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Elisha Payne Cowgill 1742–1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Mar 1742

Birth Location: Nottingham, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 23 October 1804

Death Location: Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA

Father: Eleazer Cowgill

Mother: Martha Cowgill

Spouse(s): Martha Ewing, Martha Ewing

Children(s): Rachel Cowgill, Abner Cowgill, Ewing Cowgill, Elisha Cowgill, John Cowgill, Eleazer Cowgill, Martha Cowgill, Alexander Cowgill, Ann Cowgill, Henry Cowgill, Hannah Cowgill

In 1742, Elisha Payne Cowgill entered the world in Nottingham, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, born to Eleazer Cowgill And Martha Cowgill. In 1761, Elisha Payne Cowgill resided in Chester, Pennsylvania. In 1772, Elisha Payne Cowgill resided in West Virginia, USA. Elisha Payne Cowgill married Martha Ewing, and had children including Abner Cowgill, Alexander Cowgill, Ann Cowgill, Eleazer Cowgill, Elisha Cowgill, Ewing Cowgill, Hannah Cowgill, Henry Ewing Cowgill, Jessie Glenn Cowgill, John Cowgill, Martha Cowgill, Rachel Cowgill. Elisha Payne Cowgill passed away in 1804 in Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1742, Elisha Payne Cowgill entered the world in Nottingham, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, born to Eleazer Cowgill And Martha Cowgill.
  • In 1761, Elisha Payne Cowgill resided in Chester, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1772, Elisha Payne Cowgill resided in West Virginia, USA.
  • Elisha Payne Cowgill married Martha Ewing, and had children including Abner Cowgill, Alexander Cowgill, Ann Cowgill, Eleazer Cowgill, Elisha Cowgill, Ewing Cowgill, Hannah Cowgill, Henry Ewing Cowgill, Jessie Glenn Cowgill, John Cowgill, Martha Cowgill, Rachel Cowgill.
  • Elisha Payne Cowgill passed away in 1804 in Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Eleazer Cowgill
1711–1759
Birth Location: Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Martha Cowgill
1722–1764
Birth Location: Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Martha Ewing
1745–1834
Birth Location: Schuylkill, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Martha Ewing
1745–1834
Birth Location: Schuykill County, Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

Rachel Cowgill
1767–1837
Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
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Abner Cowgill
1789–1824
Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia
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Ewing Cowgill
1769–1841
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
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Elisha Cowgill
1773–1855
Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
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John Cowgill
1775–1793
Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
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Eleazer Cowgill
1777–1863
Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
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Martha Cowgill
1779–1856
Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
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Alexander Cowgill
1784–1865
Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
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Ann Cowgill
1786–1828
Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia
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Henry Cowgill
1782–1841
Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
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Hannah Cowgill
1794–1857
Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
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Elisha Cowgill's Ancestors

Self
Elisha Cowgill
1742–1804
Birth Place: Nottingham, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Parents
Eleazer Cowgill
1711–1759
Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Martha Cowgill
1722–1764
Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elisha Cowgill's Descendants

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Elisha (Payne) Cowgill (1 Mar 1742–23 October 1804) m. Martha Ewing (6 August 1745–26 January 1834) m. Martha Ewing (6 Aug 1745–26 Jan 1834)
  1. 1. Rachel Cowgill 1767–1837 m. Jacob Kerns 1762–1826
    1. 1. Susan Kerns 1796–1888 m. George (M) Wilson 1795–1860
      1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Wilson 1827–1910 m. Peter (Albright) Jr 1823–1903
        1. 1. William (Edward Albright) Sr 1840–1924 m. Sarah (C. Elizabeth "Lizzie") Myers 1843–1919 m. Catherine Bennett 1868–1961
        2. 2. Saloma (Frances (Butts)) Albright 1854–1927 m. Silas (H) Butts 1855–1927
        3. 3. Ida (Lee (née Albright)) Norrington 1866–1929
        4. 4. Isabella (Virginia "Jennie") Albright 1848–1929
        5. 5. Catharine ((née Albright)) Overcash 1857–1870
        6. 6. Harry Albright 1867–1870
        7. 7. Samuel (Augustus) Albright 1850–1929
      2. 2. Susan (Emily (Butts)) Wilson 1839–1922
        1. 1. George Butts 1861–
        2. 2. James (Edward) Butts 1865–1938
      3. 3. Samuel (S) Wilson 1835–
      4. 4. Angeline Wilson 1846–
      5. 5. Barbara ((Harper)) Wilson 1829–
    2. 2. Elizabeth ((Shimp)) Kerns 1794–1874
      1. 1. George (W) Shimp 1835–1869
        1. 1. Eliza (E) Shimp 1851–1925
        2. 2. Martha (Jane Rosa) Shimp 1864–1943
      2. 2. William (Kerns Shimp) (Shrimp) 1824–1882
        1. 1. William (James) Shrimp 1856–1927
      3. 3. Elizabeth Shimp 1828–1914
        1. 1. John (Henry) Laing 1852–1924
      4. 4. Barbara Shimp 1828–1880
        1. 1. John (Martin) Weekly 1854–1942
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Weekley 1858–1929
      5. 5. John (K.) Shimp 1819–1875
        1. 1. Tommy (J Shimp) Sr 1874–1949
      6. 6. John (K.) Shimp 1819–1875
        1. 1. Tommy (J Shimp) Sr 1874–1949
    3. 3. Barbara ((Stuckey)) Kerns 1797–1876
    4. 4. Rachel Kerns 1805–1850
    5. 5. Abner Kerns 1801–1881
    6. 6. Delilah Kerns 1809–1882
    7. 7. Eleazor Kerns 1802–
    8. 8. Elisha Kerns 1798–1875
    9. 9. John Kerns 1796–1875
    10. 10. Nathan Kerns 1799–1850
    11. 11. Sarah Kerns 1792–1850
    12. 12. Nathan Kerns 1801–1872
      1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Kerns 1827–1901
        1. 1. Isabelle (Emily) Kerns 1855–1911
  2. 2. Abner Cowgill 1789–1824
  3. 3. Ewing Cowgill 1769–1841
  4. 4. Elisha Cowgill 1773–1855
  5. 5. John Cowgill 1775–1793
  6. 6. Eleazer Cowgill 1777–1863
  7. 7. Martha Cowgill 1779–1856
  8. 8. Alexander Cowgill 1784–1865
  9. 9. Ann Cowgill 1786–1828
  10. 10. Henry (Ewing) Cowgill 1782–1841
  11. 11. Hannah Cowgill 1794–1857

Elisha Cowgill's Timeline

7 Records

1742
1 Mar 1742
Birth of Elisha Payne Cowgill in Nottingham, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Nottingham, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1761
May 1761
Age 19
Elisha Payne Cowgill resided here in Chester, Pennsylvania
Chester, Pennsylvania
1772
1772-1952
Age 30
Elisha Payne Cowgill resided here in West Virginia, USA
West Virginia, USA
1799
1799
Age 57
Elisha Payne Cowgill resided here in Petitioners, Northwest Territory, OH
Petitioners, Northwest Territory, OH
1800
1800
Age 58
Elisha Payne Cowgill resided here in Territory North West of Ohio River
Territory North West of Ohio River
1804
23 October 1804
Age 62
Death of Elisha Payne Cowgill in Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA
Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 68
Elisha Payne Cowgill resided here in Mason, Mason, Kentucky, USA
Mason, Mason, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1742
    Event Place: Nottingham, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: May 1761
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1772-1952
    Event Place: West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Sims index to land grants in West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Petitioners, Northwest Territory, OH
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Territory North West of Ohio River
    Record Source: U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, Document: Territorial Papers of the US; Volume Number: Vol 3; Page Number: 64; Family Number: 20

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Mason, Mason, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Mason, Mason, Kentucky; Roll: 7; Page: 287; Image: Kym252_7-0299; FHL Roll: 0181352

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cecil, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Cecil County, Maryland, Nottingham Quaker Meeting Records, 1730-1825

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 October 1804
    Event Place: Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Mason, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Kentucky Vital Statistics, Record of Wills, Mason County, Kentucky, 1791-1823; Author: Bell, Annie W. B. (Annie Walker Burns), 1894-1966; Probate Place: Mason, Kentucky
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