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Four Wingate brothers came to Kentucky from Delaware in the late 1790s. Only Joseph stayed in Fayette County; within a few years the others moved to Frankfort or Shelby County. Letter from George C. Downing of Washington, DC, to a Mrs. Darnell on Mar. 1, 1937, in the Downing folder file at the Kentucky History Center. (8-02)
Most of the information on the children, especially the dates, comes from the 1937 George C. Downing letter to a Mrs. Darnell. Her death date is from Lexington Observer and Reporter, May 19, 1849, p. 3. The Book of Downing , p. 21 says she died May 7th. The contemporary newspaper is likely more accurate.
He was an immigrant from Germany. They moved to Georgetown, Kentucky, where he was a hatter and farmer. He either died in the great cholera epidemic of 1833 or on Oct. 3, 1835.
GEDCOM from Sue Hodnett, Caldwell, ID in Aug1998 to T. Mason; NOTES: She lived in Georgetown, and had many descendants.
Add to references:
Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records by MacAdams 1929
Downing Bible Records (Williams Bible)
Died young.
Died young.
RESEARCHER-DESCENDANTS: Information provided to T.Mason on 3 Oct 2003 by Bradley Canon [pol140@uky.edu].
In 1838, they owned a 322 acre farm on Hickman (Nicholasville) Rd. about four or five miles south of Lexington, probably adjacent to or near the Wymore farm. The couple lived in Fayette County all their lives and were buried at the Downing-Wymore cemetery on the Wymore farm off Nicholasville) Rd. The cemetery was begun in 1843 when Delilah Wymore was buried. Burials continued until 1905 with 30 persons in all. The cemetery was 1200 feet back of Hickman (now Nicholasville) Rd., surrounded by a two and a half foot rock wall and contained several trees. It was destroyed around 1972 when a shopping center featuring a K-Mart was built there. I was told by Harold Downing that the remains were removed to the Lexington Cemetery on W. Main St.
1860 United States Federal Census - Kentucky - Fayette - District 2
Wm Downing 65 Farmer
Charlotte 61
Willis 38 Farmer
Samuel ?? 88
Martin Wymer 45 Farmer
DEATH: [HYPERLINK http://local.lexpublib.org/detail.cfm?counter=60076 ]
Subject Heading: DOWNING, CHARLOTTE
Source: Observer and Reporter.
Date: September 26, 1868
Location: p. 3 col. 4.
Abstract: Died Mrs. Charlotte Downing wife of William Downing.
Marriage Notes for William Downing Jr and Charlotte WYMORE-5916
Married by the Rev. C. W. McCloud, the same clergyman who married Eliza Downing and Samuel Wymore, likely at the Providence Christian Church on Hickman Rd. in Jessamine County.
Jordan R. Dodd, et. al., Early American Marriages: Kentucky to 1850 (Bountiful, Utah. Precision Indexing Publishers.), 22 Dec 2007
"Spouse: Downing, William Wymore, Charlotte Marriage Date: 11 Nov 1820."
Research notes for family information provided to T.Mason on 22 Dec 2007 by Regina Barry.
Some genealogies of this family claim that Martin Wymore married Delilah Downing, and he is buried (with wife Delilah) in the Wymore-Downing cemetary. It is clear from the receipt signed for the share of Edward Mastersons' estate that Martin Wymore was the husband of Delilah Masterson, daughter of Edward and ward of James Masterson (her older brother) as of the date of that receipt. Whether Martin Wymore had a subsequent wife Delilah who was a Downing has not been determined.
Kent Elric Wymore, Some Descendents of Thomas Wymore and Other Wymore Family Members, City Blue Print Company, Inc. Wichita, KS.
Few, if any, sources are included or directly cited.
"Cites Martin Wymore as having married Delilah Downing. Gives birth and death dates from tombstone in Wymore-Downing burial ground."1850 U.S. Federal Census (NARA), Lexington, Fayette Co. KY, National Archives - Philadelphia, PA, 900 Market St., Philadelphia PA, M432.
"District 1. Pg 159 Dwelling 688 Family 681 (In the household of James Foley age 37) Martin Wymore age 77 born VA. John Wymore age 54 born VA."Clerk of the Court, KY, Fayette Co. Court Orders Vol 15, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA, FHC 1490759.
"pg 120. 16 July 1857. Last will and testament of Martin Wymore, Senior, deceased. presented in court. Martin Wymore and William Downing, executors.
pg 200. December Court 1857. Inventory and appraisement of the estate of Martin Wymore, Senior, deceased as this day returned to court, ordered approved and recorded."Draper, The Draper Manuscripts, Index 1100 pg 129-131.
"The following information was related to the writer by Captain Martin WYMORE of Lexington, Ky. Date of interview not given. Martin WYMORE was born in PA, 5-29-1773 and died 7-12-1857. Buried in Wymore/Downing Burial Ground near Lexington, Kentucky.
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From Lexington on the Curdy Road, to the left hand, about three miles from town, my father, Mr John WYMORE, came out with his family to Lexington, in the fall of 1779 or 1780. Joe TURNER's family came out with him, but stopped at Boonesborough a few days. Samuel STEVENSON, and I think William STEVENSON came out and settled at McCONNELL's station at the same time. (Samuel STEVENSON was my brother-in-law) Mrs MORRISON was then the only white woman in Lexington. My mother was the second. To show how alive the wilderness was with Indians, the following day one of our sheep got away, broke by as we were gathering them. Before we could come up with it, someone had shot it, and cut out a piece of the side. Indians didn't know what a sheep was, supposedly. It was a ram and our only one, and we didn't know where we would find another.
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My father brought out 17 horses. My brother took one in and my father traded one horse for 16 bushels of corn, that was so rotten that it wouldn't grow. (Had been cut early to keep the bears and racoon from eating it) Another horse was traded and the remaining 14 the Indians got. The last was a mare, she had carried a bell, when they had gotten her in the night, they ran all around the Fort, ringing the bell and nickering like a horse. My father was going to go out, but my mother told him "that wasn't old Dumpy". He went to the gate and listened and found it wasn't her. The Indians were then seen running past the port holes, but so fast and it was so dark they couldn't be shot. The next morning their tracks were seen all around the Fort. This all the first year. My brother was gone a year and when he came back, my father had no horse.
John WYMORE and about twenty in company, going in through the wilderness were attacked by upwards of 50 Indians. As soon as they discovered the Indians WYMORE directed them to sight and fire. But the Indians suddenly rose in such a body and fired, that those not killed, immediately fled. One horse came back and others went on. John
WYMORE said to one of the remaining negroes "if you don't run you will be killed" The negro was one of those that escaped the Indians, altho his master had been killed. He then (WYMORE) ran fast as he could to a sink hole, into which he fell. As he fell and his foot went in, a thorn went into his leg. He looked up and saw an Indian, with his
tomahawk, just raided over him, and turned his gun and shot the Indian. He then rose and pursued his way. the Indians saw the blood from his leg wound, and thought he was wounded perhaps badly. As he ran, he loaded his gun and when he thought the pursuing Indian came too close he turned and shot him. In this way he killed two others.
The fifth one was coming on him, but he said just as he took his gun down she went off, and it was an accident if he killed five. He was now quite warm and pulled his coat off and threw it on a rock. He then crossed a hollow and went into a thicket on the top of a hill. Here he thought he could safely rest, and see if they followed. when they came to his coat they picked it up and carefully examined it, as he saw and finding no bullet holes in it, they gave a dreadful yell and turned back in the direction from which they came. WYMORE had a pocket compass in his shot bag. He took what he thought would be the nearest direction to the trace. When he got within thirty yards of it, he saw a dog pass right by him on the trail, He still went on, not hearing anyone, towards the trace, to see who would pass. When he got near the road, it was so dark he couldn't see who it was, whether white or Indian. He then thought he would go on, in the road and came upon a large horse that had given out, caught the horse, led it to a sapling, and got on the horse. His leg had now begun to mortify. When he had ridden about a ? mile he came in sight of a camp. He now got down from his horse, and crept along on all fours, until he got nearer, then stopped. When he stopped he saw a large negro get up and stir the fire. He now thought he was gone, mistook the negro for an Indian. As he waited, however, he heard two who were out to themselves talking, and recognized their voices. As he spoke they flew to their guns, he spoke again, and Col. STEEL (Later a surveyor in Woodford Co), then knew him and took him into the camp. He now had been out five days. They fed him on spoonsful of broth now and then during the night, and the owner of the horse, who was glad that he was brought up, promised next morning to kill him a deer, and give him as much as he could eat. Even then that night he ate more than was good for him. Col. STEEL took him from there on to Powell's Valley, where he met his brother and had his leg dressed and went on in."
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They, (the Indians) let Col. BOONE come home upon his agreeing to give up Boonsborough. When the Indians came to receive it, he said he hadn't the command anymore, and couldn't do it. Two women scalded an Indian to death. they were then running bullets. The Indian was trying to lift a heavy slab, and one of these very heavy women would always jump on it and the Indian hadn't the purchase to throw her off (This was in the upper part of the block house). They got some water heated and poured it on him. It was said he made a dreadful howling. One of these women had been sick fro some time, before this took place. This adventure cured her, the Indian died. William McCONNELL had a tan yard. the first in the county, down on now HUNT'S Row. He was the one that went on foot, at the time BRYAN's Station was attacked. He had turned to go back to Lexington, when the Indians overtook him and killed him. He was buried right beside the road.
Buffalo used to pass Lexington every day and sometimes all day long. Virginians and land jobbers used to come out and spend the winter at the stations and go back in the spring, before dangerous times commenced. There were fifteen of the Virginians in one cabin at the fort. One day there was one of these buffalo driven up with the cows and cattle and someone in the fort got this buffalo up to the Virginians cabin and waved a red handkerchief before it, trying to get it to jump in among them. The cane was so thick, my father and DONNELLY couldn't be shot at until they got into the open woods. There was a large forked wild cherry tree somewhere about where the Courthouse now is.
DONNELLY got behind this and shot at the Indians, killing one, when the men sallied out of the fort, the Indians, of which there were only seven or eight retreated again into the cane field. They hung the head of the dead Indian up in the cherry tree and cut up his frame for the dogs. The cane was cleared away, around the Fort, for about seventy or eighty yards.
pg 130
No other man killed at Lexington, but my father and David MITCHELL, an old man was wounded. When he came in he called for some water, after he had drunk it, it did not make him sick, he was not mortally wounded. Others came to help guard the fort. Every family had to take so many, without pay, to board. They were there for some time. One of the men got the stock of his gun broken. We used to play pushpin on a hat at school, and this man said if I would get him pins and rivets (steeples) he would make me a pair of shoes. We had hither-to worn only buckskin moccasins, with the fur turned in. I was going to McKINNEY at the time of the wildcat scrape. He had gone into the school house, very early in the morning, before sun-up-probably to write a letter to his friends in Virginia, and had left the door halfway open as he went in. When the cat came in he was sitting on the opposite side of the bench writing. He saw, as he thought, that the cat was mad, and threw his ruler at it. It then flew at him. McKINNEY screamed and when they came in from the fort (the schoolhouse was just below the old fort) he told them not to come nearer, the cat was mad. He would not let them touch it. The cat scratched and tore him very much before he could conquer it, not having the use of his left hand, on which he wore a glove. He finally chocked it to death. After this McKINNEY taught until the ninth day when he dismissed school. He had nearly starved himself, and was, withal, nearly frightened to death. All the scholars that went to the school were from the fort. At the time of the incident, there was no other house, but the schoolhouse, yet built out of the fort. Many of the boys were sent merely to keep them from wandering about where the Indians would catch them.
My father brought the first pig to Lexington. Gave 5 dollars for it and a chew of tobacco. He put it in his shot bag and brought it home. When the British and Indians found they couldn't take BRYAN's Station, they threatened to come and take Lexington. This alarmed the Lexington people, and they set to built a large fort, very strong and with a ditch on the outside, up where the KRIGER lot was, up on the hill, right opposite the CALDWELL's on the hill, right cattycornered from QUIGGLES old house. In this fort there was never but one house built, which was occupied by old Mr JANUARY, then 105 years of age, and a lady who was too frail to move in haste in case of alarm. This fort was intended to be cannon proof.
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John TODD gave the land where Lexington now is, for a townsite, free. At McCONNELLEY's there were two or three in partnership, and the parts were too small to be cut up so when Lexington was first opened as a county seat, there was but the one spring and although 40 to 50 persons only, used to attend county meetings, the town men had to go and bring up all the water they would need before the person should come, for the spring would be muddied by them, so as to be unfit for use. The springs however gradually cleared and new springs have broken out all along.
They also dug in further and the springs got stronger as they went farther into the bank. TODD also gave the outlots at a very reasonable price. MAXWELL, a tailor, bought 500 acres at $9.00 per acre. McKINNEY's school-house stood where the bank came, opposite to the courthouse. this was the first schoolhouse, and he was the first teacher. One Hutchinson was the next. In those days it was believed that the land never would be settled, because of the Indians. those who had entered land, were glad to get their money back, by selling the land at low prices."
Deliliah Masterson was one of the four youngest children of Edward Masterson, who was placed under the care of her elder brother, James Masterson. In such cases, it would have been normal for her share of the estate of her father to be paid at age 21 (for men) or at marriage (for women).
Clerk of the Court, KY, Fayette Co. Will Book A.
"Her husband Martin Wymore signed a receipt for her portion of her fathers' estate May 1794, probably shortly after their marriage."
He went to Clay County, Missouri, where the 1850 census lists his age as 39 and occupation as a farmer; he did not appear in the 1860 Clay County census. He was a quiet man and was accounted "truly a fine specimen of the old time generation". He lived in Clay County much of his life, but appears to have lived for a time in Lexington around 1880. He was residing with his brother William H. when he died. His will was dated April 30, 1884, and was admitted to probate on Feb. 13, 1885, in Clay County. No wife or children were listed. He left $500 to Georgia Ann Thomas, a niece in Scott County, Kentucky, the wife of John W. Thomas. All other real property and personal possessions were left to his brother, William H. Wymore, who was appointed executor of the estate.
GEDCOM from Sue Hodnett, Caldwell, ID in Aug1998 to T. Mason; NOTES: Information on this family from Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records, by McAdams.
In 1860 was staying with nephew Richard Downing and in household next to Samuel Downing (Miller & Carpenter) in District 2, Fayette, Kentucky. Since he is listed as a retired carpenter, he is likely helping out his nephew.
RESEARCHER: Information sent to T.Mason on 10Jun2003 by Suzi. "Your Sarah Taylor was the sister to my William Taylor. Their parents were William Taylor and Hannah Guilliam. She married Joseph Downing in Fayette Co., KY. John Taylor signed as surety for the marriage. Mention was made of her mother Hannah Taylor"
He appears to have farmed near Athens, a small community in southeastern Fayette County. Richard died on a farm on Richmond Rd.
Named on son Joseph's death certificate.
CONFLICT: Perrin says he died in infancy.
Named as a survivor in his brother William's obituary in 1892
He was a Confederate veteran. Never married.
Died at age 12.