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Margaret Downs 1778–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1778

Birth Location: South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Coweta County, Georgia, USA

Father: William Downe

Mother: Jane Lindsay

Spouse(s): John Jackson

Children(s): Nancy Jackson

Margaret Downs was born in 1778 in South Carolina, USA, the child of William A Downe And Jane Lindsay. Margaret Downs married John Jackson, and had children including Nancy L Jackson. Margaret Downs passed away in 1850 in Coweta County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Downs was born in 1778 in South Carolina, USA, the child of William A Downe And Jane Lindsay.
  • Margaret Downs married John Jackson, and had children including Nancy L Jackson.
  • Margaret Downs passed away in 1850 in Coweta County, Georgia, USA.

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Margaret Downs's Ancestors

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Margaret Downs
1778–1850
Birth Place: South Carolina, USA
Parents
William A Downe
1751–1824
North Carolina, USA
Jane Lindsay
1751–1778
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Deborah (Jean) Twiss
1725–1778
North Carolina, USA
Major (James William) Lindsey
1731–1801
Surry County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Twiss
1681–1757
Sarah Nurse
1680–1757
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Twiss
1654–1743
Anne Callum
1659–1734
John Nurse
1645–1719
Elizabeth Verry
1655–1723

Margaret Downs's Descendants

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Margaret Downs (1778–1850) m. John Jackson (22 Dec 1766–10 May 1851)
  1. 1. Nancy (L) Jackson 1806–1881 m. Clement (F) Clifton 1803–1879
    1. 1. Amelia (Ann) Clifton 1828–1908 m. Willis (Shipp) Burson 1822–1864
      1. 1. Leebertha (Catherine Ivonananona) Burson 1848–1926 m. James (Jackson "Jack") Yates 1857–1893
        1. 1. Joseph (Christopher Columbus) Yates 1872–1950 m. Alice (Eliza) Tekell 1882–1964 m. Loduskie Dixon 1872–1898

Margaret Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1778
1778
Birth of Margaret Downs in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 72
Death of Margaret Downs in Coweta County, Georgia, USA
Coweta County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Coweta County, Georgia, USA

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