1. William Downing m. Elizabeth Sharpe. William died Apr. 1739.
children
2. i George b. 1700-1710.
Second Generation
2. George Downing b. 1700-1710, m. Mary Hudnall. George died 1780, Bertie Co., N.C.
children
3. i Elisha.
Third Generation
3. Elisha Downing m. No One Knows. Elisha died Dobbs Co., N.C.
children
4. i WILEY C. b. 1789.
Fourth Generation
4. WILEY C. DOWNING b. 1789, m. 1825, SARA MASON, b. 1789, N.C.
Annie C. Waters book "History of Escambia County" is wrong.
There never was a County in North Carolina named "Cook".
children
i GEORGE W. DOWNING b. 1826, m. BARBARA BREWTON, b. 1830,
(daughter of JOSEPH WASHINGTON BREWTON and ELIZABETH
PRINGLE).
George and Barbara had no children, but raised a boy named
Ferren Jernigan.
ii BARBARA DOWNING.
5. iii JOHN R. b. 28 Aug. 1828.
6. iv WILLIAM T. b. 5 Sept. 1831.
v AMELIA DOWNING b. 10 May 1831, m. EDWARD MILSTED. AMELIA
died 11 Jun. 1909.
vi AARON T. DOWNING.
7. vii FEAGIN b. 1834.
viii ELIZABETH DOWNING.
8. ix ROBERT ELIJAH b. 29 Nov. 1837.
9. x BRYANT b. 1840.
xi WILEY C. DOWNING Jr. b. ca 1843.
Fifth Generation
5. JOHN R. DOWNING b. 28 Aug. 1828, m. PARKER PRINGLE BREWTON, b. 1836, (daughter of
JOSEPH WASHINGTON BREWTON and ELIZABETH PRINGLE)
children
10. i MARGARET E..
ii LAURA DOWNING.
iii ELVIRA (Kizzie) DOWNING.
iv FRANCIS DOWNING.
6. WILLIAM T. DOWNING b. 5 Sept. 1831, m. 1 Jan. 1858, LAVISSA R. STANTON, b. 20
Jun. 1838, (daughter of SAMUEL STANTON and CLARRISSA WILLIAMSON) d. 31 Mar. 1892.
children
i SAMUEL J. DOWNING b. 8 May 1861, m. ELIZABETH SMITH,
(daughter of JOHN SMITH and FRANCIS GODWIN).
11. ii TRAVIS W. b. 29 Apr. 1864.
iii CAROLINE M. DOWNING b. 21 Jan. 1867.
12. iv EMMA M. b. 18 Mar. 1869.
v JOHN T. DOWNING b. 26 Nov. 1871.
13. vi HENRY CLANTON b. 20 Sept. 1874.
vii LEE R. DOWNING b. 20 Aug. 1878.
viii WILEY C. DOWNING_ b. 19 Jun. 1884 ?.
7. FEAGIN DOWNING b. 1834, m. CATHERINE SMITH, (daughter of DAVID SMITH and LAVINA
DIXON)
children
14. i BRYANT ELISHA.
8. ROBERT ELIJAH DOWNING b. 29 Nov. 1837, m. ESTHER M. ELLIS, b. 1844, d. 1926.
ROBERT died 1918.
children
15. i WILLIAM WILEY b. 15 Nov. 1860.
ii JULIA P. DOWNING b. 25 Mar. 1868, m. Thomas M. McCall, b. 11
Jan. 1859, (son of T.D. McCall and Sarah J. Herrington).
iii ALICE D. DOWNING b. 3 Dec. 1869, d. 4 Jun. 1939.
iv MINNIE B. DOWNING b. 1872, m. Harry Henderson, (son of John
M. Henderson and Laura Cary) MINNIE died 1962.
16. v ELIJAH (Elisha) b. 15 Jul. 1875.
vi EASTER M. DOWNING b. 4 Sept. 1880, d. 22 Feb. 1958.
17. vii ELLA P. b. 8 Feb. 1882.
viii JOHN R. DOWNING b. 4 Jun. 1883, d. 16 Sept. 1888.
ix ETHEL C. DOWNING.
9. BRYANT DOWNING b. 1840, m. CAROLINE COLEMAN, b. 1843, (daughter of JESSE COLEMAN
and MILDRED KENNEDY)
children
i JOHN DOWNING.
ii ELISHA DOWNING.
iii CHARLIE DOWNING.
iv WILLIAM DOWNING.
v ALICE DOWNING.
vi MARTHA DOWNING.
vii HENRY DOWNING.
Sixth Generation
10. MARGARET E. DOWNING m. Emanuel F. Brewton, b. 17 Nov.1849, (son of Edmond Troup
Brewton and MARTHA A. COLEMAN) d. 8 Oct. 1883, Yellow Fever.
children
i John.
ii Mary "Mamie" Brewton.
iii Rufus.
iv Margaret "MAGGIE" Brewton.
11. TRAVIS W. DOWNING b. 29 Apr. 1864, m. 5 Nov. 1884, ALICE M. GRAHAM, b. 5 Nov.
1868.
children
18. i GERTRUDE L. b. 7 Mar. 1889.
19. ii ROBERT CLIVE b. 18 Apr. 1891.
20. iii LAURA L. b. 15 Mar. 1893.
iv PERCY H. DOWNING b. 5 Nov. 1896.
v BERTHA L. DOWNING b. 8 Oct. 1902.
vi EMMA M. DOWNING b. 26 Jan. 1908.
12. EMMA M. DOWNING b. 18 Mar. 1869, m. 5 Mar. 1885, JASPER WILLIAM HALE, b. 16 Apr.
1861,(son of ASA HALE and MARY J. WILLIAMSON) d. 28 Aug. 1940. EMMA died 28 Aug.
1890.
children
i RUBIN A. HALE b. 3 Sept. 1886, d. 20 Oct. 1908.
ii BENNIE W. HALE b. 1 Oct. 1888, d. 3 Sept. 1889.
21. iii EFFIE b. 17 Aug. 1890.
13. HENRY CLANTON DOWNING b. 20 Sept. 1874, m. 14 Jul. 1896, MARY J. KNOWLS, b. 6
Oct. 1875.
children
22. i ARTHUR LEE.
ii SYLVIA DOWNING.
iii BESSIE DOWNING.
14. BRYANT ELISHA DOWNING m. KATHREN STEWART.
children
i WILLIE DOWNING b. Sept. 1887, d. 22 Feb. 1902.
23. ii BRYANT WILEY b. 23 Mar. 1889.
24. iii JOHN FEAGIN b. 5 Feb. 1891.
iv DRUETHEL DOWNING b. 7 Jan. 1896, d. 16 Jun. 1978.
v CLARA MAE DOWNING b. 7 Jun. 1898, d. 1 Jun. 1903.
vi CORA E. DOWNING b. 3 Oct. 1900.
15. WILLIAM WILEY DOWNING b. 15 Nov. 1860, m. ANNA FARRER, b. 27 Jul. 1867, d. 1
Apr. 1928. WILLIAM died 14 Jan. 1918.
children
i WILEY A. DOWNING b. 15 Jun. 1890, d. 27 Nov. 1956.
ii ANNA DOWNING b. 4 Jan. 1892, d. 6 Feb. 1969.
iii ELLA DOWNING.
iv EDGAR E. DOWNING b. 13 Sept. 1893, d. 20 Mar. 1942.
v LILLIAN DOWNING.
vi JOHN RILEY DOWNING b. 6 Nov. 1900, d. 28 Jun. 1958.
vii JULIE DOWNING.
viii ADRIAN PHILLIP DOWNING b. 4 Aug. 1902, d. 27 Aug. 1962.
16. ELIJAH (Elisha) DOWNING Jr. b. 15 Jul. 1875, m. Lenna D. Harold, b. 14 Jun.
1877,(daughter of ANDREW HAROLD and Malinda Oliver) d. 8 Nov. 1848. ELIJAH died 15
Feb. 1947.
children
i Walter H..
ii Charles L..
iii George O..
iv Leona D..
v Ralph M..
17. ELLA P. DOWNING b. 8 Feb. 1882, m. Mason Foshee, b. 12 Oct. 1875, (son of Stuart
James Foshee and Matilda C. McGowin) d. 8 Feb. 1814. ELLA died 13 Jan. 1960.
children
i Mason Foshee Jr..
ii Robert Foshee.
iii Ethel Claire Foshee.
Seventh Generation
18. GERTRUDE L. DOWNING b. 7 Mar. 1889, m. 1 Apr. 1905, TROY WALTMAN, b. 1 Jun.
1888.
children
i AUBRY WALTMAN b. 2 Jun. 1906.
ii LUELLA WALTMAN b. 12 Jun. 1908.
iii TRAVIS L. WALTMAN b. 31 Jul. 1910.
iv ERNEST E. WALTMAN b. 28 Aug. 1913.
v ALFORD E. WALTMAN b. 20 Sept. 1914.
vi LOSSIE L. WALTMAN b. 19 Dec. 1916.
vii ALFREDA WALTMAN b. 11 Dec. 1917.
19. ROBERT CLIVE DOWNING b. 18 Apr. 1891, m. 28 Aug. 1913, MAMMIE FARRER, b. 18 Feb,
1892.
children
i ISABELLE DOWNING b. 11 Sept. 1914.
ii EVELINE DOWNING b. 8 Dec. 1916.
iii ESTER M. DOWNING b. 17 Jun. 1919.
iv ROBERT C. DOWNING b. 9 Nov. 1921.
v CLAUDE R. DOWNING b. 9 Nov. 1922.
20. LAURA L. DOWNING b. 15 Mar. 1893, m. 18 Mar. 1916, LEROY SIMMONS, b. 28 Sept.
1888, (son of WILLIAM J. SIMMONS and MARTHA STANTON)
children
i MARY D. SIMMONS b. 14 Apr. 1917.
ii JULIUS B. SIMMONS b. 17 Aug. 1918.
iii HARRY SIMMONS b. 18 May 1920.
iv WILLIAM J. SIMMONS b. 1 Dec. 1922.
21. EFFIE HALE b. 17 Aug. 1890, m. 3 Jul. 1906, SYLVESTER A. SIMMONS, b. 16 Jul.
1879, (son of WILLIAM S. SIMMONS and CAROLINE STANTON) d. 28 Aug. 1969. EFFIE died
27 Nov. 1961.
children
i FRANK A. SIMMONS b. 27 Apr. 1907.
25. ii MILTON J. b. 25 May 1908.
iii HOSIE F. SIMMONS b. 8 Jul. 1909.
iv LUTHER M. SIMMONS b. 25 Jun. 1913.
26. v TROY W. b. 11 Jan. 1918.
22. ARTHUR LEE DOWNING m. 4 Aug. 1919, DELIA BELL HALE, b. 19 Mar. 1903, (daughter
of JASPER WILLIAM HALE and LILLIE B. WILLIAMSON) d. 1994.
children
27. i DORIS M. b. 1 Mar. 1927.
ii CLINTON (Buddy) DOWNING b. 3 Jul. 1929, m. PEGGY VICK.
iii RALPH DOWNING b. 18 Aug. 1930, m. EDITH ____.
iv RICHARD DOWNING b. 4 Mar. 1934, m. WILLA M. BUTLER.
v JIMMY DOWNING b. 18 Nov. 1939, m. CAROL POTTER.
vi RAYMOND DOWNING b. 17 Jun. 1943, m. LORAIN REYER.
vii MARY A. (Tony) DOWNING b. 4 Feb. 1945, m. FRANK MEEKER.
23. BRYANT WILEY DOWNING b. 23 Mar. 1889, m. ELLEN BURCH.
children
28. i FRED b. 10 Feb. 1912.
ii MYRTICE DOWNING.
24. JOHN FEAGIN DOWNING b. 5 Feb. 1891, m. 10 Apr. 1914, MARTHA ADALINE PUGH. JOHN
died 29 Aug. 1981.
children
i ARVIN DOWNING.
ii ADELL DOWNING.
iii ESTELL DOWNING.
iv RUTH DOWNING.
v EVIE DOWNING.
Eighth Generation
25. MILTON J. SIMMONS b. 25 May 1908, m. Mar. 1937, Bama M. Carter, b. 20 Jan. 1911,
Shelby Co. Ala.. MILTON died 28 Aug. 1991.
children
i Glenn E. Simmons b. 22 Mar. 1939, d. Jul. 1979
ii Doris Elaine Simmons b. Apr. 1941.
iii Sarah Ruth Simmons b. Jun. 1943.
iv Mary Alice Simmons b. Jan. 1945.
v Patricia C. Simmons b. Aug. 1948.
26. TROY W. SIMMONS b. 11 Jan. 1918, m. 13 Dec. 1944, in Lucedale, Miss., Dora L.
Eubanks, b. 22 Mar. 1916, Lucedale, Miss., d. Mar. 1990, Lucedale, Miss..
children
i Kaye Sharron Simmons b. 7 Jun. 1946.
ii Dean Joseph Simmons b. 3 Sept. 1950.
27. DORIS M. DOWNING b. 1 Mar. 1927, m. PERCY SILCOX.
children
i Hollan Ray Silcox b. 17 Sept. 1946.
ii Judy Elaine Silcox b. 27 Aug. 1948.
iii Shirley L. Silcox b. 27 Apr. 1950.
iv Evelyn Irene Silcox b. 3 May 1952.
v Betty Leola Silcox b. 15 Aug. 1954.
vi Francis J. Silcox b. 9 Nov. 1956.
vii Vera A. Silcox b. 26 Dec. 1957.
viii Della Dorene Silcox b. 19 Sept. 1963.
ix Angela Darland Silcox b. 23 Oct. 1965.
28. FRED DOWNING b. 10 Feb. 1912, m. CLARA (Norsworthy) RICHARDS. FRED died 3 Aug.
1970.
children
i MYRTICE DOWNING.
