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David Cowan 1660–1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1660

Birth Location: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: Abt 1730

Death Location: Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Alexander Cowan

Mother: Jane Shields

Spouse(s): Lady Crawford

Children(s): William Cowan

The story of David Cowan began in 1660 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland. David Cowan married Lady Margaret Crawford, and had children including Janet Jonet Cowan, William Cowan. David Cowan passed away in 1730 in Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of David Cowan began in 1660 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
  • David Cowan married Lady Margaret Crawford, and had children including Janet Jonet Cowan, William Cowan.
  • David Cowan passed away in 1730 in Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Cowan
1630–1703
Birth Location: Edington, Chirnside Parish Berwickshire, Scotland
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Jane Shields
1626–1675
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Crawford
1683–1703
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

William Cowan
1726–1802
Birth Location: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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David Cowan's Ancestors

Self
David Cowan
1660–1730
Birth Place: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander "Saundy" Cowan
1630–1703
Edington, Chirnside Parish Berwickshire, Scotland
Jane (Oswald) Shields
1626–1675
Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Charles (Oswald) Shields
1595–1685
Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary McCulloch
1692–1777
Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Cowan's Descendants

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David Cowan (1660–Abt 1730) m. Lady (Margaret) Crawford (Abt 1683–1703)
  1. 1. William Cowan 1726–1802 m. Janet Andrew 1727–1769
    1. 1. Janet Cowan 1751–
    2. 2. William Cowan 1747–1749
    3. 3. William Cowan 1751–1835 m. Elizabeth Ingram 1753–1784 m. Margaret Watt 1765–
      1. 1. Christian Cowan 1778–1856 m. Alexander Hughan 1772–
        1. 1. Thomas Hughan 1793–1837 m. Janet Law 1803–1837 m. Maria Shillan 1821–1894
      2. 2. John Cowan 1770–1855
      3. 3. Janet Cowan 1772–1861 m. Adam Wilson 1765–1840
        1. 1. Elizabeth Wilson 1799–1882
        2. 2. John Wilson 1799–
        3. 3. Ann Wilson 1802–
        4. 4. Janet Wilson 1802–
        5. 5. Christian Wilson 1804–
        6. 6. Adam Wilson 1805–1850
        7. 7. Mary Wilson 1807–
        8. 8. Margaret Wilson 1811–
      4. 4. Robert Cowan 1774–1855 m. Mary Sillars 1784–1849
        1. 1. Robert Cowan 1813–1839 m. Elizabeth Dunbar 1815–1897
        2. 2. Mary Cowan 1810–1838
        3. 3. William Cowan 1809–1879 m. Margaret Drummond 1810–1845
        4. 4. Adam Cowan 1816–1877 m. Margaret Paton 1819–1899
        5. 5. Elizabeth Cowan 1824–
        6. 6. David Cowan 1822–
        7. 7. John (MacRedie) Cowan 1819–1880
      5. 5. Elizabeth Cowan 1776–1864 m. Johns Lambie 1780–
      6. 6. William Cowan 1779–1833
      7. 7. Mary Cowan 1784–1857 m. John Brown –1857
        1. 1. William Brown 1819– m. Janet (Lan) Aitken 1828–1897
      8. 8. Margaret Cowan 1800–1882
        1. 1. Margaret (Jane "Maggie") Moore 1850–1928 m. William (George) Willoughby 1852–1932
      9. 9. Alexander Cowan 1787–1872 m. Jane Strachan 1792–
        1. 1. John Cowan 1800–1866
        2. 2. Nancy Cowan 1802–
        3. 3. Isaac Cowan 1802–
        4. 4. William Cowan 1809–1869 m. Mary (Mulloy) (Moloy) 1811–1884
        5. 5. Margaret Cowan 1802–
      10. 10. John Cowan 1792–1876
      11. 11. Isaac Cowan 1788–1859 m. Sarah Johnston 1798–1876
        1. 1. William Cowan 1818–1895 m. Anne King 1822–1906
        2. 2. Alexander Cowan 1827–1900 m. Martha King 1831–1906
        3. 3. Elizabeth Cowan 1825–1891 m. George Lucas 1821–1895
        4. 4. Harriet Cowan 1821–1904 m. Huge Pepper 1816–1880
        5. 5. Edward Cowan 1829–1904 m. Elizabeth Whitcraft 1836–1916
        6. 6. John (S) Cowan 1836–1917 m. Maria (M.) Hume 1845–1906
      12. 12. Nancy Cowan 1789– m. George Whitcraft 1780–1850
        1. 1. Thomas Whitcraft 1820–1880 m. Rachel Gage 1818–1861 m. Mary Moore 1821–1888
        2. 2. John Whitcroft 1805–
        3. 3. William Whitcroft 1812–1882
        4. 4. Anne (Elizabeth) Whitcraft 1814–1908 m. James Craig 1811–1859 m. John Smith 1793–1875
    4. 4. Hugh Cowan 1753–1843
    5. 5. John Cowan 1755–
    6. 6. Robert Cowan 1746–1824 m. Mary Criddle 1759–1825
    7. 7. James Cowan 1750–1835 m. Helen White 1852–
      1. 1. James Cowan 1774– m. Catherine Stewart 1782–
        1. 1. James Cowan 1796–1868 m. Jane (Jean) Headly 1808–1871
    8. 8. Lillias Cowan 1761–1835 m. Thomas Brown 1760–
      1. 1. Robina (Lillias Cowan) Brown 1800– m. William White 1792–
        1. 1. Mary White 1824–
        2. 2. Lilias White 1827–
        3. 3. Margaret White 1830–
        4. 4. Robina White 1832–
        5. 5. Agnes White 1845–
        6. 6. Robert (Cowan) White 1836– m. Mary 1838–
    9. 9. Montgomery Cowan 1759–1773
    10. 10. Margaret Cowan 1740–1790 m. Henry Whitcraft 1740–1830
      1. 1. Elizabeth Whitcraft 1790–1844 m. James Mawhinney 1776–1861
        1. 1. John Mawhinney 1836–1899 m. Frances Byers 1834–1928
        2. 2. William (Henry) Mawhinney 1841–1904 m. Catherine (Margaret) Smith 1836–1904
        3. 3. Ann McWhinney 1825–1847
        4. 4. David Mawhinney 1826–1865
        5. 5. Isaiah (James) Mawhinney 1826–1913
        6. 6. James Mawhinney 1839–
        7. 7. Matilda (Jane) Mawhinney 1834–
        8. 8. Margaret Mawhinney 1832–1890
        9. 9. Isaac (Newton) Mewhinney 1834–1880
        10. 10. Alexander Mawhinney 1821–1890
        11. 11. Elizabeth Mawhinney 1819–
      2. 2. Margaret Whitcroft 1786–1852 m. Humphrey Johnston 1776–1863
        1. 1. Elizabeth Johnston 1811–1876 m. Silas Harris 1804–1880
        2. 2. Mary Johnston 1826–1904
        3. 3. John Johnston 1823–1861
        4. 4. Lucy Johnston 1821–1861
        5. 5. Reuben Johnston 1819–1905 m. Jane Nigh 1833– m. Elizabeth (Alward) Ruthman 1828–1883 m. Mary Newell 1821–1855
        6. 6. Wellington Johnston 1816–1899 m. Maragert Johnston 1817–1888
        7. 7. William Johnston 1813–1909 m. Emily Sinclair 1817–1887
        8. 8. Joseph Johnston 1808–1898 m. Barbara Kilmer 1814–1893
      3. 3. James Whitcraft 1764–1855 m. Mary Ann –1843
        1. 1. John Whitcraft 1802–1847
        2. 2. James Whitcraft 1795–1880 m. Mary (Ann "Polly") Cranston 1813–1873
        3. 3. Henry Whitcraft 1795–1849 m. Mary 1800–
      4. 4. George Whitcraft 1780–1850 m. Nancy Cowan 1789–
      5. 5. Isaac Whitcroft 1780–1855 m. Jennie 1781–1855
        1. 1. Elizabeth Whitcroft 1815–1865 m. James Reddick 1815–1899
        2. 2. Mary Whitcroft 1802–1888 m. William Wright 1809–1877 m. Samuel McClelland 1802–1853
        3. 3. Nancy Whitcroft 1811–1882 m. John Newell 1807–1894
        4. 4. Margaret Whitcroft 1823–1922 m. Thomas Foster 1821–1876
      6. 6. Henry Whitcraft 1775–1849 m. Elizabeth Kennedy 1785–1885
        1. 1. Susan Whitcraft 1815–1870 m. Simon Norris 1807–1872
        2. 2. Nancy Whitcraft 1811–1889
        3. 3. John Whitcraft 1803–1897 m. Jane Robb 1814–1896
        4. 4. William Whitcraft 1800–1885 m. Margaret –1832 m. Jemima 1811–1907
        5. 5. Henry Whitcraft 1804–1880 m. Elizabeth Leathem 1806–1880

David Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1660
1660
Birth of David Cowan in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1730
Abt 1730
Age 70
Death of David Cowan in Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Scottish Covenanters Index
    [2] Database online.
    [3] Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1730
    Event Place: Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Database online.
    [2] Database online.
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