Geni previously had William Downing I previously listed as Capt. William Downing. I've corrected that and will explain why.
William Downing I
shows a birth date of abt. 1600
Capt. William Downing, II
shows a birth date of abt. 1630
Since the article references the marriage date of William Downing to Margaret whose maiden name is shown as unknown being 1679, it would have to be the son who was Capt. William Downing, not the father. This also means it was the son's wife Margaret who later married Edward Typton. Edward Typton was not married as a second husband to whoever Capt. William Downing's unnamed mother was.
I'm uncertain how William married Margaret in 1679 and he died in 1683 leaving her with 4 named children and a 5th refences as 'probably a daughter' from that marriage and refences a son Thomas 'by a second marriage'. Not sure how he and Margaret had 5 children in 4 years and since she is defnitely listed as his widow, he couldn't have had a marriage afterward. Either I'm not understanding that or they have some of that info wrong. It would make more sense if he had Thomas by a previous marriage. If he was born in 1630 and married Margaret in 1679, he was 49 when they married and would likely have been married before. But that's not what the article says, so doesn't make sense.
Documentation for the wives of father William and son Capt. William are needed. Based on the article from William and Mary Quarterly, it would seem the family lines connected to the wives here on Geni is speculation, with nothing known except Capt. William Downing's wife was definitely named Margaret and she did later marry Edward Typton.
Thanks in advance for any additional info on these connections.
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