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Thomas Cowan 1747–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1747

Birth Location: Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 4 Dec 1817

Death Location: Mill Bridge, Rowan Co., North Carolina

Father: John Jr.

Mother: Mary Dunn

Spouse(s): Mary Barkley

Children(s): Jane Cowan, Lydia Cowen, Catherine Cowan, Mary Cowan, Margaret Cowan, Elizabeth Cowan, Thomas Cowan, Ann Cowan, Elizabeth Cowan, James Cowan, Abel Cowan, Nancy Cowen, Abigail Cowan, Hezekiah Cowan, Levinia Cowan

In 1747, Thomas Cowan entered the world in Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, born to John E Cowan Jr And Mary Dunn. Thomas Cowan married Mary Elizabeth Barkley, and had children including Abel Cowan, Abigail Cowan, Ann Cowan, Catherine Cowan, Elizabeth Cowan, Hezekiah Cowan, James Cowan, Jane Janey Jincy Cowan, Levinia Cowan, Lydia Cowen, Margaret Cowan, Mary Cowan, Nancy Agnes Cowen, Thomas Lincoln Cowan. Thomas Cowan passed away in 1817 in Mill Bridge, Rowan Co., North Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1747, Thomas Cowan entered the world in Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, born to John E Cowan Jr And Mary Dunn.
  • Thomas Cowan married Mary Elizabeth Barkley, and had children including Abel Cowan, Abigail Cowan, Ann Cowan, Catherine Cowan, Elizabeth Cowan, Hezekiah Cowan, James Cowan, Jane Janey Jincy Cowan, Levinia Cowan, Lydia Cowen, Margaret Cowan, Mary Cowan, Nancy Agnes Cowen, Thomas Lincoln Cowan.
  • Thomas Cowan passed away in 1817 in Mill Bridge, Rowan Co., North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Jr.
1723–1811
Birth Location: Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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Mary Dunn
1730–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
MD

Spouses(s)

Mary Barkley
1755–1836
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
MB

Children(s)

Jane Cowan
1784–1856
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
JC
Lydia Cowen
1770–1849
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
LC
Catherine Cowan
1774–1839
Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
CC
Mary Cowan
1776–1843
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
MC
Margaret Cowan
1777–
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
MC
Elizabeth Cowan
1780–1820
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
EC
Thomas Cowan
1780–1856
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Ann Cowan
1782–1857
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
AC
Elizabeth Cowan
1784–1843
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
EC
James Cowan
1788–1864
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
JC
Abel Cowan
1789–1843
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
AC
Nancy Cowen
1792–1865
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
NC
Abigail Cowan
1794–
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
AC
Hezekiah Cowan
1796–1824
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
HC
Levinia Cowan
1799–
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
LC

Thomas Cowan's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Cowan
1747–1817
Birth Place: Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
John E. Cowan Jr.
1723–1811
Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary Dunn
1730–
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (E. Cowan) Sr.
1688–1758
edington, chimside parish, Berwickshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Parke
1692–1777
Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Cowan
1665–1730
Mary Davidson
1683–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Cowan's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Cowan (23 Jan 1747–4 Dec 1817) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Barkley (4 Oct 1755–5 Aug 1836)
  1. 1. Jane (Janey "Jincy") Cowan 1784–1856 m. James (McCloud) Graham 1772–1840
    1. 1. James (Franklin) Graham 1813–1860 m. Margaret (Brawley "Peggy") Mills 1816–
      1. 1. Hezekiah (Taylor "Kerr") Graham 1849–1892 m. Amanda (Jane) Ritchie 1847–1932
        1. 1. John (Wilson) Graham 1873–1954 m. Lou (Cornelia) Arthurs 1874–1948
        2. 2. James (Robert) Graham 1868–1950
        3. 3. Jane Graham 1871–1908
        4. 4. Thomas (Kerr Hezekiah) Graham 1876–1960 m. Mary (Catheirne) Smallman 1875–1948
        5. 5. Hettie (Ann Elizabeth) Graham 1878–1940 m. Robert (Lee) Cohen 1874–1942
        6. 6. Margaret (Lula) Graham 1882–1905 m. Wm (Richard) Stikeleather 1876–
        7. 7. Mary (Vermina 'Birdie Lee') Graham 1885–1898
        8. 8. Clarence (Hill) Graham 1888–1890
        9. 9. Jennie (Celeste) Graham 1873–1908
        10. 10. Kyer (Thomas) Graham 1875–
      2. 2. James (M. W.'Willie') Graham 1842–1862
      3. 3. Mary (Ann Wilamina) Graham 1844–1911
      4. 4. Margaret (Elizabeth) Graham 1838–1911
      5. 5. Hiram Graham 1855–
    2. 2. Hezekiah (Cowan) Graham 1814–1891
    3. 3. Levinia (S) Graham 1816–1854
  2. 2. Lydia Cowen 1770–1849
  3. 3. Catherine Cowan 1774–1839
  4. 4. Mary Cowan 1776–1843
  5. 5. Margaret Cowan 1777–
  6. 6. Elizabeth Cowan 1780–1820
  7. 7. Thomas (Lincoln) Cowan 1780–1856
  8. 8. Ann Cowan 1782–1857
    1. 1. Abigail Foster 1816–1894 m. David (Cowan) Foster 1801–1868
      1. 1. Mary (Lucy) Foster 1845–1921
      2. 2. Katherine (Laura) Gill 1848–1908
        1. 1. Elva (Gill) moore 1878–1961 m. William (Curtis) Moore 1866–1938
  9. 9. Elizabeth Cowan 1784–1843
  10. 10. James Cowan 1788–1864
  11. 11. Abel Cowan 1789–1843
  12. 12. Nancy (Agnes) Cowen 1792–1865
  13. 13. Abigail Cowan 1794–
  14. 14. Hezekiah Cowan 1796–1824
  15. 15. Levinia Cowan 1799–

Thomas Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1747
23 Jan 1747
Birth of Thomas Cowan in Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
1817
4 Dec 1817
Age 70
Death of Thomas Cowan in Mill Bridge, Rowan Co., North Carolina
Mill Bridge, Rowan Co., North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1747
    Event Place: Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1817
    Event Place: Mill Bridge, Rowan Co., North Carolina
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