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     Hannah Handy was born in 1795.^1,2,3 She married James Mount, son of Ezekial Mount and Sarah (Mary) PritchardPrichard, before 1815; According to their Find A Grave memorials, their oldest child listed, Sarah, was born in 1815.^4,3
Hannah Handy died on 4 March 1871 at Mountville, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA.^5,1,3
Hannah Handy was buried after 4 March 1871 at North Fork Regular Baptist Cemetery, North Fork, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1795
     DEATH     4 Mar 1871 (aged 75–76)
     Family Members Spouse James Mount 1790–1876
     Children
      Sarah Guinn Mount Downing 1815–1891
      Charles E. Mount 1828–1890
      Thomas W Mount 1832–1852
     Inscription w/o James Mount, age 75 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 74069483.^1,3
     EDV-3.

; Tombstone says Age 75.^6,7,2

Hannah Handy and James Mount 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.⁸

Hannah Handy and James Mount 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.⁹ [sic]

Hannah Handy and James Mount 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.¹⁰

     Richard R. Downing was born on 26 September 1778 at Newtown Square, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania, USA; SAR App say b 26 Sep 1778; Find A Grave says b 26 Nov 1778; Cope [1901] p. 290 says b. in Downingtown
Confirmed by Quaker record.^7,1,2,3,6 He married Elizabeth Miller, daughter of Warwick Miller and Elizabeth Price, on 19 December 1798 at Downingtown or Caln Mtg., Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; confirmed by Quaker record.^7,1,2,3,8,9
Richard R. Downing died on 16 September 1866 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 87.^1,2,3
Richard R. Downing was buried after 16 September 1866 at Downingtown Friends Burial Ground, Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave website: Richard Downing
Birth:      Nov. 26, 1778
Newtown Square
Delaware County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death:      Sep. 15, 1866
Downingtown
Chester County
Pennsylvania, USA

Son of Richard Downing and Elizabeth Reese Downing. Married Elizabeth Miller on Dec 19 1798. Five children: Hannah, Debbie, Harriet, Miller, and Richard. Richard was a Miller, probably with a Mill along the Brandywine River in Downingtown.

Burial:
Downingtown Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery
Downingtown
Chester County
Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: Ray Downing
Record added: Oct 28, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 12190994.²
     He was Miller.² EDV-3.

Richard R. Downing appeared in the census of 1800 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; [Possibly the same but household doesn't match well. He is next door to a second Richard who could be his father.]
p. 898, Line 19
     Name:     Richard Dowing, Richard R.? Downing?
     Home in 1800 (City, County, State):     Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:     1
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:     2 [b 1775-1784 - Richard b 1778]
     Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:     1
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     2 [b 1775-1784 - Elizabeth b 1777]
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     2
     Number of Household Members:     6.¹⁰

Richard R. Downing appeared in the census of 1810 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; [Could be Richard R., but his wife Elizabeth (b 1777) doesn't seem to be listed]
p. 221, line 14
     Name:     Rich Downing Jnr
     Home in 1810 (City, County, State):     East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:     1 [aft 1800] Miller b1805
     Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 :     1 [1766-84] Richard R b1778
     Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:     2 [aft 1800] Harriet b 1802, Deborah Ann b1800
     Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:     1 [1795-1800] Hannah b 1799
     Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :     1 [bef 1766] Unknown?
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     4
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     2
     Number of Household Members:     6.¹¹

Richard R. Downing and Elizabeth Miller appeared in the census of 7 August 1820 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; [Possibly this Richard R, but not certain]
p. 238, line 24
     Name:     25 Richd Downing [8222] Ref #2510
     Home in 1820 (City, County, State):     East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Enumeration Date:     August 7, 1820
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:     1 [aft 1810] Richard Price b1813
     Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:     1 [1805-10] Miller b1805
     Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1776] Richard R. b1778
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     2 [1795-1804] Harriet b1802, Deborah Ann b1800
     Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:     1 [1776-94] Elizabeth (Miller) b1777
     Free White Persons - Under 16:     2
     Free White Persons - Over 25:     2
     Total Free White Persons:     6
     Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other:     6.¹²

Richard R. Downing and Elizabeth Miller appeared in the census of 1830 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 63, line 23
     Name:     Richard Downing [8222?] Ref # 2347
     Home in 1830 (City, County, State):     East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59:     1 [1771-80]
     Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:     2 [1801-10]
     Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59:     1 [1771-80]
     Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:     2
     Total Free White Persons:     4
     Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):     4.¹³

Richard R. Downing and Elizabeth Miller appeared in the census of 1840 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; (12 DOWNINGS + 1 VALENTINE on same page
p. 84 , Line 11
     Name: Richard Downing
     Home in 1840 (City, County, State): East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1 [1771-80] Richard R. b1778
     Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 [1811-20] ?Unknown
     Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69: 1 [1771-80] Elizabeth b1777
     Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade: 1
     Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
     Total Free White Persons: 3
     Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 3.¹⁴

Richard R. Downing and Elizabeth Miller appeared in the census of 23 August 1850 at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 252A; Lines 7-11; Dwelling 313 Family 318
     7 DOWNING, Richard 72 [1778] M Miller Chester Co. PA
     7 " , E Miller 73 [1777] F Chester Co. PA
     7 " , Harriett 48 [1802] F Chester Co. PA
     7 RITCHESON, Susan 38 [1812] F Chester Co. PA
     7 " , Debby 4/12 [1850] F Chester Co. PA.¹⁵

Richard R. Downing and Elizabeth Miller appeared in the census of 15 June 1860 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 97, Lines 18-21, Dwelling 34 Family 33
     18 DOWNING, Richard R 81 [1779] M - Miller 4,000 332 Chester Co. PA
     19 " , Elizabeth M Downing 82 [1778] F Chester Co. PA
     20 " , Harriett 57 [1803] F Chester Co. PA
     21 " , Mary E 21 [1839] F Chester Co. PA.¹⁶

     Elizabeth Miller was born on 3 September 1777 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Quaker record says b 9th day 9th Mo 1777
     Monthly Meeting:     Bradford Monthly Meeting
     Source Citation: Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Marriages, Births and Deaths, 1737-1864; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR-PH-32
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.^4,1,5,6 She married Richard R. Downing, son of Richard Downing Jr. and Elizabeth ReeseReece, on 19 December 1798 at Downingtown or Caln Mtg., Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; confirmed by Quaker record.^7,4,8,1,5,2
Elizabeth Miller died on 9 June 1872 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 94.^4,1
Elizabeth Miller was buried after 9 June 1872 at Downingtown Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery, Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      Sep. 3, 1777
Death:      Sep. 6, 1872
Downingtown
Chester County
Pennsylvania, USA


Family links:
Spouse:
Richard Downing (1778 - 1866)*

Children:
Debbie Ann Downing (1800 - 1869)*
Harriett Downing (1802 - 1874)*
Miller Downing (1805 - 1879)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription:
Comments field is Burial Date

Note: 9/9

Burial:
Downingtown Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery
Downingtown
Chester County
Pennsylvania, USA

Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?]

Created by: Dan Oh
Record added: Jul 29, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 40025313.⁹
     EDV-3. She was a mentioned with Warwick Miller and Elizabeth Price between 1763 and 1777 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹⁰

Elizabeth Miller and Richard R. Downing appeared in the census of 7 August 1820 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; [Possibly this Richard R, but not certain]
p. 238, line 24
     Name:     25 Richd Downing [8222] Ref #2510
     Home in 1820 (City, County, State):     East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Enumeration Date:     August 7, 1820
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:     1 [aft 1810] Richard Price b1813
     Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:     1 [1805-10] Miller b1805
     Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1776] Richard R. b1778
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     2 [1795-1804] Harriet b1802, Deborah Ann b1800
     Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:     1 [1776-94] Elizabeth (Miller) b1777
     Free White Persons - Under 16:     2
     Free White Persons - Over 25:     2
     Total Free White Persons:     6
     Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other:     6.¹¹

Elizabeth Miller and Richard R. Downing appeared in the census of 1830 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 63, line 23
     Name:     Richard Downing [8222?] Ref # 2347
     Home in 1830 (City, County, State):     East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59:     1 [1771-80]
     Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:     2 [1801-10]
     Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59:     1 [1771-80]
     Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:     2
     Total Free White Persons:     4
     Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):     4.¹²

Elizabeth Miller and Richard R. Downing appeared in the census of 1840 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; (12 DOWNINGS + 1 VALENTINE on same page
p. 84 , Line 11
     Name: Richard Downing
     Home in 1840 (City, County, State): East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1 [1771-80] Richard R. b1778
     Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 [1811-20] ?Unknown
     Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69: 1 [1771-80] Elizabeth b1777
     Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade: 1
     Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
     Total Free White Persons: 3
     Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 3.¹³

Elizabeth Miller and Richard R. Downing appeared in the census of 23 August 1850 at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 252A; Lines 7-11; Dwelling 313 Family 318
     7 DOWNING, Richard 72 [1778] M Miller Chester Co. PA
     7 " , E Miller 73 [1777] F Chester Co. PA
     7 " , Harriett 48 [1802] F Chester Co. PA
     7 RITCHESON, Susan 38 [1812] F Chester Co. PA
     7 " , Debby 4/12 [1850] F Chester Co. PA.¹⁴

Elizabeth Miller and Richard R. Downing appeared in the census of 15 June 1860 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 97, Lines 18-21, Dwelling 34 Family 33
     18 DOWNING, Richard R 81 [1779] M - Miller 4,000 332 Chester Co. PA
     19 " , Elizabeth M Downing 82 [1778] F Chester Co. PA
     20 " , Harriett 57 [1803] F Chester Co. PA
     21 " , Mary E 21 [1839] F Chester Co. PA.¹⁵

Elizabeth Miller was listed as a resident in Samuel J. Downing's household in the census report on 28 June 1870 at U. S. Census, Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 74-A, line 14-21, dwelling 123, family 134
     14 DOWNING, Samuel J. 75 [1795] M W Retired Farmer $5,000 $1,500 PA
     15 " , Ann W 32 [1838] F W Keeping House PA
     16 " , Elizabeth 92 [1778] Retired Lady $4000 PA
     17 " , Charles 32 [1838] M W Retired $10,000 PA
     18 " , Ellen 31 [1839] F W PA
     19 MERIDITH, Elizabeth 44 [1826] F W Retired Lady $5,000 PA
     20 RICHARDSON, Susan 50 [1820] F W Domestic Servant PA
     21 " , Henry 15 [1855] M W Labourer PA.¹⁶

     Richard Downing Jr. was born on 4 May 1750 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Cope [1901] says b. 14 May 1750; Find A Grave says b. 4 July 1750. SAR Application #79966 says b. 14 May. This date is confirmed by the image of the Quaker record of his birth (attached.)^{3,4,5,6,7,8,2,9} He married Elizabeth ReeseReece, daughter of David ReesReece and Mary Garrett, on 25 May 1771 at Newtown Friends Meeting, Newtown, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; SAR app says m 29 May; Find A Grave says m 25 May; Cope [1901] p. 178 says m May 29.^5,1,10
Richard Downing Jr. was buried on 16 January 1820 at Downingtown Friends Burial Ground, Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
From Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      Jul. 14, 1750, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Death:      Jan. 15, 1820, Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Son of Richard Downing and Mary Edge Downing. Married Elizabeth Reese 25 May 1771. Seven children: Thomas, David, Mary, Richard, William, Elizabeth, and Phebe. Richard was a member of the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention to ratify the Constitution of the United States for Pennsylvania. He served as a state legislator from 1788 to 1792. Listed on the DAR Patriot Index, Page 559.
     Family Members
     Parents
      Richard Downing 1719–1804
      Mary Edge Downing 1721–1795
     Spouse
      Elizabeth W Reese Downing 1753–1840 (m. 1771)
     Siblings
      Hannah Downing 1742–1752
      Thomas Downing 1743–1752
      Jane Downing 1746–1752
      John Downing 1748–1748
      Mary Downing Trimble 1752–1779
      Jacob Downing 1756–1823
      William Downing 1759–1760
      George Downing 1761–1765
      Samuel R Downing 1763–1819
     Children
      David Downing 1774–1847
      Richard Downing 1778–1866
      William Downing 1781–1848
     Burial: Downingtown Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery, Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: Ray Downing
     Record added: Oct 28, 2005
     Find A Grave Memorial# 12189076.^8,11
Richard Downing Jr. died on 16 January 1820 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 69;
     VILLAGE RECORD, Chester co., January 26, 1820: "Death Notice In the village of Downingtown, on Sunday, the 16th inst. after a few days illness, Richard Downing, Esq., in the 70th year of his age. He was the oldest person of the name after which that village was called. He had done business extensively, and was considered an upright man in his dealings. Had one year ago served the county in the capacity of Legislator (Am. Rep.)"
SAR Application #79966 says d. 15 Jan. PA Vital Records says d. 23 Jan 1820.
GPC [1983:622]: "died in the village of Downingtown, Pa. on Sunday morning last [23 January], Richad Downing Esq. in the 70th year of his age. He was the oldest person of the name, after which the village was called." from "Genealogical Gleanings from the Lancaster Journal, Lancaster county, PA."^{12,3,5,8,2,13,11}
     EDV-4.

;
     From Sherman Day (1843). Historical collections of the State of Pennsylvania: containing a copious selection of the most interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., relating to its history and antiquities, both general and local, with topographical descriptions of every county and all the larger towns in the state. G. W. Gorton. Retrieved 1 November 2012, p. 223: "During the revolution, the house of teh commissary, Mr. Ricahrd downing, was at the east end of the village."
     From SAR Application: [quote] Richard Downing was a Quaker and all his neighors and relatives were Quakers. Hence his service was not as active as otherwise it would have been, but it was sufficient to have caused him expulsion from the Quaker church. Charges were made against him in the Uwchlan Monthly Meeting on Dec. 14th, 1780 and he was expelled from the Quaker Church on March 3rd, 1782. This is shown by the minutes of the Uwchlan Monthly Meeting records. Uchwlan is a township in Chester County, Pa. His service principally consisted in acting as Commissary for the Revolutionary forces. This is shown in "Historical Collections of Pennsylcania" by Sherman Day in the chapter on Chester County and village of Downingtown, page 223. [end quote]^5,14

;
per SAR Application #38572: [quote] Richard Downing was a Quaker and all his neighbors and relatives were Quakers. Hence his service was not active as otherwise it would have been, but it was sufficient to have caused his expulsion from the Quaker Church. Charges were made against him in the Uwchlan Monthly Meeting on Dec. 14th, 1780, and he was expelled from the Quaker Church on March 3rd, 1782. This is shown by the minutes of the Uwchlan Monthly Meeting records. Uwchlan was a township in Chester Count, Pa. His service pricnipally consisted in acting as Comissary for the Revolutionary forces. This is shown in "Hirtorical Collections of Pennsylvania by Sherman Day in the chapter on Chester County and Village of Downingtown, page 223. [end quote]⁵
     "Richard & Elizabeth Reese lived in Lancaster, PA. He attended the Pennsylvania 1787 convention, and voted for adoption of the Constitution. Quakers.
     Listed in the DAR Patriot Index, page 559.
     From William Egle, "The Federal Constitution of 1787, sketches of signers" delegate to the PA convention to ratify the Federal Constitution. Also was a Pennsylvania legislator from 1788 to 1792. The above shows his birth date as 4 May 1750, and death date as 5 Jan 1821.
     Note: From "Chester County and its People" by W. W. Thomson, 1898: "They settled for a few years in Falls township, Bucks Cunty, but returned to Downingtown in 1778. In 1787 Richard was assessed in East Caln with one hundred acres of valley land, seventy acres of hill land, seven horses, nine cattle and a merchant mill. At the same time his father was assessed with one hundred and thirty acres of hill land, a grist mill, two saw mills, fulling mill, and a malt house." (NOTE: A "fulling mill" was a cloth/textile processing mill.)⁹ He and Elizabeth ReeseReece were living on 1 September 1773 at Uwchlan Friends Meeting, Lionville, Uwchlan Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; 1773, 9, 1. Richard & w, Elizabeth, & infant s, Thomas, rocf Uwchland MM.¹⁵ Richard Downing Jr. and Elizabeth ReeseReece were living on 1 July 1778 at Uwchlan Friends Meeting, Lionville, Uwchlan Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; 1778, 7, 1. Richard, Jr. & w, Wlizabeth, & ch, Thomas & David, gct Uwchland MM.¹⁵

Richard Downing Jr. appeared in the census of 1779 at State Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863
     Name:     Richard Downing
     Residence Year:     1779
     Residence Place:     East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
     Original data: Septennial Census Returns, 1779–1863. Box 1026, microfilm, 14 rolls. Records of the House of Representatives. Records of the General Assembly, Record Group 7. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA.¹⁶

Richard Downing Jr. appeared in the census of 1779 at Rates, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801
     p. 149, line 11
     Name:     Richd Downing Sen
     Year:     1779
     Town or Ward:     East Caln
     County:     Chester
     Archive Rollname:     323
[:TAB:150Acres & Building 2700
     1 Horses 80
     3 Cattle 72
     1 Mill 1320
     1 Saw Mill 165
     Value 4337
     Tax 144.11
     Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 323.¹⁷

Richard Downing Jr. appeared in the census of 1786 at PA Sept. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863
     Name:     30 Richard Downing Junior
     Residence Year:     1786
     Residence Place:     East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania - p. 1.¹⁸

Richard Downing Jr. appeared in the census of 1786 at Tax Roll, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801
     Name: Richard Downing Jr
     Year: 1786
     Town or Ward: East Caln
     County: Chester
     Archive Rollname: 324
     Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 324.
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
     Original data: Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762–1794. Series No. 4.61; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.¹⁹ He was Richard was a member of the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention to ratify the Constitution of the United States for Pennsylvania. in 1787 at Philadelphia, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹ He was State legislator between 1788 and 1792.¹

Richard Downing Jr. was listed as a resident in Richard Downing Sr. and Mary Edge's household in the census report in 1790 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
This could be Richard Sr & his wife Mary (Edge), as well as Richard Jr. and his family all in one household, but there is still one older male and one older female unaccounted for. These were possibly other siblings of Richard Jr.
p. 56, Col 1, Line 17
     Name: Richard Downing
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 16:     2 [aft 1774] Richard R. b1778, William b1781
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over:     5 [bef 1775] Thomas R. b1773, David b1774, Richard Jr. b1750, Unknown? , Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Females:     6 Mary b1776, Elizabeth b1783, Phebe b1786, Elizabeth (Reese) b1750, Unknown? , Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Females: 6
     Number of Household Members: 13.²⁰

Richard Downing Jr. appeared in the census of 1798 at Tax List, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
This is a list of the houses owned by DOWNINGS in "the Township of East Caln and Westwhiteland"
Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798
     Name:     Hunt Downing
     County:     Chester and Delaware
     Locality:     East Caln and West Whiteland
     Source Citation: National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
     Original data: United States Direct Tax of 1798: Tax Lists for the State of Pennsylvania. M372, microfilm, 24 rolls. Records of the Internal Revenue Service, 1791-2006, Record Group 58. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.²¹

Richard Downing Jr. and Elizabeth ReeseReece appeared in the census of 1800 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
This might be Richard Jr, but children don't all match.
p. 898, Line 20
     Name:     Richard Downing
     Home in 1800 (City, County, State):     Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:     1 [aft 1790] ?Unknown (grandson?)
     Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15:     1 [1785-90] ?Unknown
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:     2 [1775-84] Richard R. b1778, William b1781
     Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44:     1 [1756-74] Thomas R. b1773 or David b1774
     Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1755] Richard b1750
     Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:     2 [1785-90] Phebe b1786, ?Unknown
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     2 [1775-84] ???
     Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1755] Elizabeth b1753
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     4
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     3
     Number of Household Members:     11.²²

Richard Downing Jr. and Elizabeth ReeseReece appeared in the census of 1810 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 221, line 10
     Name:     Richrd Downing
     Home in 1810 (City, County, State):     East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:     2 [1785-94] Unknown?, Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1766] Richard b1750
     Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:     2 [aft 1800] Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     1 [1785-94] Phebe b1786
     Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:     1 [1766-84] Elizabeth? b1783
     Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :     1 [bef 1766] Elizabeth (Reese) b1753
     Number of All Other Free Persons:     1
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     2
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     3
     Number of Household Members:     9.²³ Richard Downing Jr. witnessed the probate of the estate of John Edge on 24 September 1816 at West Chester Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993
     Name:     John Edge
     Probate Date:     24 Sep 1816
     Probate Place:     Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
     Inferred Death Year:     Abt 1816
     Inferred Death Place:     Pennsylvania, USA
     Item Description:     Will Books K-M, Vol 10-12, 1797-1817
     Source Citation: Wills, 1713-1854 ; Index to Wills, 1713-1923; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
     Original data: Pennsylvania County, District and Probate Courts.²⁴

     Elizabeth ReeseReece was born on 2 March 1753 at Meriden, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA; confirmed by Quaker record.^1,2 She married Richard Downing Jr., son of Richard Downing Sr. and Mary Edge, on 25 May 1771 at Newtown Friends Meeting, Newtown, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; SAR app says m 29 May; Find A Grave says m 25 May; Cope [1901] p. 178 says m May 29.^1,3,2
Elizabeth ReeseReece died on 5 October 1840 at Pughtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 87.^1,2
Elizabeth ReeseReece was buried after 5 October 1840 at East Nantmeal Meeting, East Nantmeal Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.²
     EDV-4. She and Richard Downing Jr. were living on 1 September 1773 at Uwchlan Friends Meeting, Lionville, Uwchlan Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; 1773, 9, 1. Richard & w, Elizabeth, & infant s, Thomas, rocf Uwchland MM.⁴ Elizabeth ReeseReece and Richard Downing Jr. were living on 1 July 1778 at Uwchlan Friends Meeting, Lionville, Uwchlan Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; 1778, 7, 1. Richard, Jr. & w, Wlizabeth, & ch, Thomas & David, gct Uwchland MM.⁴

Elizabeth ReeseReece was listed as a resident in Richard Downing Sr. and Mary Edge's household in the census report in 1790 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
This could be Richard Sr & his wife Mary (Edge), as well as Richard Jr. and his family all in one household, but there is still one older male and one older female unaccounted for. These were possibly other siblings of Richard Jr.
p. 56, Col 1, Line 17
     Name: Richard Downing
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 16:     2 [aft 1774] Richard R. b1778, William b1781
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over:     5 [bef 1775] Thomas R. b1773, David b1774, Richard Jr. b1750, Unknown? , Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Females:     6 Mary b1776, Elizabeth b1783, Phebe b1786, Elizabeth (Reese) b1750, Unknown? , Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Females: 6
     Number of Household Members: 13.⁵

Elizabeth ReeseReece and Richard Downing Jr. appeared in the census of 1800 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
This might be Richard Jr, but children don't all match.
p. 898, Line 20
     Name:     Richard Downing
     Home in 1800 (City, County, State):     Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:     1 [aft 1790] ?Unknown (grandson?)
     Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15:     1 [1785-90] ?Unknown
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:     2 [1775-84] Richard R. b1778, William b1781
     Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44:     1 [1756-74] Thomas R. b1773 or David b1774
     Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1755] Richard b1750
     Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:     2 [1785-90] Phebe b1786, ?Unknown
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     2 [1775-84] ???
     Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1755] Elizabeth b1753
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     4
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     3
     Number of Household Members:     11.⁶

Elizabeth ReeseReece and Richard Downing Jr. appeared in the census of 1810 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 221, line 10
     Name:     Richrd Downing
     Home in 1810 (City, County, State):     East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:     2 [1785-94] Unknown?, Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1766] Richard b1750
     Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:     2 [aft 1800] Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     1 [1785-94] Phebe b1786
     Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:     1 [1766-84] Elizabeth? b1783
     Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :     1 [bef 1766] Elizabeth (Reese) b1753
     Number of All Other Free Persons:     1
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     2
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     3
     Number of Household Members:     9.⁷

Elizabeth ReeseReece appeared in the census of 7 August 1820 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; [Possibly Elizabeth Reece Downing [8225], based on age of oldest female.]
p. 238, Line23
     Name:     Elizabeth Downing
     Home in 1820 (City, County, State):     East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Enumeration Date:     August 7, 1820
     Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:     2 [aft 1810] ?grandchildren?
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     1 [1795-1804] ?granddaughter?
     Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:     1 [1776-94] Elizabeth b1783 or Phebe b1786
     Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :     2 [bef 1776] Elizabeth (Reese) b1753
     Free Colored Persons - Females - 14 thru 25:     1
     Free White Persons - Under 16:     2
     Free White Persons - Over 25:     3
     Total Free White Persons:     6
     Total Free Colored Persons:     1
     Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other:     7.⁸

Elizabeth ReeseReece appeared in the census of 1830 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; [possibly the same Elizabeth?]
p. 64, Line 1
     Name: Elizabeth Downing
     Home in 1830 (City, County, State): East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 ?granddaughter?
     Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1 [1771-1780] ?Unknown
     Free White Persons - Females - 70 thru 79: 1 [1751-1760] Elizabeth b1753
     Free White Persons - Under 20: 1
     Total Free White Persons: 3
     Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 3.⁹

     Warwick Miller was born on 30 January 1735/36 at Bradford Monthly Meeting, Marshallton, West Bradford Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Quaker date reads 11 Mo. 30, 1735.^6,3 He married Elizabeth Price, daughter of Mordecai Price II and Elizabeth White, on 23 June 1760 at Nottingham Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; Her 1st husband
Gunpowder Meeting records of wedding are dated 29 day fourth month 1762.

Ancestry.com - U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
     Name:     Warrick Miller
     Marriage Date:     29 Apr 1762
     Marriage Date on Image:     29 Fourth 1762
     Marriage Place:     Gunpowder
     Residence Place:     Chester,Pennsylvania
     Father:     Robert Miller
     Mother:     Ruth Miller
     Spouse:     Elizabeth Price
     Spouse Father:     Mordica Price
     Spouse Mother:     Elizabeth Price
     Monthly Meeting:     Gunpowder Monthly Meeting
     Historical Meeting Data:     Search for this monthly meeting in the 'Quaker Monthly Meetings Index'
     Type (Orthodox or Hicksite):     Pre-Separation
     Yearly Meeting:     Baltimore Yearly Meeting
     Meeting State:     Maryland
     Meeting County:     Baltimore
     Source Citation: Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1739-1779; Collection: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: RG2/B/G861 1.1
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
     Original data:
      Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
      North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.
      Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.
      Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.^7,3,8,5
Warwick Miller was buried after 2 February 1777 at Old Caln Friends Meeting Burial Ground, Coatesville Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Ancestry.com - U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
     Name:     Warwick Miller
     Birth Date:     abt 1736
     Death Age:     41
     Death Date:     8 Feb 1777
     Death Date on Image:     08 Second 1777
     Death Place:     Chester, Pennsylvania
     Father:     Robt Miller
     Mother:     Ruth Miller
     Event Type:     Death
     Monthly Meeting:     Bradford Monthly Meeting
     Type (Orthodox or Hicksite):     Pre-Hicksite, Orthodox
     Yearly Meeting:     Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
     Meeting State:     Pennsylvania
     Meeting County:     Chester
     Source Citation: Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Records of the Deaths; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: RG2/Ph/B71 3.8
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
     Original data:
      Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
      North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.
      Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.
      Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.

from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     30 Nov 1735, Caln, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
     DEATH     2 Feb 1777 (aged 41), Pennsylvania, USA
     Son of Robert & Ruth Haines Miller
     41 yrs 2 mons 8 days
     Family Members Parents
      Robert Miller 1703–1761
      Ruth Haines Miller 1709–1797
     Siblings
      Solomon Miller 1727–1808
      Patience Miller Davis 1730–1813
      Hannah Miller 1733–1733
      Isaac Miller 1738–1752
      Rachel Miller 1742–1743
      Rebecca Miller 1742 – unknown
      Ruth Miller 1750–1751
      Benjamin Miller 1752–1840
     Children
      Isaac Price Miller 1766–1844
     BURIAL     Old Caln Friends Meeting Burial Ground, Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: L Evans
     Added: 8 Aug 2015
     Find A Grave Memorial 150347557.⁹
Warwick Miller died on 8 February 1777 at Bradford Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 41; Quaker record says b 8th day 2nd Mo 1777
     Monthly Meeting:     Bradford Monthly Meeting
     Source Citation: Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Marriages, Births and Deaths, 1737-1864; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR-PH-32
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.^6,10,11,3
     EDV-4. He and Elizabeth Price were Quaker.
; For more information on this family, see attached images of pages from Colonial Families of the USA.¹²

Warwick Miller lived between 16 January 1761 and 25 September 1791 at Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Haines [1961:64]: "Warwick Miller lived in Philadelphia, Pa., for a short time. He was received Philadelphia MM, Pa., from Bradford MM., Pa on certificate dated 1 mo. 16, 1761, and was received Bradford MM 1 mo. 13, 1761, from Philadelphia MM on certificate dated 9 mo. 25, 1761."

Reference: (an unknown value) between 1763 and 1777 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹³ He was Justice of the Peace, May 3, 1770; Justice Court of Quarter Sessions, Chester Co., PA 1770-76 between 1770 and 1776 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹⁴

; This record from the Bradford Monthly Meeting records is about the emancipation by Warwick and Elizabeth Miller of two negroes:
     Record #1: "We Warrick Miller and Elizabeth his wife, of the County of Chester and Province of Pennsylvania, do hereby set free from bondage our Negro woman Prissilla aged about twenty six years, and do for ourselves our executors and administrators, release unto that said Prissilla, all our rights and all claim whatsoever as to her person, or to any estate she may acquire hereby declaring the said Negro woman Prissilla absolutely free, without any interruption from us or any person claiming under us in witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this first day of the first month, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven. Warrick Miller, Elizabeth Miller
Sealed and Delivered in the presence of Thomas. Pim, Thos Slather"
     Record #2: "We Warrick Miller and Elizabeth his wife, of the County of Chester and Province of Pennsylvania, do hereby set free from bondage our Negro man named Cato Williams, aged about thirty years, and do for ourselves, our executors, and administrators. Release unto the said Cato Williams all our right and all claim whatsoever as to his person or to any estate he may acquire, hereby declaring the said Negro man Cato Williams absolutely free, without any interruption from us or any person claiming under us, in witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this first day of the first month, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven seventy seven. Warrick Miller, Elizabeth Miller
Sealed and Delivered in the presence of Thomas. Pim, Thos Slather"
Ancestry.com - U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
This record from the Bradford Monthly Meeting records is about the emancipation by Warwick and Elizabeth Miller of two negroes:
     Record #1: "We Warrick Miller and Elizabeth his wife, of the County of Chester and Province of Pennsylvania, do hereby set free from bondage our Negro woman Prissilla aged about twenty six years, and do for ourselves our executors and administrators, release unto that said Prissilla, all our rights and all claim whatsoever as to her person, or to any estate she may acquire hereby declaring the said Negro woman Prissilla absolutely free, without any interruption from us or any person claiming under us in witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this first day of the first month, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven. Warrick Miller, Elizabeth Miller
Sealed and Delivered in the presence of Thomas. Pim, Thos Slather"
     Record #2: "We Warrick Miller and Elizabeth his wife, of the County of Chester and Province of Pennsylvania, do hereby set free from bondage our Negro man named Cato Williams, aged about thirty years, and do for ourselves, our executors, and administrators. Release unto the said Cato Williams all our right and all claim whatsoever as to his person or to any estate he may acquire, hereby declaring the said Negro man Cato Williams absolutely free, without any interruption from us or any person claiming under us, in witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this first day of the first month, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven seventy seven. Warrick Miller, Elizabeth Miller
Sealed and Delivered in the presence of Thomas. Pim, Thos Slather"
     [Transcription by G A Vaut]

Ancestry.com - U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
     Name:     Warrick Miller
     Residence Date:     1 Jan 1777
     Residence Date on Image:     01 First 1777
     Residence Place:     Chester, Pennsylvania
     Spouse:     Elizabeth Miller
     Event Type:     Miscellaneous
     Monthly Meeting:     Bradford Monthly Meeting
     Historical Meeting Data:     Search for this monthly meeting in the 'Quaker Monthly Meetings Index'
     Yearly Meeting:     Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
     Meeting State:     Pennsylvania
     Meeting County:     Chester
     Source Citation: Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Marriages, Births and Deaths, 1737-1864; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR-PH-32
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
     Original data:
      Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
      North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.
      Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.
      Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.¹⁵

Warwick Miller left a will on 3 January 1777 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Ancestry.com - Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825
     Name:     Mordecai Miller
     Description:     Son
     Date:     3 Jan 1777
     Prove Date:     20 Dec 1782
     Remarks:     Miller, Warrick. E. Caln. 1-3-1777. Dec. 20, 1782. To 2 sons Robert and Mordecai the plantation I now live on with 70 acres of the first tract bought of Pikes land, paying to my Executors £300 when they are 22. To son Isaac the remainder of the Pike land whereon James Quaintance now lives. To son Samuel my tract of land in E. Fallowfield whereon Aaron Coates now lives, also my tract of land in Westmoreland Co. To son Reuben 2 tracts of land in Westmoreland Co. To son William 2 tracts in same county. Provides for wife Elizabeth. Remainder of lands in Westmoreland and Northumberland Counties to be sold. To son Isaac £5 at 22. Remainder to be equally divided betwixt my 5 youngest children, Samuel, Reuben, William, Ruth and Rachel Miller. Thomas Stalker, Griffith Mendenhall, John Hooper, Jr. and Robert Valentine, Jr. to be guardians of 5 youngest children. Mentions cousin Reuben Haines of Philadelphia. Executors: Wife Elizabeth, Thomas Pim.
     Source Information: Lineages, Inc., comp.. Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
     Original data: Chester County Wills. Located at the Chester County Archives and Records Service.^16,17

Warwick Miller lived on 25 September 1791 at Bradford Monthly Meeting, Bradford Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Haines [1961:64]: "Warwick Miller ... was received Bradfor MM 1 mo. 13, 1761, from Philadelphia MM on certificate dated 9 mo. 25, 1761."

     Elizabeth Price was born on 22 August 1741 at Baltimore City, Baltimore Co., Maryland, USA; Date from Salzman and Haines [1961:64]; date and place from Ancesty. MacKenzie & Rhoades [1912:359] say b. 22nd June 1741.^8,1,3,5 She married Warwick Miller, son of Robert Miller and Ruth Haines, on 23 June 1760 at Nottingham Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; Her 1st husband
Gunpowder Meeting records of wedding are dated 29 day fourth month 1762.

Ancestry.com - U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
     Name:     Warrick Miller
     Marriage Date:     29 Apr 1762
     Marriage Date on Image:     29 Fourth 1762
     Marriage Place:     Gunpowder
     Residence Place:     Chester,Pennsylvania
     Father:     Robert Miller
     Mother:     Ruth Miller
     Spouse:     Elizabeth Price
     Spouse Father:     Mordica Price
     Spouse Mother:     Elizabeth Price
     Monthly Meeting:     Gunpowder Monthly Meeting
     Historical Meeting Data:     Search for this monthly meeting in the 'Quaker Monthly Meetings Index'
     Type (Orthodox or Hicksite):     Pre-Separation
     Yearly Meeting:     Baltimore Yearly Meeting
     Meeting State:     Maryland
     Meeting County:     Baltimore
     Source Citation: Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1739-1779; Collection: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: RG2/B/G861 1.1
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
     Original data:
      Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
      North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.
      Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.
      Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.^1,3,5,6 Elizabeth Price married Griffith Mendenhall, son of James Mendenhall and Martha Griffith, on 25 May 1784
; his 2nd wife; her 2nd husband.^1,9,10,5
Elizabeth Price died on 24 April 1790 at Nottingham Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 48; Date from Salzman; date and place from Ancesty "MYFAM~~4 000.FBK."^8,1,3,10,5
Elizabeth Price was buried on 26 April 1790 at Nottingham Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹
     She and Warwick Miller were Quaker. EDV-4.
; For more information on this family, see attached images of pages from Colonial Families of the USA.¹¹

Reference: (an unknown value) between 1763 and 1777 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹²
In Warwick Miller's will dated 3 January 1777 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, Elizabeth Price was named as executor; Ancestry.com - Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825
     Name:     Mordecai Miller
     Description:     Son
     Date:     3 Jan 1777
     Prove Date:     20 Dec 1782
     Remarks:     Miller, Warrick. E. Caln. 1-3-1777. Dec. 20, 1782. To 2 sons Robert and Mordecai the plantation I now live on with 70 acres of the first tract bought of Pikes land, paying to my Executors £300 when they are 22. To son Isaac the remainder of the Pike land whereon James Quaintance now lives. To son Samuel my tract of land in E. Fallowfield whereon Aaron Coates now lives, also my tract of land in Westmoreland Co. To son Reuben 2 tracts of land in Westmoreland Co. To son William 2 tracts in same county. Provides for wife Elizabeth. Remainder of lands in Westmoreland and Northumberland Counties to be sold. To son Isaac £5 at 22. Remainder to be equally divided betwixt my 5 youngest children, Samuel, Reuben, William, Ruth and Rachel Miller. Thomas Stalker, Griffith Mendenhall, John Hooper, Jr. and Robert Valentine, Jr. to be guardians of 5 youngest children. Mentions cousin Reuben Haines of Philadelphia. Executors: Wife Elizabeth, Thomas Pim.
     Source Information: Lineages, Inc., comp.. Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
     Original data: Chester County Wills. Located at the Chester County Archives and Records Service.^13,14

     John Handy married Gwen Hughes on 31 March 1785
; BJJIR@aol.com wrote:
This is amazing! William Hughes Handey is a son of John Handey and Guinny Hughes. His children cames to Alabama. Armistead Thomson Mason Handey is our direct descendant. He was a Baptist Missionary Minister and recorded in his Bible. Capt. William Carlisle and Mary Rutter were married 25th of April 1737.

Mary Carlisle was married to Capt. John Handey 9th July 1757.

John Handey and Guinny Hughes were married 31st of March, 1785.

William Hughes Handey and Eleanor Megeath were married on Thursday evening, 29th January

Betty Jo Handey Ritchie.
     EDV-4. John Handy was also known as John Hindy.

     Gwen Hughes married John Handy, son of Capt. John Handy and Mary Carlisle, on 31 March 1785
; BJJIR@aol.com wrote:
This is amazing! William Hughes Handey is a son of John Handey and Guinny Hughes. His children cames to Alabama. Armistead Thomson Mason Handey is our direct descendant. He was a Baptist Missionary Minister and recorded in his Bible. Capt. William Carlisle and Mary Rutter were married 25th of April 1737.

Mary Carlisle was married to Capt. John Handey 9th July 1757.

John Handey and Guinny Hughes were married 31st of March, 1785.

William Hughes Handey and Eleanor Megeath were married on Thursday evening, 29th January

Betty Jo Handey Ritchie.
     EDV-4.

     Ezekial Mount was buried at Mount Cemetery, Mountville, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA.¹ He married Sarah (Mary) PritchardPrichard.
Ezekial Mount was born in 1758 at Mountville, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA. He was born on 27 November 1758 at Amwell Township, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, USA.¹ He was born on 27 November 1758 at Amwell Township, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, USA; Bible record.
Ezekial Mount died on 21 September 1834 at Mountville, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA.¹
Ezekial Mount died on 21 September 1834 at Mountville, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA; Mil. papers in National Archives.
     EDV-4.

; 1. Private/NJ during Revolution. Drafted again in 1781 after moving to Loudon Co., VA

2. Ezekiel Mount was an appraiser on several estates, including that of Bernard Vanhorn of 26 Feb 1799, John Handey of 24 Nov 1804, and Points Housley/Owsley in 1813.

3. From "Index to the Tithables of Loudoun 1758-1786" by Hopkins: Ezekiel 1782s-85s. Shelburne Parish area west of Goose Creek

4. "The 1787 Census of Virginia", Nettie Schreiner Yantis Property Tax List B
3 horses and 5 cattle.

5. From "Loudoun Co. Militia Journals 1793-1829" by Blincoe:
The name Ezekial/Ezekiel Mount appears, the earliest record being 1794. These journals basically tell the unit/class they may have been in and any fines for missing muster.

6. From "Abstracts of Wills, Inventories, and Administration Accounts of Loudoun 1757-1800" by King: [note: this book is missing more than half of the abstracts from the will books]
Commencement of Pensions - 1831
Mount, Ezekiel, private, VA Militia 17 Jan 1833, 76 (age?)²

     Sarah (Mary) PritchardPrichard married Ezekial Mount, son of Thomas Mount Sr. and Mary Clayton.
Sarah (Mary) PritchardPrichard was born circa 1754.¹ She was born on 13 January 1754; Based on calculation of age at death (69 years 1 month 23 days) and date of death (5 Mar 1823.)
Sarah (Mary) PritchardPrichard died on 5 March 1823 at Mountville, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA.¹
     EDV-4.

; Tombstone says "Sarah". Age 69 years, 1 month, 23 days.²

     Jacob Downing was born on 25 October 1756 at Upland, Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Cope says b. Downingtown, 10, 25, 1756.^{5,1,6,2,3,7,4} He married Sarah Sandwith Drinker, daughter of Henry Drinker Jr. and Elizabeth Sandwith, on 15 May 1787 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^{8,1,6,2,3,7,9,4}

Jacob Downing died on 2 October 1823 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 66; Futhey says d. 2 Oct. Find A Grave says d. 3 Oct.^{5,1,6,2,3,4,10}
Jacob Downing was buried after 2 October 1823 at Downingtown Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery, Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave website: Jacob Downing
Birth:      Oct. 25, 1756
Upland (Chester County)
Chester County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death:      Oct. 3, 1823
Downingtown
Chester County
Pennsylvania, USA

Son of Richard Downing and Mary Edge. He married Sarah Sandwith Drinker in 1787. There were six children of this marriage. Jacob spent most of his life near Philadelphia, where he was engaged in the iron business. He also owned a forge and rolling mill at Atsion, New Jersey.

Burial:
Downingtown Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery
Downingtown
Chester County
Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: Ray Downing
Record added: Jul 18, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 11383599.¹
     He was mentioned with George Valentine 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...""

Reference: per Cope [p. 183]: "His father devised to him a house and lot in Downingtown, 35 acres of hill land, a share in a hemp mill in E. Caln, and a half interest in mills and 71 acres, 132 perches on the Delaware, in Falls township, Bucks Co."^2,10 Jacob Downing was Quaker.¹⁰ EDV-3. He was Quaker - per Cope [p. 183]: "Jacob Downing took a certificate from Uwchlan to Falls Monthly meeting, dated 11, 5, 1778, afterward removing to Piladelphia where he became a merchant."²

Jacob Downing appeared in the census of 1790 at Water Street, U. S. Census, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Census listing #1: p. 136, line 9
[Same page as Joseph Drinker]
     Name:     Jacob Downing
     Home in 1790 (City, County, State):     Water Street East Side, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
     Occupation:     Merch
     No:     32
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 16:     2
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over:     1
     Free White Persons - Females:     4
     Number of Household Members:     7

Census listing #2: p. 80, line 11
[Next to Henry Drinker, Assortg House]
     Name:     Jacob Downing
     Occupation:     Merch
     No:     65
     Home in 1790 (City, County, State):     Water Street East Side, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
     "Stores" (No inhabitants listed.)^11,12

Jacob Downing and Sarah Sandwith Drinker appeared in the census of 1800 at U. S. Census, Philadelphia - North Ward, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 225, line 15
     Name:     Jacob Downing
     Home in 1800 (City, County, State):     Philadelphia North Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:     2 [aft 1790] Henry b1795, Sandwith b1799
     Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44:     1 [1756-74] Jacob b1756
     Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:     2 [aft 1790] Mary b1792, Sarah b1797
     Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:     1 [1785-90] Elizabeth b1789
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     2 [1775-84] Unknown?, Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:     1 [1756-74] Sarah (Drinker) b1761
     Number of All Other Free Persons:     2
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     5
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     2
     Number of Household Members:     11.¹³
In Henry Drinker Jr.'s will dated 28 March 1809 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA, Jacob Downing was named as an heir; This may be a Quaker style date. The will reads "...the twenty eighth day of the third month in ... one thousand eigth hundred & eight."
Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993
Record
Source He was the administrator of Henry Drinker Jr.'s estate between July 1809 and August 1809 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹⁴

Jacob Downing and Sarah Sandwith Drinker appeared in the census of 1810 at U. S. Census, Philadelphia - North Ward, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA; [As in the 1790 census, there are two listings in 1810 census: the first seems to be the home (household); the second seems to be the business.]
p. 175, line 4
     Name:     Jacob Downing (Merchant)
     Home in 1810 (City, County, State):     Philadelphia North Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:     2 [1795-1800] Henry b1795, Sandwith b1799
     Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1765] Jacob b1756
     Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:     1 [1795-1800] Sarah b1797
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     2 [1785-94] Elizabeth b1789,Mary b1792
     Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:     1 [1766-84] Sarah? (Drinker) b1761
     Number of All Other Free Persons:     2
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     3
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     2
     Number of Household Members:     9


p. 453, line 12
     Name:     Jacob Downing (Iron Mercht)
     Home in 1810 (City, County, State):     Philadelphia Upper Delaware Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
     [No individuals listed].^15,16

     Sarah Sandwith Drinker was born on 23 October 1761 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^6,7,3,8,1,2 She married Jacob Downing, son of Richard Downing Sr. and Mary Edge, on 15 May 1787 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^{7,9,3,8,10,1,2,4}

Sarah Sandwith Drinker died on 25 September 1807 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 45; Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985
Name: Sar Downing
Event Type: Death
Death Date: abt 1807
Burial Date: 25 Sep 1807
Burial Place: Pennsylvania
Organization Name: Dr. Samuel Worchester Butler
Source Citation: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 649.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.^7,3,11,8,1
     EDV-3.

Sarah Sandwith Drinker and Jacob Downing appeared in the census of 1800 at U. S. Census, Philadelphia - North Ward, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 225, line 15
     Name:     Jacob Downing
     Home in 1800 (City, County, State):     Philadelphia North Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:     2 [aft 1790] Henry b1795, Sandwith b1799
     Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44:     1 [1756-74] Jacob b1756
     Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:     2 [aft 1790] Mary b1792, Sarah b1797
     Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:     1 [1785-90] Elizabeth b1789
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     2 [1775-84] Unknown?, Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:     1 [1756-74] Sarah (Drinker) b1761
     Number of All Other Free Persons:     2
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     5
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     2
     Number of Household Members:     11.¹²

Sarah Sandwith Drinker and Jacob Downing appeared in the census of 1810 at U. S. Census, Philadelphia - North Ward, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA; [As in the 1790 census, there are two listings in 1810 census: the first seems to be the home (household); the second seems to be the business.]
p. 175, line 4
     Name:     Jacob Downing (Merchant)
     Home in 1810 (City, County, State):     Philadelphia North Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:     2 [1795-1800] Henry b1795, Sandwith b1799
     Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1765] Jacob b1756
     Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:     1 [1795-1800] Sarah b1797
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     2 [1785-94] Elizabeth b1789,Mary b1792
     Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:     1 [1766-84] Sarah? (Drinker) b1761
     Number of All Other Free Persons:     2
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     3
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     2
     Number of Household Members:     9


p. 453, line 12
     Name:     Jacob Downing (Iron Mercht)
     Home in 1810 (City, County, State):     Philadelphia Upper Delaware Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
     [No individuals listed].^13,14

     Richard Downing Sr. was born on 27 February 1719 at Concord Meeting, Concordville Townshp, Delaware Co. (Chester Co. bef 1789), Pennsylvania, USA.^1,2,3 He married Mary Edge, daughter of John Edge and Mary Smedley, on 23 March 1741 at Uwchlan Friends Meeting, Lionville, Uwchlan Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; per Wiley [1893:621] they were married March 24, 1719.^4,5,6,7,2

His estate was probated on 27 July 1803 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825
Name: Richard Downing
Description: Decedent
Residence: East Caln
Date: 7 Jun 1801
Prove Date: 27 Jul 1803
Remarks: Downing, Richard. East Caln. June 7, 1801: July 27, 1803.
Provides for wife Mary. To son Richard tract of land called the Mill Tract, containing 231 acres 140 per. With Grist Mill and my part of the saw mill; also 8 acres, 115 per. On Valley hill, he paying to granddaughter Thomzine Trimble, daughter of my daughter Mary Trimble, deceased £60 at 21.
To son Jacob a house and lot in Downingtown with 35 acres to be laid off the N.W. woodland tract; also my part of Hemp Mill, 50 acres and allowance in W. Bradford; also an undivided half of mills on river Delaware, with an island containing 71 acres 132 per. The other half being heretofore conveyed to my sons-in-law Daniel Trimble and Richard Thomas, being situate in Falls Twp. To son Samuel a tract called Malt House tract, containing 95 acres 130 per; also N.E. hill tract and a tract adjacent containing 181 acres; also undivided half of plantation and mill in East Caln, commonly called Pikes land, containing 134 acres 95 perches.
To son Joseph the Fulling Mill Tract, containing 76 acres, 120 per. Also tract in W. Bradford called Bradleys, containing 78 acres and allowance; also half of mill and land called Pikes, &c.
To daughter Thomzine, wife of Richard Thomas, $600.
Daughter Mary, wife of Daniel Trimble, having received considerable, he is directed to pay £125 due on the mill property on the Delaware to their daughter Thomzine Trimble at 21. Executors: Sons Richard and Jacob Downing.

Source Information: Lineages, Inc., comp.. Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: Chester County Wills. Located at the Chester County Archives and Records Service.⁸
Richard Downing Sr. died on 8 July 1804 at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 85; Confirmed by Quaker record
Also father of Jacob Downing who married Sarah Drinker, parents of Mary Drinker Downing who married George Valentine.^9,10,2
Richard Downing Sr. was buried after 8 July 1804 at Uwchlan Friends Burial Ground, Liionville Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From FindAGrave.com:
     Birth:      Feb. 27, 1719
     Death:      Jul. 8, 1804, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Son of Thomas & Thomzin Downing and husband of Mary Edge. They married on 3/3/1741 and had 12 children.
     Family links: Parents:
      Thomas Downing (1691 - 1772)
      Thomasin Beer (Beere) Downing (1692 - 1755)
     Spouse: Mary Edge Downing (1721 - 1795)*
     Children:
      Hannah Downing (1742 - 1752)*
      Thomas Downing (1743 - 1752)*
      Jane Downing (1746 - 1752)*
      John Downing (1748 - 1748)*
      Richard Downing (1750 - 1820)*
      Mary Downing Trimble (1752 - 1779)*
      Jacob Downing (1756 - 1823)*
      William Downing (1759 - 1760)*
      George Downing (1761 - 1765)*
      Samuel R Downing (1763 - 1819)*
      Joseph Richard Downing (1765 - 1855)*
     Siblings:
      Richard Downing (1719 - 1804)
      Sarah Downing Baldwin (1725 - 1745)*
      Joseph Downing (1734 - 1804)*
     Note: Thank you to Gerilynn Campbell-Bates (#47834227) for sharing link to parents.
     Burial: Uwchlan Friends Burial Ground, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: L Evans
     Record added: Sep 11, 2016
     Find A Grave Memorial# 169794745.³
     History of Downingtown, PA, "RICHARD DOWNING, m. 21 Mar 1741, at Uwchlan Quaker Meeting, Mary Edge, b. 2 Aug 1721, d. 13 Dec. 1795, daughter of John and Mary of Providence. " Records of Mary Harris, Chester County Genealogy, shows marriage date as the 23rd, not 21st.
     In 1787 he was assessed with a grist mill, fulling mill, two saw mills, and malt house in East Caln, and his son Richard with a merchant mill. An old saw mill, which has been in the family for generations has just been torn down."
     From "Chester County and Its People", by W. W. Thompson, 1893: "In 1764 Richard Downing was assessed in East Caln with one hundred and ninety acres of land and buildings, worth 35 pounds per annum; one hundred and sixty acres uncultivated; a grist mill and saw mill, worth 70 pounds per annum; 76 acres in West Bradford and 100 acres in Uwchlan, 4 horses, 9 cattle, and 9 sheep. this tax was L6:3:3, being the largest in the township, and his brother John, was next below him. Richard was appointed overseer of Uwchlan Meeting July 6, 1763, in place of Evan Jones."¹¹ EDV-4.
Richard Downing Sr. lived with Thomas Downing and Thomazine Beer between 1718 and 1732 at Concord Township, Chester Co. (now Delaware Co.), Pennsylvania, USA; per Cope [1901] p. 96: "He was a taxable in Concord township 1718 to 1732."^12,2

Richard Downing Sr. appeared in the census of 1768 at Tax Rates, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Ancestry shows three different tax lists for 1768. I believe that they may actually be different years, but they are all marked as 1768.
[on same pages with John and Richard Downing]
Ancestry - Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 #1
     Name:     9 Richard Downing
     Year:     1768
     Town or Ward:     East Caln
     County:     Chester
     Archive Rollname:     322
[:TAB:235 Acres & Buildings - Tax: 1-7-0
     1 Servant 6 Horses 8 Cattle 12 Sheep - Tax: 0-12-9
     Grist Mill - Tax: 2-14-0
     Miller - Tax: 0-2-0
     Total Tax: 4-15-9
     Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4;Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 322
Ancestry - Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 #2
     Name:     Richd Downing
     Year:     1768
     Town or Ward:     East Caln
     County:     Chester
     Archive Rollname:     322
     p. 190, line 12
     200 Acres & Dwelling - Tax: 1-2-6
     100 Acres Woodland - Tax: 0-10-6
     Grist Mill - Tax: 1-16-0
     Saw Mill - Tax: 0-9-0
     5 Horse 10 Cattle 6 Sheep - Tax: 0-10-5
     Miller - Tax: 0-3-9
     Total Tax: 4-12-3
     Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 322
Ancestry - Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 #3
p. 306, line 8
     Name:     Richd Downing
     Year:     1768
     Town or Ward:     East Caln
     County:     Chester
     Archive Rollname:     322
     p. 306, line 6
     100 Acres Land Etc. - Tax: 0-18-0
     50 Acres Woodland - Tax: 0-6-0
     100 Acres Land - Tax: 0-12-0
     5 Horses 9 Cows 12 Seep - Tax: 0-10-3
     ]Grist Mill & 1/4 Saw Mill - Tax: 5-9-8
     50 Acres Land - Tax: 0-3-9
     Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 322
Ancestry - Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 #4
p. 306, line 8
     Name:     Richd Downing
     Year:     1768
     Town or Ward:     East Caln
     County:     Chester
     Archive Rollname:     322
     p. 306, line 6
     250 Acres & Building - Tax: 1-2-6
     120 Acres & Grist Mill - Tax: 0-13-6
     6 Horses 10 Cattle 10 Seep - Tax: 0-11-9
     ]Grist Mill - Tax: 0-18-0
     Total Tax: 3-5-9
     Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 322.^13,14,15,16

Richard Downing Sr. appeared in the census of 1770 at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820
     Name:     Rich'd Downing
     Gender:     M (Male)
     Remarks:     "g. m., s. m."
     State:     Pennsylvania
     County:     Chester County
     Town:     East Caln
     Residence Year:     1770
     Household Remarks:     Acres: 235; Horses: 6; Cattle: 8; Sheep: 12; Servants: 1.¹⁷ He was listed as a beneficiary in Thomas Downing's will on 28 February 1772 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825
Name: Richard Downing
Description: Son
Date: 9 Sep 1769
Prove Date: 28 Feb 1772
Remarks: Thomas Downing. East Caln. 9/9/1769. Feb. 28, 1772. Provides for wife Jane including £8 per year which she is entitled to out of her former husband's estate. To son-in-law Joshua Baldwin piece of ground along north side of Conestogoe Road paying to Executors £25. Having given to son William dwelling house and grist mill where he now lives and 150 acres in Bart Twp., Lancaster Co., I now give him his bond for £50. To son Joseph plantation in East Caln containing 492 acres purchased of Saml. Gilpin, also remainder of tract bought of Noble Butler containing between 50 and 60 acres in East Caln, also farming utensils. To son-in-law Saml. Bond tract of land in Whiteland known by the name of Thos. Blandfords. To son Richard grist and fulling mill in East Caln with tract of land belonging containing 230 acres, also water right reserved in deed of land to son John. Saw and hemp mill in East Caln to sons Richard, Joseph and John and son-in-law Saml. Bond in equal shares. To daughter Jane wife of John Roberts £50 having already advanced her. To son-in-law Saml. Bond £50. Having already advanced my daughter Sarah Baldwin deceased, I now give my granddaughter Sarah Baldwin £50. To Mary daughter of Thos. Alcott late of East Caln deceased £20 at 21. To Andrew Knox 10 acres of cleared land during life. Forgives all ""poor people of all the Book debts that may stand in my Book against them."" Executors: Sons Richard and Joseph.

Source Information: Lineages, Inc., comp.. Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: Chester County Wills. Located at the Chester County Archives and Records Service.¹⁸

Richard Downing Sr. appeared in the census of 1779 at PA Sept. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779
     Column 1, line 24
     Name: Richard Downing Senior
     Residence Year: 1779
     Residence Place: Bart, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.¹⁹

Richard Downing Sr. appeared in the census of 1779 at Rates, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801
     p. 150, line 1
     Name:     Richd Downing Sen
     Year:     1779
     Town or Ward:     East Caln
     County:     Chester
     Archive Rollname:     323
     300 Acres & Building 4050
     3 Horses 240
     10 Cattle 200
     1 Mill 636
     Value 5126
     Tax 170.17
     Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 323.²⁰

Richard Downing Sr. appeared in the census of 1779 at State Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;      Name:     Col 1-24 Richard Downing Senior
     Residence Year:     1779
     Residence Place:     East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania.²¹

Richard Downing Sr. appeared in the census of 1781 at Tax Roll, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;      Richard Downing
     250 Acres land & buildings
     120 Acres & Grist Mill
     6 Horses
     10 Cattle
     10 Sheep
     Grist & Saw mill.²²

Richard Downing Sr. appeared in the census of 1786 at PA Sept. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863
     Name:     29 Richard Downing
     Residence Year:     1786
     Residence Place:     East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania - p. 1.²³

Richard Downing Sr. appeared in the census of 1786 at Tax Roll, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801
     Name: Richard Downing
     Year: 1786
     Town or Ward: East Caln
     County: Chester
     Archive Rollname: 324
     Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 324.
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
     Original data: Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762–1794. Series No. 4.61; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.²⁴ He was per Wiley [1893:621] "Richard Downing was a mill owner and maltster, being assessed in 1787 with a grist mill, fulling mill, two saw mills and a malt house." in 1787.²

Richard Downing Sr. and Mary Edge appeared in the census of 1790 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
This could be Richard Sr & his wife Mary (Edge), as well as Richard Jr. and his family all in one household, but there is still one older male and one older female unaccounted for. These were possibly other siblings of Richard Jr.
p. 56, Col 1, Line 17
     Name: Richard Downing
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 16:     2 [aft 1774] Richard R. b1778, William b1781
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over:     5 [bef 1775] Thomas R. b1773, David b1774, Richard Jr. b1750, Unknown? , Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Females:     6 Mary b1776, Elizabeth b1783, Phebe b1786, Elizabeth (Reese) b1750, Unknown? , Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Females: 6
     Number of Household Members: 13.²⁵

Richard Downing Sr. left a will on 7 June 1801; Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825
Date: 7 Jun 1801
Prove Date: 27 Jul 1803
Remarks: Downing, Richard. East Caln.
June 7, 1801: July 27, 1803.
Provides for wife Mary. To son Richard tract of land called the Mill Tract, containing 231 acres 140 per. With Grist Mill and my part of the saw mill; also 8 acres, 115 per. On Valley hill, he paying to granddaughter Thomzine Trimble, daughter of my daughter Mary Trimble, deceased £60 at 21.
To son Jacob a house and lot in Downingtown with 35 acres to be laid off the N.W. woodland tract; also my part of Hemp Mill, 50 acres and allowance in W. Bradford; also an undivided half of mills on river Delaware, with an island containing 71 acres 132 per. The other half being heretofore conveyed to my sons-in-law Daniel Trimble and Richard Thomas, being situate in Falls Twp. To son Samuel a tract called Malt House tract, containing 95 acres 130 per; also N.E. hill tract and a tract adjacent containing 181 acres; also undivided half of plantation and mill in East Caln, commonly called Pikes land, containing 134 acres 95 perches.
To son Joseph the Fulling Mill Tract, containing 76 acres, 120 per. Also tract in W. Bradford called Bradleys, containing 78 acres and allowance; also half of mill and land called Pikes, &c.
To daughter Thomzine, wife of Richard Thomas, $600.
Daughter Mary, wife of Daniel Trimble, having received considerable, he is directed to pay £125 due on the mill property on the Delaware to their daughter Thomzine Trimble at 21. Executors: Sons Richard and Jacob Downing.
Source Information: Lineages, Inc., comp.. Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: Chester County Wills. Located at the Chester County Archives and Records Service.^8,26

     Mary Edge was born on 2 September 1721 at Upper Providence Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; per Cope [1901:95]: "b. Upper Providence, 7, 2, 1721."^5,1,6,3 She married Richard Downing Sr., son of Thomas Downing and Thomazine Beer, on 23 March 1741 at Uwchlan Friends Meeting, Lionville, Uwchlan Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; per Wiley [1893:621] they were married March 24, 1719.^5,1,6,7,3
Mary Edge died on 13 December 1795 at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 74; confirmed by Quaker record.^5,1,6,8,3
Mary Edge was buried after 13 December 1795 at Uwchlan Friends Burial Ground, Liionville Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From FindAGrave.com:
     Birth:      Jul. 2, 1721
     Death:      Dec. 13, 1795, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Wife of Richard and daughter of John & Mary Edge.
     Mary and Richard had 12 children. Six of them lived to adulthood.
     Family links: Spouse: Richard Downing (1719 - 1804)
     Children:
      Hannah Downing (1742 - 1752)*
      Thomas Downing (1743 - 1752)*
      Jane Downing (1746 - 1752)*
      John Downing (1748 - 1748)*
      Richard Downing (1750 - 1820)*
      Mary Downing Trimble (1752 - 1779)*
      Jacob Downing (1756 - 1823)*
      William Downing (1759 - 1760)*
      George Downing (1761 - 1765)*
      Samuel R Downing (1763 - 1819)*
      Joseph Richard Downing (1765 - 1855)*
     Note: Thank you to Tom Schoening (#47398019) for sharing link to husband.
     Burial: Uwchlan Friends Burial Ground, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: L Evans
     Record added: Sep 11, 2016
     Find A Grave Memorial# 169794827.⁹
      ; In 1787 he was assessed with a grist mill, fulling mill, two saw mills, and malt house in East Caln, and his son Richard with a merchant mill. An old saw mill, which has been in the family for generations has just been torn down."

Note: From "Chester County and Its People", by W. W. Thompson, 1893: "In 1764 Richard Downing was assessed in East Caln with one hundred and ninety acres of land and buildings, worht 35 pounds per annum; one hundred and sixty acres uncultivated; a grist mill and saw mill, owrht 70 pounds per annum; 76 acres in West Bradford and 100 acres in Uwchlan, 4 horses, 9 cattle, and 9 sheep. this tax was L6:3:3, being the largest in the township, and his brother John, was next belowe him. Richard was appointed overseer of Uwchlan Meeting July 6, 1763, in place of Evan Jones." EDV-4.
; Petition to Orphan's Court regarding estate of their father - signed by Jacob, Rachel and Mary Edge.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Chester County, Pennsylvania, Estate Papers, 1714-1838 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Pennsylvania. Chester County. Estate Papers, 1700–1820. Gale Cengage Learning. Microfilm, 85 rolls. Chester County Archives, West Chester, Pennsylvania.¹⁰

Mary Edge and Richard Downing Sr. appeared in the census of 1790 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
This could be Richard Sr & his wife Mary (Edge), as well as Richard Jr. and his family all in one household, but there is still one older male and one older female unaccounted for. These were possibly other siblings of Richard Jr.
p. 56, Col 1, Line 17
     Name: Richard Downing
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 16:     2 [aft 1774] Richard R. b1778, William b1781
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over:     5 [bef 1775] Thomas R. b1773, David b1774, Richard Jr. b1750, Unknown? , Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Females:     6 Mary b1776, Elizabeth b1783, Phebe b1786, Elizabeth (Reese) b1750, Unknown? , Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Females: 6
     Number of Household Members: 13.¹¹

     Henry Drinker Jr. was born on 21 February 1734 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA; FAG memorial says b. 21 Feb. 1733.^5,1,2,3,4,6 He married Ann Swett, daughter of Benjamin Swett, on 4 May 1757 at New Castle, New Castle Co., Delaware, USA,
; his 1st wife.^3,4 Henry Drinker Jr. married Elizabeth Sandwith, daughter of William Sandwith and Sarah Jervis, on 13 January 1761 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; his 2nd wife.^5,1,7,2,3,4
Henry Drinker Jr. died on 26 June 1809 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 75; See attached Obituary (from Ancestry)
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915
Name: Henry Drinker
Birth Date: abt 1734
Death Date: 26 Jun 1809
Death Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Age at Death: 75
Burial Place: Philadelphia CountyPennsylvania
Gender: Male
FHL Film Number: 1862083
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data:
"Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803–1915." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2010. From originals housed at the Philadelphia City Archives. "Death Records."^5,1,8,9,4,6
Henry Drinker Jr. was buried after 26 June 1809 at Friends Arch Street Meeting House Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave:

His estate was probated between July 1809 and August 1809 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹⁰

      ; HENRY DRINKER; b 21 Feb 1734; m 13 Jan 1761, Elizabeth, dau of William Sandwich, of Dublin, Ireland, and Philadelphia, Penna., and d 26 June, 1809, leaving a son.¹ EDV-4.

; per Biddle [1893]: "He had been in 1744 apprenticed to George James, and afterwards formed a copartnership with his son, Abel James, in the shipping and importing business, under the firm name of James & Drinker. their operations before the revolution were quite extensive, they being ranked among the principal importes of the time. After the dissolution of the partnership, he appears to have been engaged in the iron business, owning at one time a large portion of the iron-works at Atsion, N. J.

He was one of the Commissioners to page and clean the streets of Philadelphia. In 1777, he was one of the seventeen members of the Society of Friends who were arrested and transported to Virginia under pretence of their being inimical to the American cause, upon their refusing to take the test oath and sign a parole binding them not to depart from their houses, etc., but who were discharged after eight months' confinement without being brought to trial or even confronted by their accusers.

On the 20th of January, 1786, he was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society, and on the 15th of April, 1789, a member of the Common Council of Philadelphia.

In 1790, he, together with Joseph Smith and others, formed a company called the Union Company, and purchased twenty-four thousand acres of land in Cumberland county, New Jersey, -the tract included the present site of Millville. They built a dam and erected mills. In 1795, they sold out to Eli Elmer, Joseph Buck, and Robert Miller, and Joseph Buck laid out the town of Millville. Union Mills and much of this land afterwards became the property of Thomas Stone, and was purchased in 1806 by Keyser and Gorgas. From them it passed into the possession of David C. and Richard D. Wood.

Henry Drinker also made improvements at Stockport, Wayne County, and at other places in Pennsylvania. He invested the greater portion of his means in wild lands in Pennsylvania, and was much interested in opening roads and turnpikes through the same. At his decease in 1809, he left a large, unimproved, and for many years unproductive, landed estate."¹¹

Henry Drinker Jr. began military service at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA, Revolutionary War: from SAR Application "The name of Henry Drinker appears as a private in the fourth Class of " A General Return of Talbails Company, Militia of the City of Philadelphia."¹²

; The silhouette of Henry Drinker was found on the Rootsweb Quaker site on the internet, and came from a book called "Quaker Profiles: Pictorial & Biographica 1750-1850". Early Quakers objected to having their portraits drawn or painted, but likenesses drawn from tracing a shadow casting and trimming out the resulting shape were considered acceptable by the church. March 6, 1988 RD

Note: From "Commemorative Biographical Record, Centre County, PA", page 70: "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 land ownere; he was born in 1734, and died in 1809."

; from unknown, undated manuscript: [quote] HENRY DRINKER, VIRGINIA EXILE

Throughout much of the history of the Religious Society of Friends, official Quaker groups have exchanged Epistles. The Revolutionary War stimulated Friends in Philadelphia to write letter exhorting their brethren to be faithful to the peaceable profession of the Society.

Considerable correspondence flowed between Friends in America and in England. In 1777 the American Congress recorded that these actions "render it certain and notorious that (these) persons are with much rancour and bitterness are disaffected to the American cause."*

The Congress recommended that the Executive Officers of Pennsylvania arrest 20 persons, seventeen of whom were Friends. Henry Drinker was one of the Friends who was taken from his home to be exiled to Virginia without trial. Unfortunately he was viewed as dangerous because he would not pay war taxes. As a result, things in his home were damaged and some of the family's furniture was taken.

Another exile, John Pemberton, left a Journal account of their departure from Philadelphia. He wrote, " The wagons being before our prison, we were at length forced out. Many hundreds of people were ranged along the alley, some of them much affected. We were paraded through Third Street, until we passed out of the city."

On their way to Winchester, Virginia they encountered continuing hostility. Hand- bills, printed in Philadelphia , were circulated in advance of their wagons by persons who were hostile to Friends because of their refusal to take part in war.

After their arrival in Winchester the group continued to be closely guarded. Then authorities allowed the exiles freedom to travel within a six-mile radius of Winchester. This enabled them to take a lively and active part in the Hopewell Friends Meeting.

In March of 1778 two of the exiles died. Their death, plus visits by Friends and the wives of the prisoners, caused Congress to recommend that the exiles be re-leased and returned home.

Although tried in body and spirit, these Friends did not permit an exile of eight months to shake their faith. Shortly after their return home they took active part in drafting a statement which in no way differed from those for which they were exiled. Friends were again urged to stand clear of taking oaths, or of giving support to the war in any manner.
*EXILES IN VIRGINIA by Thomas Gilpin
[end quote].

Henry Drinker Jr. appeared in the census of 1790 at No. 110 Water Street East Side, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 89, line 25
     Name:     Henry (Gent.) Drinker
     Home in 1790 (City, County, State):     Water Street East Side, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over:     4
     Free White Persons - Females:     6
     Number of Household Members:     10.¹³

Henry Drinker Jr. left a will on 28 March 1809 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA; This may be a Quaker style date. The will reads "...the twenty eighth day of the third month in ... one thousand eigth hundred & eight."
Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993
Record
Source

     Elizabeth Sandwith was born between 16 December 1734 and 1735; per Biddle [1893]: "born February 27, 1735 (N. S.)^1,2" She married Henry Drinker Jr., son of Henry Drinker Sr. and Mary Gottier, on 13 January 1761 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; his 2nd wife.^5,3,4,1,6,2
Elizabeth Sandwith died on 24 November 1807 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^7,2
     EDV-4.

; from Ancestry: [quote]DRINKER, Elizabeth Sandwith
Born 1734, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died 24 November 1807, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Daughter of William and Sarah Jervis Sandwith; married HenryDrinker, 1761.

Born to a successful merchant family, Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker was educated by Anthony Benezet at a girls' school that offered a curriculum similar to that available to boys in other schools. Such an education was so unusual in colonial America that Drinker's obituary in 1807 made note of it..

In October 1758 Drinker began her diary, a record which she kept faithfully until shortly before her death. Never intended for publication, the diary filled 36 manuscript volumes with almost daily entries. Drinker chronicled births, deaths, visits, price lists, travels, illnesses, medical advice, character sketches, family matters, religious activities, military movements, and political developments. In fact, she recorded thousands of Philadelphia events, both trivial and momentous..

A series of entries made in 1777 and 1778, for example, detailed the British occupation of Philadelphia during the American Revolution. True to her Quaker pacifism, Drinker seems to have maintained a careful neutrality: her cryptic judgements spared neither side in the controversy. On May 18, 1778, she commented on the lavish celebration with which the British marked the departure of General Howe from Philadelphia: "This day may be remembered by many from the scenes of folly and vanity, promoted by the officers of the army under pretense of showing respect to Gen. Howe… .How insensible do these people appear, while our land is so greatly desolated, and death and sore destruction has overtaken and impends over so many.".

Yet the Continental Army hardly merited Drinker's higher esteem either. On 2 September 1777, Henry Drinker and other Friends had been arrested and exiled to Virginia for refusing on religious grounds to swear allegiance to the new government and contribute to its support. Due to his prominence, Henry was released after eight months without ever coming to trial, but Drinker's diary entries for April 1778 document her trip to George Washington's headquarters at Valley Forge to secure his release..

After the Revolution, Drinker quite consciously directed her attention away from politics. In 1795, with one of the many verse entries in her diary, she characterized her interests as homebound: "I stay much at home, and my business I mind,/Take note of the weather, and how blows the wind." But although Drinker describes her interests as limited, the variety and detail of her 36-volume diary suggest wider concerns; her record has yet to be fully explored by scholars of early America. Elizabeth Drinker's diary (kept from 1758 to 1807) is in the possession of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania..

OTHER WORKS:
Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker (edited by H. D. Biddle, 1889)..
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BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Cowell, P., Women Poets in Pre-Revolutionary America, 1650-1775 (1981). Drinker, C. K., Not So Long Ago: A Chronicle of Medicine and Doctors in Colonial Philadelphia (1937)..
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Other reference:
PMHB (1889, 1891)..
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—PATTIE COWELL.

http://books.google.com/books?id=zQRaAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA4&sig=2jiQKErT1s4LeOMK Vio0M1HzyeI&dq=henry+drinker+%22January+13,+1761%22+%22She+was+married+to+Henry+Drinker,+January +13,+1761,+by+Friends%27+ceremony.+%22#PPA31,M1
[end quote].⁸

Reference: The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. Women writers from the Middle Ages to the present. By Virginia Blain, Patricia Clements, and Isobel Grundy. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1990. (FemiCLE.)⁹

; Note: From "Chester County and its People", 1898:
"(Elizabeth) was the author of "Diary of Elizabeth Drinker," written during the Revolution, and published in recent times (1898)."

     Robert Valentine Jr. was born on 24 June 1752 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; confirmed by Quaker record.^5,6,1,2,3,7 He married Ann Thelma Bond, daughter of Samuel Bond and Thomazine Downing, on 27 May 1773 at Uwchlan Friends Meeting, Lionville, Uwchlan Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^2,3,8

Robert Valentine Jr. died on 9 September 1803 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 51; Cope [1901] p. 184 says d. 12 March 1803.^5,1,3
Robert Valentine Jr. was buried on 12 September 1803 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹
     EDV-3.
; 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

Robert Valentine Jr. appeared on the census of 1770 in the household of Robert Valentine Sr. at Colonial Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Robert Sr or Robert Jr??
U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820
     Name:     Robert Valentine
     Gender:     M (Male)
     State:     Pennsylvania
     County:     Chester County
     Town:     East Caln
     Residence Year:     1770
     Household Remarks:     Acres: 130; Horses: 4; Cattle: 4; Sheep: 7; Servants: 1.¹⁰ Robert Valentine Jr. was from Ancestry.com - U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994
"Robert Valentine Jnr. Produced to this Meeting from [???] of Uwchlan Monthly Meeting a Certificate bearing Date the 7th of this month Recommending him to the Care of friends here which was read and accepted."
Name: Robert Valentine Jr
Residence Date: 7 May
Residence Date on Image: 07 Fifth
Residence Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
Event Type: Admittance
Monthly Meeting: Bradford Monthly Meeting
Historical Meeting Data: Search for this monthly meeting in the 'Quaker Monthly Meetings Index'
Yearly Meeting: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Title: Minutes, 1765-1781
Meeting State: Pennsylvania
Meeting County: Chester
Source Citation: Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 34.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: •Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
•North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.
•Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.
•Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.¹¹

Robert Valentine Jr. appeared in the census of 1781 at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Robert Valentine Junior
     200 Acres land & buildings 800
     1 Horses 20
     4 Cows 20
     1 Merchant & Sawmill 150
     Total: 990.¹²

Robert Valentine Jr. appeared in the census of 1786 at Tax List, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801
     Name: Robert Valentine
     Year: 1786
     Town or Ward: East Caln
     County: Chester
     Archive Rollname: 324
     Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 324.
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
     Original data: Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762–1794. Series No. 4.61; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.¹³

Robert Valentine Jr. appeared in the census of 1786 at PA Sept. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863
     Name:     120 Robert Valentine Junior
     Residence Year:     1786
     Residence Place:     East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania - p. 2.¹⁴

Robert Valentine Jr. and Ann Thelma Bond appeared in the census of 1790 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 56; Col 2, Line 23
     Name: Robt Valentine
     Home in 1790 (City, County, State): East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 5
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 4
     Free White Persons - Females: 6
     Number of Household Members: 15.¹⁵

Robert Valentine Jr. and Ann Thelma Bond appeared in the census of 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:     14.¹⁶

     Thomas Downing was born on 14 December 1691 at Bradninch, Devonshire, England.^3,1,4 He was christened on 6 January 1692.² He married Ellen John before 1715
; his 1st wife.^5,6 Thomas Downing married Thomazine Beer, daughter of Roger Beer, on 10 April 1715 at Silverton, Devonshire, England,
; his 2nd wife; Marriage Records of Goshen Mtg. in Society of Friends Records of Chester County, PA., Page 130. Film 309402 in Salt Lake City Genealogical Library.^7,8,6 Thomas Downing married Jane Edge, daughter of John Edge and Mary Smedley, on 15 December 1756
; her 2nd husband; his 3rd wife.^3,6
Thomas Downing died on 15 January 1772 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 80.^2,1
Thomas Downing was buried after 15 January 1772 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website: Thomas Downing
Birth:      Dec. 14, 1691
Devon, England
Death:      Jan. 15, 1772
Downingtown
Chester County
Pennsylvania, USA

Namesake of Downingtown, Pennsylvania.

Thomas left England in 1717, settling on the Brandywine River near Downingtown, PA. He established a mill on the river and had a large family. The area was first known as Milltown, and later, Downing's Town. In the mid-1800s the name was clarified and today is known as Downingtown.

No marker exists in the cemetery for him. It is not certain if this is even the Quaker cemetery he was buried in; three other Quaker meetinghouse cemeteries are in the area. As this one ultimately became his namesake, it is entered there until other facts may come to light.

Created by: Ray Downing
Record added: Oct 12, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 22130801.¹

His estate was probated on 28 February 1772 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825
Name: Richard Downing
Description: Son
Date: 9 Sep 1769
Prove Date: 28 Feb 1772
Remarks: Thomas Downing. East Caln. 9/9/1769. Feb. 28, 1772. Provides for wife Jane including £8 per year which she is entitled to out of her former husband's estate. To son-in-law Joshua Baldwin piece of ground along north side of Conestogoe Road paying to Executors £25. Having given to son William dwelling house and grist mill where he now lives and 150 acres in Bart Twp., Lancaster Co., I now give him his bond for £50. To son Joseph plantation in East Caln containing 492 acres purchased of Saml. Gilpin, also remainder of tract bought of Noble Butler containing between 50 and 60 acres in East Caln, also farming utensils. To son-in-law Saml. Bond tract of land in Whiteland known by the name of Thos. Blandfords. To son Richard grist and fulling mill in East Caln with tract of land belonging containing 230 acres, also water right reserved in deed of land to son John. Saw and hemp mill in East Caln to sons Richard, Joseph and John and son-in-law Saml. Bond in equal shares. To daughter Jane wife of John Roberts £50 having already advanced her. To son-in-law Saml. Bond £50. Having already advanced my daughter Sarah Baldwin deceased, I now give my granddaughter Sarah Baldwin £50. To Mary daughter of Thos. Alcott late of East Caln deceased £20 at 21. To Andrew Knox 10 acres of cleared land during life. Forgives all ""poor people of all the Book debts that may stand in my Book against them."" Executors: Sons Richard and Joseph.

Source Information: Lineages, Inc., comp.. Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: Chester County Wills. Located at the Chester County Archives and Records Service.⁹
     EDV-5.

; Valentine and Downing family information provided by George Valentine (manuscript.)¹⁰

; "Biographies of Chester County Residents before 1790": Gives date of birth as 14 Dec 1691 States, "Founded Downingtown (PA), c. 1735

"A Corner in Ancestors", by Eleanor Lexington, Copyright by McClure Syndication
"One immigrant came from Devonshire. He was Thomas Downing, and a member of the Society of Friends. Pennsylvania was naturally the place he chose for a home. Downingtown is the name of the town he helped settle, and the old homestead still stands" (Newspaper article, c. 1940)

"The Devonshire Downings" prepared by John Perot, Ardmore, PA, put together fro the entries in the parish records of Bradninch, Devonshire, England, in 1901 an 1903: "Thomas Downing, son of Thomas Downing, born December 14, 1691, and was baptized January 6, 1691/2, at Bradninch. The Bradninch records show that a Thomas Downing married Judeth Bending on 2 Jun 1717. Judeth, wife of Thomas Downing, was buried 26 Jan 1723. According to the Downingtown records, 'his first wife was said to have been named Ellen, and his second Tomazine, who was perhaps the mother to all his children. On Dec 1756 he married Jane Alborne (or Albin).' There seems to be some error here, unless he had two wives before Tomazine; Ellen and Judeth. Thomas Downing came to Pennsylvania before 1718, where he was taxed in Concord township from 1718 to 1732; later moving to Downingtown, where he died age 81. The Downingtown records says that two of his children were born in England and the Bradninch recoreds show the births of a Thomasine (1715) and Thomas (1717)."

Notes of contributor Sandra K. Farney: "He was a founder of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, a Welsh settlement. He settled on the east branch of Brandywine Creek and was a farmer, miller, and merchant. He was a Friend (Quaker) and was a member of the Falls, Birmingham, Wilmington, & Baltimore Friends Meetings."

From "History of Chester County", page 525: "There is reason to think that while in concord he operated a mill belonging to Nathaniel Newlin, and he and his descendants continued to be mill-owners at Downingtown for several generations."

; from Futhey and Cope, "History of Chester County", p. 525"
"DOWNING, Thomas, born in Bradnich, in Devonshire, England, Dec. 14, 1691, married, first, Ellen ----, and, second, Thomazine ----, who was perhaps the mother of all the children, two of whom were born in England. He was a taxable in Concord township from 1718 to 1732. At Concord Monthly Meeting, 6, 3, 1730, 'Thomas Downing & his wife made application to this meeting to com under the care of friends; they have produced papers from under severall friends hands of their sober and orderly conversatons where they have Lived, this meeting receiveth them.' In 1733 they removed to Sadsbury, but in two or three years after settled a the place since known as Downingtown. Thomas married a third wife, Jane Algin, widow of James, and daughter of John and Mary Edge, 12, 15 1756. She was a minister and died 1, 23, 1759. He died 1, 15, 1772. there is reason to think that while in Concord he operated a mill belonging to Nathaniel Newlin, and he and his descendants continued to be mill-owners at Downingtown for several generations."\

per George Valentine ms: "emigrated to Chester Co., PA prior to 1718."^2,3 He and Thomazine Beer were Quaker.⁴

Thomas Downing and Thomazine Beer immigrated between 1717 and 1719 to Brandywine River, Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; probably between births of son Thomas (b in England 1717) and son Richard (b in PA 1719.)¹

Thomas Downing and Thomazine Beer lived between 1718 and 1732 at Concord Township, Chester Co. (now Delaware Co.), Pennsylvania, USA; per Cope [1901] p. 96: "He was a taxable in Concord township 1718 to 1732."^6,4

Thomas Downing lived between 1733 and 1735 at Sadsbury Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.⁶

Thomas Downing lived between 1735 and 1772 at East Caln (later Downingtown), Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; per Cope [1901] p. 96: "...where Thomas Downing purchased from John Taylor, by deeds of 3e and 4th of July, 1739, 561 acres of land."⁶

Thomas Downing left a will on 9 September 1769.⁹

     Thomazine Beer was born on 24 August 1692 at Chumleigh, Devonshire, England; Date of baptism?¹ She married Thomas Downing, son of Thomas Downing (Downynge) and Grace Andrew, on 10 April 1715 at Silverton, Devonshire, England,
; his 2nd wife; Marriage Records of Goshen Mtg. in Society of Friends Records of Chester County, PA., Page 130. Film 309402 in Salt Lake City Genealogical Library.^1,2,3
Thomazine Beer died circa 1754 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹
     She and Thomas Downing were Quaker.⁴ EDV-5.

Reference: (an unknown value.)^5,6

Thomazine Beer and Thomas Downing immigrated between 1717 and 1719 to Brandywine River, Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; probably between births of son Thomas (b in England 1717) and son Richard (b in PA 1719.)⁷

Thomazine Beer and Thomas Downing lived between 1718 and 1732 at Concord Township, Chester Co. (now Delaware Co.), Pennsylvania, USA; per Cope [1901] p. 96: "He was a taxable in Concord township 1718 to 1732."^3,4 Thomazine Beer was living in 1750; Per Snow [1950:1]: "Thomazine was living in 1750, but the date of her death is unknown."⁶

     Grace Andrew was born circa 1663 at Bradninch, Devonshire, England.¹ She married Thomas Downing (Downynge), son of Edward Downing (Downynge) and Elizabeth Salter, on 21 September 1684 at England.¹

Grace Andrew died on 24 January 1715 at Bradninch, Devonshire, England.¹
Grace Andrew was buried on 26 January 1715 at Bradninch, Devonshire, England.²
     EDV-6.

     Thomas Downing (Downynge) was born in 1660 at Bradninch, Devonshire, England.¹ He married Grace Andrew on 21 September 1684 at England.²
Thomas Downing (Downynge) married Judith Bending on 2 June 1717.³

Thomas Downing (Downynge) died on 25 March 1739 at Bradninch, Devonshire, England.²
     EDV-6.

     John Edge was born in May 1685 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^3,1 He married Mary Smedley, daughter of George Smedley and Sarah Kitchin, in October 1709
; per Palmer [1910:II:689, footnote] and cope [1901:46]: "m. 8 mo. --, 1709."^1,4,2
John Edge died in March 1733/34 at Upper Providence Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 48.^3,1
     EDV-5.

; John and Mary emigrated from St. Andrew's, Holborne, Middlesex, England, and settled in Nether Providence about 1685; Quaker meetings were held at his house he had been fined and imprisoned in England for conscience, and subjected to a public trial. John Edge, b. 1744, "learned the milling business with his uncle Richrd Downing, at what is now Downingtown. About 1790 he build the "Half way House, opposite the much frequented mill of his cousin, Richard Downing.

Reference: (an unknown value.)^5,6

     Wilmote Downing was christened on 1 June 1685 at Bradninch, Devonshire, England.^1,2
Wilmote Downing was buried on 7 June 1685 .¹

     Judith Bending married Thomas Downing (Downynge), son of Edward Downing (Downynge) and Elizabeth Salter, on 2 June 1717.¹

Judith Bending was buried in 1723 .
      .¹

     William Sandwith married Sarah Jervis, daughter of Martyn Jervis and Elinor Brees.¹

William Sandwith died in 1761 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹
     William Sandwith lived at Dublin, Ireland.²

William Sandwith lived at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA.² EDV-5.

     Sarah Jervis married William Sandwith.³

     EDV-5.

     Henry Drinker Sr. was born circa 1709.^5,4,2 He married Mary Gottier on 26 November 1731 at Burlington Township Burlington County, New Jersey, USA,
; per Biddle [1893]: "married without the consent o fhis paretns, November 26, 1731, before a magistrate, at Burlington, N. J., Mary Gottier."^6,5,1,3,4
Henry Drinker Sr. died on 1 May 1746; per Biddle [1893]: d. 5 mo. 1, 1746.^1,7
     He was per Biddle [1893]: "...a scrivener, which was probably a profession somewhat similar to that of a conveyancer."²

; HENRY DRINKER; m 26 Nov 1731, Mary Gottier, and d 1 May, 1746, leaving a son.

Henry Drinker Sr. lived at Second St., Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA.⁸ He was per Wiley [1893:621] "Henry Drinker ... was a member of the ship-owning firm of drinker & James, of Philadelphia."⁸ EDV-5. He and Mary Gottier were Quaker.

     Mary Gottier was born circa 1713.¹ She married Henry Drinker Sr., son of Joseph Drinker and Mary Janney, on 26 November 1731 at Burlington Township Burlington County, New Jersey, USA,
; per Biddle [1893]: "married without the consent o fhis paretns, November 26, 1731, before a magistrate, at Burlington, N. J., Mary Gottier."^2,3,4,5,6
     Mary Gottier and Henry Drinker Sr. were Quaker. EDV-5.

     Joseph Drinker was born on 29 July 1684 at Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA.⁴ He married Mary Janney, daughter of Henry Janney and Barbara Baguley, on 9 July 1708
; Biddle [1893] m. 7 mo. 9, 1708.^5,1,2,3
Joseph Drinker died on 17 August 1742 at age 58.^1,6
      ; JOSEPH DRINKER, who m 9 July, 1708, [8251] Mary, dau of Henry Janney, of Stockport, Cheshire, England, and d 17 Aug 1742, leaving a son.¹ He was master house-carpenter.³ He was per Biddle [1893]: became a member of the Society of Friends.⁶ EDV-6.