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Mary Polly COWAN 1783–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 April 1783

Birth Location: Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 5 December 1841

Death Location: Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States

Father: John Jr

Mother: Abigail Burr

Spouse(s): James Shaw

Children(s): Susanna Black, Jane Shaw, Abigail Shaw, Thomas Shaw, Elam Shaw, William Shaw, John Shaw, Mary Shaw, Margaret Shaw, Andrew Shaw, Samuel Shaw, Nancy Shaw, George Shaw

In 1783, Mary Polly COWAN entered the world in Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States, born to John Cowan Jr And Abigail Burr. Mary Polly COWAN married James Shaw, and had children including Abigail Shaw, Andrew Levi Shaw, Elam Shaw, George Washington Shaw, Jane Shaw, John Shaw, Margaret Elizabeth Shaw, Mary Ann Shaw, Nancy M Shaw, Samuel O Shaw, Susanna Black, Thomas Shaw, William B Shaw. Mary Polly COWAN passed away in 1841 in Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1783, Mary Polly COWAN entered the world in Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States, born to John Cowan Jr And Abigail Burr.
  • Mary Polly COWAN married James Shaw, and had children including Abigail Shaw, Andrew Levi Shaw, Elam Shaw, George Washington Shaw, Jane Shaw, John Shaw, Margaret Elizabeth Shaw, Mary Ann Shaw, Nancy M Shaw, Samuel O Shaw, Susanna Black, Thomas Shaw, William B Shaw.
  • Mary Polly COWAN passed away in 1841 in Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Jr
1750–1804
Birth Location: Bethlehem, Hunterdon Co, NJ
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Abigail Burr
1758–1798
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia Colony
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Spouses(s)

James Shaw
1782–1853
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, USA
JS

Children(s)

Susanna Black
1822–1906
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
SB
Jane Shaw
1819–1852
Birth Location: Wayne County, Indiana, United States of America
JS
Abigail Shaw
1817–1898
Birth Location: Wayne Co, IN
AS
Thomas Shaw
1815–1860
Birth Location: Wayne Co, IN
TS
Elam Shaw
1813–1842
Birth Location: –
ES
William Shaw
1811–1886
Birth Location: Ohio, United States of America
WS
John Shaw
1809–1866
Birth Location: Warren, Ohio, United States
JS
Mary Shaw
1823–1898
Birth Location: Wayne Co, IN
MS
Margaret Shaw
1821–1899
Birth Location: Wayne, Wayne, Indiana, USA
MS
Andrew Shaw
1820–1875
Birth Location: Illinois tennessee or kentucky, USA
AS
Samuel Shaw
1823–1900
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
SS
Nancy Shaw
1827–1906
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
NS
George Shaw
1812–1875
Birth Location: Morgan County, Illinois, USA
GS

Mary COWAN's Ancestors

Self
Mary COWAN
1783–1841
Birth Place: Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Cowan Jr
1750–1804
Bethlehem, Hunterdon Co, NJ
Abigail Burr
1758–1798
Frederick County, Virginia Colony
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary COWAN's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Polly) COWAN (20 April 1783–5 December 1841) m. James Shaw (16 November 1782–20 May 1853)
  1. 1. Susanna Black 1822–1906 m. Robert Black 1817–1877
    1. 1. Elizabeth Black 1848–1926 m. Stephen (C) Gray 1838–1873 m. George ("Gilbert" Lafayette) DeWitt 1835–1909
      1. 1. Anna (E.) Dewitt 1869–1901 m. Samuel (Henry) Boatman 1865–1951
        1. 1. Samuel (Arthur "Artie" Boatman) Sr 1893–1956 m. Cecil (Beatrice ( Bea)) Turner 1897–1984
        2. 2. Cammie (Rebecca) Boatman 1891–1974 m. Letcher (Kinkead) Marks 1890–1969
        3. 3. Claude (Ernest Boatman) Dr. 1905–1976 m. Inez (Helen) Boatman 1905–
        4. 4. Lafe Boatman 1889–1928 m. Elsie (May) Like 1894–
        5. 5. Infant Boatman 1904–1904
        6. 6. May Boatman 1897–1997
        7. 7. Lura (E.) Boatman 1895–1895
        8. 8. Ruth Boatman 1898–1901
        9. 9. Nellie (Grace) Boatman 1900–1901
        10. 10. Milton (Bernard) Boatman 1901–1906
        11. 11. Clyde Boatman 1905–1905
        12. 12. DeWitt Boatman 1909–1909
      2. 2. Gilbert (E. De) Witt 1866–1905 m. Elida (Bell) Tabor 1870–1941
        1. 1. Bessie (Maude) DeWitt 1891–1967
        2. 2. Ada (B) Gilbert 1900–1900
      3. 3. Larkin (T) DeWitt 1867–1940
      4. 4. Rosetta (De) Witt 1877–1900
      5. 5. Mary (E. De) Witt 1872–1880
        1. 1. Anna King 1892–
      6. 6. Lucy DeWitt 1886–1886
      7. 7. Sarah (Missouri Ann Dewitt) Gehringer 1859–1930
      8. 8. Franklin Dewitt 1862–1938
    2. 2. Alice (Bond) Clark 1858–1937
    3. 3. Laura Clark 1857–
    4. 4. Sarah (Jane) Black 1844–1910 m. Loren (W) DeWitt 1852–1937
      1. 1. Newton (Loren) DeWitt 1880–
        1. 1. James (Lawrence) Dewitt 1906–1970 m. Agnes (C De) Witt 1906–
    5. 5. John Black 1844–
    6. 6. Robbert Black 1845–1912
    7. 7. Lucinda (J) Black 1850–1920
    8. 8. Samuel Black 1852–
    9. 9. Henry Black 1852–1922
    10. 10. George (W) Black 1856–1920
    11. 11. Hezekiah (Lafayette) Black 1858–1937
    12. 12. Jasper (Marion) Black 1860–1920
      1. 1. Charles (O Ewin "Charley") Black 1879–1964
        1. 1. Rollen (Reed) Black 1921–1974
    13. 13. Rebecca (Ann) Black 1840–1903 m. Adolphus (Ferdinand) Walker 1838–1903
      1. 1. Adolphus (Lafayette) Walker 1880–1965
      2. 2. Ora (Orie Myrtle) Walker 1887–1948
      3. 3. Alice Walker 1879–1946
      4. 4. Ann (M.) Walker 1871–
      5. 5. Sarah (Jane) Walker 1869–1953
      6. 6. William Walker 1867–
      7. 7. Cintha Walker 1863–
      8. 8. Susan Walker 1861–
    14. 14. "Molly" (Mary A) Black 1867–1936
    15. 15. "Anna" (Susanna) Black 1862–1915
    16. 16. Andrew (M) Black 1863–
    17. 17. Nancy (Jane) Black 1839–1920
    18. 18. Andrum ("Ammy" Black) (hd) 1862–1915
  2. 2. Jane Shaw 1819–1852
  3. 3. Abigail Shaw 1817–1898
  4. 4. Thomas Shaw 1815–1860
  5. 5. Elam Shaw 1813–1842
  6. 6. William (B) Shaw 1811–1886
  7. 7. John Shaw 1809–1866
  8. 8. Mary (Ann) Shaw 1823–1898
  9. 9. Margaret (Elizabeth) Shaw 1821–1899
  10. 10. Andrew (Levi) Shaw 1820–1875
  11. 11. Samuel (O) Shaw 1823–1900
  12. 12. Nancy (M) Shaw 1827–1906
  13. 13. George (Washington) Shaw 1812–1875

Mary COWAN's Timeline

2 Records

1783
20 April 1783
Birth of Mary Polly COWAN in Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States
Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States
1841
5 December 1841
Age 58
Death of Mary Polly COWAN in Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States
Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 April 1783
    Event Place: Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 December 1841
    Event Place: Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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