Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameRev. William Downs 
Birth1782, Hartford, Ohio Co, KY
Death1860, Hartford, Ohio Co, KY
FatherWilliam Downs (1748-1787)
MotherNancy Middleton Williams (1750-1840)
Misc. Notes
Married Rachael Ashby. He was a Baptist preacher.
This orator, debater, and minister was also a teacher, Bible scholar, and hymn composer. He preached near the Lincoln home on Knob Creek and baptized Abraham's father, Thomas Lincoln. William Downs was born 1782 in old fort at site of Hartford. Father killed by Indians. William's brother Thomas also became pioneer Baptist preacher. William died 1860, near Hartford.
This orator, debater, and minister was also a teacher, Bible scholar, and hymn composer. He preached near the Lincoln home on Knob Creek and baptized Abraham's father, Thomas Lincoln. William Downs was born 1782 in old fort at site of Hartford. Father killed by Indians. William's brother Thomas also became pioneer Baptist preacher. William died 1860, near Hartford.