Hello List!! Someone Asked me to this, Please let me know if you know who this is, Thanks, Chuck Cowan Racael Cowan born August 11, 1811 in Greensburg, PA. She married Jeremiah Ward, Her parents were Robert Cowan and Rachael.

On May 27th John Giacoletti and I travel to Northern Ireland to begin a three week trip to research those families who defended Derry during the great siege. While rootsweb claims to have in excess of 20,000 surname lists we are interested in less than one hundred. That is the approximate number of families we have found that have roots both at Derry and King's Mountain and it is the migration of these families from Ulster to the Carolinas by way of Pennsylvania, Virgina and other places that we wish to explore. I could not be happier with my travelling companion who by all accounts is a scholar. John and I both attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received a M.A there in 17th Century British literature and for two years was a Wilson Library Fellow and assistant to the Curator of Rare Books. For his thesis he did a manuscript attribution study and gained great skill in reading the Elizabethan hand. I was a business major and am included on this trip because I drive well on the left side of the road!! In order to help the researcher gain a better understanding of his or her Ulster roots three documents have been offered to the lists during the past few months. The first and by all accounts the most popular, has been the thesis by Professor James W. Hagy entitled, "Castle's Woods: Frontier Virginia Settlement, 1769-1799 published 1966 at East Tennessee St. University. The importance of Castle's Woods is twofold. First, it had its day of importance as a stepping stone to the West and secondly, it is important as a case study of the American frontier. I actually located Professor Hagy a month or so ago, thirty-seven years after he wrote this thesis and had a nice conversation with him. The second item offered was a two book set by the Reverend Alexander Lecky; "The Laggan and its Presbyterianism" and "In the Days of the Laggan Presbytery" published in Belfast 1905 and 1908. The Laggan is the area between the river Foyle and the upper reaches of Lough Swilly, and extending in one direction from Lifford to Letterkenny. It formed the most productive and desireable portion of the ancient territory of Tyrconnell. These books represent the first published source of early settlers (Presbyterian elders) arranged by Parish and TOWNLAND. To know who sat in the pew next to you is really exciting if you are researching allied families of your direct line. I will not list all the names of the people listed in Lecky's books except to say that if I send this post to your list it is because a person with the same surname is listed as an elder in the Appendix. The last and most detailed offering is titled, "A History of the Siege of Londonderry and Defence of Enniskillen in 1688 and 1689, with Historical Poetry and Biographical Notes, & by the Reverend John Graham, M.A., Rector of Migilligan, in the Diocese of Derry. The Battles of the Boyne, Athlone, and Aughrim, the Siege and Capitulation of Limmerick, by Lord McCaulay., Toronto, McClear & Publishers, 1869. What a title!! They don't write em like that any more. I sacrificed my copy to the copy machine as it was in poor condition and now it is for all purposes destroyed, but it copied really well. From the forward we read the following: "In bringing out a new edition of Mr. Graham's narrative of the Siege of Derry, and enhancing its value by descriptions from Lord McCaulay's graphic pen, the publishers conceive that they are conferring a benefit upon the reading public of Canada-for the events which these pages record are such as we do not willingly let die. Apart altogether from the political and religious aspects of the question, the romance of history never had a fairer theme. Truth is proverbially stranger than fiction, and never did the all-exiting elements of truth gather in sterner compression than around these memorable hundred days. What fiction ever imagined excitements and sensations more thrilling? and yet they are no morbid fancies of the distempered brain, but events which actually happened, events from whose enactment and results, the destinies of a nation were changed." I will keep sending these documents to as many people as want them up until May 1st. Contact me at [email protected] for details. Upon our return all findings will be posted to our website (under construction) and the lists will be notified. It is not possible to remain on all of the lists all of the time so feel free to contact us at [email protected] if you have any specific questions. Thanks to those people who sent us e-mails so far with their family lines that tie to Derry and King's Mountain. Regards, Robert Cowan John Giacoletti

Hello ... I am new to this list and was looking for possible family ties. I am a desendent of Maria Cowan who married Jeremiah M. Ward in Perry Co. Ohio early 1800;s.. Jeremiah is s/o Edward and Lucy (Wilson) Ward. I am still looking for Maria's parents. Census show this family from Maryland. and migrated to Perry Co. Ohio. I have recently run across a will for a THOMAS COWAN which lists children, including a Mariah, but no married names to be assured this is my Maria. Mariah and Jeremiah later moved to Wood Co. Ohio where they had 4 children and are buried in Wood County. Any help would be greatly appreciated !! Lynne

Dear Trish.....Do you, by any chanch, know if your James Jones went west to KY or IN ? My gggg-grandmother, Catherline Williams married a James Jones in In. & I cannot find out where he is from or who his dad & mom is, but their daughter , Susanah Jones m. James Harrison Cowan in 1849 in Ripley Co., IN. Thanks...Carolyn

This may prove useful in directing the researcher to the correct location in Scotland after locating a family member in Ulster. Origin of settlers On the basis that the settlers would have mainly come from the estates of the undertakers the origin of Scottish settlers by County pans out as : Armagh , Fews barony - East Lothian, Midlothian Cavan, Clankee barony - Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, Stirlingshire Cavan, Tullyhunco barony - Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, Midlothian. Donegal , Boylagh and Banagh barony - Ayrshire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Wigtonshire Donegal, Portlough barony - Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire, Stirlingshire Fermanagh, Knockninny barony - Fifeshire, Kincardineshire, Kinrosshire Fermanagh, Magheraboy barony - East Lothian, Lanarkshire, Midlothian, Tyrone, Mountjoy barony - Ayrshire, East Lothian, Perthshire Tyrone, Strabane barony - Ayrshire, Berwickshire, Linlithgowshire, Renfrewshire, Perthshire. It is a possibility that some Walkers (Wigtonshire) and Cowans (Dunbartonshire) may have ended up in Donegal. Just a thought. Regards, Robert Cowan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cowen Wood McCulline Calhoun Vanderlice Classification: Census Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DMQ.2ACIB/793 Message Board Post: 1880 Census Nashville, Davidson Co. Tennessee Page 267C Robert K. COWAN Self M M MU 63 TN Shoemaker CHEROKEE INDIAN NATION /CREEK INDIAN NATION Mary COWAN Wife F M MU 28 TN Keeping House TN/TN Lula COWAN Dau F S MU 17 TN TN/TN James COWAN Son M S MU 13 TN TN/TN Huntsey COWAN Son M S MU 7 TN TN/TN Zach WOOD Other M S B 40 VA Teaching School VA/VA Mat MCCULLINE Other M S B 22 KY Works At Oil Mill KY/KY Robert CALHOUN Other M S B 25 TN Works At Compress TN/TN Lizzie VANDERLICE Other F S B 22 TN Keeping House TN/TN Lucy CALHOUN Other F S B 22 TN Keeping House TN/TN Please note I'm not researching this family but thought since I had the census data it might be useful to someone

Hello,fellow researchers, Monday,April 1st(April Fool's Day) should be a happy one for genealogists! I will paraphrase(and sometimes even plagiarize)from a column in today's Houston,Texas(USA)Chronicle which was written by genealogist Mic Barnette. [email protected] NARA (National Archives Records Administration) will,on Monday,April 1st, open to researchers the 1930 CENSUS ! It was taken just after the 1929 Wall Street crash and has been closed to researchers for 72 years. Questions asked on the census were: > Name - > Age - > Address - > Immigration,Education,& Military info. - > Rent or own home or farm - > Occupation of each person - > Did they work - > Place of birth (each person) - > Place of birth of their father & mother - > How many radios in house - The total cost to acquire the entire 1930 census is $147,118.The cost of a single roll of microfilm is $34. The number of rolls for some states is: > Texas -127 rolls > Louisians -45 > Arkansas -36 > Oklahoma -47 > New Mexico -9 > Maryland -40 > New York -269 > Hawaii -7 NARA (Southwest Region) in Ft.Worth,Texas will open to researchers at midnight. Other NARA facilities will operate with similar schedules & ceremonies. For further info,contact your regional NARA office.(I've included all I know about it.)Let's hope that a library near you will have it or LDS will have it on line. Blessings,Ben STREET SESSIONS, Houston,Texas Happy April Fool's Day(but this is no joke). ===== ******************************************* Benjamin Street Sessions [email protected] ******************************************* __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Greetings - send holiday greetings for Easter, Passover http://greetings.yahoo.com/

Does anyone know anything about Samuel Cowan who lived in St. Clair County Alabama? His census info lists him as being born in South Carolina. His wife was Caroline or Appaline and their children were: Elizabeth, Pickens, Pinkney, Wade, Martha, David, Persetta (?) and Edward. Thanks for any help! Sheila Jarrtet --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Greetings - send greetings for Easter, Passover

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cowan/Ferry/Forshee Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DMQ.2ACIB/792 Message Board Post: Looking for information on Patrick Cowan married to Mary Ferry. Had daughter Virginia Cowan married to John Forshee in Michigan. Have pictures of Lou (Lew?) Cowan from California, and Melissa (Molisa?) and Bob Cowan - not too sure how they are related to Virginia. Virginia is my Great grandmother.

Hello Listers, New to this list, would love to find any details of grandfather David BEGG b December 1880 in Baldernock, Stirling and family. I believe his mother Jane's(b abt 1855) name was COWAN. Also his eldest daughter Constance COWAN BEGG b Dec 1911 who emigrated to the USA/Canada in 1930s. Rgds [email protected] Rodbourne Green

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DMQ.2ACIB/752.2 Message Board Post: I also practice. Also my daughters and grandaughters. Dont know about the family history.

Trish and List, I haven't been able to find parents or siblings for Elizabeth Cowan, born 1774 who married my ggg grandfather Josiah Ramsey, born 1769. The Ramseys were in what would become Wythe County, VA as early as 1768. They lived near Fort Chiswell in the Max Meadows Community. The only other clue I have is that Elizabeth Cowan's mother may have been a Gibbs, a sister of David Gibbs who lived in Wythe County near Robert Graham. Robert Graham married Mary Cowan, born about 1768 whose mother was a sister of David Gibbs. Does anyone have any record of a Gibbs/Cowan marriage? Rosemary Ramsey Cox

Trish and List, I haven't been able to find parents or siblings for Elizabeth Cowan, born 1774 who married my ggg grandfather Josiah Ramsey, born 1769. The Ramseys were in what would become Wythe County, VA as early as 1768. They lived near Fort Chiswell in the Max Meadows Community. The only other clue I have is that Elizabeth Cowan's mother may have been a Gibbs, a sister of David Gibbs who lived in Wythe County near Robert Graham. Robert Graham married Mary Cowan, born about 1768 whose mother was a sister of David Gibbs. Does anyone have any record of a Gibbs/Cowan marriage? Rosemary Ramsey Cox

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DMQ.2ACIB/731.1 Message Board Post: Please inore this message as this information is not correct. Thank You Skm(Cowan) Jackson

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DMQ.2ACIB/752.1 Message Board Post: No you are not the only one.

Gary and Rosemary (and List), I was elated to see your mention of Cowan, Wythe County VA, Washington County, VA and Claiborne Co, TN all in two consecutive messages! I've been looking forever for a family for my Rebecca Cowan, b. 1806 in VA, who married 22 Feb 1831 in Wythe Co, VA, Furney Jones, b. 1807 in VA. Rebecca Cowan and Furney Jones lived in Washington Co, VA til the mid 1850's when they moved to Claiborne Co TN where they lived til their deaths. It's very tempting to believe there is a connection between Gary's James Cowan, b. 1780, living in Wythe County and Rosemary's Elizabeth Cowan of Wythe Co. who moved to Claiborne Co, TN. Too many coincidences!!?? Could James and Margaret Cowan be Rebecca's parents? Do you have the names of the rest of their children? It's of note to mention that Rebecca's and Furney's first child was named Margaret Jones and their second son was named James Jones. Hoping against hope! Trish [email protected] ->->->->->->-<-<-<-<-<- Genealogy Web Address http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=larimer

Another brick wall for everyone to ponder... Maybe someone will recognize this family. I am trying to find information on the parents/siblings of James Cowan, born circa 1825. According to census information, he was a farmer/blacksmith, born in South Carolina as were both of his parents. Their names are unknown at this point (to me, anyway). James married Margaret(t) Moore in St. Clair county, Alabama on November 21, 1844. The family remained in St. Clair county at least until 1880, when they are at that point living next door to their daughter Celia and her newlywed husband, Henry Jarrett. The children of James and Margaret Cowan were: John, Mary, William, Nancy, Eliza, James, Celia, Joel, Lewis (aka Lood/Lude) and two other children whose names I do not know. In 1900, Margaret is widowed and living in St. Francis county, Arkansas. By 1910, she is living in St. Francis county with her son Lewis. She is listed as being the mother of 11 children. That is where I realized that there are two other children who are "missing" during the 1880-1900 time period. Her daughter Celia (Jarrett) and husband Henry also moved to the St. Francis/Cross county area in Arkansas. I would love to find someone who knows something about this family. James is such a common name among the Cowans that it is almost impossible to make a definite connection. I have no idea where/when James died. It had to be between 1880 and 1900. I know that the family had some connection to Tennessee. James and Margaret were living and raising their family in St. Clair county Alabama, but their daughter Celia married Henry Jarrett in Lincoln county, Tennessee in December 1879. By June 1880 (census), Celia and Henry are living next door to her parents back in St. Clair! I would love to find out what brought the daughter all the way to Tennessee. Does anyone recognize any of this info?? I am hoping to find the names of James' parents. :-) Thanks to everyone for such an active and informative mailing list! Sheila Jarrett --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards�

Hello List, James Marion Cowan is my Cowan brickwall. He was born at an unknown date and place. He had two sons by his first wife, names all unknown, and upon her death the boys went to live with her family (parents or siblings). He was a Confederate Veteran and his unit is believed to be the 11th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry. He had a brother, in another unit, who was wounded in the Civil War, but James himself was not wounded. James married a second wife, Eliza L. Bond of Fentress County, Tennessee after the Civil War and they had a son, Samuel Henry Cowan. Samuel was born 13 October 1867 and grew up in and around Byrdstown, Tennessee. After James Marion's death, Samuel and his mother, Eliza, lived with his grandfather, Samuel Bond. When he became an adult, Samuel Henry moved to the near vicinity of Dallas, Texas. James Marion died of consumption about June of 1868. It is believed that he died in Vicksburg, Mississippi, while seeking treatment for the disease. Most of this is family "word-of-mouth" information. If anyone recognizes anything here, any help would be greatly appreciated. Regards, John

Her is some of the info that that I am working on - this little numbers in the way of reading are source and Familoy Treemaker numbers for the people. My line goes on from Robert Varner Cowan thru his son, John Maxwell Cowan. Fleming did much better work on my line in Cowan's From County Down that he did on many of the others. <g> Descendants of Robert Cowan Generation No. 1 1. ROBERT3 COWAN (HENRY2, JOHN1)1 was born in Rowan County, North Carolina2,3, and died Bef. May 1833 in Rowan County, North Carolina4,5. He married ELIZABETH CAMPBELL5 24 July 17926,7, daughter of ROBERT CAMPBELL. She was born in Rowan County, North Carolina8,9. Children of ROBERT COWAN and ELIZABETH CAMPBELL are: 2. i. REBECCA4 COWAN, b. 19 November 1806; d. 30 September 1882, Rowan County, North Carolina. ii. EMILY COWAN910,11, m. JOHN ANDERSON12. Notes for EMILY COWAN: Emily never married per Cowans From County Down, but in In FHC Film #1605617 Loose Estate Files in Rowan County, North Carolina we find that in 1833 that John Cowan died and in the loose paper file for John Cowan 1833 a paper that has a list of brothers and sisters of John Cowan or the children of Robert Cowan. It gives us John Anderson and Emily, his wife. 3. iii. ELIZABETH COWAN. 4. iv. NATHAN COWAN, d. Bef. 1850. v. JOHN COWAN1314,15. vi. AUDLEY COWAN1516,17. Notes for AUDLEY COWAN: Audley Cowan was retarded and John Cowan was his guardian. In 1833, John Cowan died and Aaron Varner Cowan husband of Rebecca Cowan became his guardian. Rebecca was Audley's sister and first cousin of Aaron Varner Cowan. More About AUDLEY COWAN: Medical Information: Retarded - Guardian John Cowan until 1833 when Aaron Varner Cowan is found as his guardian 5. vii. ROBERT VARNER COWAN, b. 30 September 1809, Rowan County, North Carolina; d. 22 July 1853. Generation No. 2 2. REBECCA4 COWAN (ROBERT3, HENRY2, JOHN1)17 was born 19 November 180618,19, and died 30 September 1882 in Rowan County, North Carolina19. She married AARON VARNER COWAN19 31 July 1827 in Rowan County, North Carolina20,21, son of SAMUEL COWAN and RACHEL. He was born 180722,23, and died 16 January 1850 in Rowan County, North Carolina24,25. Notes for REBECCA COWAN: Rebecca was really a Cowan that married her 1st cousin. More About REBECCA COWAN: Cemetery Location: Rowan County, NC25 Cemetery Name: Third Creek Presbyterian Church25 Notes for AARON VARNER COWAN: 1850 Census of Rowan County, NC - A Genealogical Compilation of All Six Schedules, by Jo White Linn, c. 1992. In this book we find the following listing of interest: Book Page 67 Census Page 173, School District #6, 17 Sept 1850 #988.1006 Rebecca Cowan - 43 F NC Mary A.-16 F NC s Laura R.-15 F NC s Jane Z. - 12 F NC s Rachel E. -10 F NC s Emily C.- 7 F NC s [Note: Rebecca is the widow of Aaron Varner Cowan, WB E, 106, who died 16 Jan 1850 Carolina Watchman; they married 31 July 1827] 143 A improved land, 210 A unimproved value $3,000 6 slaves Book Page 131 Cowan, Aaron V - 42 M NC m, d Jan, farmer, pneumonia, ill 13 days. Carolina Watchman, newspaper published in Salisbury, NC [CW: A. V. Cowan d. 16 Jan 1850 (b. 1807) Issue of 31 Jan 1850] Fleming stated that Aaron Varner Cowan was a prominent citizen and was a Ruling Elder of Third Creek Presbyterian Church 1842 - 1850. Also in the will of Robert Cowan found in Rowan County Wills Book H, page 594, we find him mentioning his daughter Rebecca Cowan and his son-in-law Aaron Cowan. Robert and Samuel Cowan were brothers; therefore, Rebecca married her first cousin. In FHC Film #1605617 Loose Estate Files in Rowan County, North Carolina we find that in 1833 that John Cowan died. He was suppose to be taking care of Audley Cowan, his retarded brother and was his guardian. John was given special consideration in his father's will for taking care of Audley. We find in the loose paper file for John Cowan 1833 a paper that has a list of brothers and sisters of John Cowan or the children of Robert Cowan. In this list it speaks of Audley Cowan's guardian and friend, Aaron V. Cowan. More About AARON VARNER COWAN: Cause of Death: pneumonia Cemetery Location: Rowan County, NC25 Cemetery Name: Third Creek Presbyterian Church25 Medical Information: Sick 13 days Occupation: farmer25 Children of REBECCA COWAN and AARON COWAN are: i. MARY ABIGAIL5 COWAN25, b. Abt. 183426,27; m. JOHN C. PHIFER28. 6. ii. LAURA ROSIA COWAN, b. Abt. 1835. iii. JANE ZEBIAH COWAN29, b. 11 August 183730,31; d. 11 October 190131; m. WILL HUGHEY31. Notes for JANE ZEBIAH COWAN: Fleming has Zebiah Jane and the 1850 Census has Jane Z. More About JANE ZEBIAH COWAN: Cemetery Location: Rowan County, NC31 Cemetery Name: Third Creek Presbyterian Church32,33 iv. RACHEL ELMIRA COWAN33, b. 08 August 184034,35; d. 17 December 189235. More About RACHEL ELMIRA COWAN: Cemetery Location: Rowan County, NC35 Cemetery Name: Third Creek Presbyterian Church36,37 7. v. EMILY KITTMA COWAN, b. 08 August 1842; d. 29 June 1876. 3. ELIZABETH4 COWAN (ROBERT3, HENRY2, JOHN1)37 was born 38. She married ALEXANDER MCBROOM39 12 March 1823 in Rowan County, North Carolina40,41, son of JAMES MCBROOM and JEAN DOBBINS. He was born 1798 in Rowan County, North Carolina42, and died 1888 in Cannon County, Tennessee. Notes for ELIZABETH COWAN: Marriages of Rowan County, North Carolina 1753-1868 Compiled by Brent H. Holcomb and Indexed by Karen Mac Smith Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc. 1981 McBroom, Alexander & Elizabeth Cowan, 12 March 1823; George Robinson, bondsman In Fleming's Cowans From County Down, he has Elizabeth as being married to Alexander McBrown. This has proved to be a typo or incorrect information. There have been several contacts located to supply information on this branch of the family and help make corrections. More About ALEXANDER MCBROOM: Ancestral File Number: 1P5P-5FF43 Children of ELIZABETH COWAN and ALEXANDER MCBROOM are: i. ROBERT COWAN5 MCBROOM44, b. 182444. Notes for ROBERT COWAN MCBROOM: There is more research for this Robert Cowan McBroom line. ii. JOHN MCBROOM44, b. 1829, Tennessee44. Notes for JOHN MCBROOM: There is more research information for the line of John McBroom. iii. ISAAC MCBROOM44, b. 1831, Tennessee44; m. MARY ANN TENPENNY44, 17 February 1852, Cannon County, Tennessee44. iv. HENRY MCBROOM44, b. 1832, Tennessee44.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cowan, Turner Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DMQ.2ACIB/742.2 Message Board Post: Cousin Steve- it is always good to see a post on our family.