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Mary Dunn 1730–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1730

Birth Location: Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 8 Sep 1805

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Thomas Duncan

Mother: Elizabeth Alexander

Spouse(s): John Cowan, John Cowin

Children(s): Thomas Cowan, John COWAN, William Cowan, David Cowan, William Cowan, Jane Locke

In 1730, Mary Dunn entered the world in Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Thomas Duncan And Elizabeth Alexander. Mary Dunn married John Cowan, John Cowin, and had children including David Cowan, Jane Jennie Cowan Locke, John Cowan, Moses Cowan, Thomas Cowan, William Cowan. Mary Dunn passed away in 1805 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1730, Mary Dunn entered the world in Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Thomas Duncan And Elizabeth Alexander.
  • Mary Dunn married John Cowan, John Cowin, and had children including David Cowan, Jane Jennie Cowan Locke, John Cowan, Moses Cowan, Thomas Cowan, William Cowan.
  • Mary Dunn passed away in 1805 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Duncan
1691–1756
Birth Location: Arngask, Perthshire, Scotland
TD
Elizabeth Alexander
1710–1814
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
EA

Spouses(s)

John Cowan
1723–1811
Birth Location: Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
JC
John Cowin
1723–1811
Birth Location: Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
JC

Children(s)

Thomas Cowan
1748–1817
Birth Location: Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
TC
John COWAN
1757–1827
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
JC
William Cowan
1769–1839
Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
WC
David Cowan
1769–1836
Birth Location: , Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
DC
William Cowan
–1839
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
WC
Jane Locke
1752–1816
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
JL

Mary Dunn's Ancestors

Self
Mary Dunn
1730–1805
Birth Place: Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Thomas Duncan
1691–1756
Arngask, Perthshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Alexander
1710–1814
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Dunn's Descendants

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Mary Dunn (abt 1730–8 Sep 1805) m. John Cowan (1723–1811) m. John Cowin (1723–1811)
  1. 1. Thomas Cowan 1748–1817 m. Mary Barkley 1785–1836
    1. 1. Anna Cowan 1807–1836 m. Benjamin (Rodolphus) Owen 1801–1841
      1. 1. Josiah Owen 1830–1867 m. Delina (G.) Brogdon 1832–1867
        1. 1. John (Ransom) Owen 1867–1933 m. Nora (Magdaline) Paschal 1871–1958 m. Nora (Magdaline) Paschall 1871–1958 m. Nora (Magdaline) Paschall 1871–1958
        2. 2. William (Buchanan T) Owen 1850–1938
        3. 3. Rodolphus (D) Owen 1864–1919 m. Ruah (Susan) Patterson 1863–1945
        4. 4. James (Daniel) Owen 1859–1919
        5. 5. Robert (Chester T) Owen 1862–
        6. 6. Joe (Josiah Henry) Owen 1862–1929
      2. 2. James (Cowan) Owen 1827–1861 m. Martha Hall 1828–1887
        1. 1. John (M.) Owen 1861–1912
        2. 2. James (M.) Owen 1865–1920
        3. 3. Virginia (Ann) Owen 1852–1950
        4. 4. Margaret (E) Owen 1855–1862
        5. 5. William (Isaiah) Owen 1857–1857
        6. 6. Edward (R) Owen 1859–1861
        7. 7. John (MC) Owen 1866–1920
      3. 3. Harriet Owen 1834–1901
      4. 4. William (C) Owen 1837–1922
      5. 5. Margaret (Lee) Owen 1829–
      6. 6. Emeline Owen 1831–
      7. 7. Josiah Owen 1830–1867
      8. 8. William (C) Owen 1837–1922
    2. 2. James Cowan 1775–1836 m. Harriette Craige 1795–1867
      1. 1. Seth (Craige) Cowan 1822–1879
      2. 2. J (Temple) Cowan 1832–1870
      3. 3. Francis Cowan 1834–1877 m. Samuel (Wilson) Sharp 1825–1875
        1. 1. Luther (C) Sharp 1853–
        2. 2. Lela (S) Sharp 1858–
        3. 3. Temple Sharp 1864–
        4. 4. Hallie Sharp 1856–1920 m. Charley Patton 1856–1936
        5. 5. Luther (C) Sharp 1853–
        6. 6. Lela (S) Sharp 1858–
        7. 7. Temple Sharp 1864–
        8. 8. Lelia Sharp 1861–1932
        9. 9. Margaret (Hays) Sharp 1859–1908
        10. 10. Luther (Caldwell) Sharp 1852–1880
      4. 4. W (Thomas) Cowan 1840–1879
      5. 5. James (Craig) Cowan 1841–1870
      6. 6. Sarah (K) Cowan 1821–1879
      7. 7. Mary Cowan 1820–1888
      8. 8. Frances Cowan 1834–1877
      9. 9. Harriet (Adeline) Cowan 1826–1850
      10. 10. Angeline (Craige) Cowan 1830–1866
      11. 11. Ann (Eliza) Cowan 1825–1883
      12. 12. Eulalia (Lonsdale) Cowan 1837–1880 m. James (Porter) McFarland 1820–1838
        1. 1. Jamie (Cantrell) McFarland 1861–1942
        2. 2. Angeline (Mc) Farland 1861–
        3. 3. Hays (Mc) Farland 1869–1948
        4. 4. William (M) MACFARLAND 1875–1876
        5. 5. Lonsdale (Porter) MACFARLAND 1871–1930
        6. 6. Hays McFarland 1869–
        7. 7. Jamie McFarland 1871–
        8. 8. James (Mc) Farland 1861–
        9. 9. John (D. Mc) Farland 1863–1891
        10. 10. Craiy (H. Mc) Farland 1865–1928
        11. 11. Chas. (Mc) Farland 1867–1948
        12. 12. Lousdale (Mc) Farland 1871–1930
    3. 3. Catherine Cowan 1774–1839
    4. 4. Mary (Cowan) Bunton 1776–1843 m. William Buntin 1770–1831
      1. 1. John Buntin 1796–1884
      2. 2. James (C.) Buntin 1810–1829
      3. 3. Thomas (B.) Buntin 1799–1865
      4. 4. John Buntin 1796–1884
      5. 5. John Buntin 1799–
      6. 6. John Buntin 1796–1884
      7. 7. John Buntin 1799–
    5. 5. Margaret Cowan 1777–1836
    6. 6. Lydia Cowan 1779–1849
    7. 7. Elizabeth (F.) Cowan 1780–1820
    8. 8. Thomas (Lincoln) Cowan 1780–1856 m. Elizabeth Brown 1786–1857 m. Catherine Foster 1778–1803
      1. 1. Mary Hall 1823–1902
      2. 2. Charlotte Jenkins 1813–1866
      3. 3. Malvinia Cowan 1811–1811
      4. 4. Elizabeth Cowan 1820–1827
      5. 5. Charlotte Cowan 1813–1866
      6. 6. Elizabeth Cowan 1766–1805
      7. 7. Mary (Cowan -) Hall 1823–1843
    9. 9. Ann Cowan 1782–1857 m. Moses Graham 1780–1848
      1. 1. Thomas (Cowan) Graham 1812–1881
      2. 2. Abigail Foster 1816–1894
      3. 3. Adelaide Alexander 1810–1839
      4. 4. Mary (Evalina) Allison 1804–1850
    10. 10. Jane Cowan 1777–1856 m. JAMES (MCLEOD) GRAHAM 1782–1840
      1. 1. Hezekiah (Cowan) Graham 1814–1891
      2. 2. JAMES (FRANKLIN) GRAHAM 1813–1860
      3. 3. Levinia (S) Graham 1816–1854
      4. 4. John (L.) Graham 1822–1835
      5. 5. Mary (Ann) Graham 1820–1857
    11. 11. Abel Cowan 1789–1843
    12. 12. Nancy (Agnes) Cowen 1792–1865
    13. 13. Abigail Cowan 1794–1836
    14. 14. Levina Cowan 1799–1844
    15. 15. Hezekiah Cowan 1796–1824
    16. 16. Margaret Cowan –1836
    17. 17. Nancy Cowan –1836
    18. 18. Elizabeth Cowan 1785–1806 m. William (Billy) Thompson 1779–1830 m. William Buntin 1770–1831
    19. 19. Maria (Catherine) Krider 1835–1908
    20. 20. William (Burkett) Cowan 1800–1897
    21. 21. Nancy Cowan –1836
    22. 22. Sylvia Cowan 1779–
    23. 23. Hezekiah Cowan 1796–1824
    24. 24. Mary Cowan 1796–1843
  2. 2. John COWAN 1757–1827
  3. 3. William Cowan 1769–1839
  4. 4. David Cowan 1769–1836 m. Rebecca Dobbins 1768–1842
  5. 5. William Cowan –1839
  6. 6. Jane (Jennie Cowan) Locke 1752–1816

Mary Dunn's Timeline

6 Records

1730
1730
Birth of Mary Dunn in Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
1730
abt 1730
Birth of Mary Dunn
None
1767
1767
Age 37
Death of Mary Dunn in Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania, United States
1783
1783-1932
Age 53
Mary Dunn resided here in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1805
1805
Age 75
Death of Mary Dunn in Rowan Co, NC, USA
Rowan Co, NC, USA
1805
8 Sep 1805
Age 75
Burial of Mary Dunn in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 96
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1730

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1783-1932
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Roster of soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Rowan Co, NC, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 96

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1767
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1805
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 96
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