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Downing, John

Male 1678 - Bef 1718  (< 39 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Downing, John was born on 29 Oct 1678 in Hatfield,Hampshire,MA (son of Downing, John and Bunce, Mary); died before 1718.

    Notes:

    BIRTH: "Births, Marriages, and Deaths [Hampshire] County Court," entries for Hatfield, p. 97 (FHL #760648).
    DEATH: No death rec found. John was apparently dead by 4 Mar 1717/8 when distribution of the estate of his aunt Elizabeth (Bunce) White of Hartford gave to his siblings but not to him. See abstract from Hartford District Probate recs in Charles W. Manwaring, ed, DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS, 3 vols. (Hartford, 1904-1906), 2:449-50 (FHL #974.6 P2m).

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    BEP: IGI


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Downing, John

    John married Bunce, Mary on 20 Jul 1676 in Hatfield,Hampshire,MA. Mary (daughter of Bunce, Thomas and Sarah) was born on 17 Sep 1645 in Hartford,Hartford,CT; died before 4 Mar 1717/1718. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Bunce, Mary was born on 17 Sep 1645 in Hartford,Hartford,CT (daughter of Bunce, Thomas and Sarah); died before 4 Mar 1717/1718.

    Notes:

    BIRTH: "Early Hartford Vital Records," COLLECTIONS OF THE CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 14(Hartford, 1912):575 (FHL #897073).
    MAR #1: No mar rec found. Sarah, John, Thomas, and Mehitable Meakins, all proved children of Thomas and Mary Meakins of Hatfield, are called grandchildren in the will of Sarah Bunce of Hartford, 19 Aug 1689, no probate act (died 1693), Hartford District Probate, abstracted in Charles W. Manwaring, ed, DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS, 3 vols. (Hartford, 1904-1906), 1:416 (FHL #974.6 P2m). For children of Thomas and Mary Meakins, see "Births, Marriages, and Deaths, [Hampshire] County Court," entries for Hatfield, 105, and Hadley, 70 (FHL #760648).
    MAR #2: "Births, Marriages, and Deaths [Hampshire] County Court," entries for Hatfield, p. 105 (FHL #760648).
    DEATH: No death rec found. Mary was dead by 4 Mar 1717/8 when the distribution of the estate of her sister, Elizabeth White of Hartford, gave to Mary's heirs. See abstract from Hartford District Probate in Manwaring, DIGEST, 2:449-50.

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    BEP: IGI

    Children:
    1. Downing, Jonathan was born in Jan 1676/1677 in Hatfield,Hampshire,MA.
    2. 1. Downing, John was born on 29 Oct 1678 in Hatfield,Hampshire,MA; died before 1718.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Bunce, Thomas was born about 1612 in England; died in (inv) 3 Aug 1683 in Hartford,Hartford,CT.

    Notes:

    BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations.
    MAR: No mar rec found. A wife Sarah is identified in his own will, below.
    DEATH: No death rec found. See the will of Thomas Bunce of Hartford, n.d., proved 6 Sep 1683, codicil 2 Aug 1683, inv 3 Aug 1683, Hartford District Probate, abstracted in Charles W. Manwaring, ed, DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS, 3 vols. (Hartford, 1904-1906), 1:283-84 (FHL #974.6 P2m). Thomas apparently died on 2/3 Aug 1683.
    OCC: Pequot War soldier (1636).

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    BES: IGI

    Thomas married Sarah. Sarah was born about 1615 in England; died in Jan 1693/1694 in Hartford,Hartford,CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Sarah was born about 1615 in England; died in Jan 1693/1694 in Hartford,Hartford,CT.

    Notes:

    BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations.
    MAR: No mar rec found. A wife Sarah is identified in the will of Thomas Bunce of Hartford, n.d., proved 6 Sep 1683, Hartford District Probate, abstracted in Charles W. Manwaring, ed, DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS, 3 vols. (Hartford, 1904-1906), 1:283-84 (FHL #974.6P2m). Sarah's own will, below, confirms she was "late wife of Thomas Bunce, senr of Hartford Deceased."
    DEATH: Death date is found in probate recs of Sarah Bunce. See the will of Sarah Bunce of Hartford, 19 Aug 1689, no probate act, inv n.d. (died, Jan 1693/4), Hartford District Probate, abstracted in Manwaring, DIGEST, 1:416.

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    BES: IGI

    Children:
    1. Bunce, Sarah was born about 1640 in Hartford,Hartford,CT; died on 20 Jun 1676 in Hatfield,Hampshire,MA.
    2. 3. Bunce, Mary was born on 17 Sep 1645 in Hartford,Hartford,CT; died before 4 Mar 1717/1718.
    3. Bunce, Elizabeth was born about 1646 in Hartford,Hartford,CT; died in (adm) 3 Jul 1716 in Hartford,Hartford,CT.
    4. Bunce, Thomas was born about 1648 in Hartford,Hartford,CT; died in (wp) 3 Sep 1711 in Hartford,Hartford,CT.
    5. Bunce, John was born about 1650 in Hartford,Hartford,CT; died in (wp) 6 Nov 1733 in Hartford,Hartford,CT.