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Samuel Ellet Downey 1722–1773 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1722

Birth Location: Salsbury, Washington, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 17 Aug 1773

Death Location: Augusta County, VA

Father: James Downey

Mother: Hannah (Ellet)

Spouse(s): Martha McPheeters

Children(s): Elizabeth Downey, Rachel Downey, Mary Downey, Rebecca Downey, Martha Downey, Betsey Downey, Isabella Downey, William Downey, Margaret Downey

Samuel Ellet Downey was born in 1722 in Salsbury, Washington, Maryland, United States, the child of James Miller Downey And Hannah J Ellott Ellet. Samuel Ellet Downey married Martha Rebecca Mcpheeters, and had children including Betsey Downey, Elizabeth Downey, Isabella Downey, Margaret Downey, Martha Jeanette Downey, Mary Ann Downey, Rachel Downey, Rebecca Downey, William Downey. Samuel Ellet Downey passed away in 1773 in Augusta County, VA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Ellet Downey was born in 1722 in Salsbury, Washington, Maryland, United States, the child of James Miller Downey And Hannah J Ellott Ellet.
  • Samuel Ellet Downey married Martha Rebecca Mcpheeters, and had children including Betsey Downey, Elizabeth Downey, Isabella Downey, Margaret Downey, Martha Jeanette Downey, Mary Ann Downey, Rachel Downey, Rebecca Downey, William Downey.
  • Samuel Ellet Downey passed away in 1773 in Augusta County, VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Downey
1691–1761
Birth Location: Dalenderry Par, Antrim, , Ireland
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Hannah (Ellet)
1683–1763
Birth Location: Falls, Bucks, PA, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha McPheeters
1723–1801
Birth Location: N Ireland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Downey
1742–1788
Birth Location: Augusta County, VA
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Rachel Downey
1759–1816
Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Downey
1742–1824
Birth Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
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Rebecca Downey
1747–1820
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Martha Downey
1748–1817
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Betsey Downey
1758–
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Isabella Downey
1760–1774
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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William Downey
1772–
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Margaret Downey
1757–1821
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Samuel Downey's Ancestors

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Samuel Downey
1722–1773
Birth Place: Salsbury, Washington, Maryland, United States
Parents
James Miller Downey
1691–1761
Dalenderry Par, Antrim, , Ireland
Hannah (J Ellott) (Ellet)
1683–1763
Falls, Bucks, PA, USA
Grandparents
WILLIAM DOWNEY
1679–
Witheridge, Devonshire, England
Sarah Miller
1680–1744
Mere, Wiltshire, England
William (B) Eliot
1654–1721
East Coker, Somerset, England
Mary (Burt or) Brown
1661–1714
Taunton, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Eliot
1627–1704
Mary Vivion
1627–1720
Richard III
1629–1685
Charity Hall
1634–1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William (Ellet)
1603–1673
Phoebe Woodbury
1605–1661
Richard Vivion
1589–1630
Anna Munday
1598–1635

Samuel Downey's Descendants

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Samuel (Ellet) Downey (1722–17 Aug 1773) m. Martha (Rebecca) McPheeters (1723–Jan 1801)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Downey 1742–1788
  2. 2. Rachel Downey 1759–1816
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) Downey 1742–1824
  4. 4. Rebecca Downey 1747–1820
  5. 5. Martha (Jeanette) Downey 1748–1817
  6. 6. Betsey Downey 1758–
  7. 7. Isabella Downey 1760–1774
  8. 8. William Downey 1772–
  9. 9. Margaret Downey 1757–1821

Samuel Downey's Timeline

2 Records

1722
1722
Birth of Samuel Ellet Downey in Salsbury, Washington, Maryland, United States
Salsbury, Washington, Maryland, United States
1773
17 Aug 1773
Age 51
Death of Samuel Ellet Downey in Augusta County, VA
Augusta County, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1722
    Event Place: Salsbury, Washington, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1773
    Event Place: Augusta County, VA
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