Family
 Mary Trick 1)Daughter of John Trick and Margaret Hooper. Born ± 1731 Hartland, Devon, England 2) Baptised 26 Mar 1731 Hartland, Devon, England 3) Notes: There are three possible burial records in Hartland for Mary Trick - 1768, 1777, and 1783. It has not been possible to differentiate between these, There is a baptism for a Mary Trick, 8 June 1728 at Hartland, to Nicholas and Mary Trick. That birth has been discounted here on the basis that it would make Mary significantly older than Thomas Downing which is a) unusual, and b) problematic as Thomas and Mary have children until at least 1772. Marriage notice between 15 and 29 Jun 1760 Hartland, Devon, England 4) Married 4 Jul 1760 Hartland, Devon, England 5) (41 years married) to: Children: 1.  Thomas DowningBorn ± 1761 Hartland, Devon, England 2. Dominic DowningBorn ± 1761 Hartland, Devon, England 4. Mary DowningBorn ± 1766 Hartland, Devon, England 5. Margaret DowningBorn ± 1772 Hartland, Devon, England | |||
Sources
1) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers "John son of Thos and Mary Downing bap Novr 26 1769". Reference: Hartland (Data from direct source)2) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers Mary Trick, daughter of John and Margaret, baptised 26 March 1731 Another Mary Trick is baptised in 1728 to different parents. Reference: Hartland baptisms (Data from secondary evidence)
3) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers Mary Trick, daughter of John and Margaret, baptised 26 March 1731. Reference: Hartland baptisms (Data from direct source)
4) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers Bann for Thomas Downing and Mary Trick; both of Hartland
5) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers Thomas Downing married Mary Trick on 4 July 1760, both of Hartland. Witnessed by William Courtice, Samuel Cloutman, both made their mark
6) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers "Thomas son of Edward and Mary Downing was baptizd January 21 1735". Reference: Hartland (Data from secondary evidence)
7) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers "Thomas Downing / Pauper / October 16th 1801". Reference: Hartland (Data from direct source)
8) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers "John S of John and Mary Downing August 14th 1803". Reference: Welcombe (Data from direct source)
9) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers "John Downing of Mead, Wellcombe, Jany 16th 1839, age 75, John Smith P. Curate". Reference: Welcombe (Data from secondary evidence)
10) Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Record for John Downing. Reference: Database online. (Questionable reliability of evidence)