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Samuel Ellet Downey 1722–1773 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1722

Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 17 Aug 1773

Death Location: Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America

Father: James Downey

Mother: Hannah Ellet

Spouse(s): Martha McPheeters

Children(s): Martha Downey

Samuel Ellet Downey was born in 1722 in Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of James Miller Downey And Hannah Ellet. Samuel Ellet Downey married Martha Rebecca Mcpheeters, and had children including Martha Jeanette Janet Downey. Samuel Ellet Downey passed away in 1773 in Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Samuel Ellet Downey was born in 1722 in Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of James Miller Downey And Hannah Ellet.
  • Samuel Ellet Downey married Martha Rebecca Mcpheeters, and had children including Martha Jeanette Janet Downey.
  • Samuel Ellet Downey passed away in 1773 in Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Downey
1691–1761
Birth Location: Dalenderry Par, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
JD
Hannah Ellet
1683–1763
Birth Location: Somersetshire, England
HE

Spouses(s)

Martha McPheeters
1723–1801
Birth Location: Ireland
MM

Children(s)

Martha Downey
1738–1817
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
MD

Samuel Downey's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Downey
1722–1773
Birth Place: Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
James Miller Downey
1691–1761
Dalenderry Par, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Hannah Ellet
1683–1763
Somersetshire, England
Grandparents
William Downey\Downes\Denne
1679–1710
Witheridge, Devonshire, England
Sarah Miller
1680–1744
Mere, Wiltshire, England
William Elliott
1650–1721
Dorset, Somersetshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Downes\Downey
1655–1727
Mary Phylp
1656–1722
Prudence Hogg
1655–
Lieut. Elliot
1627–1704
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Downey's Descendants

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Samuel (Ellet) Downey (1722–17 Aug 1773) m. Martha (Rebecca) McPheeters (1723–1801)
  1. 1. Martha (Jeanette Janet) Downey 1738–1817 m. Robert (T) Wardlow 1745–1820
    1. 1. John Wardlow 1779–1845 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Lance 1783–1853
      1. 1. William Wardlow 1807–1864 m. Elizabeth Boyd 1808–1891
        1. 1. Malinda Wardlow 1832–1864 m. James (Benjamin) Oaks 1829–1907

Samuel Downey's Timeline

2 Records

1722
1722
Birth of Samuel Ellet Downey in Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America
Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America
1773
17 Aug 1773
Age 51
Death of Samuel Ellet Downey in Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America
Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1722
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1773
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America
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