Noted Relations: DOWNING Family

DOWNING Family ODT

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Relatives
Candidates Work List
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Name forms

Douing, Douning, Dowing, Downeing, Downeinge, Downen, Downin, Downind, Downing, Downinge, Downning

These people are all related to me.

Relatives

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	DOWNING, George, Sir, 1st Baronet [1623-1684] – English diplomat, soldier and polititian DOWN98 1C10 Emmigrated with his parents to New England (1638), was the second graduate of Harvard College (1642), subsequently returned to England. Began career as a preacher; Member of House of Commons; Wounded at Battle of Dunbar; Founded National Exchequer Bank; Short spell in Tower; Had Samuel Pepys as his clerk; Secretary To The Treasury. Cromwell appointed him scoutmaster-general of his army in Scotland, and resident ambassador at the Hague. There he is said to have arranged a secret meeting with ¤Charles II, warning him of Cromwell's intentions to seize him in Holland, and thereby saved the Royal Life. Charles retained him in office upon the Restoration (1660), and later created him a Baronet (1663). He was given a grant of land in London's Whitehall district, in what is now called Downing Street.
	DOWNING, George, Sir, 3rd Baronet [1685-1749] – English philanthropist DOWN135 3C8 Founder of Downing College. He was member of the Pariaments of 1710 and 1713, and kept his seat from 1722 until his death.
	DOWNING, James [?-?] – ::> MA: Massachusetts Bay Colony (MBC) founders, the Winthrop Fleet immigrants (1630) ::> a servant of Winthrop (uncertain) DOWN165 1C10

Candidates Work List

This is my working list of candidates to include -- I'm not yet sure if they are related to me! As candidates are eliminated (proven not related) they are marked appropriately (~~THUS~~) and an explanation included. They are kept in the list in case future research proves they can be included. (And to keep them from popping up on the list again!) Never discard good research!

Proven candidates' names are marked with an asterisk (*) until they can be added to the database.

~~DOWNING, Andrew Jackson [1815-1852]~~: American horticulturist and pomologist Corrections to my data have disconnected this family.
~~DOWNING, Charles [1802-1885]~~: American horticulturist and pomologist Corrections to my data have disconnected this family.

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