Mitchell George Downes

1690 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Mitchell George Downes  [1]
  Birth	6 Dec 1690	Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  	He was shown as Mitchell George Downs, son of George and Margarett Downs, born 6 Dec 1690.
  Gender	Male
  Will - Mentioned in a will	25 Feb 1720	Somerset Co, Maryland   [2]
  	In his will Samuel Morris, shipwright, of Somerset County, the son of Samuel & Sarah Morris, left a legacy to Margaret, daughter of George Downs (among others). He also mentioned a sloop "Sarah" bequeathed to father and mother which was under the management of Michal Downes.
  Will - Named in Fathers will	15 Aug 1721	Somerset Co, Maryland   [3]
  	In his will George Downes gave son Mitchell George Downes and Robert, daughters Margret, Betty and Esther, personalty. To 5 daughters, viz: Elizabeth Bennett, Anne Covington, Mary Martin, Sarah Downes and Priscila Derickson, 10 shillings each. To wife Margaret (Extr) and heirs the residue of personal estate. Witt: Robert Jones, David Evans (dec'd at date of probate).
  Reference Identifier	#Som
  Record ID	58770
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	George Downes,   b. Abt 1645   d. Bef 23 Jan 1737/38, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 93 years)  (Father)  Isabell Higgins,   b. Abt 1650   d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Siblings	1 brother and 8 sisters
  > 1. Anne Downes,   b. 4 Dec 1683, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Samuel Covington,  m. Abt 1705 ;   Thomas Dixon,  m. Bef 5 Oct 1725   2. Margaret Downes,   b. 27 Jan 1685/86, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   3. Isabell Downes,   b. 20 Aug 1688, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown > 4. Mitchell George Downes,   b. 6 Dec 1690, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Sarah (20) Waters,  m. Abt 1722 > 5. Sarah Downes,   b. 25 Jun 1693, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 10 Jun 1765, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 71 years) ╚═ (--?--) Claggett,  m. Abt 1750 > 6. Betty Downes,   b. Abt 1694, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 22 Mar 1765, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 71 years) ╚═ Abraham Hooper,  m. Abt 1730 + 7. Mary Downes,   b. Abt 1695, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 18 Feb 1774, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 79 years) ╚═ Robert Martin,  m. 1714 ;   Col. James Martin, I,  m. Abt 1726 > 8. Priscilla Downes,   b. Abt 1697, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Samuel Derrickson,  m. Abt 1720 ;   Joshua Robinson,  m. Abt 1735   9. Esther Downes,   b. Abt 1698, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 25 Nov 1774, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 76 years) > 10. Robert Downes,   b. Abt 1699, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 22 Mar 1765, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 66 years) ╚═ Elizabeth 'Betty' (--?--),  m. Abt 1725
  Half-siblings	1 half brother and 1 half sister (family of George Downes and Anne Bozman)
  1. Bossman Downes,   b. 7 Feb 1677/78, Manokin, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown > 2. Elizabeth 'Betty' Downes,   b. 14 Aug 1679, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Edward(?) Bennett,  m. Abt 1700
  Person ID	I58770	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	6 May 2016

  
  

  Father	George Downes,   b. Abt 1645   d. Bef 23 Jan 1737/38, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age < 93 years) Other Partners: ╚═Anne Bozman,   b. 4 Jun 1657, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1675
  Mother	Margaret Mitchell,   b. Abt 1669, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 4 Oct 1742, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age < 73 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1683	Somerset Co, Maryland   [4]
  Family ID	F24260	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah (20) Waters,   b. Abt 1701, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1722  [2, 5]
  Family ID	F18645	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S970] Wright, MD E.S. Vital Records, 1648-1725, (Family Line Publications, Rear 63 East Main Street, Westminer, MD 21157, 1982, 1993), p. 111 (Somerset Land Records), 970. [S2210] Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 17, (Lewes, DE: Colonial Roots, 2003), p. 44-46 (The Downes Family), 2210. [S2200] Maryland Probate Records 1674-1774, (Reprinted by Colonial Roots with permission from MyFamily.com), Calendar of Wills, Vol 7, 1732-1738, p. 233 (will of George Downes, wife Margaret), 2200. [S224] Clayton Torrence, Torrence, Clayton - Old Somerset, (Regional, Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD, 1966), p. 453 (information on early settlers), 224. [S940] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 2007), p. 477 (Waters Family), 940.