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Sir George Browne Downing 1552–1610 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1552

Birth Location: Beccles, Suffolk, , England

Death Date: 3 Oct 1610

Death Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, , England

Father: Geoffrey Downing

Mother: Elizabeth Wingfield

Spouse(s): Lady Bellamy

Children(s): Emmanuel ^[10GGF], Joshua Downing, Abigail Downing, Nahomie Downing, Nathaniel Downing, James Downing, Abigail Downing, Benjamin Downing, Susan Downing, John Downing

In 1552, Sir George Browne Downing entered the world in Beccles, Suffolk, , England, born to Geoffrey Downing And Elizabeth Wingfield. Sir George Browne Downing married Lady Dorcas Blois Bellamy, and had children including Abigail Downing, Benjamin Downing, Emmanuel Downing 10Ggf, James Downing, John Downing, Joshua Downing, Nahomie Downing, Nathaniel Downing, Susan Downing. Sir George Browne Downing passed away in 1610 in Ipswich, Suffolk, , England.

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  • In 1552, Sir George Browne Downing entered the world in Beccles, Suffolk, , England, born to Geoffrey Downing And Elizabeth Wingfield.
  • Sir George Browne Downing married Lady Dorcas Blois Bellamy, and had children including Abigail Downing, Benjamin Downing, Emmanuel Downing 10Ggf, James Downing, John Downing, Joshua Downing, Nahomie Downing, Nathaniel Downing, Susan Downing.
  • Sir George Browne Downing passed away in 1610 in Ipswich, Suffolk, , England.

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Sir Downing's Ancestors

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Sir Downing
1552–1610
Birth Place: Beccles, Suffolk, , England
Parents
Geoffrey Downing
1524–1595
Pynest, Essex, England
Elizabeth Wingfield
1528–1621
Dunham Magna, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert) Wingfield
1490–1576
Upton, Northamptonshire, England
Margery Quarles
1502–1575
Ufford, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Quarles
1489–1507
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Downing's Descendants

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Sir (George Browne) Downing (1552–3 Oct 1610) m. Lady (Dorcas Blois) Bellamy (1556–21 Dec 1610)
  1. 1. Emmanuel (Downing) ^[10GGF] 1585–1658 m. Anne Ware 1592–1621 m. Lucy Winthrop 1601–1679
    1. 1. Mary Downing 1615–1647 m. Anthony Stoddard 1600–1686
      1. 1. Solomon Stoddard 1643–1729 m. Esther Warham 1644–1736
        1. 1. Rev. (Anthony) Stoddard 1678–1760 m. Prudence Wells 1682–1714
        2. 2. Christian Williams 1676–1764
        3. 3. Sarah Whitman 1680–1758
        4. 4. Hannah Williams 1688–1745
        5. 5. Esther Edwards 1673–1770
        6. 6. Rebekah Hawley 1685–1766
        7. 7. John Stoddard 1681–1748
        8. 8. Mary Stoddard 1671–1734 m. Stephen (Meeks) (Mix) 1672–1738
    2. 2. Richard Downing 1637–
    3. 3. Robert DOWNING 1629–1651
    4. 4. Adam DOWNING 1631–1631
    5. 5. Theophilus Downing 1644–1645
    6. 6. Martha DOWNING 1636–
    7. 7. Henry Downing 1630–1694
    8. 8. Nicholas Downing 1627–1698
    9. 9. Joshua Downing 1625–1657
    10. 10. John Downing 1640–1694
    11. 11. Lucy Downing 1625–1633
    12. 12. Ann Downing 1633–1713
    13. 13. Susan Downing 1622–1666
    14. 14. James Downing 1626–
    15. 15. Sir (George Thomas) Downing 1623–1684
    16. 16. Dorcas Downing 1641–1642
    17. 17. James Downing 1611–1937
  2. 2. Joshua Downing 1580–1955
  3. 3. Abigail Downing 1580–1665 m. John Goode 1580–
  4. 4. Nahomie Downing 1583–1616
  5. 5. Nathaniel Downing 1587–1616
  6. 6. James Downing 1589–
  7. 7. Abigail Downing 1591–1691
  8. 8. Benjamin Downing 1593–
  9. 9. Susan Downing 1578–1635
  10. 10. John Downing 1596–1629

Sir Downing's Timeline

2 Records

1552
1552
Birth of Sir George Browne Downing in Beccles, Suffolk, , England
Beccles, Suffolk, , England
1610
3 Oct 1610
Age 58
Death of Sir George Browne Downing in Ipswich, Suffolk, , England
Ipswich, Suffolk, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Beccles, Suffolk, , England
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8634.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: HDG

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1610
    Event Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, , England

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