William N Downen1

#4093, (between 1770 and 1775 - circa 1850)
Relationship2nd great-granduncle of William David Lewis
Father*Josiah Downen1,2 (c 1750 - c 1801)
Mother*Mary Elizabeth Smith1,2 (1747 - 1835)

Family

Margaret Robinson b. c 1780, d. 1834
Children 1.Elizabeth Downen+11 (1797 - c 1895)
 2.William R Downen+12,13 (c 1798 - c 1826)
 3.Josiah Joseph Downen12,13 (c 1802 - )
 4.Rebecca Downen12,14 (c 1804 - )
 5.Alfred Downen14 (c 1805 - )
 6.Allen M Downen12,14 (1809 - )
 7.Abner Downen12,14 (c 1811 - )
 8.Job Downen12,14 (1812 - )
 9.___1 Downen15,16 (c 1814 - )
 10.___2 Downen15,16 (c 1814 - )
Birth*between 1770 and 1775He was born between 1770 and 1775 at Abbeville Co. (then 96th Dist.), South CarolinaG.3,4,5 
1790He appeared on the census of 1790 in the household of Josiah Downen and Mary Elizabeth Smith at Pendleton Co., South CarolinaG, age 16+.6 
Marriage*circa 1796He married Margaret Robinson circa 1796.7 
1811William N Downen acquired real estate at Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG, in 1811.8 
1811He and Margaret Robinson removed in 1811 Knox County (now Posey Co.) Indiana (5 brothers and families.)9 
1820He and Margaret Robinson appeared on the census of 1820 at Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG.10 
Death*circa 1850He died circa 1850 at IllinoisG.3,4 

Citations

  1. [S2089] "Early Downen History, 2nd Edition", 1972, Elizabeth Myers (Carmi, Illinois), to Mrs. Eben F Pinkham (Exater, California), p. 1; Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  2. [S627] Blanche Moye Cook, History of the Downen Family, 1777-1970 (Illinois: Alice Roberta Bradley, typist, 1974), pp. 9-16b.
  3. [S2089] Elizabeth Myers, "Early Downen History", p. 2. William Downen, b. SC 1774, d. DeWitt Co. IL in the spring of 1850; marr. (1st) Margaret (Robinson?), d. Wayne Co. IL Nov 1834; marr. (2nd) Mrs. Ludica French.
  4. [S627] Blanche Moye Cook, History of the Downen Family, pp. 10-11. William Downen, b. 1770-1775, prob. d. 15 Jun 1849; marr. (1st) Margaret Robinson, poss. the sister of Mary Robinson, wife of his brother Job; marr. (2nd) ____ _____. William d. poss. in Schuyler Co. IL a few years after his second marriage.
  5. [S478] Ancestors and Relatives of Harmon Victor Mills and Carol Joyce Miller Mills James, hereinafter cited as Mills-Miller FT, online http://mills-sfv.com/Genealogy/Families/Mills-Miller.html. William Downen b. 1774 Abbeville Co. SC (then Ninety-Six District SC); marr. Margaret Robinson in KY 1796; d. 15 Jun 1849 in Schuyler Co. IL, bur. place unk.
  6. [S268] 1790 U.S. Federal Census, image viewed online Ancestry.com or FamilySearch.com. Josiah (16+); Mary (F); M (16+) [Job or William]; 3 m (<16) [Josiah, Timothy, David]; 3 f [Elizabeth, Patsy and Hannah or Polly].
  7. [S627] Blanche Moye Cook, History of the Downen Family, p. 10.
  8. [S46] John C. Leffel, History of Posey County (Leffel) (Chicago IL: Standard Publishing Company, 1913), p. 81: "land entries made prior to 1820."
  9. [S565] Josiah Downen Family, online Ancestry.com, "In 1811, Timothy accompanied his brothers David, William, Job, and Josiah Jr. to the southwest corner of the Indiana Territory, which was soon to become Posey County. In September, he marched with others to Vincennes, where he served under General William Henry Harrison in the November 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe against Tecumseh's Indians. Timothy was severely wounded. The following year, Timothy's fifth child, James (our ancestor), was born. Over the next eleven years, five remaining children were born here: John, Thomas, William, Jane, and Mary."
  10. [S115] 1820 U.S. Federal Census. Wm (45+); Margaret (26-44); 2 M (16-25) [Josiah, William Jr], 2 m (10-15) [Alfred, Allen], 2 m <10 [Abner, Job]; f (10-15) [Rebecca], 2 f (<10).
  11. [S478] Mills-Miller FT . Elizabeth Downen, b. 25 Feb 1797 in Muhlenberg Co. KY, dau. of William Downen and Margaret Robinson; marr. Wilson Jones 14 Mar 1815 in Posey Co. IN; children: Isiphena Jones (1815-____); Louisa J Jones (1817-1869); William D Jones (1819-1880); Samuel R Jones (1820-1888); Mary Jane Jones (1822-1845); Elizabeth Jones (1824-1855); Margaret E Jones (1826-1888); Angelitha Jones (1828-1889); Angeline Jones (1829-ca. 1860-65); Evaline Jones (1832-1866); Emaline Jones (1834-1899); Isaphena Jones (1836->1850); Elva Jones (1838->1880);
    Levitus B Jones (1840->1858); Leroy Jones (1843-1921).
    From Chris Mills: "The only census that I have been able to find Elizabeth listed by name in was the 1850 census in Marrs Township of Posey County. Elizabeth's husband Wilson died in 1854 and I have not been able to find her in the census at any date after that.... Elizabeth is believed to have died in Posey County in 1895..."
  12. [S2089] Elizabeth Myers, "Early Downen History", pp. 2-3.
  13. [S627] Blanche Moye Cook, History of the Downen Family, p. 10-11, either as unk. or Peter.
  14. [S627] Blanche Moye Cook, History of the Downen Family, p. 10-11.
  15. [S2089] Elizabeth Myers, "Early Downen History", pp. 2-3. Lists children i. through x. [1 through 10] but missing vii. [7]; has two unnamed daus. b. ca. 1814, poss. twins, one poss. named Alabama [but this person is actually Alabama, first husb. of Job Downen].
  16. [S627] Blanche Moye Cook, History of the Downen Family, p. 10-11. States that there were said to be four daus., including twins b. ca. 1814.