Ruth DOWNING^[1]

- 1706

• Name	Ruth DOWNING
  Gender	Female
  Death	Before 26 Mar 1706  [2]
  	Ruth had died prior to 26 Mar 1706, when Edward married for a third time.
  Person ID	I23249	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	William DOWNING   d. Before Sep 1698
  Mother	Elizabeth (UNKNOWN)   d. After 5 Aug 1700
  Family ID	F1438	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edward CLARK,   b. Before Nov 1656   d. c.1736/7
  Marriage	Before 6 Dec 1694  [1]
  	The couple had married prior to 6 December 1694, when William Downing's will of that date named Edward Clark as his son-in-law.
  Children	1. Elizabeth CLARK,   b. Abt 1693, Middlesex Co, VA d. 16 Apr 1743, Middlesex Co, VA (Age 50 years)   2. Edward CLARK   d. c.1748
  Family ID	F1437	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S3372] William Lindsay Hopkins, compiler, Hopkins, Middlesex County, Virginia Wills and Inventories 1673 - 1812 and Other Court Papers, ((Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Co, 1989)). p. 44: William Downing, Sr. will [Will Book A, p. 17 (LVA film no. 21)]. [S5132] The Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, VA, ((1897, Rpt. Baltimore: GPC, 1975)), ISBN 0-0863-0173-6.. p. 80: Edward Clark [incorrectly transcribed as Parke] - Anne fferne marriage entry.