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The names that appear in my Lowndes family tree are
Randle Lowndes also spelt Lounds who died in Moulton, Cheshire in 1704, his son
Roger Lowndes also spelt Lounds who died in Moulton, Cheshire in 1712 and
Thomas Lowndes spelt Lownds who died in 1686 in Moulton, Cheshire who is the father of Randle Lowndes and grandfather of Roger Lowndes.
I know that certain christian names in families are passed down from generation to generation because i have seen Randle, Roger and Thomas mentioned in the Lowndes of Overton family and wondered if my Lowndes family branch could be connected, I know from their Wills that they were classed as Yeoman.
Catherine Lowndes daughter of Richard Lowndes (spelt Lounds) married Samuel Fluitt in 1698 in Frodsham, Cheshire and when Samuel Fluitt died in 1718 he is classed as a Gentleman in his will so must have been doing well.
I wondered if you have come across these Lowndes family members in your research who lived in the Moulton and Davenham ar
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David E. Lownds
David Edward Lownds
“The Lion of Khe Sanh”
(Vietnam)
0-15530
Westerly, RI
Wife, Mrs. Jean C. Lownds
10/4/1920
3/3/1942 – 10/25/1945 (to Reserve)
1950 – 1991
8/31/2011
Bronze Star, Purple Heart with Gold Star
Navy Cross (Vietnam)
Captain (WWII)
Colonel (Retirement)
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William Lowndes (congressman)
American politician (1782–1822)
William Jones Lowndes | |
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Frontispiece of 1901's Life and Times of William Lowndes of South Carolina, 1782-1822 | |
| In office March 4, 1813 – May 8, 1822 | |
| Preceded by | William Butler |
| Succeeded by | James Hamilton, Jr. |
| In office 1815–1818 | |
| Preceded by | John W. Eppes |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Smith |
| In office March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 | |
| Preceded by | John Taylor |
| Succeeded by | John J. Chappell |
| In office November 26, 1804 – December 19, 1807 | |
| Born | February 11, 1782 Jacksonboro, South Carolina, US |
| Died | October 27, 1822(1822-10-27) (aged 40) Atlantic Ocean |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Pinckney |
| Profession | planter, lawyer |
William Jones Lowndes (February 11, 1782 – October 27, 1822) was an American lawyer, planter, and politician from South Carolina. He represented the state in the U.S. församling from 1811