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/1089.2 Message Board Post: David, Do you know any of these names that may have become "Cowan "at a later date? Or did they not know how to spell their name? Also from" Burke Co. N C Land Records 1779-1790 and Important Miscellaneous Records 1777-1800, Vol. II,"by Edith Warren Huggins, from pages 163, 164. COONS, COUNTS, COUNSE,COUNTZ, CONTS ,William Vouchers: William Counts and Ann Mary Conts, wit. by George Waggner; John Houys receipt of estate of his father-in-law; Adam CONT and Ann Mary CONTS: Rudolph Conrad's receipt to Ulrick Crouder " for being Clarck "(sp): Peter Shoup's receipt to Ulrick Crowder, Ex. of my Father-in-law's estate; An Mary Cont's receipt; Christopher SICKMAN (Ger. sig.) made oath he paid Abraham Peewayhouse for crying Wm. COONCE "Vondue": receipt by Co. Surv. Fav. Canee(?) to Christopher Sigman for survey by Joseph Grier, D. Sur. for William and Adam COUNTZ. COWAN, William, Nov. 24,1787 supoena from Abraham FLEMING to Joseph COWAN for debt, as Exec. Any help with these families appreciated. Betty-- frazerjr@vci.net