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Samuel Cowan 1675–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1675

Birth Location: Newry, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Death Date: June 1776

Death Location: Houstons Fort, Scott, Virginia, USA

Father: Charles Cummins

Mother: Rebecca McNickle

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Woods, Mary Blair

Children(s): Capt. Jr

Samuel Cowan was born in 1675 in Newry, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, the child of Charles Cummins And Rebecca Lamb Mcnickle. Samuel Cowan married Elizabeth Woods, Mary Jane Blair, and had children including Capt William Andrew Cowan Jr. Samuel Cowan passed away in 1776 in Houstons Fort, Scott, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Cowan was born in 1675 in Newry, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, the child of Charles Cummins And Rebecca Lamb Mcnickle.
  • Samuel Cowan married Elizabeth Woods, Mary Jane Blair, and had children including Capt William Andrew Cowan Jr.
  • Samuel Cowan passed away in 1776 in Houstons Fort, Scott, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Cummins
1694–1777
Birth Location: Down, Ulster Plantation, Ireland
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Rebecca McNickle
1702–1782
Birth Location: Down, Ulster Plantation, Ulster, Ireland
RM

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Woods
1705–1790
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
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Mary Blair
1721–1839
Birth Location: Ulster, Ulster, Ireland
MB

Children(s)

Capt. Jr
1750–1809
Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia, USA
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Samuel Cowan's Ancestors

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Samuel Cowan
1675–1776
Birth Place: Newry, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Parents
Charles Cummins
1694–1777
Down, Ulster Plantation, Ireland
Rebecca (Lamb) McNickle
1702–1782
Down, Ulster Plantation, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Cowan's Descendants

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Samuel Cowan (1675–June 1776) m. Elizabeth Woods (1705–1790) m. Mary (Jane) Blair (14 March 1721–21 April 1839)
  1. 1. Capt. (William Andrew Cowan) Jr 1750–1809 m. Mary (Jane) Walker 1741–1806
    1. 1. Martha (Bethia) Cowan 1774–1831 m. Andrew Jasper 1774–1859
      1. 1. Gilla (Ann "Gilly") Jasper 1804–1894 m. William Combest 1802–1855
        1. 1. Sarah (Ann "Sallie") Combest 1829–1891 m. Nimrod Shepherd 1820–1861 m. Anderson (R) Bowles 1813–1879

Samuel Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1675
1675
Birth of Samuel Cowan in Newry, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Newry, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
1776
June 1776
Age 101
Death of Samuel Cowan in Houstons Fort, Scott, Virginia, USA
Houstons Fort, Scott, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1675
    Event Place: Newry, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 1776
    Event Place: Houstons Fort, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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