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     Sir John Wyndham married Eleanor Washbourne, daughter of Norman Washbourne.¹

Sir John Wyndham died in 1503.¹

     Stephen Scrope died; dsp.¹

     Eleanor Scrope married Sir Thomas Wyndham of Felbrigge
; his 1st wife.^2,3

     Sir Thomas Wyndham of Felbrigge married Eleanor Scrope, daughter of Sir Richard Scrope and Eleanor Washbourne,
; his 1st wife.^1,2 Sir Thomas Wyndham of Felbrigge married Elizabeth Wentworth, daughter of Sir Henry Wentworth Knt., KB, de jure 4th Lord Despenser, of Nettlestead, Suffolk and Anne Say, on 4 August 1509
; his 2nd wife; her 2nd husband.^3,2
Sir Thomas Wyndham of Felbrigge died in 1521.¹
      ; van de Pas cites: 1. A Family History 1410-1468 The Wyndhams of Norfolk and Somerset 1939, Oxford University Press, Wyndham, Hugh Archibald, Reference: in regards Mother and birth
2. A Genealogical History of the dormant, abeyant, forfeited and extinct peerages of the British Empire, London, 1866, Burke, Sir Bernard, Reference: 594
3. The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerald, Reference: O 29487
4. Descendants of Elizabeth Cheyne, 2008 , Bradley, Hal.²

     Mary Scrope married Sir Edward Jerningham of Somerleyton, son of John Jerningham of Somerleyton and Isabel Clifton, at had issue
; van de Pas doesn't list this marriage.^2,3 Mary Scrope married Sir William Kingston Kg.¹

Mary Scrope died on 15 August 1528.¹

     Sir Edward Jerningham of Somerleyton married Mary Scrope, daughter of Sir Richard Scrope and Eleanor Washbourne, at had issue
; van de Pas doesn't list this marriage.^1,2
Sir Edward Jerningham of Somerleyton died on 6 January 1515.^1,2
      ; van de Pas cites: Kwartierstatenboek 1993 De Herdenking van het 110-jarig best. K.N.G. v Geslacht en Wapenkunde., Reference: 81.²

     Rachel Barron was buried at Meeks Burial Ground, Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania?, USA. She was born on 7 October 1801; aged 49 in 1850 census.^1,3 She married George Washington Meek, son of William Jerome Meek and Elizabeth Breckenridge, in 1833
; Ancestry.com - North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 065 : 1907. Winifred Barron Meek Morris Lineage Record 64401:
     Name:     George W Meek
     Gender:     Male
     First Marriage Date:     1833
     Spouse:     Rachel Barron
     Child:     Susanna Mary Meek.^1,4
Rachel Barron died on 29 August 1857 at Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 55.^5,6
Rachel Barron was buried after 29 August 1857 at Meek's Cemetery, Fairbrook, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from FindAGrave.com:
     Birth:      unknown
     Death:      Aug. 29, 1857
     w/o George W Meek
     aged 56y
     Burial: Meek's Cemetery, Fairbrook, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: Tom Whitehurst
     Record added: Nov 29, 2010
     Find A Grave Memorial# 62317589.⁵
     EDV-2.

Rachel Barron and George Washington Meek appeared in the census of 12 November 1850 at Ferguson Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 127A; Lines 11-18; Dwelling 1614; Family 1640
     11 MEEK, George W. 51 [1799] M -- Farmer $7,000
     12 " , Rachel 49 [1801] F
     13 " , William 15 [1835] M in school
     14 " , John 13 [1837] M in school
     15 " , Susannah 10 [1840] F in school
     16 " , David 5 [1845] M in school
     17 YOUNG, Catharine 16 [1834] F
     18 MEEK, James B. 11 [1839] M.⁷

     John Barron Sr. married Susannah Ferguson, daughter of Henry Ferguson and Elizabeth Huey, at Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹
John Barron Sr. was born in November 1755 at Ireland; Immigrated from Ireland to Huntingdon Co., PA, where he married Mrs. Huston, whose first husband had been killed by Indians.^2,1
John Barron Sr. died on 9 February 1820 at Ferguson Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 64.^2,1
John Barron Sr. was buried after 9 February 1820 at Spring Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, State College, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      unknown
     Death:      Feb. 9, 1820
     Inscription: ag 66y
     Note: The Cemeteries of College Township, Centre County, PA - Centre County Genealogical Society 1989
     Burial: Spring Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Plot: Section1 Row12
     Created by: Sharon
     Record added: Sep 12, 2007
     Find A Grave Memorial# 21509586.³
     EDV-3.

John Barron Sr. began military service Ancestry.com - North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 065 : 1907. Winifred Barron Meek Morris Lineage Record 64401: "John Barron (1855-1820) served as a private in the Associate battaltion and Pennsylvania militia. He was born in Ireland; died in Center County, Pa."⁴

; Emigrated from Ireland to Huntingdon Co., PA. Married widow Huston, daughter of Thomas Ferguson who founded Pine Grove Mills. He built a mill in Pine Grove and had ten children.

John Barron Sr. began military service circa 1776 at Revolutionary War, Pennsylvania, USA, per Rev War grave marker seen on Find A Grave.com: "Private John Barron."³

     Susannah Ferguson married John Barron Sr. at Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹
Susannah Ferguson was born between 1760 and 1761 at Ireland or Scotland.² She married William Huston Sr. before 1780
; Their son William was born in 1780.¹
Susannah Ferguson died on 23 July 1842 at Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.²
Susannah Ferguson was buried after 23 July 1842 at Spring Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, State College, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      unknown
     Death:      Jul. 23, 1842
     Susanna Ferguson was born in 1760/61 in Ireland or Scotland. She was the daughter of Henry Ferguson and Elizabeth Huey Ferguson. She married 1st to William Huston. Children:
     William Huston(1780-1813)
     Rebecca Huston (1782-1864)
     married 2nd John Barron Sr (1755-1820). Children:
     Nancy Agnes Barron (1788-1877)
     Sarah "Sally" Ferguson Barron (1790-1864)
     Susanna Barron (1792-1831)
     Margaret Barron (1796-1844)
     Jane Barron (1798-1855
     John Barron Jr (1799-1858)
     Rachel Barron (;1801-1856)
     Eliza Mary Barron (1803-1864)
     Robert Ferguson Barron (1811-1866)
     Inscription: ag 82y w/o John, Sr.
     Note: The Cemeteries of College Township, Centre County, PA - Centre County Genealogical Society 1989
     Burial: Spring Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Plot: Section1 Row12
     Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?]
     Created by: Sharon
     Record added: Sep 12, 2007
     Find A Grave Memorial# 21509602.²
     EDV-3.

; Her first husband was killed by Indians.Glenn (1988) p. 3A: "first husband killed by Indians."³

     Elizabeth Breckenridge was born in 1779 at near McConnellstown, Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^1,2 She married William Jerome Meek, son of Capt. George Meek and Rachel Herron, before 1797
; Their oldest son, John B., was born in 1797.³
Elizabeth Breckenridge died on 21 July 1820 at Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania?, USA.²
Elizabeth Breckenridge was buried after 21 July 1820 at Graysville Cemetery, Graysville, Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from FindAGrave.com:
     BIRTH     1779, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
     DEATH     21 Jul 1820 (aged 40–41), Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Spouse: Elizabeth Brackenridge Meek (1779-1820)
     Father: Robert Brackenridge (1743-1779)
     Mother: Margaret Doak Brackenridge (1750-1850)
     Spouse: William Jerome Meek (1773-1803)
     Family Members
     Spouse
      William Jerome Meek 1773–1806
     Children
      John Breckenridge Meek 1797–1868
      George Washington Meek 1799–1877
      Reuben H Meek 1801–1873
      William Jerome Meek 1804–1877
     BURIAL     Graysville Cemetery, Graysville, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: Faith Irwin
     Added: 26 Jan 2011
     Find A Grave Memorial 64715920.²
     Linn [1883:213]: "William Meek died early, leaving John B. Meek and four other children dependent upon the mother. She was a woman noted for great energy of character, untiring industry, and eminent piety..."⁴
Article published on Find A Grave - By J. Scott Shuey, Local Historian, Centre Co., PA
     "William Jerome Meek 1773-1806
     "William married Elizabeth Breckinridge, whose family had settled in Huntingdon county about three miles southeast of McConnellstown, on the road leading from Huntingdon to Bedford, and where the father, eldest sister and younger brother had been murdered by the Indians. He settled on that part of his father's tract now known as the David G. Meek farm, and died in 1806, leaving his wife and four sons and a daughter born three months after the father's death. The children were: John B., born June 5, 1797, died in Washington, D. C., November 28, 1868, George W., born September 14, 1799, died May 27 1877; Reuben H; William J; and Harriet Jane, who married James McCartney, and died in Bolivar, Penn., in 1881.
     "Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania: Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion: Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and representative Citizens, Etc." Chicago: J. H. Beers, 1898."^5,6 She was a mentioned with Capt. George Meek at Citation; Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder; Chicago: J.H.Beers & Co., 1898, p. 124.
     "Capt. George Meek entered the service with his brothers. The father, Robert Meek, owned property in Cumberland county in 1761. The family of George Meek lived near Lewistown (now Mifflin county) in 1780, and he came into Centre county with James Harris on a surveying expeditionin 1784. On the 21st of January, 1790, he took up a tract of land in Ferguson township, which is still owned by the Meeks. His children were: mary, John, Robert, David, William, Sarah, Isabella and Jane.
     "William married Elizabeth Breckinridge, whose family had settled in Huntingdon county about three miles southeast of McConnelstown, on the road leading from Huntingdon to Bedford, and where the father, eldest sister and younger brother had been murdered by the Indians. He settled on that part of his father's tract now known as the David G. Meek farm, and died in 1806, leaving his wife and four sons and a daughter born three months after the father's death. The children were: John B., born June 5, 1797, died in Washington, D.C., November 28, 1868; George W., born September 14, 1799, died May 27, 1877; Reuben H; William J; and Harriet Jane, who married James McCartney, and died in Bolivar, Penn., in 1881."⁶

; "...One of his sons, William, who was married to Elizabeth Breckenridge, of the Kentucky family of that name was the grandfather of P. Gray Meek."³ EDV-3.
     Notes on Elizabeth as a baby: "In July 1779, 3 miles southeast of McConnellstown, on road from Huntingdon to Bedford, PA, Indians attacked. Father and eldest daughter (14) were killed in the springhouse. Brothers John and Thomas were not home at the time. Her mother with another daughter (age 3) and baby Elizabeth escaped into fields." Elizabeth was wrapped in a blanket, set down in a rye field while her mother looked for food. She later forgot where she laid the baby. A search found her the next day, unharmed. (From book of Centre County history)
     MEEK, JOHN B., died on the 28th of November, 1868, at his residence in Washington City. He was born in Centre County, June 5, 1797, and was the son of William Meek. His mother's name was Elizabeth Breckenridge, of whom the following interesting incident is authentic: In July, 1779, the Breckenridge family, consisting of father, mother, two sons, - John and Thomas, aged eighteen and sixteen years respectively, - a daughter of fourteen, another aged three years, and Elizabeth, then an infant at the breast, re-sided about three miles southeast of McConnellstown, in Huntingdon County, on the road from Huntingdon to Bedford, on the farm in 1856 occupied by Ludwig Hoover. John and Thomas had left the house, when the Indians came upon them, killed the father near the spring-house and the oldest daughter in the spring-house. The mother snatched the infant Elizabeth out of the cradle, and taking the other child up made her escape. She took the path towards Huntingdon, but lost it, and wandered about the woods with her children the entire day and night. Coming to a rye-field the next morning, she wrapped the infant in a part of her garments, laid it down, and proceeded to rub grains of rye for her starving child. Search was made for her, and late in the afternoon of the next day she was found on the edge of the rye-field with the one child, but anguish had so unsettled her mind she could not tell where the baby was laid. Late the next day she recovered sufficiently to tell where she had put the child, and it was found, not having suffered apparently, except its entire face was fly-blown. The infant recovered, and became the wife of Wm. Meek. John Breckenridge became a distinguished Presbyterian preacher, and officiated for many years in the first Presbyterian Church built in Washington City. (from John Blair Linn, "History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania", 1883, p. 213.)⁴ Elizabeth Breckenridge was also known as Elizabeth Brackinridge.² She was a witness Linn [1883:213]: "In July , 1779, the Breckenridge family, consisting of father, mother, two sons, - John and Thomas,k aged eighteen and sixteen years repectively, - a daughter of fourteen , another aged three years, and Elizabeth, then an infant at the breast, resided about three miles southeast of McConnellstown, in Huntingdon County, on the road from Huntingdon to Bedford, on the farm in 1856 occupied by Ludwig Hoover. John and Thomas had left the house, when the Indians came upon them, killed the father near the spring-house and the oldest daughter in the spring-house. The mother snatched the inant Elizabeth out of the cradle, and taking the other child up made her escape. She took the path towards Huntingdon, but lost it, and wandered about he woods with her children the entire day and night. Coming to a ryef+ield the next morning, she wrapped the infant in a part of her garments, laid it down, and proceeded to rub grains of rye for her starving child. Search was made for her, and late in the afternoon of the next day she was found on the edge of the rye-field with the one child, but anguish had so unsettled her mind she could not tell where the baby was laid. Late the next day she recovered sufficiently to tell where she had put the child, and it was found, not having suffered apparently, except its entire face was fly-blown. The infant recovered and became the wife of Wm. Meek. John Bredkenridge became a distinguished Presbyterian preacher and officiated for many years in the first Presbyterian Church built in Washing city."⁴

     Jacob D. Valentine Sr. was born on 4 October 1823 at Old Furnace, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^5,6 He married Deborah Elizabeth Downing, daughter of Miller Downing and Sarah Guinn (Gwinne) Mount, on 15 December 1868 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹

Jacob D. Valentine Sr. died on 4 September 1896 at corner of High and Sproing Sts., Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 72.⁶
Jacob D. Valentine Sr. was buried after 4 September 1896 at Friends Burial Ground, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth: Nov. 4, 1823
     Death: Sep. 16, 1896
     72y 11m 12d
     Family links: Spouse: Deborah Elizabeth Downing Valentine (1835 - 1921)*
     Children:
      George Valentine (1869 - 1965)*
      Louise M Valentine (1872 - 1967)*
     Burial: Friends Burial Ground, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: RJM_2012
     Record added: Dec 14, 2012
     Find A Grave Memorial# 102184722.^7,6
     EDV-1.
;
DNA Match of 2nd cousin 1x removed (231 cM | 12 segments) with "Alexandria Valentine Muschar" and Ellen Downing VAUT - https://www.ancestry.com/account/profile/0550eec2-0006-0000-0000-000000000000, descendant of Jacob D. VALENTINE [8202] on ThruLines. See attached image.^8,9,10
;
DNA Match of 2nd cousin 1x removed (22 cM | 2 segments) with "J.S." (managed by: valstar118) and Ellen Downing VAUT - https://www.ancestry.com/account/profile/016cfadf-0002-0000-0000-000000000000, descendant of Jacob D. VALENTINE [8202] on ThruLines. See attached image.^11,12,13
Jacob D. Valentine Sr. is mentioned in the will of Jacob Daniel Valentine on 24 October 1823 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Synopsis from Fravel [1939:11]: "page 189, JACOB VALENTINE, Chester Co., Pa. Oct. 24 1823-11/6/1823, Nieces & nephews, children of my sister Thomazin Miller of Centre Co., Pa. My dec'd brother Robert. Eliza w/o Tm. A. Thomas. Robert V. Miller, Wm. Miller, Mary Ann, Isaac, Rachel, Jane, Mordecai Miller. My sis. Rachel, w/o Jonathan Kersley : "page 189, JACOB VALENTINE, Chester Co., Pa. Oct. 24 1823-11/6/1823, Nieces & nephews, children of my sister Thomazin Miller of Centre Co., Pa. My dec'd brother Robert. Eliza w/o Tm. A. Thomas. Robert V. Miller, Wm. Miller, Mary Ann, Isaac, Rachel, Jane: "page 189, JACOB VALENTINE, Chester Co., Pa. Oct. 24 1823-11/6/1823, Nieces & nephews, children of my sister Thomazin Miller of Centre Co., Pa. My dec'd brother Robert. Eliza w/o Tm. A. Thomas. Robert V. Miller, Wm. Miller, Mary Ann, Isaac, Rachel, Jane, Mordecai Miller. My sis. Rachel, w/o Jonathan Kersley : "page 189, JACOB VALENTINE, Chester Co., Pa. Oct. 24 1823-11/6/1823, Nieces & nephews, children of my sister Thomazin Miller of Centre Co., Pa. My dec'd brother Robert. Eliza w/o Tm. A. Thomas. Robert [sic] of Detroit. Brother Valentine & Abram, Sam'l., Geo., Reuben. Jacob V. Thomas. Jacob D. infant s/o George & Mary Valentine. Ex: Bros: Geo. & Bond. Witness: Jos. White, Jos. M. Downing.¹⁴

Jacob D. Valentine Sr. appeared on the census of 30 July 1850 in the household of George Valentine and Mary Drinker Downing at U. S. Census, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 162B, Line 22-30, Dwelling 79; Family 91
     22 VALENTINE, George 62 [1788] M Iron Master $57000 PA
     23 " , Mary D. 57 [1793] F PA
     24 " , Jacob D. 26 [1824] M Manager PA
     25 " , Sarah 25 [1825] F PA
     26 " , Carloine 16 [1834] F PA
     27 " , Mary D. 18 [1832] F PA
     28 GILMORE , Mary Ann 29 [1821] Black F VA
     29 GILFLOYD, Maria 18 [1832] F PA
     30 STEPHENS, Edward 28 [1822] Black M VA.¹⁵

Jacob D. Valentine Sr. appeared in the census of 8 June 1860; [Jacob is listed among 20 people in what is apparently a hotel or boarding house. None of the others appear to be family members.]
p. 39, line 18, dwelling 216, family 170
     18 VALENTINE, Jacob 35 [1825] M Merchant PA.¹⁶

Jacob D. Valentine Sr. began military service on 20 June 1863 at North Ward, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, Corp., Co. C, Battalion PA - House 155; Family 158
Ancestry.com - 1890 Veterans Schedules
     Name:     Jacob D Valentine
     Gender:     Male
     Role:     Veteran
     Residence Date:     Jun 1890
     Home in 1890 (Township, County, State):     Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania
     Enumeration District:     53
     Year enlisted:     1863
     Year discharged:     1863
     Rank:     Corporal
     Company:     View image
     Regiment or vessel:     View image
     Length of service:     View image
     Household:     
     Name     Role
     Jacob D Valentine     Veteran
     Source Citation: The National Archives at Washington, D.C; Washington, D.C; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Record Group Number: 15; Census Year: 1890
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1890 Veterans Schedules [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
     Original data: Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M123, 118 rolls); Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.^17,18

Jacob D. Valentine Sr. ended military service on 8 August 1863; 1 month, 19 days.¹⁷

Jacob D. Valentine Sr. and Deborah Elizabeth Downing appeared in the census of 1 June 1870 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 745A & 746; Line 40; dwelling 73, family 66
     40 VALENTINE, Jacob 36 [1824] M W Farming $70000 $1500 PA
     p. 746, lines 1-4
     1 " , Debora 28 [1842] F W Keeping House VA
     2 " , George 6/12 [1869] M W PA b Oct 1869
     3 HARRIS, Rebecca 27 [1843] F W Domestic Servant PA
     4 SPIECE, George 19 [1851] M W Domestic Servant PA.¹⁹

Jacob D. Valentine Sr. and Deborah Elizabeth Downing appeared in the census of 10 June 1880 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 221-B, Lines 17-26, Dwelling 162; Family 175
     17 VALENTINE, Jacob D W M 56 [1824] Married Farmer PA PA PA
     18 " , Debora W F 44 [1836] Wife Married Keeps House VA P! VA
     19 " , George W M 10 [1870] Son Single Attends School PA PA VA
     20 " , Jacob W M 9 [1871] Son Single PA PA VA
     21 " , Louisa W F 5 [1875] Dau single PA PA VA
     22 " , Ellen W F d [1878] Dau Single PA PA VA
     23 " , Robert W M 6/12 [1879] Son Single PA PA VA
     24 DOWNING, M. Ellen W F 30 [1850] sister in law Single House Keeper PA PA PA
     25 BOYER, Bella W F 18 [1862] Servant Single House Servant PA PA PA
     26 EMERICK, James W M 15 [1865] Servant Single House Servant PA PA PA.²⁰

     Deborah Elizabeth Downing was born on 22 August 1835 at Mountville, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA; 1900 census says born Aug 1835 in Virginia; Find A Grave says b. Sep 1835; per Cope [1901:561]: "b. Mountville, Loudoun Co., Va. 8, 22, 1835." Death certificate says b. Aug. 22 1835, Moundville, Loudou Co., VA.^5,6,3 She married Jacob D. Valentine Sr., son of George Valentine and Mary Drinker Downing, on 15 December 1868 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.⁷

Deborah Elizabeth Downing died on 5 August 1921 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 85; Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964
     Name:     Deborah E Valentine [Deborah E Downing]
     Gender:     Female
     Race:     White
     Age:     85
     Birth Date:     22 Aug 1835
     Birth Place:     Mountville Londoun County, VA
     Death Date:     5 Aug 1921
     Death Place:     Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
     Father:     Miller Downing
     Mother:     Sarah G Mount
     Certificate Number:     75655
     Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 074501-077500
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
     Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.^6,3
Deborah Elizabeth Downing was buried on 8 August 1921 at Friends Burial Ground, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth: Sep., 1835
     Death: Aug. 5, 1921
     85y 11m 14d
     Burial: Friends Burial Ground, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: RJM_2012
     Record added: Dec 14, 2012
     Find A Grave Memorial# 102184693.⁸
     EDV-1.

Deborah Elizabeth Downing appeared on the census of 6 August 1850 in the household of Miller Downing and Sarah Guinn (Gwinne) Mount at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 236B; Lines 12-20; Dwelling 98; Family 102
     12 DOWNING, Miller 43 [1807] M Merchant PA
     13 " , Sarah G 35 [1815] F OH
     14 " , Deborah E. 14 [1836] F PA
     15 " , Mary Ellen 12 [1838] F PA
     16 " , Louisa M 10 [1840] F PA
     17 " , Jane H 7 [1843] F PA
     18 " , Hannah M 3 [1847] F PA
     19 " , James M 1 [1849] M PA
     20 SHARPLESS, Springer 17 [1833] M Laborer PA.⁹

Deborah Elizabeth Downing appeared on the census of 11 June 1860 in the household of Miller Downing and Sarah Guinn (Gwinne) Mount at Coatesville, Valley Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 570; Lines 1-10; Dwelling 350; Family 348
     1 DOWNING, Miller 55 [1805] M Farmer $2300 $300 PA
     2 " , Sarah 44 [1816] F Housewife VA
     3 " , Deborah E. 24 [1836] F Help VA
     4 " , Louisa 19 [1841] F Teacher Common School PA
     5 " , Hannah 12 [1848] F PA
     6 " , James 11 [1849] M PA
     7 " , Thomas 9 [1851] M PA
     8 " , Sarah 7 [1853] F PA
     9 " , Oliver 5 [1855] M PA
     10 SPENCER, Edward 30 [1830] M Black Laborer PA.¹⁰

Deborah Elizabeth Downing and Jacob D. Valentine Sr. appeared in the census of 1 June 1870 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 745A & 746; Line 40; dwelling 73, family 66
     40 VALENTINE, Jacob 36 [1824] M W Farming $70000 $1500 PA
     p. 746, lines 1-4
     1 " , Debora 28 [1842] F W Keeping House VA
     2 " , George 6/12 [1869] M W PA b Oct 1869
     3 HARRIS, Rebecca 27 [1843] F W Domestic Servant PA
     4 SPIECE, George 19 [1851] M W Domestic Servant PA.¹¹

Deborah Elizabeth Downing and Jacob D. Valentine Sr. appeared in the census of 10 June 1880 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 221-B, Lines 17-26, Dwelling 162; Family 175
     17 VALENTINE, Jacob D W M 56 [1824] Married Farmer PA PA PA
     18 " , Debora W F 44 [1836] Wife Married Keeps House VA P! VA
     19 " , George W M 10 [1870] Son Single Attends School PA PA VA
     20 " , Jacob W M 9 [1871] Son Single PA PA VA
     21 " , Louisa W F 5 [1875] Dau single PA PA VA
     22 " , Ellen W F d [1878] Dau Single PA PA VA
     23 " , Robert W M 6/12 [1879] Son Single PA PA VA
     24 DOWNING, M. Ellen W F 30 [1850] sister in law Single House Keeper PA PA PA
     25 BOYER, Bella W F 18 [1862] Servant Single House Servant PA PA PA
     26 EMERICK, James W M 15 [1865] Servant Single House Servant PA PA PA.¹²

Deborah Elizabeth Downing appeared in the census of 13 June 1900 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 11B, Lines 70-75, Dwelling 215; Family 220
     70 VALENTINE, Debora E. Head W F Aug 1835 64 Widow m32yrs 5-children-born 5-children-living VA PA VA "Capitalist"
     71 " , George Jr Son W M Oct 1869 30 Single PA PA VA
     72 " , Jacob D. son W M April 1871 29 Single PA PA VA
     73 " , Louisa M. Dau W F July 1872 27 Single PA PA VA
     74 " , Ellen D. Dau W F April 1878 22 Single PA PA VA Telephone Lineman
     75 " , Robert Jr. Son W M Dec 1879 20 Single PA PA VA Telephone Lineman.¹³

Deborah Elizabeth Downing appeared in the census of 15 April 1910 at 29 West High Street, North Ward, U. S. Census, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 2A, lines 38-42, Dwelling 33; Family 35
     38 VALENTINE, Deborah Head F W 74 [1836] Widow 5-children-born 5-children-living PA PA VA Own Income
     39 " , George V. Son M W 40 [1870] Single PA PA PA Manager Farm
     40 " , Louise V. Daughter F W 36 [1879] Single PA PA PA
     41 " , Robert Son M W 29 [1881] Single PA PA PA Laborer Farm.¹⁴

Deborah Elizabeth Downing appeared in the census of between 2 January 1920 and 3 January 1920 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 1A, Lines 35-38, Dwelling 10; Family 11
     35 VALENTINE, Deborah H Head F W 84 [1836] Widowed VA PA VA
     36 " , George Son M W 50 [1870] Single PA PA VA Farmer Manager
     37 " , Louisa M Daughter F W 46 [1874] Single PA PA VA
     38 " , Robert Son 40 [1880] single PA PA VA Farmer Manager.¹⁵

     George Valentine was born in October 1869 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Date from 1900 census.^2,3
George Valentine died on 8 January 1965 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 95.³
George Valentine was buried after 8 January 1965 at Friends Burial Ground, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      Oct., 1869
     Death:      Jan. 8, 1965
     95y 2m 11d
     Burial: Friends Burial Ground, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: RJM_2012
     Record added: Dec 14, 2012
     Find A Grave Memorial# 102184547.³
     George Valentine appeared on the census of 1 June 1870 in the household of Jacob D. Valentine Sr. and Deborah Elizabeth Downing at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 745A & 746; Line 40; dwelling 73, family 66
     40 VALENTINE, Jacob 36 [1824] M W Farming $70000 $1500 PA
     p. 746, lines 1-4
     1 " , Debora 28 [1842] F W Keeping House VA
     2 " , George 6/12 [1869] M W PA b Oct 1869
     3 HARRIS, Rebecca 27 [1843] F W Domestic Servant PA
     4 SPIECE, George 19 [1851] M W Domestic Servant PA.⁴

George Valentine appeared on the census of 10 June 1880 in the household of Jacob D. Valentine Sr. and Deborah Elizabeth Downing at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 221-B, Lines 17-26, Dwelling 162; Family 175
     17 VALENTINE, Jacob D W M 56 [1824] Married Farmer PA PA PA
     18 " , Debora W F 44 [1836] Wife Married Keeps House VA P! VA
     19 " , George W M 10 [1870] Son Single Attends School PA PA VA
     20 " , Jacob W M 9 [1871] Son Single PA PA VA
     21 " , Louisa W F 5 [1875] Dau single PA PA VA
     22 " , Ellen W F d [1878] Dau Single PA PA VA
     23 " , Robert W M 6/12 [1879] Son Single PA PA VA
     24 DOWNING, M. Ellen W F 30 [1850] sister in law Single House Keeper PA PA PA
     25 BOYER, Bella W F 18 [1862] Servant Single House Servant PA PA PA
     26 EMERICK, James W M 15 [1865] Servant Single House Servant PA PA PA.⁵

George Valentine appeared on the census of 13 June 1900 in the household of Deborah Elizabeth Downing at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 11B, Lines 70-75, Dwelling 215; Family 220
     70 VALENTINE, Debora E. Head W F Aug 1835 64 Widow m32yrs 5-children-born 5-children-living VA PA VA "Capitalist"
     71 " , George Jr Son W M Oct 1869 30 Single PA PA VA
     72 " , Jacob D. son W M April 1871 29 Single PA PA VA
     73 " , Louisa M. Dau W F July 1872 27 Single PA PA VA
     74 " , Ellen D. Dau W F April 1878 22 Single PA PA VA Telephone Lineman
     75 " , Robert Jr. Son W M Dec 1879 20 Single PA PA VA Telephone Lineman.⁶

George Valentine appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 in the household of Deborah Elizabeth Downing at 29 West High Street, North Ward, U. S. Census, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 2A, lines 38-42, Dwelling 33; Family 35
     38 VALENTINE, Deborah Head F W 74 [1836] Widow 5-children-born 5-children-living PA PA VA Own Income
     39 " , George V. Son M W 40 [1870] Single PA PA PA Manager Farm
     40 " , Louise V. Daughter F W 36 [1879] Single PA PA PA
     41 " , Robert Son M W 29 [1881] Single PA PA PA Laborer Farm.⁷

George Valentine appeared on the census of between 2 January 1920 and 3 January 1920 in the household of Deborah Elizabeth Downing at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 1A, Lines 35-38, Dwelling 10; Family 11
     35 VALENTINE, Deborah H Head F W 84 [1836] Widowed VA PA VA
     36 " , George Son M W 50 [1870] Single PA PA VA Farmer Manager
     37 " , Louisa M Daughter F W 46 [1874] Single PA PA VA
     38 " , Robert Son 40 [1880] single PA PA VA Farmer Manager.⁸ George Valentine was the Informant for the death certificate of Deborah Elizabeth Downing on 5 August 1921 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964
     Name:     Deborah E Valentine [Deborah E Downing]
     Gender:     Female
     Race:     White
     Age:     85
     Birth Date:     22 Aug 1835
     Birth Place:     Mountville Londoun County, VA
     Death Date:     5 Aug 1921
     Death Place:     Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
     Father:     Miller Downing
     Mother:     Sarah G Mount
     Certificate Number:     75655
     Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 074501-077500
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
     Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.^9,10

     Jacob D. Valentine Jr. was born on 5 April 1871 at Pennsylvania, USA.^2,3,4 He married Minnie B. Houser, daughter of William D. Houser and Amanda Catherine Grove, on 9 August 1901.⁵

Jacob D. Valentine Jr. died on 11 November 1922 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 51; Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964
     Name:     Jacob D Valentine
     Gender:     Male
     Race:     White
     Age:     51
     Birth Date:     5 Apr 1871
     Birth Place:     Pennsylvania
     Death Date:     11 Nov 1922
     Death Place:     Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
     Father:     Jacob D Valentine
     Mother:     Dalocah Donning
     Certificate Number:     99250
     Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 083001-086000
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
     Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.⁴
Jacob D. Valentine Jr. was buried on 14 November 1922 at United Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, USA.⁴
     Jacob D. Valentine Jr. appeared on the census of 10 June 1880 in the household of Jacob D. Valentine Sr. and Deborah Elizabeth Downing at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 221-B, Lines 17-26, Dwelling 162; Family 175
     17 VALENTINE, Jacob D W M 56 [1824] Married Farmer PA PA PA
     18 " , Debora W F 44 [1836] Wife Married Keeps House VA P! VA
     19 " , George W M 10 [1870] Son Single Attends School PA PA VA
     20 " , Jacob W M 9 [1871] Son Single PA PA VA
     21 " , Louisa W F 5 [1875] Dau single PA PA VA
     22 " , Ellen W F d [1878] Dau Single PA PA VA
     23 " , Robert W M 6/12 [1879] Son Single PA PA VA
     24 DOWNING, M. Ellen W F 30 [1850] sister in law Single House Keeper PA PA PA
     25 BOYER, Bella W F 18 [1862] Servant Single House Servant PA PA PA
     26 EMERICK, James W M 15 [1865] Servant Single House Servant PA PA PA.²

Jacob D. Valentine Jr. appeared on the census of 13 June 1900 in the household of Deborah Elizabeth Downing at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 11B, Lines 70-75, Dwelling 215; Family 220
     70 VALENTINE, Debora E. Head W F Aug 1835 64 Widow m32yrs 5-children-born 5-children-living VA PA VA "Capitalist"
     71 " , George Jr Son W M Oct 1869 30 Single PA PA VA
     72 " , Jacob D. son W M April 1871 29 Single PA PA VA
     73 " , Louisa M. Dau W F July 1872 27 Single PA PA VA
     74 " , Ellen D. Dau W F April 1878 22 Single PA PA VA Telephone Lineman
     75 " , Robert Jr. Son W M Dec 1879 20 Single PA PA VA Telephone Lineman.⁶

Jacob D. Valentine Jr. and Minnie B. Houser appeared in the census of 20 April 1910 at Snyder St., Ward 26, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 5-B, Lines 85-89, Dwelling 96; Family 117
     85 VALENTINE, Jacob D Head M W 39 [1871] Married 9yrs PA PA PA Policy writer Insurance
     86 " , Minnie B Wife F W 35 [1875] Married 9yrs 3-children-born 3-children-living PA PA PA home
     87 " , Charlton Son M W 8 [1902] Single PA PA PA
     88 " , Russell M Son M WM 6 [1904] Single PA PA PA
     89 " , Edmund D Son M W 1 9/12 [1908-1909?] Single PA PA PA.⁷

Jacob D. Valentine Jr. and Minnie B. Houser appeared in the census of 9 January 1920 at Hamilton Place, Ward 26, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 6-A, Lines 20-26, Dwelling 95; Family 127
     20 VALENTINE, Jacob Head M W 47 [1873] Married PA PA VA Painter Signs
     21 " , Minnie Wife F W 43 [1877] Married PA PA PA none
     22 " , Charlton Son M W 18 [1902] Single PA PA PA Photographer
     23 " , Russell Son M W 15 [1905] Single PA PA PA ?? Ermest by Panik Stop??
     24 " , Francis Son M W 8 [1912] Single PA PA PA none
     25 " , Frederick Son M W 5 [1915] Single PA PA PA none
     26 " , Robert Son M W 2 [1918] Single PA PA PA none.⁸

     Louisa M. Valentine was born on 6 July 1872 at Pennsylvania, USA; aged 5 in 1880 census (i.e., b ca 1875), but 1900 census says b. July 1872 and aged 27; Social Security Death Index says b. 6 July 1872
* * * * *
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current
Name: Louise Valentine
SSN: 179-36-3696
Last Residence: 16823 Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
BORN: 6 Jul 1872
Died: Jul 1967
State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (1962)
Source Citation: Number: 179-36-3696; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: 1962.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.^3,4,5
Louisa M. Valentine died on 20 July 1967 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 95; U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current
Name: Louise Valentine
SSN: 179-36-3696
Last Residence: 16823 Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
BORN: 6 Jul 1872
Died: Jul 1967
State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (1962)
Source Citation: Number: 179-36-3696; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: 1962.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.^6,7
Louisa M. Valentine was buried after 20 July 1967 at Friends Burial Ground, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth: Jul., 1872
     Death: Jul. 20, 1967
     Aged 95y 14d
     Family links:
     Parents:
      Jacob D Valentine (1823 - 1896)
      Deborah Elizabeth Downing Valentine (1835 - 1921)
     Sibling:
      George Valentine (1869 - 1965)*
      Louise M Valentine (1872 - 1967)     Burial: Friends Burial Ground, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: RJM_2012
     Record added: Dec 14, 2012
     Find A Grave Memorial# 102184511.⁷
     Louisa M. Valentine appeared on the census of 10 June 1880 in the household of Jacob D. Valentine Sr. and Deborah Elizabeth Downing at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 221-B, Lines 17-26, Dwelling 162; Family 175
     17 VALENTINE, Jacob D W M 56 [1824] Married Farmer PA PA PA
     18 " , Debora W F 44 [1836] Wife Married Keeps House VA P! VA
     19 " , George W M 10 [1870] Son Single Attends School PA PA VA
     20 " , Jacob W M 9 [1871] Son Single PA PA VA
     21 " , Louisa W F 5 [1875] Dau single PA PA VA
     22 " , Ellen W F d [1878] Dau Single PA PA VA
     23 " , Robert W M 6/12 [1879] Son Single PA PA VA
     24 DOWNING, M. Ellen W F 30 [1850] sister in law Single House Keeper PA PA PA
     25 BOYER, Bella W F 18 [1862] Servant Single House Servant PA PA PA
     26 EMERICK, James W M 15 [1865] Servant Single House Servant PA PA PA.³

Louisa M. Valentine appeared on the census of 13 June 1900 in the household of Deborah Elizabeth Downing at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 11B, Lines 70-75, Dwelling 215; Family 220
     70 VALENTINE, Debora E. Head W F Aug 1835 64 Widow m32yrs 5-children-born 5-children-living VA PA VA "Capitalist"
     71 " , George Jr Son W M Oct 1869 30 Single PA PA VA
     72 " , Jacob D. son W M April 1871 29 Single PA PA VA
     73 " , Louisa M. Dau W F July 1872 27 Single PA PA VA
     74 " , Ellen D. Dau W F April 1878 22 Single PA PA VA Telephone Lineman
     75 " , Robert Jr. Son W M Dec 1879 20 Single PA PA VA Telephone Lineman.⁸

Louisa M. Valentine appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 in the household of Deborah Elizabeth Downing at 29 West High Street, North Ward, U. S. Census, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 2A, lines 38-42, Dwelling 33; Family 35
     38 VALENTINE, Deborah Head F W 74 [1836] Widow 5-children-born 5-children-living PA PA VA Own Income
     39 " , George V. Son M W 40 [1870] Single PA PA PA Manager Farm
     40 " , Louise V. Daughter F W 36 [1879] Single PA PA PA
     41 " , Robert Son M W 29 [1881] Single PA PA PA Laborer Farm.⁹

Louisa M. Valentine appeared on the census of between 2 January 1920 and 3 January 1920 in the household of Deborah Elizabeth Downing at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 1A, Lines 35-38, Dwelling 10; Family 11
     35 VALENTINE, Deborah H Head F W 84 [1836] Widowed VA PA VA
     36 " , George Son M W 50 [1870] Single PA PA VA Farmer Manager
     37 " , Louisa M Daughter F W 46 [1874] Single PA PA VA
     38 " , Robert Son 40 [1880] single PA PA VA Farmer Manager.¹⁰

     Robert Valentine was buried at Friends Burial Ground, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA. He was born on 23 December 1879 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Date per Passport Application.^1,3,4
Robert Valentine died on 24 October 1946 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 66.⁵
Robert Valentine was buried after 24 October 1946 at Friends Burial Ground, Half Moon Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website: Birth:      unknown
Death:      Oct. 24, 1946

67y 10m

Burial:
Friends Burial Ground
Centre County
Pennsylvania, USA

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Created by: RJM_2012
Record added: Dec 14, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 102184579.⁵
     Robert Valentine appeared on the census of 10 June 1880 in the household of Jacob D. Valentine Sr. and Deborah Elizabeth Downing at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 221-B, Lines 17-26, Dwelling 162; Family 175
     17 VALENTINE, Jacob D W M 56 [1824] Married Farmer PA PA PA
     18 " , Debora W F 44 [1836] Wife Married Keeps House VA P! VA
     19 " , George W M 10 [1870] Son Single Attends School PA PA VA
     20 " , Jacob W M 9 [1871] Son Single PA PA VA
     21 " , Louisa W F 5 [1875] Dau single PA PA VA
     22 " , Ellen W F d [1878] Dau Single PA PA VA
     23 " , Robert W M 6/12 [1879] Son Single PA PA VA
     24 DOWNING, M. Ellen W F 30 [1850] sister in law Single House Keeper PA PA PA
     25 BOYER, Bella W F 18 [1862] Servant Single House Servant PA PA PA
     26 EMERICK, James W M 15 [1865] Servant Single House Servant PA PA PA.¹

Robert Valentine appeared on the census of 13 June 1900 in the household of Deborah Elizabeth Downing at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 11B, Lines 70-75, Dwelling 215; Family 220
     70 VALENTINE, Debora E. Head W F Aug 1835 64 Widow m32yrs 5-children-born 5-children-living VA PA VA "Capitalist"
     71 " , George Jr Son W M Oct 1869 30 Single PA PA VA
     72 " , Jacob D. son W M April 1871 29 Single PA PA VA
     73 " , Louisa M. Dau W F July 1872 27 Single PA PA VA
     74 " , Ellen D. Dau W F April 1878 22 Single PA PA VA Telephone Lineman
     75 " , Robert Jr. Son W M Dec 1879 20 Single PA PA VA Telephone Lineman.⁶

Robert Valentine appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 in the household of Deborah Elizabeth Downing at 29 West High Street, North Ward, U. S. Census, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 2A, lines 38-42, Dwelling 33; Family 35
     38 VALENTINE, Deborah Head F W 74 [1836] Widow 5-children-born 5-children-living PA PA VA Own Income
     39 " , George V. Son M W 40 [1870] Single PA PA PA Manager Farm
     40 " , Louise V. Daughter F W 36 [1879] Single PA PA PA
     41 " , Robert Son M W 29 [1881] Single PA PA PA Laborer Farm.⁷

Robert Valentine began military service between 18 May 1918 and 27 March 1919 at France Military service in France - from Passport Application.⁴ He was Artist, self-employed
Information from WWII draft registration card in 1920 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.⁸

Robert Valentine appeared on the census of between 2 January 1920 and 3 January 1920 in the household of Deborah Elizabeth Downing at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 1A, Lines 35-38, Dwelling 10; Family 11
     35 VALENTINE, Deborah H Head F W 84 [1836] Widowed VA PA VA
     36 " , George Son M W 50 [1870] Single PA PA VA Farmer Manager
     37 " , Louisa M Daughter F W 46 [1874] Single PA PA VA
     38 " , Robert Son 40 [1880] single PA PA VA Farmer Manager.⁹

; Passport issued - Ancestry
U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925

Name:

Robert Valentine



Birth Date:

23 Dec 1879



Birth Place:

Bellefonte, Pennsylvania



Age:

40



Passport Issue Date:

3 Sep 1920



Passport Includes a Photo:

Yes



Residence:

Bellefonte, Pennsylvania



Father Name:

Jacob D Valentine



Father's Birth Location:

Bellefonte, Penna



Father's Residence:

Deceased
Source Citation: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C; Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; Collection Number: ARC Identifier 583830 / MLR Number A1 534; NARA Series: M1490; Roll #: 1350.

Source Information:

Ancestry.com. U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
Original data:
Passport Applications, 1795–1905. NARA Microfilm Publication M1372, 694 rolls. General Records Department of State, Record Group 59. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Passport Applications, January 2, 1906–March 31, 1925. NARA Microfilm Publication M1490, 2740 rolls. General Records of the Department of State, Record Group 59. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Registers and Indexes for Passport Applications, 1810–1906. NARA Microfilm Publication M1371, rolls 1–2. General Records of the Department of State, Record Group 59. National Archives, Washington, D.C.⁴

; WWII Draft Registration
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Robert Valentine
Birth Date: 23 Dec 1879
Birth Place: Centre, Pennsylvania
Residence: Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Source Citation: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C; State Headquarters: Pennsylvania; Microfilm Series: M1951; Microfilm Roll: 324.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration.⁸

     George Valentine was buried at Friends Burial Ground? . He was born on 14 September 1788 at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; per Cope [1901]: b 1 Sept 1788.^6,4 He married Mary Drinker Downing, daughter of Jacob Downing and Sarah Sandwith Drinker, on 22 October 1822 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; per Cope [1901:303] they were married in Philadelphia. Image of marriage certificate and transcription attached, courtesy of Joseph Fox.^1,2
George Valentine died on 13 July 1856 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 67; per Cope [1901:303]: "d. at son-in-law, Thomas S. Downing's, 1, 27 , 1879."^7,4,2
George Valentine was buried after 13 July 1856 at Friends Burial Ground, Half Moon Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:
Birth: unknown
Death: Jul. 13, 1856


Note: Age at death 68 years.

Burial:
Friends Burial Ground
Centre County
Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: Kenneth Greene
Record added: Aug 12, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 28973648.⁷
      ; Valentine and Downing family information provided by George Valentine (manuscript.)⁸ EDV-2. He was per Cope [1901:303]: "He entered the employ of Jacob downing, at his iron works at Atsion, N. J; afterward joining his brothers in Maryland, and later at Bellefonte...""
; from Beers [1898:69ff]: "VALENTINE. The Valentines of Bellefonte and their connections have descended from early and historic families of the State. The Valentine family is in direct line of descent from Robert Valentine (1), who died in 1651. His wife was Elizabeth Warren, a native of Lambstown, County Wexford, Ireland, whose death occurred in Ballynocassick in 1695. Their son, George, of Bally Brummel. County Carlow, Ireland, had a son Thomas, who in 1715 married Mary, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Hooper) Parke, of Battytean, County Carlow, and became the progenitor of the family in America. He was born in 1693, and about 1720 came to America, locating in Chester County, Penn. Later he moved into what became Montgomery County of the same State, where his death occurred in 1747. Thomas Parke appears to have been a farmer in Ireland, owning in 1720 land in Ballileau, Ballaghmore and Coolissnactah. In 1724 he came to America bringing with him his family, and located in the great valley on the west side of what is now Downington, where he had purchased 500 acres of land. He died January 31,1738, and his widow on June 2 1, 1749. He was an elder in Caln Meeting, and esteemed by Friends.
     Thomas Valentine and family were Friends, and identified with the Kilconnor Monthly Meeting in Ireland. Of their children, Robert, a native of Bally Brummel, Ireland, married, in 1747, Rachel Edge, of Providence, Chester Co., Penn., and his son Robert, born in 1752, married, in 1773 , Ann Bond. Robert, the son of the emigrant, became a recommended minister in 1764, and traveled considerably in that capacity, including a visit to Great Britain at the close of the Revolutionary war. John Edge, the maternal grandfather of Rachel Edge, came to the country from St. Andrews, Holborn, in the County of Middlesex, England, and settled in Nether Providence about the year 1685. He was an earnest member of the Society of Friends. He had been subjected to heavy fines and imprisonment in his native county for refusing to act contrary to his
conscientious scruples, and on one occasion had to stand public trial.
     From Robert Valentine and Ann Bond came descendants of the name in Centre County. Their children were: Robert married Elizabeth Downing; George married Mary Downing; Samuel and Jacob D. died unmarried; Reuben B. married Sarah Downing; Abraham S. married Clarissa Miles; Bond married Lydia Fairlamb; Thomazine married Reuben Miller: and Rachael married Maj. Jonathan Kersley, of Detroit, Mich. Ann Bond was the daughter of Samuel and Thomazine (Downing) Bond, of West Whiteland, Chester county, and the granddaughter of Joseph Bond, who settled at Bristol, in Bucks county, Penn., in the early part of the eighteenth century; he was a large land owner, and was one of the petitioners for the incorporation of the borough, which was incorporated by letters patent from the Crown, November 14, 1720. Joseph Bond and John Hall were the first Burgesses of the town. The former represented his county in the Colonial Legislature.
     In 1815, Samuel, Jacob D., George, Reuben B., Abram S., and Bond Valentine, sons of Robert and Ann Bond, came from Chester county to Centre county, accompanied by Jacob Thomas, and leased the old Dunlop iron furnace erected by John Dunlop in 1802, and in 1821 purchased it. Mr. Thomas withdrew in 1817, and was succeeded by his son, William A. Thomas. They were all iron-masters, and for years were largely identified with the development of the iron interests of Centre County. They built additional forges and in 1824 built the first rolling mill in Centre County. In 1842 they abandoned the old furnace, and built one just outside of the borough of Bellefonte. Many of the sons of these men succeeded them to the business, and some are still connected with it. Referring to these men who built the first Friends Meeting House at Bellefonte, and who by birth were members of the Society, a writer says: "The rise of the Friends Meeting in Bellefonte seems worthy of some notice. It was established by four or five men, who, making no especial profession of religion, yet yielded to a simple apprehension of duty, and built a house for the worship of God. All of them became faithful humble followers of the Lord Jesus, and to one of them was committed the ministry of the Gospel of Christ. Friends Meeting is still regularly held in Bellefonte, and is largely composed of the descendants of those who established it." Of the Valentine brothers who came to Centre County, George, born in East Caln, September I, 1788, died in Bellefonte, July 13, 1857, married Mary Downing, born in Philadelphia, January 22, 1792, died January 27, 1879. issue: (1) Jacob Downing, born at Bellefonte October 4, 1823, died September 16, 1896, in the house in which he was born, it being one of the first houses built in Bellefonte. He was an iron-master, "upright and honest, and lived in accordance with the Quaker faith." He married Deborah Downing, a daughter of Richard and Sarah G. (Mount) Downing, issue: George, Jacob, Louise, Ellen and Robert. (2) Sarah married Dr. George Fox. (3) Eliza married Thomas S. Downing. (4) Reuben B., born in Bellefonte in 1829, where he died in 1871, was an iron-master, and one of the most successful managers of the Valentine Iron Works. He was also engaged extensively in farming, and was a conscientious and upright member of the Society of Friends. In 1857 he married Mary B. Jacobs, who was born at East Whiteland, Chester Co., Penn., a daughter of Joseph and Ann (Bowen) Jacobs, issue: Mary and Emily (deceased); Anna J; Julia (deceased); and Caroline M. (5) Caroline married Thompson Millikin. (6) George married Emily Jacobs (a sister of Mary B. Jacobs), issue: Jane H., Mary D., Sarah W. and Emily J.
     Taking up the history of the Downing family: Mary Downing (who married George Valentine) was the direct descendant of Thomas Downing, who was born in Bradninch, in Devonshire, England, in 1691, and who, as early as 1718, resided in Chester county, Penn., and from whom descended the numerous families of Downings in that county. For generations the Downings were farmers and millers. Richard Downing, a son of Thomas, married Mary Edge, and, of their children, Jacob Downing married Sarah Drinker, of Philadelphia, and they became the parents of Mary (Downing) Valentine. A son of Richard, also named Richard, married Sarah G. Mount, and their daughter Deborah became the wife of Jacob Valentine. Elizabeth Drinker, the grandmother of Mary (Downing) Valentine, kept a diary from 1759 to 1807, which was published in book form in 1889. She was a direct descendant of Philip Drinker (1), who was born in 1597 and died in 1647; came in 1635 from Exeter, England, and settled at Charlestown, Mass. Henry Drinker, the great-great-great-grandson of Philip, the grandfather of Mary Downing, married Elizabeth Sandwith. The latter descended from John Jervis, of Roscoe, Kings county, Ireland, who came to America in 1688, with a son Martyn, and purchased large tracts of land in New Jersey now called Jervis Sound. John Jervis was appointed a justice of the peace of New Jersey. Charles, another son, was court painter to King George II, a correspondent of the poet Pope, and translator of "Don Quixote. "Henry Drinker was an ironmaster and ship owner of Philadelphia; was arrested in 1777 and sent to Virginia under pretense of hostility to the American cause; he was a member of the. common council of Philadelphia, and a large landowner; he was born in 1734, and ,died in 1809. The mother of Deborah (Downing) Valentine, Sarah G. Mount, was the daughter of James Mount, whose father was Ezekial, the son of Thomas Mount, who came from England and was the owner of the land on which the city of Louisville, Ky., was built. He had many slaves, and was a man of wealth.
     Referring to the history of the Jacobs family, Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine are in direct line of descent from John Jacobs (1) (the first of the family in America), who in 1700 settled on a portion of the Vanbibber tract of land in Providence, Philadelphia County. His death occurred in 1730. His grandson, John Jacobs (3), was the Speaker of the first .General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. His brother, Israel, was a member of Congress in 1791, and another brother, Jesse, held a captain's commission and served in the Revolutionary war, participating in a number of important battles. Ann Bowen, mother of Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine, was in direct line of descent from John Bowen (1), of Whiteland, Chester County, who died in 1715. The paternal grandmother of Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine was Mary Brinton, of Thornburg, Delaware Co., Penn., who was in line from William Brinton (1), of Staffordshire, England, who settled in Concord, Birmingham Township, Delaware Co., Penn.,in 1684, and was among the earliest converts of George Fox. He bought large tracts of land in Chester County. He was born in 1630, and died in 1700. His son, William, was a member of the Provincial Assembly in 1666, and died in 1751. Joseph, of Thornbury, Delaware Co., Penn., the son of William (2), was an associate judge of Pennsylvania, and a member of the Provincial Assembly. Reuben B. Valentine, of the Valentine brothers coming to Centre County in 1815, was born in 1793, and died in 1841; married Sarah Downing (a sister of Mary Downing, the wife of his brother George), born June 17. 1797, died November 30, 1843, and their children were: (I) Mary married Dr. Elias W. Hale, a wealthy gentleman of influence, of Lewistown, born June 6, 1824, and died February 20, 1892; issue: Sarah, died young, and Ellen, the wife of G. Murray Andrews. (2) George was killed in a rolling mill at the age of five years. William Valentine died unmarried.
     Abraham S. Valentine, another of the original brothers locating in Centre county, died August 29, 1862 aged sixty-eight years; married Clarissa Miles, who died March 3, 1857, aged forty-nine years; was a member of the original firm and the inventor of the ore-washing machine since in general use, the adoption of which effected a revolution in the ore mining of this region. He was possessed of great business ability and foresight (being "a man far ahead of his time "), and it was due largely to his inventions and improvements that the Valentine charcoal iron achieved its widespread reputation. At the outbreak of the war of the Rebellion he was one of the liberal contributors to a subscription for the support of the soldiers' families. Two of his sons, Abram and Bond, were in the service for a time. Clarissa Miles, wife of Abram S., was a daughter of Evan Miles, who died May 10, 1838, in his sixty-ninth year, and of Rebecca George (of the family of George's Hill, Philadelphia), who died July 28, 1845, in her seventy-sixth year; both are buried in the graveyard at Milesburg. Evan Miles was the son of Richard Miles, and the nephew of Col. Samuel Miles, of Revolutionary fame. The latter served as a lieutenant in the expedition to Fort Duquesne; was wounded at Ligonia in an attack made by the French and Indians; commanded a regiment in 1760, and at the end of the campaign was left in command of the forces at Presque Isle (now Erie), Penn. He commanded a regiment in the Revolutionary war under Gen. Washington. While leading his regiment at the battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776, he was captured, and while a prisoner was made a brigadier-general for distinguished service. He was no less distinguished in civil life after the war, holding many responsible positions, among them that of mayor of Philadelphia. Richard Miles married Mary Pugh, who was a member of the Society of Friends, and in 1792 they located at Milesburg, Centre county, where both are buried. He was a captain of militia in the Revolution. His Death occurred December 16, 1823, in the eighty-fifth year of his age, and that of his wife, December 20, 1794, aged forty-four years. Richard Miles was the grandson of Richard, one of the brothers who came from South Wales in 1682 or 1683, and settled at Radnor, Pennsylvania.
     The children of Abraham S. Valentine and Clarissa (Miles) were: (1) Anna married S. Stewart Lyon, and their issue are-John; Anna; Clara, the wife of William Jasper Nicholas; Mary, the wife of Ellis L. Orvis; and Rebecca. (2) Rebecca M. married Evan Pugh, Ph. D., who lived only a few months after marriage, and left no issue; he was a scholarly gentleman and distinguished educator, and was the first president of the Pennsylvania State College. (3) Bond, born March 22, 1834, died April 19, 1889, married Mattie Kenney, who died August 25, 1882, in her forty-sixth year; their children are-Evan and Jane (died in infancy); Bond; and Edward K. The father of these was for years a member of the firm of Shortlidge & Co., of Bellefonte, dealers in grain and coal, and latterly he was engaged in the insurance business. "He was closely attached to the Society of Friends, and was very devoted to their teachings. He was a man possessing a pure Christian character, whom everyone honored. His friends were numbered by the hundreds, who looked upon him as a man worthy of imitation, because he followed as near as he could in the paths of divine teaching. He was courteous, genial, and enjoyed being genial whether in social or business life."(4) Abram S., who resides at Atlantic City, N. J., married Eliza U. Natt, of Philadelphia, daughter of Thomas J. and Anne Natt, of England, and their children are-Charles, Arthur and Edward. Abram S. is connected with the Valentine Iron Works at Bellefonte, and for years took an active part in the business interests of Bellefonte and vicinity. During the war of the Rebellion he was for a time in the service, and contributed largely toward the support of the soldiers and their families. (5) Evan M., who resides in Philadelphia, married Mary J. Taylor, of Doylestown, who died. Their children are Harry S. and Abram S. (6) Samuel and (7) Blanchard died in infancy, (8) and (9) Clara and Mary, respectively, unmarried. (10) Henry C. now connected with the Valentine Iron Works, married Sarah, a daughter of Thomas, and grand-.daughter of Judge Thomas Burnside, and their children are-Stanley, Helen, Rebecca and Henry. Henry C. is a member of the borough council.
     Bond Valentine, the youngest of the original Valentine brothers, did not remain in the iron business long, but early turned his attention to the law. His birth occurred in 1798. His early paternal training was such as to instill in his mind those principles of morality which were the guiding and controlling influence of his after life. He became a distinguished lawyer, and served in the General Assembly, 1830-32, from Centre County. In 1842, influenced by conscientious convictions, he abandoned the law that he might devote his life to the public ministry in the Society of Friends. The Friends Review in an obituary notice, said: "His sterling integrity and the well-known simplicity of his character, averse to mere forms, won for him the increased confidence and respect of the community, and his addresses have been marked by impassioned earnestness. In social circles our friend was very attractive, without reserve, original, genial and simple."
     To his first wife, Lydia, daughter of John and Susannah (Ashbridge) Fairland, farming people of near West Chester, Penn., and of English descent, two children were born, the elder of whom died in infancy; the other is Robert Valentine, who has long been at the head of the firm of Valentine & Co., of Bellefonte. Robert Valentine is one of the prominent and wealthy citizens of Bellefonte. His second wife, to whom he was married in 1861, was Mary Natt, daughter of Thomas J. and Anne Natt, born in England, and their children are: Emily and Julia, the latter being the wife of Dr. Bond, of Baltimore. The homes of Robert Valentine and family, and the family of Reuben B. Valentine, are particularly striking, and are of the several imposing and beautiful places of the mountain town of Bellefonte. The former, a modern built, native stone structure, commodious and substantial, stands on one of the highest points of the town, and is very commanding in point of view. While the other is located a short distance from the town on a beautifully situated farm, "Burnham," this suburban countryseat is surrounded by spacious grounds, and the old grey limestone house, built by Reuben B. Valentine in 1856, is of the Colonial style.⁹
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DNA Match of 3rd cousin 2x removed (7 cM | 1 segments) with "George Case" and Ellen Downing VAUT - https://www.ancestry.com/account/profile/04f92813-0006-0000-0000-000000000000, descendant of George VALENTINE [8208] on ThruLines. See attached image.^10,11,12

George Valentine was listed as a resident in Robert Valentine Jr. and Ann Thelma Bond's household in the census report in 1800 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 898; Line 34
     Name:     Robt Valentine
     Home in 1800 (City, County, State):     Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:     3 [aft 1790] Reuben 1793, Abraham 1795, Bond 1797
     Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15:     1 [1785-90] George 1788
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:     3 [1775-84] Samuel 1776, Robert 1778, Jacob 1780
     Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1755] Robert 1752
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     3 [1775-84] Rachel 1784, Thomazine 1774, Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1755] Ann (Bond) 1752
     Number of All Other Free Persons:     2
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     4
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     2
     Number of Household Members:     14.¹³

George Valentine was listed as a resident in Samuel Valentine's household in the census report in 1810 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; [Note: There are 6 "Other Free Persons" in Samuel's household. It is likely that these include his brothers who in 1815 traveled to Centre Co. with him and who were all unmarried in 1810.]
p. 224, line 8
     Name:     Saml Valentine
     Home in 1810 (City, County, State):     East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:     2
     Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 :     1
     Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:     1
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     2
     Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :     1
     Number of All Other Free Persons:     6 (His brothers/their wives?)
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     3
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     2
     Number of Household Members:     1.¹⁴
; from Beers [1898:69ff]: "In 1815, Samuel, Jacob D., George, Reuben B., Abram S., and Bond Valentine, sons of Robert and Ann Bond, came from Chester county to Centre county, accompanied by Jacob Thomas, and leased the old Dunlop iron furnace erected by John Dunlop in 1802, and in 1821 purchased it. Mr. Thomas withdrew in 1817, and was succeeded by his son, William A. Thomas. They were all iron-masters, and for years were largely identified with the development of the iron interests of Centre County. They built additional forges and in 1824 built the first rolling mill in Centre County. In 1842 they abandoned the old furnace, and built one just outside of the borough of Bellefonte. Many of the sons of these men succeeded them to the business, and some are still connected with it. Referring to these men who built the first Friends Meeting House at Bellefonte, and who by birth were members of the Society, a writer says: "The rise of the Friends Meeting in Bellefonte seems worthy of some notice. It was established by four or five men, who, making no especial profession of religion, yet yielded to a simple apprehension of duty, and built a house for the worship of God. All of them became faithful humble followers of the Lord Jesus, and to one of them was committed the ministry of the Gospel of Christ. Friends Meeting is still regularly held in Bellefonte, and is largely composed of the descendants of those who established it." Of the Valentine brothers who came to Centre County, George, born in East Caln, September I, 1788, died in Bellefonte, July 13, 1857, married Mary Downing, born in Philadelphia, January 22, 1792, died January 27, 1879. issue: (1) Jacob Downing, born at Bellefonte October 4, 1823, died September 16, 1896, in the house in which he was born, it being one of the first houses built in Bellefonte. He was an iron-master, "upright and honest, and lived in accordance with the Quaker faith." He married Deborah Downing, a daughter of Richard and Sarah G. (Mount) Downing, issue: George, Jacob, Louise, Ellen and Robert. (2) Sarah married Dr. George Fox. (3) Eliza married Thomas S. Downing. (4) Reuben B., born in Bellefonte in 1829, where he died in 1871, was an iron-master, and one of the most successful managers of the Valentine Iron Works. He was also engaged extensively in farming, and was a conscientious and upright member of the Society of Friends. In 1857 he married Mary B. Jacobs, who was born at East Whiteland, Chester Co., Penn., a daughter of Joseph and Ann (Bowen) Jacobs, issue: Mary and Emily (deceased); Anna J; Julia (deceased); and Caroline M. (5) Caroline married Thompson Millikin. (6) George married Emily Jacobs (a sister of Mary B. Jacobs), issue: Jane H., Mary D., Sarah W. and Emily J."¹⁵ George Valentine was a mentioned with Abraham S. Valentine in 1815 at Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Linn [1883:56]: "1815 - The annals of this year chronicle the arrival of the Valentine brothers and William A. Thomas, as tenants of the iron-works of John Dunlop, deceased. They operated under a lease from Hon. Charles Huston and John G. Lowrey, administrators, until the 1st of October, 1821, when the force and furnace tracts, together with the Galesburg ore banks, as they were called, were purchased by Samuel Valentine, Jacob Valentine, George Valentine, Robert Valentine and william A. Thomas, for the sum of fourteen thousand dollars, at Orphans' Court sale, of the real estate of John Dunlop; the latter's half-interest in the Washington Works was sold shortly after after his death to Alexander irvine, of Baltimore, for five thousand dollars."
In Jacob Daniel Valentine's will dated 24 October 1823 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, George Valentine was named as executor; Synopsis from Fravel [1939:11]: "page 189, JACOB VALENTINE, Chester Co., Pa. Oct. 24 1823-11/6/1823, Nieces & nephews, children of my sister Thomazin Miller of Centre Co., Pa. My dec'd brother Robert. Eliza w/o Tm. A. Thomas. Robert V. Miller, Wm. Miller, Mary Ann, Isaac, Rachel, Jane, Mordecai Miller. My sis. Rachel, w/o Jonathan Kersley : "page 189, JACOB VALENTINE, Chester Co., Pa. Oct. 24 1823-11/6/1823, Nieces & nephews, children of my sister Thomazin Miller of Centre Co., Pa. My dec'd brother Robert. Eliza w/o Tm. A. Thomas. Robert V. Miller, Wm. Miller, Mary Ann, Isaac, Rachel, Jane: "page 189, JACOB VALENTINE, Chester Co., Pa. Oct. 24 1823-11/6/1823, Nieces & nephews, children of my sister Thomazin Miller of Centre Co., Pa. My dec'd brother Robert. Eliza w/o Tm. A. Thomas. Robert V. Miller, Wm. Miller, Mary Ann, Isaac, Rachel, Jane, Mordecai Miller. My sis. Rachel, w/o Jonathan Kersley : "page 189, JACOB VALENTINE, Chester Co., Pa. Oct. 24 1823-11/6/1823, Nieces & nephews, children of my sister Thomazin Miller of Centre Co., Pa. My dec'd brother Robert. Eliza w/o Tm. A. Thomas. Robert [sic] of Detroit. Brother Valentine & Abram, Sam'l., Geo., Reuben. Jacob V. Thomas. Jacob D. infant s/o George & Mary Valentine. Ex: Bros: Geo. & Bond. Witness: Jos. White, Jos. M. Downing.¹⁶
In Samuel Valentine's will dated 16 August 1826 at Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, George Valentine was named as executor; Synopsis from Fravel [1939:12]: "page 211, SAMUEL VALENTINE, Aug. 16, 1825-Oct. 19, 1826, members of firm of Valentine & Thomas to wit: George, Reuben, Abram S., Bond Valentine, Wm. A. Thomas. Niece Eliza M. Thomas, w/o Wm. A. Thomas. My brothers named, my sister Tomazin Miller. Ex: 5 members of firm. Witness: I. Miller, Rachel Miller."¹⁷

George Valentine and Mary Drinker Downing appeared in the census of 1830 at U. S. Census, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 436, line 11
     Name:     11 George Valentine [8208] Ref #3446
     Home in 1830 (City, County, State):     Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:     2 [aft 1825] Reuben Bond b1829, ??
     Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:     1 [1816-20] Jacob?? b1823
     Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39:     1 [1791-1800] George b1788
     Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:     1 [aft 1825] Eliza Sharpless b1826
     Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:     1 [1821-25] Sarah Downing b1825
     Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:     1 [1811-15] ??
     Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39:     2 [1791-1800] Mary Drinker (Downing) b1792
     Free White Persons - Under 20:     6
     Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:     3
     Total Free White Persons:     9
     Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):     9.¹⁸
George Valentine is mentioned in the will of Reuben Bond Valentine on 10 March 1834 at Spring Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Synopsis from Fravel [1939:23]: "page 148, REUBEN B. VALENTINE, Spring Twp., 3/10/1834-4/24/1841, w. Sarah. Children: Geo. H., Mary. Brother Gworge, Abraham S. Also named Wm. A. Thomas to be guardian or my minor children. Ex; wife, bro. Bond Valentine. Witness: Daniel Dobbins, H. Humes, Mord. Miller."¹⁹

George Valentine and Mary Drinker Downing appeared in the census of 1840 at U. S. Census, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; [same page as Bond and Reuben B. Valentine, his brothers. 2nd older woman is unknown - a sibling?]
p. 92, line 5
     Name:     George Valentine
     Home in 1840 (City, County, State):     Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:     1 [1831-35] George b1834
     Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:     1 [1826-30] Reuben bond b1829
     Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:     1 [1821-25] Jacob D b1823
     Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49:     1 [1791-1800] George b1788
     Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:     1 [1831-35] Caroline b1833
     Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14:     1 [1826-30] Eliza Sharpless b1826
     Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:     1 [1821-25] Sarah Downing b1825
     Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49:     2 [1791-1800] Mary Drinker (Downing) b1790, Unknown?
     Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade:     1
     Free White Persons - Under 20:     6
     Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:     3
     Total Free White Persons:     9
     Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:     9.²⁰

George Valentine and Mary Drinker Downing appeared in the census of 30 July 1850 at U. S. Census, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 162B, Line 22-30, Dwelling 79; Family 91
     22 VALENTINE, George 62 [1788] M Iron Master $57000 PA
     23 " , Mary D. 57 [1793] F PA
     24 " , Jacob D. 26 [1824] M Manager PA
     25 " , Sarah 25 [1825] F PA
     26 " , Carloine 16 [1834] F PA
     27 " , Mary D. 18 [1832] F PA
     28 GILMORE , Mary Ann 29 [1821] Black F VA
     29 GILFLOYD, Maria 18 [1832] F PA
     30 STEPHENS, Edward 28 [1822] Black M VA.²¹

     Mary Drinker Downing was buried at Whiteland? Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA. She was born on 22 January 1792 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^6,2 She married George Valentine, son of Robert Valentine Jr. and Ann Thelma Bond, on 22 October 1822 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; per Cope [1901:303] they were married in Philadelphia. Image of marriage certificate and transcription attached, courtesy of Joseph Fox.^1,5
Mary Drinker Downing died on 27 January 1879 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 87.²
Mary Drinker Downing was buried after 27 January 1879 at Friends Burial Ground, Half Moon Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:Birth: unknown
Death: Jan. 27, 1879
Burial:
Friends Burial Ground
Centre County
Pennsylvania, USA

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Record added: Aug 12, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 28973621.⁷
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; from Beers [1898:69ff]: "VALENTINE. The Valentines of Bellefonte and their connections have descended from early and historic families of the State. The Valentine family is in direct line of descent from Robert Valentine (1), who died in 1651. His wife was Elizabeth Warren, a native of Lambstown, County Wexford, Ireland, whose death occurred in Ballynocassick in 1695. Their son, George, of Bally Brummel. County Carlow, Ireland, had a son Thomas, who in 1715 married Mary, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Hooper) Parke, of Battytean, County Carlow, and became the progenitor of the family in America. He was born in 1693, and about 1720 came to America, locating in Chester County, Penn. Later he moved into what became Montgomery County of the same State, where his death occurred in 1747. Thomas Parke appears to have been a farmer in Ireland, owning in 1720 land in Ballileau, Ballaghmore and Coolissnactah. In 1724 he came to America bringing with him his family, and located in the great valley on the west side of what is now Downington, where he had purchased 500 acres of land. He died January 31,1738, and his widow on June 2 1, 1749. He was an elder in Caln Meeting, and esteemed by Friends.
     Thomas Valentine and family were Friends, and identified with the Kilconnor Monthly Meeting in Ireland. Of their children, Robert, a native of Bally Brummel, Ireland, married, in 1747, Rachel Edge, of Providence, Chester Co., Penn., and his son Robert, born in 1752, married, in 1773 , Ann Bond. Robert, the son of the emigrant, became a recommended minister in 1764, and traveled considerably in that capacity, including a visit to Great Britain at the close of the Revolutionary war. John Edge, the maternal grandfather of Rachel Edge, came to the country from St. Andrews, Holborn, in the County of Middlesex, England, and settled in Nether Providence about the year 1685. He was an earnest member of the Society of Friends. He had been subjected to heavy fines and imprisonment in his native county for refusing to act contrary to his
conscientious scruples, and on one occasion had to stand public trial.
     From Robert Valentine and Ann Bond came descendants of the name in Centre County. Their children were: Robert married Elizabeth Downing; George married Mary Downing; Samuel and Jacob D. died unmarried; Reuben B. married Sarah Downing; Abraham S. married Clarissa Miles; Bond married Lydia Fairlamb; Thomazine married Reuben Miller: and Rachael married Maj. Jonathan Kersley, of Detroit, Mich. Ann Bond was the daughter of Samuel and Thomazine (Downing) Bond, of West Whiteland, Chester county, and the granddaughter of Joseph Bond, who settled at Bristol, in Bucks county, Penn., in the early part of the eighteenth century; he was a large land owner, and was one of the petitioners for the incorporation of the borough, which was incorporated by letters patent from the Crown, November 14, 1720. Joseph Bond and John Hall were the first Burgesses of the town. The former represented his county in the Colonial Legislature.
     In 1815, Samuel, Jacob D., George, Reuben B., Abram S., and Bond Valentine, sons of Robert and Ann Bond, came from Chester county to Centre county, accompanied by Jacob Thomas, and leased the old Dunlop iron furnace erected by John Dunlop in 1802, and in 1821 purchased it. Mr. Thomas withdrew in 1817, and was succeeded by his son, William A. Thomas. They were all iron-masters, and for years were largely identified with the development of the iron interests of Centre County. They built additional forges and in 1824 built the first rolling mill in Centre County. In 1842 they abandoned the old furnace, and built one just outside of the borough of Bellefonte. Many of the sons of these men succeeded them to the business, and some are still connected with it. Referring to these men who built the first Friends Meeting House at Bellefonte, and who by birth were members of the Society, a writer says: "The rise of the Friends Meeting in Bellefonte seems worthy of some notice. It was established by four or five men, who, making no especial profession of religion, yet yielded to a simple apprehension of duty, and built a house for the worship of God. All of them became faithful humble followers of the Lord Jesus, and to one of them was committed the ministry of the Gospel of Christ. Friends Meeting is still regularly held in Bellefonte, and is largely composed of the descendants of those who established it." Of the Valentine brothers who came to Centre County, George, born in East Caln, September I, 1788, died in Bellefonte, July 13, 1857, married Mary Downing, born in Philadelphia, January 22, 1792, died January 27, 1879. issue: (1) Jacob Downing, born at Bellefonte October 4, 1823, died September 16, 1896, in the house in which he was born, it being one of the first houses built in Bellefonte. He was an iron-master, "upright and honest, and lived in accordance with the Quaker faith." He married Deborah Downing, a daughter of Richard and Sarah G. (Mount) Downing, issue: George, Jacob, Louise, Ellen and Robert. (2) Sarah married Dr. George Fox. (3) Eliza married Thomas S. Downing. (4) Reuben B., born in Bellefonte in 1829, where he died in 1871, was an iron-master, and one of the most successful managers of the Valentine Iron Works. He was also engaged extensively in farming, and was a conscientious and upright member of the Society of Friends. In 1857 he married Mary B. Jacobs, who was born at East Whiteland, Chester Co., Penn., a daughter of Joseph and Ann (Bowen) Jacobs, issue: Mary and Emily (deceased); Anna J; Julia (deceased); and Caroline M. (5) Caroline married Thompson Millikin. (6) George married Emily Jacobs (a sister of Mary B. Jacobs), issue: Jane H., Mary D., Sarah W. and Emily J.
     Taking up the history of the Downing family: Mary Downing (who married George Valentine) was the direct descendant of Thomas Downing, who was born in Bradninch, in Devonshire, England, in 1691, and who, as early as 1718, resided in Chester county, Penn., and from whom descended the numerous families of Downings in that county. For generations the Downings were farmers and millers. Richard Downing, a son of Thomas, married Mary Edge, and, of their children, Jacob Downing married Sarah Drinker, of Philadelphia, and they became the parents of Mary (Downing) Valentine. A son of Richard, also named Richard, married Sarah G. Mount, and their daughter Deborah became the wife of Jacob Valentine. Elizabeth Drinker, the grandmother of Mary (Downing) Valentine, kept a diary from 1759 to 1807, which was published in book form in 1889. She was a direct descendant of Philip Drinker (1), who was born in 1597 and died in 1647; came in 1635 from Exeter, England, and settled at Charlestown, Mass. Henry Drinker, the great-great-great-grandson of Philip, the grandfather of Mary Downing, married Elizabeth Sandwith. The latter descended from John Jervis, of Roscoe, Kings county, Ireland, who came to America in 1688, with a son Martyn, and purchased large tracts of land in New Jersey now called Jervis Sound. John Jervis was appointed a justice of the peace of New Jersey. Charles, another son, was court painter to King George II, a correspondent of the poet Pope, and translator of "Don Quixote. "Henry Drinker was an ironmaster and ship owner of Philadelphia; was arrested in 1777 and sent to Virginia under pretense of hostility to the American cause; he was a member of the. common council of Philadelphia, and a large landowner; he was born in 1734, and ,died in 1809. The mother of Deborah (Downing) Valentine, Sarah G. Mount, was the daughter of James Mount, whose father was Ezekial, the son of Thomas Mount, who came from England and was the owner of the land on which the city of Louisville, Ky., was built. He had many slaves, and was a man of wealth.
     Referring to the history of the Jacobs family, Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine are in direct line of descent from John Jacobs (1) (the first of the family in America), who in 1700 settled on a portion of the Vanbibber tract of land in Providence, Philadelphia County. His death occurred in 1730. His grandson, John Jacobs (3), was the Speaker of the first .General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. His brother, Israel, was a member of Congress in 1791, and another brother, Jesse, held a captain's commission and served in the Revolutionary war, participating in a number of important battles. Ann Bowen, mother of Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine, was in direct line of descent from John Bowen (1), of Whiteland, Chester County, who died in 1715. The paternal grandmother of Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine was Mary Brinton, of Thornburg, Delaware Co., Penn., who was in line from William Brinton (1), of Staffordshire, England, who settled in Concord, Birmingham Township, Delaware Co., Penn.,in 1684, and was among the earliest converts of George Fox. He bought large tracts of land in Chester County. He was born in 1630, and died in 1700. His son, William, was a member of the Provincial Assembly in 1666, and died in 1751. Joseph, of Thornbury, Delaware Co., Penn., the son of William (2), was an associate judge of Pennsylvania, and a member of the Provincial Assembly. Reuben B. Valentine, of the Valentine brothers coming to Centre County in 1815, was born in 1793, and died in 1841; married Sarah Downing (a sister of Mary Downing, the wife of his brother George), born June 17. 1797, died November 30, 1843, and their children were: (I) Mary married Dr. Elias W. Hale, a wealthy gentleman of influence, of Lewistown, born June 6, 1824, and died February 20, 1892; issue: Sarah, died young, and Ellen, the wife of G. Murray Andrews. (2) George was killed in a rolling mill at the age of five years. William Valentine died unmarried.
     Abraham S. Valentine, another of the original brothers locating in Centre county, died August 29, 1862 aged sixty-eight years; married Clarissa Miles, who died March 3, 1857, aged forty-nine years; was a member of the original firm and the inventor of the ore-washing machine since in general use, the adoption of which effected a revolution in the ore mining of this region. He was possessed of great business ability and foresight (being "a man far ahead of his time "), and it was due largely to his inventions and improvements that the Valentine charcoal iron achieved its widespread reputation. At the outbreak of the war of the Rebellion he was one of the liberal contributors to a subscription for the support of the soldiers' families. Two of his sons, Abram and Bond, were in the service for a time. Clarissa Miles, wife of Abram S., was a daughter of Evan Miles, who died May 10, 1838, in his sixty-ninth year, and of Rebecca George (of the family of George's Hill, Philadelphia), who died July 28, 1845, in her seventy-sixth year; both are buried in the graveyard at Milesburg. Evan Miles was the son of Richard Miles, and the nephew of Col. Samuel Miles, of Revolutionary fame. The latter served as a lieutenant in the expedition to Fort Duquesne; was wounded at Ligonia in an attack made by the French and Indians; commanded a regiment in 1760, and at the end of the campaign was left in command of the forces at Presque Isle (now Erie), Penn. He commanded a regiment in the Revolutionary war under Gen. Washington. While leading his regiment at the battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776, he was captured, and while a prisoner was made a brigadier-general for distinguished service. He was no less distinguished in civil life after the war, holding many responsible positions, among them that of mayor of Philadelphia. Richard Miles married Mary Pugh, who was a member of the Society of Friends, and in 1792 they located at Milesburg, Centre county, where both are buried. He was a captain of militia in the Revolution. His Death occurred December 16, 1823, in the eighty-fifth year of his age, and that of his wife, December 20, 1794, aged forty-four years. Richard Miles was the grandson of Richard, one of the brothers who came from South Wales in 1682 or 1683, and settled at Radnor, Pennsylvania.
     The children of Abraham S. Valentine and Clarissa (Miles) were: (1) Anna married S. Stewart Lyon, and their issue are-John; Anna; Clara, the wife of William Jasper Nicholas; Mary, the wife of Ellis L. Orvis; and Rebecca. (2) Rebecca M. married Evan Pugh, Ph. D., who lived only a few months after marriage, and left no issue; he was a scholarly gentleman and distinguished educator, and was the first president of the Pennsylvania State College. (3) Bond, born March 22, 1834, died April 19, 1889, married Mattie Kenney, who died August 25, 1882, in her forty-sixth year; their children are-Evan and Jane (died in infancy); Bond; and Edward K. The father of these was for years a member of the firm of Shortlidge & Co., of Bellefonte, dealers in grain and coal, and latterly he was engaged in the insurance business. "He was closely attached to the Society of Friends, and was very devoted to their teachings. He was a man possessing a pure Christian character, whom everyone honored. His friends were numbered by the hundreds, who looked upon him as a man worthy of imitation, because he followed as near as he could in the paths of divine teaching. He was courteous, genial, and enjoyed being genial whether in social or business life."(4) Abram S., who resides at Atlantic City, N. J., married Eliza U. Natt, of Philadelphia, daughter of Thomas J. and Anne Natt, of England, and their children are-Charles, Arthur and Edward. Abram S. is connected with the Valentine Iron Works at Bellefonte, and for years took an active part in the business interests of Bellefonte and vicinity. During the war of the Rebellion he was for a time in the service, and contributed largely toward the support of the soldiers and their families. (5) Evan M., who resides in Philadelphia, married Mary J. Taylor, of Doylestown, who died. Their children are Harry S. and Abram S. (6) Samuel and (7) Blanchard died in infancy, (8) and (9) Clara and Mary, respectively, unmarried. (10) Henry C. now connected with the Valentine Iron Works, married Sarah, a daughter of Thomas, and grand-.daughter of Judge Thomas Burnside, and their children are-Stanley, Helen, Rebecca and Henry. Henry C. is a member of the borough council.
     Bond Valentine, the youngest of the original Valentine brothers, did not remain in the iron business long, but early turned his attention to the law. His birth occurred in 1798. His early paternal training was such as to instill in his mind those principles of morality which were the guiding and controlling influence of his after life. He became a distinguished lawyer, and served in the General Assembly, 1830-32, from Centre County. In 1842, influenced by conscientious convictions, he abandoned the law that he might devote his life to the public ministry in the Society of Friends. The Friends Review in an obituary notice, said: "His sterling integrity and the well-known simplicity of his character, averse to mere forms, won for him the increased confidence and respect of the community, and his addresses have been marked by impassioned earnestness. In social circles our friend was very attractive, without reserve, original, genial and simple."
     To his first wife, Lydia, daughter of John and Susannah (Ashbridge) Fairland, farming people of near West Chester, Penn., and of English descent, two children were born, the elder of whom died in infancy; the other is Robert Valentine, who has long been at the head of the firm of Valentine & Co., of Bellefonte. Robert Valentine is one of the prominent and wealthy citizens of Bellefonte. His second wife, to whom he was married in 1861, was Mary Natt, daughter of Thomas J. and Anne Natt, born in England, and their children are: Emily and Julia, the latter being the wife of Dr. Bond, of Baltimore. The homes of Robert Valentine and family, and the family of Reuben B. Valentine, are particularly striking, and are of the several imposing and beautiful places of the mountain town of Bellefonte. The former, a modern built, native stone structure, commodious and substantial, stands on one of the highest points of the town, and is very commanding in point of view. While the other is located a short distance from the town on a beautifully situated farm, "Burnham," this suburban countryseat is surrounded by spacious grounds, and the old grey limestone house, built by Reuben B. Valentine in 1856, is of the Colonial style.⁸
; Original group of Valentine, Downing and related family members that moved from Chester co., PA to Centre Co., PA.
Partial history of Valentine & Thomas iron business in Centre Co. is attached.

Mary Drinker Downing and George Valentine appeared in the census of 1830 at U. S. Census, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 436, line 11
     Name:     11 George Valentine [8208] Ref #3446
     Home in 1830 (City, County, State):     Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:     2 [aft 1825] Reuben Bond b1829, ??
     Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:     1 [1816-20] Jacob?? b1823
     Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39:     1 [1791-1800] George b1788
     Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:     1 [aft 1825] Eliza Sharpless b1826
     Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:     1 [1821-25] Sarah Downing b1825
     Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:     1 [1811-15] ??
     Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39:     2 [1791-1800] Mary Drinker (Downing) b1792
     Free White Persons - Under 20:     6
     Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:     3
     Total Free White Persons:     9
     Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):     9.⁹

Mary Drinker Downing and George Valentine appeared in the census of 1840 at U. S. Census, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; [same page as Bond and Reuben B. Valentine, his brothers. 2nd older woman is unknown - a sibling?]
p. 92, line 5
     Name:     George Valentine
     Home in 1840 (City, County, State):     Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:     1 [1831-35] George b1834
     Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:     1 [1826-30] Reuben bond b1829
     Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:     1 [1821-25] Jacob D b1823
     Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49:     1 [1791-1800] George b1788
     Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:     1 [1831-35] Caroline b1833
     Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14:     1 [1826-30] Eliza Sharpless b1826
     Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:     1 [1821-25] Sarah Downing b1825
     Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49:     2 [1791-1800] Mary Drinker (Downing) b1790, Unknown?
     Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade:     1
     Free White Persons - Under 20:     6
     Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:     3
     Total Free White Persons:     9
     Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:     9.¹⁰

Mary Drinker Downing and George Valentine appeared in the census of 30 July 1850 at U. S. Census, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 162B, Line 22-30, Dwelling 79; Family 91
     22 VALENTINE, George 62 [1788] M Iron Master $57000 PA
     23 " , Mary D. 57 [1793] F PA
     24 " , Jacob D. 26 [1824] M Manager PA
     25 " , Sarah 25 [1825] F PA
     26 " , Carloine 16 [1834] F PA
     27 " , Mary D. 18 [1832] F PA
     28 GILMORE , Mary Ann 29 [1821] Black F VA
     29 GILFLOYD, Maria 18 [1832] F PA
     30 STEPHENS, Edward 28 [1822] Black M VA.¹¹

Mary Drinker Downing appeared in the census of 30 August 1860 at U. S. Census, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 303, Lines 2-7, Dwelling 2190; Family 2269
     2 VALENTINE, Mary D. 68 [1792] F $4000 $400 PA
     3 " , George 25 [1835] M PA
     4 SWEITZER, Mary 30 [1830] F Servant PA
     5 STRATTON, Sarah 15 [1845] F PA
     6 ANDERSON, John 16 [1844] M PA
     7 SANDS, Elizabeth 10 [1850] F Black PA.¹²

Mary Drinker Downing appeared in the census of 12 July 1870 at U. S. Census, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; [Mary (Drinker) Downing living in the same household as her sister-in-law, Elizabeth (Downing) Sharpless. Both were widows.]
p. 747B; Lines 16-20; Dwelling 111; Family 96
     16 VALENTINE, Mary D 76 [1794] F W Keeping House $75,000 $6,000 PA
     17 SHARPLES, Eliza 86 [1784] F W PA
     18 ADAMS, Bella 50 [1820] F W Domestic Servt Ireland
     19 HAZEL, Anna 16 [1854] F W Domestic Servt PA
     20 SPICER, George 17 [1853] M W Domestic Servt PA.¹³

     Miller Downing was born on 15 April 1805 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; confirmed by Quaker record.^8,1,5,3,7,4 He married Sarah Guinn (Gwinne) Mount, daughter of James Mount and Hannah Handy, on 18 October 1834 at Frederick Co., Maryland, USA,
; Geo. Valentine says m. 1831 in Frederick, Frederick Co.
Ancestry.com - Maryland, Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850
     Name:     Sarah G. Mount
     Gender:     Female
     Marriage Date:     1 Nov 1834
     Spouse:     Miller Downey
     Spouse Gender:     Female
     County:     Frederick County
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Maryland, Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
     Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850. Most of the records in this index may be found at the Maryland Historical Society or the Family History Library. More specific source information is listed with each entry. Original marriage licenses should be located at the county clerk's office.^9,3,8,4,10
Miller Downing died on 27 April 1878 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 73.^1,5,3,4
Miller Downing was buried after 27 April 1878 at Downingtown Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery, Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Observed headstone in cemetery. G Vaut
From Find A Grave:
     Birth:      Apr. 15, 1805, Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Death:      Apr. 27, 1879, Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Son of Richard Downing and Elizabeth Miller. Married Sarah Quinn Mount in 1834. Ten children: Deborah Elizabeth; Mary Ellen; Louisa Miller; Jane Eliza; Edwin Price; Hannah Handy; James Mount; Thomas William; Sarah Virginia; and Tolliver Handy. Miller Downing was, strangely enough, a miller by trade.
     Family Members Parents
      Richard Downing 1778–1866
      Elizabeth Miller Downing 1777–1872
     Spouse Sarah Guinn Mount Downing 1815–1891
     Siblings
      Debbie Ann Downing 1800–1869
      Harriett Downing 1802–1874
     Children
      Deborah Elizabeth Downing Valentine 1835–1921
      Mary Ellen Downing 1839–1924
      Louisa Downing Miller 1840–1915
      Edwin Price Downing 1844–1845
      Hannah Handy Downing 1846–1892
      James M Downing 1849–1908
      Thomas W W Downing 1851–1940
      Sarah Virginia Downing Matlack 1853–1931
      Toliver H. Downing 1854–1929
     Burial: Downingtown Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery, Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: Ray Downing
     Record added: Oct 14, 2005
     Find A Grave Memorial# 11999657.¹¹
     Reference: "5th Ser. Pa Archives Vol 5."⁵ EDV-2.
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DNA Match of 3rd cousin 1x removed (24 cM | 3 segments) with "emailjean" and Ellen Downing VAUT - https://www.ancestry.com/account/profile/04f92813-0006-0000-0000-000000000000, both descendants of George VALENTINE [8208] on ThruLines. See attached image.^12,13,14

Miller Downing and Sarah Guinn (Gwinne) Mount appeared in the census of 1840 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 84, line 10
     Name: Miller Downing
     Home in 1840: East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
     Free White - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
     Free White - Females - Under 5: 2
     Free White - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
     Employed in Agriculture: 2
     Free White - Under 20: 3
     Free White - 20 thru 49: 2
     Total Free White Persons: 5
     Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 5

This census page shows multiple Downing households:
     Joseph I. Downing
     Richard P. Downing
     T??? M. Downing
     Charles Downing
     William Downing
     Miller Downing
     Richard Downing
     William W Downing
     Samuel J Downing
     Samuel Downing
     William A Downing
     D D Downing
     John H Downing.¹⁵

Miller Downing and Sarah Guinn (Gwinne) Mount appeared in the census of 6 August 1850 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 236B; Lines 12-20; Dwelling 98; Family 102
     12 DOWNING, Miller 43 [1807] M Merchant PA
     13 " , Sarah G 35 [1815] F OH
     14 " , Deborah E. 14 [1836] F PA
     15 " , Mary Ellen 12 [1838] F PA
     16 " , Louisa M 10 [1840] F PA
     17 " , Jane H 7 [1843] F PA
     18 " , Hannah M 3 [1847] F PA
     19 " , James M 1 [1849] M PA
     20 SHARPLESS, Springer 17 [1833] M Laborer PA.¹⁶

Miller Downing and Sarah Guinn (Gwinne) Mount appeared in the census of 11 June 1860 at Coatesville, Valley Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 570; Lines 1-10; Dwelling 350; Family 348
     1 DOWNING, Miller 55 [1805] M Farmer $2300 $300 PA
     2 " , Sarah 44 [1816] F Housewife VA
     3 " , Deborah E. 24 [1836] F Help VA
     4 " , Louisa 19 [1841] F Teacher Common School PA
     5 " , Hannah 12 [1848] F PA
     6 " , James 11 [1849] M PA
     7 " , Thomas 9 [1851] M PA
     8 " , Sarah 7 [1853] F PA
     9 " , Oliver 5 [1855] M PA
     10 SPENCER, Edward 30 [1830] M Black Laborer PA.¹⁷

Miller Downing and Sarah Guinn (Gwinne) Mount appeared in the census of 26 July 1870 at Thorndale Iron Works, Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 11A; Lines 11-14; Dwelling 64; Family 66;
     11 Downing, Miller 64 M W Farmer$4000 $300 Pennsylvania
     12 " , Sarah 55 F W Keeping House - - Virginia
     13 " , Sallie B 18 F W - - - Pennsylvania
     14 " , Toliver16 M W Farmhand - - Pennsylvania.¹⁸

     Sarah Guinn (Gwinne) Mount was born on 16 November 1815 at Mountville, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA; SAR Application says b. 16 Nov.^3,1,4,5 She married Miller Downing, son of Richard R. Downing and Elizabeth Miller, on 18 October 1834 at Frederick Co., Maryland, USA,
; Geo. Valentine says m. 1831 in Frederick, Frederick Co.
Ancestry.com - Maryland, Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850
     Name:     Sarah G. Mount
     Gender:     Female
     Marriage Date:     1 Nov 1834
     Spouse:     Miller Downey
     Spouse Gender:     Female
     County:     Frederick County
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Maryland, Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
     Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850. Most of the records in this index may be found at the Maryland Historical Society or the Family History Library. More specific source information is listed with each entry. Original marriage licenses should be located at the county clerk's office.^1,6,7,5,8
Sarah Guinn (Gwinne) Mount died on 9 May 1891 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 75; Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013
     Name:     Mrs Sarah G Downing
     Event Type:     Death
     Death Date:     abt 1891
     Death Place:     Downingtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
     Burial Date:     9 May 1891
     Burial Place:     Downingtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
     Denomination:     Presbyterian
     Organization Name:     Central Presbyterian
     Source Citation: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 790
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
     Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
     Methodist Church Records. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Eastern Pennsylvania United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History.^3,1,4,5,9
Sarah Guinn (Gwinne) Mount was buried on 13 May 1891 at Downingtown Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery, Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     16 Nov 1815, Mountville, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     9 May 1891 (aged 75), Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
     The Daily Local News, West Chester, Chester County, Pa. - May 11, 1891
     DOWNING- At Downingtown, Pa., on May 9th, 1891, Sarah G., widow of the late Miller Downing, in the 75th year of her age. Funeral on Wednesday, May 12th, 1891. Meet at the house at 10 o'clock a.m. Friends and relatives invited to attend.
     Family Members Parents
      James Mount 1790–1876
      Hannah Handy Mount 1795–1871
     Spouse Miller Downing 1805–1879
     Siblings
      Charles E. Mount 1828–1890
      Thomas W Mount 1832–1852
     Half Siblings
      Charles E. Mount 1828–1890
     Children
      Deborah Elizabeth Downing Valentine 1835–1921
      Mary Ellen Downing 1839–1924
      Louisa Downing Miller 1840–1915
      Edwin Price Downing 1844–1845
      Hannah Handy Downing 1846–1892
      James M Downing 1849–1908
      Thomas W W Downing 1851–1940
      Sarah Virginia Downing Matlack 1853–1931
      Toliver H. Downing 1854–1929
     BURIAL     Downingtown Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery, Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Inscription Comments field is Burial Date
     Gravesite Details 5/13
     Created by: Dan Oh
     Added: 29 Jul 2009
     Find A Grave Memorial 40025359.^10,11
     EDV-2.

Reference: (an unknown value.)¹

Sarah Guinn (Gwinne) Mount and Miller Downing appeared in the census of 1840 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 84, line 10
     Name: Miller Downing
     Home in 1840: East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
     Free White - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
     Free White - Females - Under 5: 2
     Free White - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
     Employed in Agriculture: 2
     Free White - Under 20: 3
     Free White - 20 thru 49: 2
     Total Free White Persons: 5
     Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 5

This census page shows multiple Downing households:
     Joseph I. Downing
     Richard P. Downing
     T??? M. Downing
     Charles Downing
     William Downing
     Miller Downing
     Richard Downing
     William W Downing
     Samuel J Downing
     Samuel Downing
     William A Downing
     D D Downing
     John H Downing.¹²

Sarah Guinn (Gwinne) Mount and Miller Downing appeared in the census of 6 August 1850 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 236B; Lines 12-20; Dwelling 98; Family 102
     12 DOWNING, Miller 43 [1807] M Merchant PA
     13 " , Sarah G 35 [1815] F OH
     14 " , Deborah E. 14 [1836] F PA
     15 " , Mary Ellen 12 [1838] F PA
     16 " , Louisa M 10 [1840] F PA
     17 " , Jane H 7 [1843] F PA
     18 " , Hannah M 3 [1847] F PA
     19 " , James M 1 [1849] M PA
     20 SHARPLESS, Springer 17 [1833] M Laborer PA.¹³

Sarah Guinn (Gwinne) Mount and Miller Downing appeared in the census of 11 June 1860 at Coatesville, Valley Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 570; Lines 1-10; Dwelling 350; Family 348
     1 DOWNING, Miller 55 [1805] M Farmer $2300 $300 PA
     2 " , Sarah 44 [1816] F Housewife VA
     3 " , Deborah E. 24 [1836] F Help VA
     4 " , Louisa 19 [1841] F Teacher Common School PA
     5 " , Hannah 12 [1848] F PA
     6 " , James 11 [1849] M PA
     7 " , Thomas 9 [1851] M PA
     8 " , Sarah 7 [1853] F PA
     9 " , Oliver 5 [1855] M PA
     10 SPENCER, Edward 30 [1830] M Black Laborer PA.¹⁴

Sarah Guinn (Gwinne) Mount and Miller Downing appeared in the census of 26 July 1870 at Thorndale Iron Works, Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 11A; Lines 11-14; Dwelling 64; Family 66;
     11 Downing, Miller 64 M W Farmer$4000 $300 Pennsylvania
     12 " , Sarah 55 F W Keeping House - - Virginia
     13 " , Sallie B 18 F W - - - Pennsylvania
     14 " , Toliver16 M W Farmhand - - Pennsylvania.¹⁵

Sarah Guinn (Gwinne) Mount appeared in the census of 8 June 1880 at U. S. Census, Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 177-C; Lines 26-27; Dwelling 183, Family 190
     26 DOWNING, Sarah G. W F 64 [1816] Widow Keeping House VA VA VA
     27 " , Hannah W F 25 [1855] Dau Single at home PA PA VA
(Thomas W. Downing on same page - line 9, in household of Louisa Miller, prob Louisa Miller DOWNING MILLER)
     9 DOWNING, Thos W. W M 29 [1851] Brother Bank Clerk PA PA VA.¹⁶

     Sir William Kingston Kg married Mary Scrope, daughter of Sir Richard Scrope and Eleanor Washbourne.¹

Sir William Kingston Kg died on 15 September 1540.¹
      ; Constable of the Tower when Queen Anne Boleyn was imprisoned and beheaded there.¹

     Katherine Scrope married Richard Audley of Swaffham, Norfolk.¹

     Jane Scrope married Thomas Brewes of Wenham, Suffolk.¹

     Ralph le Scrope died on 2 March 1516.¹
     He was Archdeacon of Northumberland in 1493.¹

     Robert le Scrope Esq. married Katherine Zouche at left issue.¹

Robert le Scrope Esq. died on 25 August 1500.¹

     Elizabeth Alexander married Robert Meek, son of John Meek and Elizabeth Mitchell.^1,2
Elizabeth Alexander was born in 1735 at Wales.³
     EDV-5.

     James Mount was born in 1790 at Mountville, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA.^1,2 He married Hannah Handy, daughter of John Handy and Gwen Hughes, before 1815
; According to their Find A Grave memorials, their oldest child listed, Sarah, was born in 1815.^2,3
James Mount died on 4 January 1876 at Mountville, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA.^1,2
James Mount was buried after 4 January 1876 at North Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, North Fork, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1790
     DEATH     4 Jan 1876 (aged 85–86)
     Family Members Spouse Hannah Handy Mount 1795–1871
     Children
      Sarah Guinn Mount Downing 1815–1891
      Charles E. Mount 1828–1890
      Thomas W Mount 1832–1852
     Inscription age 85 years
     BURIAL     North Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, North Fork, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
     Created by: Betty Frain
     Added: 28 Jul 2011
     Find A Grave Memorial 74069453.^1,2
     EDV-3.

; Matthew Van Hook
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=v anhook99&id=I5222.^4,5

James Mount appeared in the census of 6 July 1850 at Slave Schedule, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA; Ancestry.com - 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules
     Home in 1860:     Loudon, Virginia
     Name of Slave Owner:     James Mount
     All Slaves Owned:     
     Age     Gender     Colour
     65     Female     Mulatto
     32     Male     Black
     30     Female     Black
     30     Female     Black
     25     Male     Black
     25     Male     Blackl
     20     Female     Black
     19     Male     Black
     13     Male     Black
     12     Female     Black
     11     Female     Black
     6     Male     Black
     4     Male     Black
     3     Male     Black
     2     Male     Black
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
     Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls.⁶

James Mount and Hannah Handy appeared in the census of 9 July 1850 at Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA; p. 174-A, lines 16-23, dwelling 181, family 181
     16 MOUNT, Jas 60 [1790] M Farmer $25,500 VA
     17 " , Hannah 55 [1795] F VA
     18 " , Mary 27 [1823] F VA
     19 " , Maria 21 [1829] F VA
     20 " , Chas 22 [1828] M Farmer VA
     21 " , Thos 17 [1833] M VA
     22 " , Jas 13 [1837] M VA
     23 GRAYSON, Saml 27 [1823] M Mulatto Labourer VA.⁷

James Mount and Hannah Handy appeared in the census of 27 August 1860 at Southern District, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA; pp. 148-149, lines 40 & 1-5, dwelling 1012, famly 1012
     40 MOUNT, James 70 [1790] M Farmer $33,000 $16,000 VA
     1 " , Hannah 65 [1795] F VA
     2 " , Maria Ella 30 [1830] F VA
     3 " , James M. 23 [1837] M Merchant $1000 VA
     4 DOWNING, Virginia 16 [1844] F PA
     5 GRASON, Samuel 36 [1824] M Mulatto Laborer PA.⁸ [sic]

James Mount and Hannah Handy appeared in the census of 25 August 1870 at Southern District, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA;      NB The two younger women, Ginnie Anderson and Sallie Downing, are unidentified, but are probably relatives of some kind. Sallie may be a relative of Miller Downing (James' son-in-law), but I haven't placed her.
pp. 238-B & 239-A, lines 40 & 1-7, dwelling 967, family 976
     40 MOUNT, James 79 [1791] M W Retired Farmer VA
     1 " , Hannah 75 [1795] F W Keeping House VA
     2 " , John E. 50 [1820] M W Farmer & Dr. $2,720 VA
     3 " , Charles 35 [1835] M W Retired Farmer $160 VA
     4 " , James M. 30 [1840] M W Dry Goods Merchant $1,200 VA
     5 " , Marie E. 35 [1835] F W Without Occupation VA
     6 ANDERSON, Ginnie 20 [1850] F W Without Occupation PA
     7 DOWNING, Sallie 13 [1857] F W Without Occupation VA.⁹