Henry Downs

Henry Downs (May 5, 1728 - October 8, 1798) was one of the original signers of the Meckenburg Declaration of Independence. Virginian Henry Downs was trained as a surveyor. He and his wife left Virginia and moved to the Providence township in Mecklenburg. His religious ties were with the Providence Presbyterian Church, in southern Mecklenburg County, where he and his wife owned large tracts of land. He continued his surveying business, served as tax assessor and worked with some indigent people in Mecklenburg County. He was one of the Charlotte Commissioners when Charlottetown was chosen as the county seat of Mecklenburg.

Documentation

(1) King, Victor C. Lives and Times of the 27 Signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence of May 20, 1775. Charlotte, NC, 1956.