Individual Details

Joseph Downer

( - Abt 1715)

See "The Downers of America, with Genealogical Record" by David R. Downer dated 1900, page 18: Joseph Downer, of Newbury (son or grand son of Robert Downer and wife Hannah Vincent of Wiltshire, England) died at Newbury about 1715. He married 9 July 1660 Mary, daughter of John Knight of the same place.

See "Ruf, Haight, Eddy, Summer, Hatch and allied families" by Alpha H. Ruf dated 1932, pages 91-92, found at Heritage Quest Online.

Events

BirthWiltshire, Kingdom of England
Marriage9 Jul 1660Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America - Mary Knight
Freeman's Oath1678Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America
DeathAbt 1715Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America
LDS Family Tree IDLZD7-W17
WikiTreeDowner-132

Families

SpouseMary Knight (1634 - )
ChildMary Downer (1661 - )
ChildJoseph Downer Jr. (1666 - 1722)
ChildAndrew Downer (1672 - )
Childdaughter Downer (1675 - )
FatherRobert Downer ( - 1664)
MotherHannah Vincent (1618 - 1663)
SiblingRobert Downer ( - 1720)

Notes

Marriage

See "The background of Mary Alice (Sharpe) Yalden Thomson and Alexander Beatty Sharpe, Jr" by Elizabeth E. Boice Jones dated 1940, found at Heritage Quest Online, page 179: Mary, daughter of John Knight, married Joseph Downer on 9 July 1660 (ref: Newbury, MA, Vital Records, Vol II, pages 151, 279-281).

AncestryInstitution.com - New England Marriages Prior to 1700 shows Downer, Joseph & Mary Knight (1634-); 9 Jul 1660; Newbury.

Endnotes

1. David R. Downer, The Downers of America, with genealogical record (Newark, NJ: 1900), page 12 & 18; digital images, my e-book, Google Books ( : accessed .

2. William Richard Cutter, A.M., Historic Homes and Places, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs: Volum 4 (1908), page 1577; digital images, Google Books, ( : accessed .

3. Robert, (n.d.), page 14 & 18; digital images, ( : accessed .