1465–
Sir Wingfield
1474–1509
Margaret Dorward
1476–
Thomas Woodhouse
1477–1521
Thomasine Townsend
1475–1551

John Downing's Descendants

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John Downing (1580–Aft. 1630)
  1. 1. Malcolm (Maccall) Downing 1629–1683 m. Margaret Sullivan 1628–1677
    1. 1. Mary Downing 1654–1708 m. William Studdard 1720–
      1. 1. David (C) Studdard 1750–1825 m. Mary (Martha) Ansley 1755–1840
        1. 1. Samuel ("Sammy") Studdard 1790–1886 m. Malta (Martha) Gordon 1785–1835
        2. 2. SARAH STODDARD 1788–1835
      2. 2. Samuel Studdard 1745–

John Downing's Timeline

3 Records

1578
22 Feb 1578
John Downing was baptized in Blundeston and Flixton, Suffolk, England
Blundeston and Flixton, Suffolk, England
1580
1580
Birth of John Downing in Beccles, Suffolk, England
Beccles, Suffolk, England
1630
Aft. 1630
Age 50
Death of John Downing in Newburyport, Massachusetts
Newburyport, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Beccles, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1578
    Event Place: Blundeston and Flixton, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1630
    Event Place: Newburyport, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

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