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Downing Source Documents

Books

Forrest Calico. History of Garrard County, Kentucky, and Its Churches (New York: Hobson Book Press, 1947), 39

Lyman Chalkley. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia (Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County, 1745-1800), 3 vols. (1912; reprinted, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980).

Margery Heberling Harding, compiler. George Rogers Clark and His Men: Military Records. (Frankfort: Kentucky Historical Society, n.d.), 189.

James Rood Robertson. Petitions of the Early Inhabitants of Kentucky to the General Assembly of Virginia, 1769-1792(Louisville: John P. Morton, 1914), 68.

Lewis Preston Summers. Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1970).

Dale Van Every. A Company of Heroes: The American Frontier, 1775-1783 (New York: William Morrow, 1962), 296.

Kentucky, 1790

Kentucky, 1800 (partial listing)

Kentucky, 1810 (partial listing)

Kentucky, 1820 (partial listing)

Augusta County, VA (formed from Orange in 1738-45)

5 February 1753 - James Downing grant, 175 acres on Smith's Creek, . . . corner to John Love ... John Davis's line; VA Land Patents Office, Patent No. 32, 1752-1756, reel 30, p. .

Bedford County, VA (formed from Albemarle, Lunenburg in 1753)

13 September 1763 - Margaret Downing & James E. McFarland marriage bond; John Downing, surety.

14 November 1777 - John Downing will, Russell Parish, WB 1:266-267.

30 January 1778 - Ezekiel Downing & Rachael Brown marriage bond; Thomas Brown, surety.

23 March 1778 - John Downing & Rachael Dooling marriage bond; Stephen Dooley surety.

25 August 1783 - William & Rachel Downing to Edward Donahoe, 212.5 acres on Meadows Creek, DB 7:237.

27 August 1783 - William & Rachel Downing to John Otey, land on Little Otter, DB 7:240.

Montgomery County, VA (formed in 1776 from Fincastle, Botetourt, Pulaski)

6 January 1778 - James Downing recommended for 2nd Lieutenant in Captain Stephens Company; Summers' Annals of Southwest Virginia, p. 685.

5 May 1778 - James Downing took oath of first Lieutenant in Militia of this County; Summers' Annals of Southwest Virginia, p. 694.

7 August 1780 - John Downing Warrant, 50 acres on Reed Creek, DB A:2.

6 May 1781 - John & Andrew Downing of Lincoln County to Nicholas Darter, 248 acres in Montgomery County, DB A:263, A:256-257.

Virginia Grants

8 May 1781 - James Downey, 250 acres on Clear Creek, Lincoln County, DB 5:59.

10 May 1781 - John Downey, 300 acres on Middle Fork, Lincoln County, DB 2:73 (Jillson, p. 44).

7 April 1784 - James Downey, 1700 acres on Paint Lick, Lincoln County, DB 2:338 (Jillson, p. 44).

Lincoln County, KY (formed from Kentucky County, VA in 1780)

4 July 1783 - James Downey grant, VSL Grants H, 1782-1783, reel 49, p. 312-314.

22 April 1784 - William Downing entry, 200 acres on Dix River, DB 2:92 (withdrawn).

15 February 1785 - David & Elizabeth Finley to William Downing, 300 acres on Dix River, DB A:79.

5 January 1786 - William Downey entry, 200 acres, DB 2:257.

22 May 1786 - James Downey grant, 1700 acres, VSL Grants Z, 1785-1786, reel 66, p. 582-583.

August Court 1786 - James Downing recommended Captain; OB 3:5.

November Court 1786 - James Downing appointed Captain; OB 3:19.

19 June 1790 - James Downing and wife, John Downing & wife, 106 acres on Clear Creek, DB B-2:160.

February Court 1791 - James and Nancy Downing to Ezekial Downing; OB 3:545

30 November 1793 - James Downing to Matthias Mounce, 221 acres on Clear Creek, Dix River; DB B:310.

March Court 1794 - James Downing to Matthias Mounce; witnesses: Thomas Copelin, Smith Mounce, Ezekiel Downing; OB 4:295.

9 November 1814 - Felix Richards to James Downey, 75 acres on Green River; DB H:40-42.

Madison County, KY (formed from Lincoln in 1786)

6 September 1791 - James & Nancy Downing of Lincoln County to William Hunter of Fayette County, 100 acres on Paint Lick; DB B:189.

10 April 1817 - James Downing heirs to Daniel Ford, 850 acres on Paint Lick & Silver Creek, DB M:492. Case continued through 1841, DB Y:34-36; DB Z:66-68; DB 2:427-429.

Mercer County, KY (formed from Lincoln in 1786)

29 August 1792 - Robert Sawyers to Andrew Downing of Lincoln County, 600 acres on Elkhorn; DB 1:416.

6 June 1795 - James & Nancy Downing to Andrew Rice, 100 acres on Dicks River; DB 2:265.

21 March 1796 - Rachel Downing of Mercer County to John Vories, property on fork of Dicks River and Kentucky River; DB 3:50.

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