This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cowan Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DMQ.2ACIB/805.2 Message Board Post: I am unsure whether this is a link or not. I am researching my step-father's ancestry. I have a William Cowan born pre-1870 in Scotland. Came to US, lived in Jefferson County, PA?