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     Thomas Stalker Downing Sr. was born on 21 August 1813 at Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹ He married Eliza Sharpless Valentine, daughter of George Valentine and Mary Drinker Downing, on 2 October 1845 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; per Find A Grave: "She married Thomas S. Downing 2 Oct 1845. They had six children."^1,6,7,8
Thomas Stalker Downing Sr. died on 13 December 1892 at West Whiteland Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 79.¹
     Thomas Stalker Downing Sr. and Eliza Sharpless Valentine appeared in the census of 7 September 1850 at U. S. Census, West Whiteland Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 429B, Lines 15-22, Dwelling 116; Family 117
     15 DOWNING, Thomas S. 36 [1814] M Farmer $4000 PA
     16 " , Eliza S. 23 [1827] F PA
     17 " , Joseph M. 3 [1847] M PA
     18 " , George V. 2 [1848] M PA
     19 " , Mary V. 6/12 [1850] F PA
     20 WAUGH, Rebecca 11 [1839] F Ireland
     21 GALLAYHAR, Margaret 22 [1828] F Ireland
     22 MCCULOUGH, William 18 [1832] M Ireland.⁹

Thomas Stalker Downing Sr. appeared on the census of 15 June 1860 in the household of Joseph Miller Downing and Grace Stalker at U. S. Census, West Whiteland Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 1022; Lines 15-30; Dwelling 212; Family 206
     15 DOWNING, Joseph M 73 [1787] M Retired Miller $3000 $250 PA
     16 " , Grace 71 [1789] F PA
     17 " , Thomas S 47 [1813] M Farmer $35,650 $3,715 PA
     18 " , Eliza S. 33 [1827] F $9000 PA
     19 " , Joseph M. 14 [1846] M PA
     20 " , Mary V 10 [1850] F PA
     21 " , Thomas S Jr. 8 [1852] M PA
     22 " , Debbie 6 [1854] F PA
     23 " , Henry 3 [1857] M PA
     24 " , Sarah 6/12 [1859] F PA
     25 FERR, G Ann 55 [1805] F Domestic PA
     26 HENRY, Nancy 40 [1820] F Domestic Ireland
     27 HARBINSON, Jane 12 F Ireland
     28 FLING, Bridget 19 [1841] F Domestic Ireland
     29 MCCOY, William 21 [1839] M Farm Laborer Ireland
     30 RAWWEE, Solomon 69 [1791] Farm Laborer PA.¹⁰

Thomas Stalker Downing Sr. and Eliza Sharpless Valentine appeared in the census of 6 July 1870 at U. S. Census, West Whiteland Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 314A; Lines 11-20; Dwelling 18; Family 17
     11 DOWNING, Thomas S. 56 [1814] M W Farmer $30,000 $7,600 PA
     12 " , Eliza S. 43 [1827] F W Keeping House --- $12,400 PA
     13 " , Mary V. 20 [1850] F W --- $800 PA
     14 " , Debie 16 [1854] F W Attending School PA
     15 " , Sallie F. 9 [1861] F W Attending School PA
     16 FEW, G Ann 67 [1803] F W Domestic servant --- $500 PA
     17 TABB, Ada 16 [1854] F Black Domestic Servant Attended school during the year NC
     18 LEE, Jane 13 [1857] F Black Domestic Servant Attended school during the year PA
     19 LAUSEN, Adeline 13 [1857] F Black Domestic Servant Attended school during the year PA
     20 WARREN, James 17 [1853] M Black Works on farm Attended school during the year NC.¹¹

Thomas Stalker Downing Sr. and Eliza Sharpless Valentine appeared in the census of 14 May 1880 at West Whiteland Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 212C; Lines 43-50; Dwelling 177; Family 209
     43 DOWNING, Thomas S. W M 66 [1814] Married Farmer PA PA PA
     44 " , Eliza S. W F 53 [1827] wife Married Keeping house PA PA PA
     45 " , Thomas S. Jr. W M 28 [1852] son Single Farmer PA PA PA
     46 " , Debbie W F 26 [1854] daughter Single at Home PA PA PA
     47 " , Henry D. W M 23 son Single Miller PA PA PA
     48 " , Sarah F. W F 20 daughter Single at Home PA PA PA
     49 RAFFERTY, Bernard W M 27 Servant Single Laborer on farm Ireland Ireland Ireland
     50 LAWSON, Edward B. Black M 18 [1862] Servant Single PA MD MD.¹²

     Jane Young was born on 22 April 1770 at Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.² She married Robert Meek, son of Capt. George Meek and Rachel Herron, in 1799.^1,2

Jane Young died on 20 May 1820 at Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 50.²

     Margery Eleanor Waddle was born on 15 May 1848 at Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^1,4 She married Dempster Lee Meek, son of Reuben Heron Meek and Mary Ann Gray, circa 1868 at Patton Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^5,6

Margery Eleanor Waddle died on 31 October 1921 at Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 73; Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964
     Name:     Margery Eleanor Meek [Margery Eleanor Waddle]
     Gender:     Female
     Race:     White
     Age:     73
     Birth Date:     15 May 1848
     Birth Place:     Center County, Pennsylvania
     Death Date:     31 Oct 1921
     Death Place:     Patton, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
     Father:     Philip Benner Waddle
     Mother:     Eleanor Price
     Certificate Number:     99226
     Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 098501-101500
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
     Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.^1,4
Margery Eleanor Waddle was buried after 31 October 1921 at Gray's Cemetery, Stormstown/Buffalo Run, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from FindAGrave.com:
     Birth:      May 15, 1848, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Death:      Oct. 31, 1921, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Margery Eleanor Waddle born to Philip Benner Waddle and Eleanor Price in Centre county, PA on 15 May 1848 and died in Patton, PA on 31 Oct 1921. She married Dempster Meek and gave birth to seven children; Herbert D, Philip Benner (listed on FAG as Philip Bryan), Reuben Hurron, Mary Ellen, John Breckenridge, Sue E and Lester L.
     Family links: Parents:
      Philip Benner Waddle (1809 - 1895)
      Elinor Price Waddle (1823 - 1865)
     Spouse: Dempster Lee Meek (1842 - 1911)*
     Children:
      Reuben Hurron Meek (1877 - 1961)*
      Mary Meek Musser (1879 - 1968)*
     Siblings:
      Durbin Waddle**
      Margery Eleanor Waddle Meek (1848 - 1921)
      William Wilson Waddle (1854 - 1919)*
     Inscription: Margery E. Meek / 1848 - 1921
     Burial: Grays Cemetery, Stormstown, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: Tombstone
     Record added: Aug 27, 2011
     Find A Grave Memorial# 75586913.¹
     Margery Eleanor Waddle and Dempster Lee Meek appeared in the census of 10 June 1880 at Patton Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 286-A, lines 42-49, dwelling 107, family 109
     42 MEEK, Dempster W M 37 [1843] Married Farmer PA PA PA
     43 " , Margery W F 32 [1848] Wife Married Keeping house PA PA PA
     44 " , Herbert D W M 10 [1870] Son Single PA PA PA
     45 " , Benner W M 5 [1875] Son Single PA PA PA
     46 " , Reuben W M 3 [1877] Son Single PA PA PA
     47 " , Mary Ellen W F 5/12 Dec [1879] Daughter Son Single PA PA PA
     48 YOUNG, Kate W F 45 [1835] Servant Single Servant PA PA PA
     49 BAISOR, Samuel W M 18 [1862] Servant Single Farm Laborer PA PA PA.⁷

Margery Eleanor Waddle and Dempster Lee Meek appeared in the census of 5 June 1900 at Patton Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 2-B, lines 60-65, dwelling 32, family 33
     60 MEEK, Dempster L. Head W M March 1843 57 Married 30yrs PA PA PA Farmer
     61 " , Margery E. Wife W F May 1849 51 Married 30yrs 7-children-born 4-children-living PA PA PA
     62 " , Mary E. Daughter W F Dec 1879 20 Single PA PA PA
     63 " , John B. Son W M April 1882 18 Single PA PA PA At school
     64 " , Sue E. Daughter W F Feb 1884 16 Single PA PA PA At school
     65 " , Lester L. Son W M Nov 1888 11 Single PA PA PA At school.⁸

Margery Eleanor Waddle and Dempster Lee Meek appeared in the census of 19 April 1910 at Patton Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 4-B, lines 58-61, dwelling 72, family 74
     58 MEEK, Dempster L Head M W 66 [1844] Married 1x 45yrs PA PA PA Own income
     59 " , Maryann A. Wife F W 60 [1850] Married 1x 45yrs 7-children-born 7-children-living PA PA PA
     60 MUSSER, Mary E. Daughter F W 28 [1882] Married 1x 5yrs PA PA PA
     61 HOPPLE, Barbara E. Servant F W 52 [1858] Widow 10-children-born 8-children-living PA PA PA.⁹

     Elizabeth Janney was born in 1613 at England.¹ She married Lawrence Pearson, son of Edward Pearson, circa 1645.²

Elizabeth Janney died on 13 August 1662 at Pownall Fee, Cheshire, England.¹

     George Preston of Cameron married Isabel Lindsay, daughter of David Lindsay 8th Earl of Crawford and Isobel/Margaret Lundy, after 1565
; her 2nd husband, her 1st husband died March 1565/6.^1,2

     Janet Gray married Alexander Blair of Balthayock
; her 1st husband.^4,3 Janet Gray married Thomas Fraser 2nd Lord Lovat, son of Hugh Fraser 1st Lord Lovat and Violetta/Margaret Lyon, before 1509
; his 2nd wife, her 2nd husband.^1,4,3 Janet Gray married David Lindsay 9th Earl of Crawford, son of Walter Lindsay and (?) Erskine of Dun, before 12 June 1535
; her 3rd husband.^1,4,3
Janet Gray died after 5 February 1549; date of will.³
      ; van de Pas cites: 1. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, London, Reference: 687
2. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: III 515; VIII 186.³

     Jane/Jone Worthington was born on 22 October 1560 at Stiall, Cheshire, England.¹ She married Thomas Janney, son of Randall Janney I and Alice Wilkinson, on 7 December 1578 at Stiall, Cheshire, England.¹

Jane/Jone Worthington died on 10 August 1589 at Stiall, Cheshire, England, at age 28.¹
     EDV-10.

     Marion Ogilvy married Patrick Gray 4th Lord Gray, son of Gilbert Gray of Buttergask and Egidia Mercer, on 21 September 1537
; per van de Pas: "Date is of contract or similar."^1,2
      ; van de Pas cites: 1. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, London, Reference: 1149
2. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: VI 100.¹ Marion Ogilvy was living on 16 July 1569.¹

     Helene Janney was born in 1610.¹
Helene Janney died on 3 March 1611/12.¹

     Henry Worthington was born circa 1520.¹
     EDV-11.

     John Alred was born on 10 December 1564 at Wilmslow, Cheshire, England.¹ He married Constance Higgenson, daughter of Thomas Higgenson and Ellen (?), between 8 February 1578 and 1579 at Wilmslow, Cheshire, England.¹

     EDV-10.

     Thomas Janney was born circa 1553 at Stiall, Cheshire, England.¹ He married Jane/Jone Worthington, daughter of Henry Worthington, on 7 December 1578 at Stiall, Cheshire, England.¹
Thomas Janney married Catherine Cash on 4 November 1590 at Wilmslow, Cheshire, England.²

Thomas Janney died on 5 March 1601/2 at Stiall, Cheshire, England.¹
     EDV-10.

; Date of birth is approximate. Will dated 23 September 1601. He was a husbandman owning several tracts of land, was evidently in very comfort- able circumstances, and was a public spirited and charitable man. Had a wife, Ellen, who died 7 February 1578 and daughter Alyce, baptised 7 November 1570. See Bucks County, PA Historical Collection (LDS 23378 Part 50); Colonial Families of Philadelphia, PA (LDS 929.811 P1D2J or I); Wilmslow Parish Records (q74271/W1V26W, pages 71, 77, 82, 88, 180). See "Quaker Janney's of Cheshire and Their Progenitors", by Miles White, Jr. (available through LDS in Salt Lake City; also in Publication of the Southern Historical Association, Vol. VIII, 1904).²

     Robert Alred married Blanche (?)¹
Robert Alred was born circa 1530.¹
Robert Alred died on 11 January 1586/87.¹
     EDV-11.

     Richard Janney married an unknown person.¹
He was born in 1613.¹
Richard Janney died circa 1690 at Cheshire, England.¹

     Thomas Fraser 2nd Lord Lovat married Janet Gordon of Midmar, daughter of Sir Alexander Gordon 1st of Albergeldie and Beatrice Hay.²
Thomas Fraser 2nd Lord Lovat married Janet Gray, daughter of Patrick Gray Master of Gray and Annabella Forbes, before 1509
; his 2nd wife, her 2nd husband.^1,2,3
Thomas Fraser 2nd Lord Lovat died in 1524.²
      ; THOMAS, 2nd Ld Lovat, Justiciary of N. Scotland in the reign of JAMES IV; m 1st, Janet, dau of Sir Alexander Gordon, of Midmar, and had issue. He m 2nd, Janet (who m 3rd, 9th Earl of Crawford (see CRAWFORD & BALCARRES, E)), widow of Alexander Blair, of Balthayock, and dau of 2nd Ld Gray (see that title), and d 1524, having had further issue.² He was 2nd Lord Lovat.²

     Constance Higgenson was born circa 1565.¹ She married John Alred, son of Robert Alred and Blanche (?), between 8 February 1578 and 1579 at Wilmslow, Cheshire, England.¹

Constance Higgenson died on 24 August 1583.¹
     EDV-10.

     Randall Janney was born circa 1611 at Wilmslow, Cheshire, England.¹ He married Ann Knevett on 16 July 1636 at Wilmslow, Cheshire, England.²

Randall Janney died on 28 September 1698 at Cheshire, England.¹
     Reference: World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1
Author: Brøderbund Software, Inc.
Publication: Release date: November 29, 1995
Page: Tree #1871.²

     (?) Guyney Lord of Haverland was born circa 1470 at Wilmslow, Cheshire, England.¹
     EDV-13.

     Blanche (?) married Robert Alred.¹
Blanche (?) was born circa 1535.¹
Blanche (?) died on 15 January 1587/88.¹
     EDV-11.

     (?) Guyney Count of Guynes was born circa 1445.¹
     EDV-14.

     Thomas Higgenson married Ellen (?)¹
Thomas Higgenson was born circa 1525.¹
Thomas Higgenson died on 18 February 1601/2.¹
     EDV-11.

     Robert Higgenson married Maude (?)¹
Robert Higgenson was born circa 1498.¹
Robert Higgenson died between 16 January 1561 and 1562.¹
     EDV-12.

     Maude (?) married Robert Higgenson.¹
Maude (?) was born circa 1500.¹
Maude (?) died on 19 December 1569 at Morley, Wilmslow, Cheshire, England.¹
     EDV-12.

     (?) Janney married an unknown person.¹
He was born circa 1495 at Wilmslow, Cheshire, England.¹
     EDV-12. (?) Janney was also known as (?) Guyney.²

     Ellen (?) married Thomas Higgenson, son of Robert Higgenson and Maude (?).¹
Ellen (?) was born circa 1530.¹
Ellen (?) died on 24 August 1590.¹
     EDV-11.

     Robert Janney was born in 1614.¹

     Alice Wilkinson was born on 14 August 1526 at Wilmslow, Cheshire, England.¹ She married Randall Janney I, son of (?) Janney, on 26 November 1566 at Prestbury, England.¹

Alice Wilkinson died on 5 January 1597/98 at Prestbury, England, at age 71.¹
     EDV-11.

     Randall Janney I married Catherine Cash.¹
Randall Janney I was born in 1530 at Wilmslow, Cheshire, England.¹ He married Alice Wilkinson on 26 November 1566 at Prestbury, England.¹

Randall Janney I died on 7 October 1593 at Prestbury, England.¹
     EDV-11.

     Catherine Cash was born WFT Est. 1548 1573.¹
Catherine Cash died WFT Est. 1595 1661.¹ She married Randall Janney I, son of (?) Janney.¹

     Henery Janney was born WFT Est. 1574 1603.¹
Henery Janney died WFT Est. 1580 1682.¹