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Samuel Downing 1680–1716 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1680

Birth Location: Wicomico, Northumberland, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 16 Feb 1716

Death Location: Fairfield Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, United States

Father: John Sr.

Mother: Elizabeth Mrs.

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In 1680, Samuel Downing entered the world in Wicomico, Northumberland, Virginia, United States, born to John I Downing Sr And Elizabeth Hughlett Mrs. Samuel Downing passed away in 1716 in Fairfield Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1680, Samuel Downing entered the world in Wicomico, Northumberland, Virginia, United States, born to John I Downing Sr And Elizabeth Hughlett Mrs.
  • Samuel Downing passed away in 1716 in Fairfield Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, United States.

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Samuel Downing's Ancestors

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Samuel Downing
1680–1716
Birth Place: Wicomico, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Parents
John I Downing Sr.
1635–1717
Kittery, York, Maine, United States
Elizabeth (Hughlett) Mrs.
1635–1715
Wicomico, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Hughlett
1619–1697
York County, Virginia, USA
Alice Yarrett
1620–1670
ENGLAND
Great-Grandparents
John Hewlett
1598–1658
Anne Jordan
1596–1629
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bennit Hewlett
1552–1621
Cecily Reynolds
1578–1622

Samuel Downing's Timeline

2 Records

1680
1680
Birth of Samuel Downing in Wicomico, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Wicomico, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
1716
16 Feb 1716
Age 36
Death of Samuel Downing in Fairfield Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Fairfield Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Wicomico, Northumberland, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1716
    Event Place: Fairfield Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, United States

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