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Robert Downey 1790–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1790

Birth Location: Granville County, North Carolina

Death Date: Bef. 1860

Death Location: Granville County, North Carolina

Father: John Downey

Mother: Margaret Wade

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The story of Robert Downey began in 1790 in Granville County, North Carolina. Robert Downey passed away in 1860 in Granville County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Downey began in 1790 in Granville County, North Carolina.
  • Robert Downey passed away in 1860 in Granville County, North Carolina.

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Robert Downey's Ancestors

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Robert Downey
1790–1860
Birth Place: Granville County, North Carolina
Parents
John Downey
1760–1819
Granville, North Carolina, United States
Margaret Wade
1768–1800
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Robert DOWNEY
1730–1809
North Carolina
Sarah Bryant
1750–1820
Warren, North Carolina
Charles Wade
1724–1786
Lunenberg, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Isabella Boyd
1739–1780
Boyd Ferry, Halifax, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John II
1691–1755
Elizabeth Hawkins
1698–1784
Colonel Wade
1700–1770
Elizabeth (GGM-MM)
1690–1770
John Boyd
1712–1757
Margaret Lawson
1717–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Downey
1625–1695
Philemon Hawkins
1690–1725
Sarah Smith
1680–1742
John Duke
1672–1704
Elizabeth Dawson
1675–1729
Captain Hampton
1650–1718
Mary Hampton
1650–1703
George BOYD
1691–1723
John Lawson
1690–1748
Mary Graham
1695–1751

Robert Downey's Timeline

2 Records

1790
Abt. 1790
Birth of Robert Downey in Granville County, North Carolina
Granville County, North Carolina
1860
Bef. 1860
Age 70
Death of Robert Downey in Granville County, North Carolina
Granville County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1790
    Event Place: Granville County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1860
    Event Place: Granville County, North Carolina

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