SEVENTH GENERATION

90. James DOWNS ^{(224)(221) (175) (225)} was born on 27 Jan 1778 in Chesterfield Co, VA. ⁽²²⁶⁾ He may have been born on 26 Dec 1777. He died on 19 Apr 1848 in Green, Ross Co, OH.^{(174) (227)(228)} He served in the military War of 1812.⁽²²⁹⁾ James served in the War of 1812 as a member of John Entrekin's Company. Accoding to "The History of Ross and Highland Counties", James, accompanied by his brothers John, William, David and Thomas, and his sisters Rebecca and Susanna, came to Ohio and located in Ross County soon after 1800. James settled on McClain's hill, near Chillicothe, for a time. He there married Annie Snodgrass, and bought the place now owned (1881) by his son James, in the south part of Green Township, on the old Chillicothe road. At the time he came here, the land was owned by Governor Thomas Worthington, and had some small clearings made by squatters. At the death of James, his property was left to his children, Sarah, Rebecca, Eliza, Harriet, Mary Ann, and James. The latter bought the interest of his sisters, and now (1881) owns the home farm.

James and John Downs are listed on the 1810 Tax List for Ross County, Ohio. They were living in Green Township.

Thomas Downs married, and after living in various places, died in Springfield Township. David also died in the same place. William settled near Chillicothe. Rebecca married Jacob Cryder, and settled in Springfield, while Susanna married David Avis, and also settled in the vicinity. John went to the north part of the state. Both James and John were in the War of 1812.

In "Abstracts of Estate Settlements, Probate Court, Ross County, Ohio, B and C to 1850", compiled by Mrs. Marie Clark in the 1970's, is an abstract of the Will of James Downs, dated 1848. In this abstract, his grandchildren, Theodore and Lalcesta Cryder are named.

"The Downs Family of Virginia, Ohio & Indiana" says that James and Annie were married in Virginia, in 1799.

He was married to Ann SNODGRASS about 1799 in Virginia.

91. Ann SNODGRASS ^{(224)(175) (230)(231) (232)} was born in Sep 1782 in Virginia. She died on 16 Sep 1849 in Ross Co, OH. She was buried in Hopetown Cem, Springfield, Ross Co, OH. She was sometimes called "Annie".

On 30 Aug 1832, Pickaway Co, OH Deed Book 11, shows John Downs and his wife, Ann (Snodgrass) Downs sold their portion of the land inherited from Ann's father William, to Rachel and Catherine Snodgrass. "late the estate of William Snodgrass dec'd, who departed this life intestate leaving six children, and where as Mary Snodgrass on of said children is also lately dec'd intestate leaving no issue... Ann one of her sisters..."
Children were:

i. Rebecca DOWNS⁽¹⁷⁵⁾ was born in 1812 in Ross Co, OH. She died on 9 Jan 1842 in Ross Co, OH.
ii. Sarah DOWNS⁽¹⁷⁵⁾ was born on 27 Jan 1813 in Ross Co, OH. She died on 4 Sep 1842 in Ross Co, OH.
iii. Elizabeth DOWNS⁽¹⁷⁵⁾ was born on 10 Apr 1814 in Ross Co, OH. She died on 24 Aug 1864 in Ross Co, OH.
She was also known as Eliza.
45 iv. Mary Ann DOWNS.
v. James DOWNS⁽¹⁷⁵⁾ was born on 9 Dec 1818 in Ross Co, OH. He died on 15 Dec 1898 in Ross Co, OH.
vi. Harriet DOWNS⁽¹⁷⁵⁾ was born in 1819 in Ross Co, OH. She died on 20 Aug 1841.