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Mary Elizabeth Downing 1776 – 1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1776

Birth Location: Halifax county, Virginia

Death Date: 1849

Death Location: Fayette County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Francis Downing

Mother: Susanna Wells

Spouse(s): John Whitt

Children(s): Elijah Whitt, Peter Whitt, Elizabeth Whitt, Nancy Whitt, William Whitt, Richard Whitt, Sally Whitt, John Whitt, Mason Whitt, James Whitt, Rebeccah Whitt, Sarah Whitt, Claud Whitt, Tom Whitt

In 1776, Mary Elizabeth Downing entered the world in Halifax county, Virginia, born to Francis Downing and Susanna Wells. Mary Elizabeth Downing married John William Whitt, and had children including Elijah Whitt, Peter Pool Whitt, Elizabeth Whitt, Nancy Whitt, William Whitt, Richard Price Whitt, Sally Whitt, John Perry Whitt, Mason Whitt, James Whitt, Rebeccah Whitt, Sarah Whitt, Claud Whitt, Tom Whitt. Mary Elizabeth Downing passed away in 1849 in Fayette County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1776, Mary Elizabeth Downing entered the world in Halifax county, Virginia, born to Francis Downing and Susanna Wells.
  • Mary Elizabeth Downing married John William Whitt, and had children including Elijah Whitt, Peter Pool Whitt, Elizabeth Whitt, Nancy Whitt, William Whitt, Richard Price Whitt, Sally Whitt, John Perry Whitt, Mason Whitt, James Whitt, Rebeccah Whitt, Sarah Whitt, Claud Whitt, Tom Whitt.
  • Mary Elizabeth Downing passed away in 1849 in Fayette County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Downing
1726 – 1814
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
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Susanna Wells
1729 – 1782
Birth Location: Harford Co, Maryland, USA or Caversham, Oxford, England
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Spouses(s)

John Whitt
1765 – 1834
Birth Location: Halifax County, Colonial Virginia
JW

Children(s)

Elijah Whitt
1800 – 1879
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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Peter Whitt
1802 – 1930
Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
PW
Elizabeth Whitt
1803 – 1862
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
EW
Nancy Whitt
1803 –
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
NW
William Whitt
1804 – 1830
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
WW
Richard Whitt
1806 – 1872
Birth Location: Russell County, Kentucky, USA
RW
Sally Whitt
1807 – 1838
Birth Location: Kentucky
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John Whitt
1812 – 1905
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
JW
Mason Whitt
1816 –
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
MW
James Whitt
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
JW
Rebeccah Whitt
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
RW
Sarah Whitt
Birth Location: Fayette, Kentucky, USA
SW
Claud Whitt
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
CW
Tom Whitt
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
TW

Mary Downing's Ancestors

Self
Mary Downing
1776 – 1849
Birth Place: Halifax county, Virginia
Parents
Francis Downing
1726 – 1814
Yorkshire, England
Susanna Wells
1729 – 1782
Harford Co, Maryland, USA or Caversham, Oxford, England
Grandparents
*Richard Wells
1691 – 1782
St James Parish, Anne Arundel or Talbert, Maryland, USA
*Elizabeth (Linda Parker) Grove
1704 – 1776
Harford, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Downing's Descendants

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Mary (Elizabeth) Downing (1776 – 1849) m. John (William) Whitt (1765 – 1834)
  1. 1. Elijah Whitt (3 Sep 1800 – 19 Sep 1879) m. Nancy (Ellen) ENNIS (1800 – 1838) m. Rebecca (A. (Ellis)) Patterson (1824 – 1854)
    1. 1. Male Whitt (1820 – )
    2. 2. Child Whitt (1822 – )
    3. 3. James Whitt (30 Oct 1824 – 03 MAR 1904)
    4. 4. Child Whitt (1826 – )
    5. 5. William (Ennis) WHITT (23 Oct 1833 – 15 May 1892)
    6. 6. Elijah Whitt (Jan 1834 – 1879)
    7. 7. Mason Whitt (2 Feb 1835 – 12 Feb 1913)
    8. 8. Henry (Albert) Whitt (3 Sep 1841 – 17 Oct 1892)
    9. 9. John (Thomas) Whitt (14 Apr 1840 – 17 Mar 1911)
    10. 10. Henry (Albert) Whitt (3 Sept 1841 – 17 OCT 1892)
    11. 11. Joseph (Owen) Whitt (23 JAN 1843 – 3 DEC 1912)
    12. 12. Sarah (Martha) Whitt (Nov 1844 – 1901)
    13. 13. Francis (L) Whitt (1846 – 1862)
    14. 14. George (Powhattan) Whitt (8 DEC 1850 – February 13, 1932)
    15. 15. David Whitt (1852 – )
    16. 16. Alvin Whitt (1854 – )
  2. 2. Peter (Pool) Whitt (25 Apr 1802 – 1930) m. Lucy (F) Whitlow (31 May 1804 – Abt. 1900)
    1. 1. Mary (A) Whitt (28 Sep 1824 – 1860)
    2. 2. Amanda (Elizabeth) Whitt (01 Jan 1827 – 26 Sep 1903)
    3. 3. Elizabeth (W) Whitt (02 Jul 1828 – 17 Nov 1911)
    4. 4. Samuel (F.) Whitt (Abt. 1829 – 06 Aug 1912)
    5. 5. William (Ruffin) Whitt (18 Oct 1834 – 19 Jul 1910)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Whitt (5 Oct 1803 – 1862) m. John Gilbert (1800 – 12 Dec 1870)
    1. 1. Hannah (Black) Gilbert (19 JAN 1825 – 15 MAR 1901)
    2. 2. Sarah Gilbert (Nov 1830 – )
    3. 3. John Gilbert (abt 1832 – )
    4. 4. Charles (Jefferson) Gilbert (Aug 1832 – May 1931)
    5. 5. Letitia Gilbert (abt 1835 – )
    6. 6. James Gilbert (Abt. 1837 – )
    7. 7. Thomas Gilbert (abt 1839 – )
    8. 8. William Gilbert (abt 1841 – )
    9. 9. Sarah Gilbert
    10. 10. Eliza GILBERT
  4. 4. Nancy Whitt (5 Oct 1803 – )
  5. 5. William Whitt (1804 – 15 apr 1830) m. Sabrina Woodruff (1810 – )
    1. 1. Sarah Whitt (1839 – )
    2. 2. Joannah Whitt (1844 – )
  6. 6. Richard (Price) Whitt (8 Dec 1806 – 19 July 1872) m. Cintha Hog
  7. 7. Sally Whitt (1807 – 1838) m. Fountain Rosel
  8. 8. John (Perry) Whitt (23 Dec 1812 – 3 Sep 1905) m. Johnann Downing (26 JAN 1818 – 10 OCT 1870)
    1. 1. Mary (Hannah) Whitt (5 MAR 1847 – 23 JUN 1903)
    2. 2. John (Gilbert) Whitt (09 Jan 1861 – 29 Apr 1938)
  9. 9. Mason Whitt (1816 – ) m. Mary (Elizabeth) MOFFETT
    1. 1. Louisa WHITT (1837 – )
    2. 2. Mary (A.) WHITT (1839 – )
    3. 3. John WHITT (1840 – )
    4. 4. Sarah WHITT (1842 – )
  10. 10. James Whitt
  11. 11. Rebeccah Whitt
  12. 12. Sarah Whitt
  13. 13. Claud Whitt
  14. 14. Tom Whitt

Mary Downing's Timeline

2 Records

1776
1776
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Downing in Halifax county, Virginia
Halifax county, Virginia
1849
1849
Age 73
Death of Mary Elizabeth Downing in Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
Fayette County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Halifax county, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1849
    Event Place: Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
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