The Downmann Family
Sources & Notes
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Sources for William Downmann & Dorothy Nichols
• A. Lou Neilson's family chart.
• Ann Woodlief's Family Histories.
• Our Research, via RootsWeb's WorldConnect ProjectNotes:
• Woodlief's Index also seems to suggest that the William Downman who arrived from Plymouth, England was someone else, perhaps this William's father, who married an Elizabeth.
• Our Research says he died abt 1654.
• Dorothy's last name comes from Our Research.Sources for William Downmann & Million Travers
• A. Lou Neilson's family chart.
• Ann Woodlief's Family Histories.
• Col. John Wise of England and Virginia (1617-1695) by Jennings Cropper Wise
• Our Research, via RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project
• William and Mary Quarterly XVII, Lyon G. Tyler, Whittet & Shepperson, Publishers and Printers, Richmond, Virginia, 1909Notes:
• William and Mary Quarterly calls him William Downman. Our Research says he died 1727/1728. It is also said that William made his will on 8 Jun 1727 and proved in Richmond Co. on 21 Mar 1728, which suggests he died later or this is a different William.
• A. Lou Neilson calls her Milliom.
• William and Mary Quarterly and Our Research call Million's father Rawleigh.
• Our Research calls William and Million's son Rawleigh Downman.
• Our Research also calls Willmoth Willmott.
• Our Research says son Robert might have been born in 1687.
• Our Research calls son Travers Traverse. Our Research lists two people with the same name. One was born 15 Nov 1696 in North Farnham Parish. The second died Apr 1728.