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Where did the Scottish Downey family come from? What is the Scottish Downey family crest and coat of arms? When did the Downey family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Downey family history?
Downey is a Dalriadan-Scottish name, no doubt originally for a person who lived in the old barony of Duny or Downy, which was also called Douney in 1331, in the parish of Monikie, Angus. The surname is still commonplace in the district and Downie is one of the oldest names in the parish of Kemnay.
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Spelling variations were extremely common in medieval names, since scribes from that era recorded names according to sound rather than a standard set of rules. Downey has appeared in various documents spelled Downey, Downie, Downy, MacIldowney, MacIldownie, MacDowney, MacDownie, O'Downey and many more.First found in the parish of Monikie in Angus. One of the first records of the name was Duncan de Dunny who witnessed a discussion of boundaries of Tulloes (Tulloch) and Conon in 1254.
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Some of the Downey family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 194 words(14 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Many who arrived from Scotland settled along the east coast of North America in communities that would go on to become the backbones of the young nations of the United States and Canada. In the American War of Independence, many settlers who remained loyal to England went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Their descendants later began to recover the lost Scottish heritage through events such as the highland games that dot North America in the summer months. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the Downey family emigrate to North America:
Downey Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- James Downey who went to Pennsylvania in 1711
- Darby Downey sailed to America in 1738
- Elizabeth Downey went to Philadelphia in 1745
- Elizabeth Downey, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1745
- Daniel Downey settled in New England in 1748
Downey Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- James Downey, who arrived in Maryland in 1812
- Charles Downey, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1838
- Peter Downey, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1844
- Dennis Downey, aged 44, landed in Missouri in 1847
- Patrick Downey went to Boston in 1849 when he was 26
Downey Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- C. R. Downey went to Oregon in the year 1900
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- Richard Keith Downey (b. 1927), Canadian agricultural scientist, best known as the "Father of Canola"
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- A Downey & Crawford Ancestry by Roy H. Downey.
- The Genealogy of Thomas Downey and Margaret Tracey by Joyce V. Hawley Spires.
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