Born in Maryland
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Gray
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Benjamin Downing
— married
about 1775 in Maryland
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth Gray (Downing) Kinkaid, Bazaleel Downing, Nancy Ann Downing, Mary (Downing) Prigmore, Benjamin Downing and Sophiah (Downing) Campbell
Died
at age 73
in Charles, Maryland, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jan 2019
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Biography
Burial in Downing Cemetery, Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky.[1]
Sources
- "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYMN-V2Z?cc=1803986&wc=SNY8-6TR%3A146535701%2C148436501 : 20 May 2014), Charles > Wills 1767-1777 vol 6 > image 75 of 165; Hall of Records, Annapolis.
- "United States Census, 1810", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2T-SR6 : Fri Oct 06 20:30:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Sary Downing, 1810.
- "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWRY-8B7 : 29 November 2023), Sarah Downing in entry for James Campbell, 1813.
- "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWRY-6B3 : 29 November 2023), Sarah Downing in entry for Samuel E Carpenter, 1814.
- "United States Census, 1820", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGF-M9Z : Fri Oct 06 19:46:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Sarah Downing, 1820.
- "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YMK-GS1?cc=1803986&wc=SNY8-2NL%3A146535701%2C146627501 : 20 May 2014), Charles > Administration accounts 1825-1829 > image 43 of 276; Hall of Records, Annapolis.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64361811/sarah-downing: accessed February 25, 2024), memorial page for Sarah “Ray” Gray Downing (17 Nov 1754–11 May 1828), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64361811, citing Downing Cemetery, Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Freddy Brown (contributor 47266780).
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Cecil Stuerke
Gray-33378 and Gray-22312 appear to represent the same person because: Gray-33378 is being eliminated by merge, due to insufficient documentation.
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Gray-33377 and Gray-22312 appear to represent the same person because: Gray-33377 being removed by merge due to insufficient documentation.
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Gray-33375 and Gray-22312 appear to represent the same person because: Merge eliminates 33375 which was without sufficient documentation.
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