Welcome to the Downes Family History Page
The Descendents of Henry Downes
Generation 1
Henry Downes was born before 1640 in York River, VA, and died in
1669 in Kent County, MD. He married MARGEREY
Generation 2
JOHN DOWNES I (Henry1),born about 1664, Virginia, died February 3, 1707/08, Talbot County, MD He married MARGARET HAWKINS, daughter of RALPH HAWKINS and FLORA EARL.
Generation 3
3. CHARLES DOWNES (John2,Henry1) was born 1685 in Talbot County, MD, and died in 1774 in Queen Anne's County, MD. He married MARY CLAYTON The Mullikin/Downes Connection:
Descendants of John Mullikin
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN(1) MULLIKIN(1) was born November 18, 1817(1), and died August 06, 18641.
Generation No. 2
2. ANN2 MULLIKIN (JOHN1)(4) was born 1850, and died 1882. She married WILLIAM
Generation No. 3
3. JOHN RAYMOND3 DOWNES (ANN2 MULLIKIN, JOHN1)(13) was born August 23, 1879, and died September 04, 195814. He married CAROLINE FRANCES JARRELL14 December 14, 1905 in Goldsboro, Maryland, daughter of ROBERT JARRELL and ADALINE NOBLE.
Child of JOHN DOWNES and CAROLINE JARRELL is:
Endnotes
1. Descendants of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson.
Generation No. 1
1. ANNA MARIA2 DOWNES (GEORGE1)(1,2) was born Abt. 1790(2), and died March 1840(2). She married THOMAS DEROCHBRUNE(2) February 10, 1820(2).
Children of ANNA MARIA DOWNES and THOMAS DEROCHBRUNE are:
Generation No. 2
2. SARA ANN(3) DEROCHBRUNE (ANNA MARIA2 DOWNES, GEORGE1)(8) was born April 10, 1825 in Hillsboro, Maryland(9), and died February 15, 1895(9). She married JOHN MULLIKIN(9) January 20, 1848(9).
Generation No. 3
3. ANN4 MULLIKIN (SARA ANN3 DEROCHBRUNE, ANNA MARIA2 DOWNES, GEORGE1)(10) was born 1850, and died 1882. She married WILLIAM THOMAS DOWNES(11,12,13) November 15, 1878(14), son of SAMUEL DOWNES and MARY MAY.
Endnotes
1. Downes family research document.
People researching the Downes family are:
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Child of HENRY DOWNES and MARGEREY is:
2. JOHN DOWNES I (Henry, born about 1664, Virginia, died February 3, 1707/08, Talbot County, MD
Children of JOHN DOWNES and MARGARET HAWKINS are:
ANNE DOWNES b. December 12, 1683; m.LODMAN ELBERT
CHARLES DOWNES b. 1685 Talbot County, MD; d. 1774 Queen Anne's County,MD
MARGARET DOWNES b. January 27, 1684/85; d. d. 1717-1793 ; m. KENTON
HAWKINS DOWNES b. 1686 Talbot County, MD; d. May 4, 1756, Queen Anne's County, MD
JOHN DOWNES II b. 1693, Talbot County, MD; d. April 3, 1758, Queen Anne's County, MD
JAMES DOWNES b. Abt. 1700; d. Abt. 1758
Children of CHARLES DOWNES and MARY CLAYTON are:
MARGARET DOWNES b. Aft. 1703; d. 1761; m. TILLOTSON
SARAH DOWNES b. Abt. 1708
EDWARD DOWNES b. Abt. 1710
4. HAWKINS DOWNES (John2,Henry)was born in 1686 in Talbot County, MD, and died May 4, 1756 in Queen Anne's County, MD. He married DEBROAH (spelled Debroah in my notes, possibly Deborah?) BAYNARD before May 22, 1740, in Maryland, daughter of THOMAS BAYNARD and ESTHER PRATT.
**BAYNARD Family has now been shown to go back to the Plantagenet line of English Kings and Queens.
Children of HAWKINS DOWNES and DEBROAH BAYNARD are:
MARY DOWNES b. 1733; m. JOHN DWIGGINS, 1770, Queen Anne's County, MD
SOLOMON DOWNES, b. 1733-1736, Queen Anne's County, MD; d. March 27, 1765, Queen Anne's County, MD; m. NANCY ANN BANNING
AARON DOWNES b. Abt. 1735; d. 1761-1823
MARGARET DOWNES b. Bef. 1740
ESTHER DOWNES b. Abt. 1740; d. 1774
NATHAN DOWNES b. 1750, Queen Anne's County, MD; d. 1785; m. CAROLINE ANN COOPER, June 1, 1774, Denton, Maryland.
5. JOHN DOWNES II (John2, Henry1) was born in 1693 in Talbot County Maryland, and died April 13, 1758 in Queen Anne's County, MD. He married (1) MARGARET EARL, daughter of RALPH HAWKINS and FLORA EARL. He married (2) MARGARET HYNSON Abt. 1738 in Talbot County, MD, daughter of THOMAS (or CHARLES?) HYNSON.
Children of JOHN DOWNES and MARGARET EARL are:
HENRY DOWNES b. August 28, 1708, Talbot County, MD; d. October 30, 1771, Queen Anne's County, MD.
JAMES DOWNES b. 1727, Queen Anne's County, MD.
MARGARET DOWNES b. 1729; m. KENTON
JOHN DOWNES III b. 1731, Queen Anne's County, MD; d. 1762, Queen Anne's County, MD.
HAWKINS DOWNES b. 1737; d. May 6, 1763, Queen Anne's County, MD
HYNSON DOWNES b. 1725, Queen Anne's County, MD; d. December 16, 1776, Queen Anne's County, MD
Child of JOHN DOWNES and MARGARET HYNSON is:
HENRIETTA DOWNES b. April 20, 1739, Queen Anne's County, MD; d. February 22, 1812. Caroline County, MD.
6. JAMES DOWNES (John2, Henry1) was born Abt. 1700 and died Abt. 1758
Child of JAMES DOWNES and UNKNOWN is:
JAMES DOWNES b. 1751; d. 1752-1841
(More to come)
He married SARA ANN DEROCHBRUNE(2) January 20, 1848(3), daughter of THOMAS DEROCHBRUNE and ANNA DOWNES.
Child of JOHN MULLIKIN and SARA DEROCHBRUNE is:
2. i. ANN2 MULLIKIN, b. 1850; d. 1882.
THOMAS DOWNES(5,6,7) November 15, 18788, son of SAMUEL DOWNES and MARY MAY.
Notes for ANN MULLIKIN:
"Annie" was their first daughter. From Descendants of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson (published 1976, Baltimore, MD).
Children of ANN MULLIKIN and WILLIAM DOWNES are:
3. i. JOHN RAYMOND(3) DOWNES, b. August 23, 1879; d. September 04, 1958.
ii. SAMUEL CLARENCE DOWNES(9,10,10,) b. August 23, 1881 (11); d. December 17,1898 (11,12).
Notes for SAMUEL CLARENCE DOWNES:
Obituaries in Maryland Newspapers, Queen Anne's County, 1898-1899
Names Clarence as son of William and Annie Downes, died 12-17-1898, died at
the home of his uncle, Thomas Mullikin, buried Hillsborough Cemetery.
More About SAMUEL CLARENCE DOWNES:
Burial: Obituaries in MD Newspapers Queen Anne's County, 1898-1899, buried
Hillsborough Cemetery, MD
Notes for JOHN RAYMOND DOWNES:
Doctor in Preston and later Newark, DE. John R. Downes Elementary School in Newark is named in his honer.
Source: Clare Downes
More About JOHN RAYMOND DOWNES:
Pallbearer: July 1924, Funeral of Thomas Marion Mulliken (Obituaries in Md. Newspapers, QA Co., 1924-1925.
i. ROBERT WILLIAMS4 DOWNES(15,16,17,) b. February 03, 1894(18,19,20); d. Denton Cemetery, Denton, Caroline Co., MD (21).
2. Descendants of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson, p. 36.
3. Descendants of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson.
4. Descendants of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson, p. 37, 54.
5. Downes.FTW, Date of Import: Oct 5, 1998.
6. Descendants of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson.
7. Anne Covington Kidd, 1850 Census, Queen Anne County, p. 73.
8. Descendants of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson, p. 37, 54.
9. Descendents of Lewis DeRochbrune by George Wilson, p. 128.
10. Obituaries in Maryland Newspapers, Queen Anne's County, 1898-1899.
11. Descendents of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson, p. 128.
12. Obituaries in Maryland Newspapers, Queen Anne's County, 1898-1899.
13. Descendents of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson, p. 128.
14. Clare Downes.
15. Downes.FTW, Date of Import: Oct 5, 1998.
16. WWI Civilian Draft Registration.
17. Beneath These Stones - Cemeteries of Caroline County, Volume I, p. 59.
18. Downes.FTW, Date of Import: Oct 5, 1998.
19. Beneath These Stones - Cemeteries of Caroline County, Volume I, p. 59.
20. WWI Civilian Draft Registration.
21. Downes.FTW, Date of Import: Oct 5, 1998.
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Descendants of Frank Mullikin
Generation No. 1
1. FRANK1 MULLIKIN(1). He married SARAH A. DOWNES(1,2,) daughter of SAMUEL
DOWNES and MARY MAY.
Child of FRANK MULLIKIN and SARAH DOWNES is:
i. GEORGE M.2 MULLIKIN3.
Endnotes
1. Downes.FTW, Date of Import: Oct 5, 1998.
2. Anne Covington Kidd, 1850 Census, Queen Anne County, p. 73.
3. Downes.FTW, Date of Import: Oct 5, 1998.
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Descendants of Ann Mullikin
Generation No. 1
1. ANN2 MULLIKIN (JOHN1)(1)1 was born 1850, and died 1882. She married WILLIAM
THOMAS DOWNES (2,3,4) November 15, 18785, son of SAMUEL DOWNES and MARY MAY.
Notes for ANN MULLIKIN:
"Annie" was their first daughter. From Descendants of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson.
Children of ANN MULLIKIN and WILLIAM DOWNES are:
2. i. JOHN RAYMOND3 DOWNES, b. August 23, 1879; d. September 04, 1958.
ii. SAMUEL CLARENCE DOWNES(6,7,7?) b. August 23, 1881(8); d. December 17, 1898 (8,9).
Notes for SAMUEL CLARENCE DOWNES:
Obituaries in Maryland Newspapers, Queen Anne's County, 1898-1899
Names Clarence as son of William and Annie Downes, died 12-17-1898, died at the home of his uncle, Thomas Mullikin, buried Hillsborough Cemetery.
More About SAMUEL CLARENCE DOWNES:
Burial: Obituaries in MD Newspapers Queen Anne's County, 1898-1899, buried Hillsborough Cemetery, MD
Generation No. 2
2. JOHN RAYMOND3 DOWNES (ANN2 MULLIKIN, JOHN1)(10) was born August 23, 1879, and died September 04, 1958(11). He married CAROLINE FRANCES JARRELL(11)
December 14, 1905 in Goldsboro, Maryland, daughter of ROBERT JARRELL and ADALINE NOBLE.
Notes for JOHN RAYMOND DOWNES:
Doctor in Preston and later Newark, DE. John R. Downes Elementary School in Newark is named in his honer.
Source: Clare Downes
More About JOHN RAYMOND DOWNES:
Pallbearer: July 1924, Funeral of Thomas Marion Mulliken (Obituaries in Md.
Newspapers, QA Co., 1924-1925.
Child of JOHN DOWNES and CAROLINE JARRELL is:
i. ROBERT WILLIAMS4 DOWNES (12,13,14,) b. February 03, 1894 (15,16,17); d. Denton
Cemetery, Denton, Caroline Co., MD (18).
Endnotes
1. Descendants of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson, p. 37, 54.
2. Downes.FTW, Date of Import: Oct 5, 1998.
3. Descendants of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson.
4. Anne Covington Kidd, 1850 Census, Queen Anne County, p. 73.
5. Descendants of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson, p. 37, 54.
6. Descendents of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson, p. 128.
7. Obituaries in Maryland Newspapers, Queen Anne's County, 1898-1899.
8. Descendents of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson, p. 128.
9. Obituaries in Maryland Newspapers, Queen Anne's County, 1898-1899.
10. Descendents of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson, p. 128.
11. Clare Downes.
12. Downes.FTW, Date of Import: Oct 5, 1998.
13. WWI Civilian Draft Registration.
14. Beneath These Stones - Cemeteries of Caroline County, Volume I, p. 59.
15. Downes.FTW, Date of Import: Oct 5, 1998.
16. Beneath These Stones - Cemeteries of Caroline County, Volume I, p. 59.
17. WWI Civilian Draft Registration.
18. Downes.FTW, Date of Import: Oct 5, 1998.
[Part 2. - (Notes from Cathy Downes)]
A George Downes took the Oath of Fidelity and Allegiance in Queen Anne's County, 1778 (Ref. MD Hist. Soc. MS.1814). Also: George Downes was an officer in the American Revolution and a member of the convention at Chestertown which gave the Episcopal Church its name. George Downes' brothers were the founders and incorporators of Caroline County.". Could this be the same George Downes?
George MAY be the son of Charles Downes, son of JOHN DOWNES II, (A George Downes appears as the executor in Charles Downes will dated May 13, 1787, SC-7-64 available at Maryland Archives)
Ann Cooper Hall first married John Hall, then married George Downes.
There is a possibility George was married twice... I have numerous children, but don't know who they belong to (yet).
Census:
Name of head of family: Downes, George
Free white males 16 years and upward = 1
Free while males 16 years and under = 4
Free white females including heads of household = 3 (Ann his wife and possibly Anna Maria b abt 1790 - that leaves one possibly two females missing)
VACHEL b. 1798, son of GEORGE DOWNES and ANN HALL, m. on March 21, 1822, Barnes marriage Records. Children of Vachel: John A. abt 1832, Susan A. abt. 1835, Anna Abt 1837, Census 1790 #1
That's about all I have on George... my husband is descended from George through Vachel, brother to Anna Maria Downes. Yes, I'd love to exchange information, it's just that I am still struggling with George. Once I make the connection to the very early Downeses I will have a lineage back to 1640. But, I am still working on the connection, and hence I am researching wills and posting them as I go. (from Cathy Downes)
Descendants of Anna Maria Downes
Notes for ANNA MARIA DOWNES:
From: Descendants of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson (book published 1976, Baltimore, MD):
Thomas Derochbrune of Matthew; John, Joseph; Lewis (p 36.) Fourth child of Matthew and Sarah Wooters born at Vaughn's Kindness, Caroline County. He married (1) Ann Maria Downes, 10 February 1820 (2) Margaret Ordell, 27 September 1842.
Ann Maria Downes, mother of all his children, was born cir 1790 and died March 1840. She was the daughter of George and Ann Downes and the sister of Vachel Downes, whose daugher Annie Marie later would marry Robert Edwin Wilson, whose first wife was Sara Ann Wikinson, daughter of Christopher Wilkinson IV and Sara Derochbrune.
Notes for THOMAS DEROCHBRUNE:
From Descendants of Lewis deRochbrune by George Wilson:
"Thomas Derochbrune of Matthew; John; Joseph; Lewis (p 36.
Fourth child of Matthew de and Sara Wooters born at Vaughn's Kindness, Caroline County. "
From Queen Anne's County by Frederic Emory, (page a433): Queen Anne's in the War of 1812 - "Thomas Derochbrune was probably the last survivor of the picket which met the British advance. He died on the 15th of August 1875, having been born in 1792. According to a writer in Centreville Record, he was a member of Captain Henry T. Story's company. The same writer states that two British soldiers were killed by the fire of the picket and were afterwards buried by Christopher Wilkinson, father of Capt. John Wilkinson, of Centreville, and David Yoe, both of whom were members of Major Emory's troop. Major Nicholson states that two were killed and five wounded."
i. MARY ELIZABETH(3) DEROCHBRUNE(3), b. December 14, 1820(4); d. June 06, 1900(4).
ii. JOHN B. DEROCHBRUNE4, b. March 26, 1822(4); d. October 14, 1848(5).
iii. GEORGE B. DEROCHBRUNE6, b. May 03, 1823(6); d. October 15, 1890(7).
2. iv. SARA ANN DEROCHBRUNE, b. April 10, 1825, Hillsboro, Maryland; d. February 15, 1895.
Children of SARA ANNE DEROCHBRUNE and JOHN MULLIKIN are:
3. i. ANN4 MULLIKIN, b. 1850; d. 1882.
ii.(JAMES ADDISON MULLIKIN b. July 1, 1856; d. May 21, 1934.
Notes for ANN MULLIKIN:
"Annie" was their first daughter. From Descendants of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson.
Children of ANN MULLIKIN and WILLIAM DOWNES are:
i. JOHN RAYMOND5 DOWNES(15), b. August 23, 1879; d. September 04, 1958(16); m. CAROLINE FRANCES JARRELL(16), December 14, 1905, Goldsboro, Maryland.
Notes for JOHN RAYMOND DOWNES:
Doctor in Preston and later Newark, DE. John R. Downes Elementary School in Newark is named in his honer.
Source: Clare Downes
More About JOHN RAYMOND DOWNES:
Pallbearer: July 1924, Funeral of Thomas Marion Mulliken (Obituaries in Md. Newspapers, QA Co., 1924-1925.
ii. SAMUEL CLARENCE DOWNES(17,18,18,) b. August 23, 1881(19); d. December 17, 1898(19,20).
Notes for SAMUEL CLARENCE DOWNES:
Obituaries in Maryland Newspapers, Queen Anne's County, 1898-1899
Names Clarence as son of William and Annie Downes, died 12-17-1898, died at the home of his uncle, Thomas Mullikin, buried Hillsborough Cemetery.
More About SAMUEL CLARENCE DOWNES:
Burial: Obituaries in MD Newspapers Queen Anne's County, 1898-1899, buried Hillsborough Cemetery, MD
2. Descendants of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson, p. 36.
3. Descendants of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson, p. 37, 54.
4. Descendants of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson.
5. Descendants of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson, p. 37, 54.
6. Descendants of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson.
7. Descendants of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson, p. 37, 54.
8. Descendants of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson, p. 36.
9. Descendants of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson.
10. Descendants of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson, p. 37, 54.
11. Downes.FTW, Date of Import: Oct 5, 1998.
12. Descendants of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson.
13. Anne Covington Kidd, 1850 Census, Queen Anne County, p. 73.
14. Descendants of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson, p. 37, 54.
15. Descendents of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson, p. 128.
16. Clare Downes.
17. Descendents of Lewis Derochbrune by George Wilson, p. 128.
18. Obituaries in Maryland Newspapers, Queen Anne's County, 1898-1899.
19. Descendents of Lewis DeRochbrune by George Wilson, p. 128.
20. Obituaries in Maryland Newspapers, Queen Anne's County, 1898-1899.
Cathy Downes
Clare Downes
Special Thanks to Cathy Downes and Clare Downes for supplying me with the information above.
