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Sir George Thomas I Downing 1623–1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1623

Birth Location: St Michael,Cornhill,London,England

Death Date: 22 Jul 1684

Death Location: Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, , England

Father: Emanuel Immigrant

Mother: Lucy Winthrop)

Spouse(s): Frances Howard

Children(s): George Downing, Frances Downing, Philadelphia Downing, Lucy Downing, Mary Downing, William Downing, Charles Downing, Sarah Downing

Sir George Thomas I Downing was born in 1623 in St Michael,Cornhill,London,England, the child of Emanuel Downing Immigrant And Lucy Winthrop Downing Sister Of Gov John Winthrop. Sir George Thomas I Downing married Frances Howard, and had children including Charles Downing, Frances Downing, George Thomas Downing, Lucy Downing, Mary Downing, Philadelphia Downing, Sarah Isabell Downing, William Downing. Sir George Thomas I Downing passed away in 1684 in Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, , England.

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Biography

  • Sir George Thomas I Downing was born in 1623 in St Michael,Cornhill,London,England, the child of Emanuel Downing Immigrant And Lucy Winthrop Downing Sister Of Gov John Winthrop.
  • Sir George Thomas I Downing married Frances Howard, and had children including Charles Downing, Frances Downing, George Thomas Downing, Lucy Downing, Mary Downing, Philadelphia Downing, Sarah Isabell Downing, William Downing.
  • Sir George Thomas I Downing passed away in 1684 in Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Emanuel Immigrant
1585–1658
Birth Location: St Lawrence, Ipswich, Suff, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
EI
Lucy Winthrop)
1600–1679
Birth Location: Groton, Suffolk, , England
LW

Spouses(s)

Frances Howard
1633–1686
Birth Location: Brampton, Cumberland, , England
FH

Children(s)

George Downing
1656–1684
Birth Location: Westminster, London, , England
GD
Frances Downing
1657–1680
Birth Location: –
FD
Philadelphia Downing
1659–
Birth Location: –
PD
Lucy Downing
1661–
Birth Location: –
LD
Mary Downing
1663–
Birth Location: –
MD
William Downing
1678–
Birth Location: –
WD
Charles Downing
1683–1740
Birth Location: –
CD
Sarah Downing
1693–1783
Birth Location: Llandaff, Glamorgan, , Wales
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Sir Downing's Ancestors

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Sir Downing
1623–1684
Birth Place: St Michael,Cornhill,London,England
Parents
Emanuel Downing Immigrant
1585–1658
St Lawrence, Ipswich, Suff, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Lucy (WINTHROP Downing (Sister of Gov john) Winthrop)
1600–1679
Groton, Suffolk, , England
Grandparents
George Downing
1556–1610
Beccles, Suffolk, , England
Dorcas Bellamy
1560–1610
St Nicholas,Ipswich,Suffolk,England
Adam Winthroop
1548–1623
Bishopsgate, City of London, Greater London, England
Anne Browne
1558–1629
Edwardstone, London, England
Great-Grandparents
George Downing
1525–1564
Elizabeth Wingfield
1528–1593
William Bellamy
1535–
Thelma Bellamy
1537–
Adam Clothworker'
1498–1562
Agnes Sharpe
1513–1561
Henry Browne
1515–1595
Agnes Browne
1522–1589
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Wingfield
1500–1609
Elizabeth Woodhouse
1503–
William Bellame
1512–1603
Joan Wright
1516–1588
Adam Winthrop
1466–1565
Joan Burton
1501–1520

Sir Downing's Descendants

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Sir (George Thomas I) Downing (Aug 1623–22 Jul 1684) m. Frances Howard (1633–10 Jul 1686)
  1. 1. George (Thomas) Downing 1656–1684 m. Catherine Cecil 1662–1688
    1. 1. Isabella Downing 1692–1742 m. Thomas (Nathaniel) Edwards 1690–1781
      1. 1. Robert Edwards 1716–1788
      2. 2. Joshua Edwards 1718–1805
      3. 3. William Edwards 1720–1747
      4. 4. Robert (Thomas) Edwards 1723–1782 m. Lucy (** Lucinda Warner) Edwards 1729–1807 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Nichols 1727–1756
        1. 1. Robert (David) Edwards 1743–1782
        2. 2. Thomas (Nathaniel) Edwards 1747–1832
        3. 3. William Edwards 1751–1828
        4. 4. Sara (Rebecca) Edwards 1750–1826 m. Andrew (C) McClellan 1747–1780
        5. 5. John (Andrew) Edwards 1752–1821
        6. 6. Arthur Edwards 1744–1820
        7. 7. Frances Edwards 1757–1822
        8. 8. Solomon Edwards 1749–1750
        9. 9. Catherine Edwards 1751–1823
        10. 10. John (Andrew) Edwards 1745–1821
        11. 11. Ambrose Edwards 1750–1823
      5. 5. Joshua (Twin) Edwards 1723–1783
      6. 6. Leonard Edwards 1725–1795
      7. 7. John Edwards 1727–1801
      8. 8. Jacob Edwards 1729–1780
      9. 9. Joseph Edwards 1730–1794
      10. 10. Martha Edwards 1731–1799
      11. 11. Soloman Edwards 1734–1765
      12. 12. Martha (Isobell) Edwards 1737–1738
      13. 13. John (Crawford Edwards) * 1727–1801
      14. 14. Capt (Robert ll) Edwards 1716–1788
      15. 15. Thomas (Nathaniel Jr) Edwards 1723–1791
      16. 16. Joshua EDWARDS 1718–1805
      17. 17. Thomas Edwards 1715–1776
      18. 18. Martha (Elizabeth Patsy Edwards) * 1731–1799
      19. 19. Ambrose Edwards 1726–1810
      20. 20. Leonard (Roy) Edwards 1725–1795
      21. 21. Jacob Edwards 1725–1829
      22. 22. Frankey (Martha) Edwards 1727–1799
      23. 23. Ann Edwards 1715–1793
      24. 24. Frankie Edwards 1720–
      25. 25. Robert Edwards 1715–1778
      26. 26. William Edwards 1717–1747
      27. 27. John Edwards 1725–1830
      28. 28. William (Harrison) Edwards 1720–1808
      29. 29. Solomon Edwards 1731–
      30. 30. Johnathon (John) Edwards 1718–1799
    2. 2. George Downing 1685–1749
    3. 3. Mary Downing 1678–
  2. 2. Frances Downing 1657–1680
  3. 3. Philadelphia Downing 1659–
  4. 4. Lucy Downing 1661–
  5. 5. Mary Downing 1663–
  6. 6. William Downing 1678–
  7. 7. Charles Downing 1683–1740
  8. 8. Sarah (Isabell) Downing 1693–1783

Sir Downing's Timeline

4 Records

1623
Aug 1623
Birth of Sir George Thomas I Downing in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
1623
Aug 1623
Birth of Sir George Thomas I Downing in St Michael,Cornhill,London,England
St Michael,Cornhill,London,England
1684
22 Jul 1684
Age 61
Death of Sir George Thomas I Downing in Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, England
Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, England
1684
22 Jul 1684
Age 61
Death of Sir George Thomas I Downing in Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, , England
Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1623
    Event Place: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1623
    Event Place: St Michael,Cornhill,London,England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1684
    Event Place: Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1684
    Event Place: Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, , England
    Record Source: Millennium File
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