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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 Cowan

Mother: Abigail Burr

Spouse(s): James Shaw

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

The story of Mary Polly COWAN began in 1783 in Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States. Mary Polly COWAN married James Shaw, and had children including John Shaw, William B Shaw, George Washington Shaw, Elam Shaw, Thomas Shaw, Abigail Shaw, Jane Shaw, Andrew Levi Shaw, Margaret Elizabeth Shaw, Susannah (Susan) Elizabeth Shaw, Samuel O Shaw, Mary Ann Shaw, Nancy M Shaw. Mary Polly COWAN passed away in 1841 in Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Polly COWAN began in 1783 in Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States.
  • Mary Polly COWAN married James Shaw, and had children including John Shaw, William B Shaw, George Washington Shaw, Elam Shaw, Thomas Shaw, Abigail Shaw, Jane Shaw, Andrew Levi Shaw, Margaret Elizabeth Shaw, Susannah (Susan) Elizabeth Shaw, Samuel O Shaw, Mary Ann Shaw, Nancy M Shaw.
  • Mary Polly COWAN passed away in 1841 in Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cowan
1750 – 1804
Birth Location: Bethlehem, Hunterdon Co, NJ
JC
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)

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

Mary COWAN's Ancestors

Self
Mary COWAN
1783 – 1841
Birth Place: Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Cowan
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. John Shaw (11 Jan 1809 – 2 Apr 1866)
  2. 2. William (B) Shaw (30 November 1811 – 2 September 1886)
  3. 3. George (Washington) Shaw (3 Jun 1812 – 1875)
  4. 4. Elam Shaw (18 Apr 1813 – 21 Jan 1842)
  5. 5. Thomas Shaw (25 Jul 1815 – 22 May 1860)
  6. 6. Abigail Shaw (5 February 1817 – 24 June 1898)
  7. 7. Jane Shaw (5 March 1819 – 14 August 1852)
  8. 8. Andrew (Levi) Shaw (18 Jan 1820/1835 – 1875)
  9. 9. Margaret (Elizabeth) Shaw (16 Jan 1821 – 7 Jan 1899)
  10. 10. Susannah ((Susan) Elizabeth) Shaw (November 1822 – 27 November 1906) m. Robert Black (1817 – 25 December 1877)
    1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Black (19 Apr 1839 – 5 Dec 1920)
    2. 2. Rebecca (Ann) Black (Jan 1840 – 21 Jun 1903) m. Adolphus (Ferdinand) Walker (April 6, 1838 – June 21, 1903)
      1. 1. Susan Walker (Abt 1861 – )
      2. 2. Cintha Walker (Abt 1863 – )
      3. 3. William Walker (Abt 1867 – )
      4. 4. Sarah (Jane) Walker (3 April 1869 – 13 October 1953)
      5. 5. Ann (M.) Walker (Abt 1871 – )
      6. 6. Alice Walker (Jun 1879 – 31 March 1946)
      7. 7. Adolphus (Lafayette) Walker (8 August 1880 – 10/1965)
      8. 8. Ora (Orie Myrtle) Walker (22 March 1887 – 4 September 1948)
    3. 3. John Black (Abt. 1844 – )
    4. 4. Sarah (Jane) Black (Dec 1844 – 1910) m. Loren (W) Dewitt (1852 – 18 Dec 1937)
      1. 1. Newton (Loren) DeWitt (Oct 1880 – )
        1. 1. James (Lawrence) Dewitt (8 Jan 1906 – 4 Dec 1970) m. Agnes (C De) Witt (abt 1906 – )
    5. 5. Robbert Black (22 Nov 1845 – 4 Feb 1912)
    6. 6. Elizabeth (W) Black (Jan 1848 – 29 November 1926) m. Gilbert (Lafayette) DeWitt (22 Jan 1835 – 11 Apr 1909) m. Stephen (C) Gray (1838 – 12 Sep 1873)
      1. 1. Sarah (Missouri Ann) Dewitt (13 Aug 1859 – 18 May 1930)
      2. 2. Franklin (Bryant) DeWitt (abt 1862 – 29 Dec 1938)
      3. 3. Gilbert (Edward) DeWitt (16 June 1866 – 29 September 1905) m. Elida (Bell) Tabor (8 Apr 1870 – 31 March 1941)
        1. 1. Bessie (Maude) DeWitt (April 1891 – December 1967)
        2. 2. Ada (B) Gilbert (13 Feb 1900 – 20 Nov 1900)
      4. 4. Larkin (Thomas) DeWitt (Abt 1867 – Oct 1940)
      5. 5. Anna (Elizabeth "Amma") DeWitt (11 September 1869 – Bet 1901 and 1964) m. Samuel (Henry) Boatman (3 Oct 1865 – 10 Feb 1951)
        1. 1. Thomas (Lafayette) Boatman (18 October 1889 – 25 February 1928) m. Elsie (May) Like (1894 – )
        2. 2. Cammie (Rebecca) Boatman (2 May 1891 – 4 Nov 1974) m. Letcher (Kinkead) Marks (2 Apr 1890 – 29 Mar 1969)
        3. 3. Samuel (Arthur "Artie") Boatman (26 Jan 1893 – 15 May 1956) m. Cecil (Beatrice ( Bea)) Turner (3 Jan 1897 – 29 Dec 1984)
        4. 4. Lura (E.) Boatman (23 MAR 1895 – 5 NOV 1895)
        5. 5. May Boatman (17 MAR 1897 – 19 MAR 1997)
        6. 6. Ruth Boatman (02 Mar 1898 – 29 JAN 1901)
        7. 7. Nellie (Grace) Boatman (18 JUL 1900 – 31 JAN 1901)
        8. 8. Milton (Bernard) Boatman (14 NOV 1901 – 19 JAN 1906)
        9. 9. Infant Boatman (4 JAN 1904 – 4 JAN 1904)
        10. 10. Clyde Boatman (23 FEB 1905 – 23 FEB 1905)
        11. 11. Claude (Ernest) Boatman (23 February 1905 – September 1976) m. Helen (Inez) Thomas (1905 – 1996)
        12. 12. DeWitt Boatman (18 JAN 1909 – 18 JAN 1909)
      6. 6. Mary (Ellenor "Nellie") DeWitt (Abt 1872 – after 1880)
        1. 1. Anna King (abt 1892 – )
      7. 7. Rosetta (De) Witt (Abt 1877 – before 1900)
      8. 8. Lucy Dewitt (15 September 1886 – 23 September 1886)
    7. 7. Lucinda (J) Black (Nov 1850 – 25 Jan 1920)
    8. 8. Samuel Black (9 Oct 1852 – )
    9. 9. Henry Black (9 Oct 1852 – 10 Mar 1922)
    10. 10. George (W) Black (abt 1856 – 4 Dec 1920)
    11. 11. Laura Clark (1857 – ?)
    12. 12. Hezekiah (Lafayette) Black (16 May 1858 – 11 May 1937)
    13. 13. Alice (Bond) Clark (2 Dec 1858 – 29 Jan 1937)
    14. 14. Jasper (Marion) Black (1 May 1860 – 14 May 1920)
      1. 1. Charles (O Ewin "Charley") Black (6 Aug 1879 – 31 Mar 1964)
        1. 1. Rollen (Reed) Black (26 March 1921 – 27 August 1974)
    15. 15. "Anna" (Susanna) Black (abt 1862 – 1915)
    16. 16. Andrum ("Ammy") Black (1 April 1862 – 24 Jun 1915)
    17. 17. Andrew (M) Black (Abt. 1863 – )
    18. 18. "Molly" (Mary A) Black (29 Nov 1867 – 21 Mar 1936)
  11. 11. Samuel (O) Shaw (1823 – 1900)
  12. 12. Mary (Ann) Shaw (1 January 1823 – 6 February 1898)
  13. 13. Nancy (M) Shaw (10 Jan 1827 – 26 May 1906)

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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