Person:Samuel Downing (14)

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Name Samuel Downing
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1763 Harford County, Maryland
Death[1] 29 Jan 1847 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Downing Family, in Lexington History Museum.

    Samuel (1763 – Jan. 29, 1847) was also a Revolutionary War soldier from 1777 to 1780. He was a dry goods merchant on Main St. from 1790 to the 1820s. He also was a charter member of the Jockey Club. He lived on a large farm five miles north of town on Georgetown Rd. that remained in the family until early in the 20th century.