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Samuel Downey 1765–1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1765

Birth Location: Prince Edward Co, Virginia

Death Date: 1803

Death Location: Surry, North Carolina, USA

Father: Peter Downey

Mother:

Spouse(s): Anna Cook

Children(s): Peyton Downey, John Downey, Margaret Downey, Peter Downey, Mary Downey

Samuel Downey was born in 1765 in Prince Edward Co, Virginia, the child of Peter Downey And Margaret Aston. Samuel Downey married Anna Cook, and had children including Calvin Downey, John Cook Downey, Margaret Cicely Downey, Mary Downey, Peter Jackson Downey, Peyton Samuel Downey. Samuel Downey passed away in 1803 in Surry, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Downey was born in 1765 in Prince Edward Co, Virginia, the child of Peter Downey And Margaret Aston.
  • Samuel Downey married Anna Cook, and had children including Calvin Downey, John Cook Downey, Margaret Cicely Downey, Mary Downey, Peter Jackson Downey, Peyton Samuel Downey.
  • Samuel Downey passed away in 1803 in Surry, North Carolina, USA.

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Samuel Downey's Ancestors

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Samuel Downey
1765–1803
Birth Place: Prince Edward Co, Virginia
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Peter Downey
1730–1803
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Samuel Downey's Descendants

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Samuel Downey (Abt 1765–1803) m. Anna Cook (1768–1811)
  1. 1. Peyton (Samuel) Downey 1790–
  2. 2. John (Cook) Downey 1807–1860
  3. 3. Margaret (Cicely) Downey 1783–1865
  4. 4. Peter (Jackson) Downey 1788–1865
  5. 5. Mary Downey 1786–1872 m. Robert Hughes 1786–1866
    1. 1. Sarah Hughes 1808–1891 m. Hiram (M) Russell 1797–1883
      1. 1. Robert Russell 1825–1883 m. Martha (Ann) Darden 1830–1921
        1. 1. Stephen (Boyd) Russell 1866–1943 m. Cordelia Shipman 1870–1963

Samuel Downey's Timeline

2 Records

1765
Abt 1765
Birth of Samuel Downey in Prince Edward Co, Virginia
Prince Edward Co, Virginia
1803
1803
Age 38
Death of Samuel Downey in Surry, North Carolina, USA
Surry, North Carolina, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1765
    Event Place: Prince Edward Co, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1803
    Event Place: Surry, North Carolina, USA

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