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Martha "Patsy" Downs 1788–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1788

Birth Location: Rowan County, NC

Death Date: 04 MAR 1846

Death Location: Prowsville, Indiana, United States

Father: Charles Downs

Mother: Catherine Voorhees-Downs

Spouse(s): Christian Prow

Children(s): John Prow

Martha "Patsy" Downs was born in 1788 in Rowan County, NC, the child of Charles Downs And Catherine Voorhees Downs. Martha "Patsy" Downs married Christian Prow, and had children including John Prow. Martha "Patsy" Downs passed away in 1846 in Prowsville, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Martha "Patsy" Downs was born in 1788 in Rowan County, NC, the child of Charles Downs And Catherine Voorhees Downs.
  • Martha "Patsy" Downs married Christian Prow, and had children including John Prow.
  • Martha "Patsy" Downs passed away in 1846 in Prowsville, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Downs's Ancestors

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Martha Downs
1788–1846
Birth Place: Rowan County, NC
Parents
Charles Downs
1761–
Catherine Voorhees-Downs
1765–1830
North Carolina
Grandparents
Abegaiel Mcculloch
1720–
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Paul ("Powell") Voorhees
1746–1790
Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Eleanor (William) Baird
1748–1838
Great-Grandparents
Charles McCulloch
1694–
Janet McIntosh
1691–
William (Bayrt)
1704–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Neill
1671–
Alexander Baird
1672–
Magadelina ☆
1677–1741

Martha Downs's Descendants

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Martha ("Patsy") Downs (ABT 1788–04 MAR 1846) m. Christian Prow (1783–01 MAR 1846)
  1. 1. John Prow 1808–1870 m. Elizabeth Richards 1808–1836
    1. 1. Lucinda (Jane) Prowe 1837–1888 m. Hardin (Joseph) Rowden 1815–1880
      1. 1. Amanda Rowden 1861–1913 m. Henry Lay 1857–1932
        1. 1. Arthur (R.) Lay 1879–1942 m. Mary (Mae Dunham) Lay 1882–1954 m. Mary (Mae (Dunham)) Lay 1884–
        2. 2. Hettie (Lay) Petitclair 1888–

Martha Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1788
ABT 1788
Birth of Martha "Patsy" Downs in Rowan County, NC
Rowan County, NC
1846
04 MAR 1846
Age 58
Death of Martha "Patsy" Downs in Prowsville, Indiana, United States
Prowsville, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1788
    Event Place: Rowan County, NC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 MAR 1846
    Event Place: Prowsville, Indiana, United States

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