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Richard Downing 1665–1703 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 August 1665

Birth Location: Widworthy, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1703

Death Location: Shute, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Downing

Mother: Elizabeth Mrs.

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Richard Downing was born in 1665 in Widworthy, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of John B Downing And Elizabeth 72 Downing Hughlett Mrs. Richard Downing passed away in 1703 in Shute, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Richard Downing was born in 1665 in Widworthy, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of John B Downing And Elizabeth 72 Downing Hughlett Mrs.
  • Richard Downing passed away in 1703 in Shute, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Richard Downing's Ancestors

Self
Richard Downing
1665–1703
Birth Place: Widworthy, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John B Downing
1638–1698
Wicomico, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (72 DOWNING HUGHLETT) Mrs.
1643–1715
Wicomico, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Sir (George Thomas (Baronet) Downing, Secretary of Treasury) I
1623–1684
St. Michael Cornhill, London, England
Anne Daines
1614–1670
Stepney, London, London, England, United Kingdom
John (Thomas Hughlett) Sr
1619–1697
USA or, Yorkshire, England
Alice Hulett
1620–1670
England
Great-Grandparents
John Hewlett
1598–1658
Sir I
1600–1679
Mary Thomas
1592–1625
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Yarrett
1570–1666
Rachel Rhodes
1578–1677

Richard Downing's Timeline

2 Records

1665
3 August 1665
Birth of Richard Downing in Widworthy, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Widworthy, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1703
1703
Age 38
Death of Richard Downing in Shute, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Shute, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 August 1665
    Event Place: Widworthy, Devon, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1703
    Event Place: Shute, Devon, England, United Kingdom

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