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Elisha Payne Cowgill 1742 – 1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Mar 1742/1743

Birth Location: Nottingham Fields, Cecil County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 25 Oct 1804

Death Location: Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Eleazer Cowgill

Mother: Martha Pain\Payne

Spouse(s): Martha Cowgill

Children(s): John Coghill

The story of Elisha Payne Cowgill began in 1742 in Nottingham Fields, Cecil County, Maryland, USA. Elisha Payne Cowgill married Martha Ewing Cowgill, and had children including John Coghill. Elisha Payne Cowgill passed away in 1804 in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elisha Payne Cowgill began in 1742 in Nottingham Fields, Cecil County, Maryland, USA.
  • Elisha Payne Cowgill married Martha Ewing Cowgill, and had children including John Coghill.
  • Elisha Payne Cowgill passed away in 1804 in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Eleazer Cowgill
1710 – 1759
Birth Location: Middletown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
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Martha Pain\Payne
1722 – 1764
Birth Location: Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

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

John Coghill
1775 – 1839
Birth Location: Culpepper County, Virginia
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Elisha Cowgill's Ancestors

Self
Elisha Cowgill
1742 – 1804
Birth Place: Nottingham Fields, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Eleazer Cowgill
1710 – 1759
Middletown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Martha (Ann) Pain\Payne
1722 – 1764
Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (Stackhouse) Cowgill
1665 – 1731
Settle, Yorkshire, England
Rachel (Baker) Bunting
1669 – 1731
Hindley, West Darby, Lancashire, England
Martha Sheppard
1692 – 1760
Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
Ellen Cowgill
1639 – 1705
Margaret Hardman
1647 – 1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Stackhouse
1601 – 1686
Anne Stackhouse
1605 – 1690

Elisha Cowgill's Descendants

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Elisha (Payne) Cowgill (1 Mar 1742/1743 – 25 Oct 1804) m. Martha (Ewing) Cowgill (6 Aug 1745 – 26 Jan 1834)
  1. 1. John Coghill (1775 – 1839) m. Hannah Beasley (1787 – 1830)
    1. 1. Mary (Polly) Coghill (1812 – 1842) m. Warden Osborne (1812 – 24 Jul 1864)
      1. 1. Hulda (H) Osborn (February 1, 1842 – 20 March 1922) m. John (D.) McSwane (20 August 1829 – 4 January 1922)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) McSwane (3 September 1853 – 1 July 1854)
        2. 2. William (B.) McSwane (12 July 1856 – 29 August 1884)
        3. 3. Isaac (Jackson) McSwane (23 May 1862 – 1 July 1949)
        4. 4. Bluford (H.) McSwane (20 April 1864 – 9 December 1884)
        5. 5. Lucy (E.) Christmas (1867 – 1907)
        6. 6. Anna (C.) McSwane (6 February 1870 – 29 August 1884)
        7. 7. George (Govett) McSwane (2 Mar 1875 – 02 Apr 1950) m. Ida (Mae) Razor (6 Jun 1881 – 18 May 1957)
        8. 8. Florence (Virginia) Christmas (4 April 1881 – 12 January 1973)
        9. 9. John (Dennis) McSwane (22 June 1887 – 29 June 1967) m. Lillie McSwane (abt 1891 – )

Elisha Cowgill's Timeline

2 Records

1742
1 Mar 1742/1743
Birth of Elisha Payne Cowgill in Nottingham Fields, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Nottingham Fields, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
1804
25 Oct 1804
Age 62
Death of Elisha Payne Cowgill in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, United States of America
Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1742/1743
    Event Place: Nottingham Fields, Cecil County, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1804
    Event Place: Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, United States of America
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