| Birth: | 26 Oct 1784 in Maryland |
| Death: | 9 Oct 1851 in Water Valley, Yalobusha, MS |
| Sex: | F |
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Mary Downs was said to be the sister of Lavinia Downs. Lavini a is known to have been of the Creek tribe. No such stories are told abou t Mary, but there were few "white" women in Georgia when it was wildernes s. One census record indicates she said she was born in Maryland, and a f amily of Downs did move from Maryland to Georgia. She (and her sister Lav inia) could have been half Creek.
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