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John was born in 1596 in St. Mary Of the Tower, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.1   John's father was George Downing and his mother was Dorcas Blois.  His paternal grandparents were Jeffrey Downing and Elizabeth Wingfield; his maternal grandparents were William Bloys and Cecily Wingfield. He had three brothers and three sisters, named Joseph, James, George, Susan, Dorcas and Elizabeth. He had six half-brothers and two half-sisters, named Joshua, Joseph, Emanuel, Nathaniel, Benjamin, Elnathan, Nahomie and Anne.1 

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Further source/citation:
World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 @ Tree #2537