It appears to me that we are looking at Cowans that should have been around when the 1724 Immigrant 4 Cowan Brothers were born. Below we have dates of 1695, 1693, 1700, 1703 - these are good dates for me these could be grandfathers or fathers of the 4 Brothers. This is interesting to find Cowan men during this period of time in Ireland and think about that in about 20 years 4 Cowans immigrate to PA and they were known to be very young - that was where the grandfather thought came from <g> The men that appear in these records appear to be established or at least mature enough to hold an appointment of importance. I can't picture these appointments being given to an 18 year old. Now, I live in Sevier county, TN and some of the judges son's and banker's sons enter into Alderman positions early, but early around here appears to be about 25 to 35 - now some of these guys may be older than they look, but I have a 25 year old son and they all appeared to be a little older than he was 7 years ago and were holding places of position in the community then - so I figure they were probably 25 then and 32 to 35 now. I know back in the 1700's people grew up faster - so really, my point was that I was trying to think about what age of the men in this post. At this period of time what is a Burgess? So it sounds like a search of the records page by page - volume by volume might turn up the missing pages. Did they happen to have any lose papers that have not been bound???? Was there a date on the Index of Derry Merchants? Laura > In an Appendix to Vol. 2, p. 8, there appears to be an alphabetical > index of the Derry Merchants. > ROBERT COWAN is listed in alphabetical order with no other explanation. > On page 65 of the Appendix to Vol. 2, there is a listing of the > Mayors/Sheriffs. Listed for 1695 > are JOHN COWAN and HUGH DAVEY . > The INDEX contains an entry for “Alderman Resignations of” for Book II, > pages 285 and 286. > The pages cannot be found in Book II. They have been lost or > misplaced. Bernadette Walsh, the > Archivist Assistant, said Vol. 3 and Vol. 5 of the Minutes are missing. > However, I did find some > pages listed as being in Vol 3 bound in Vol. 4. > Similarly, in the Index under the entry, “Test Act, Several Members of > Corporation resign > under”, in Book 3, P. 4, 5 , the entries cannot be found. > P. 100 Bottom, as entry for P. 99 in Index.] > At a Comon Council held the 10 day of Sept. 1693. > On the debate of a fitt person to supply the place of Burg. Vacant by > the death of M. John > Nightingall was put on the Ellection > 6 Mr. Alex Shipton > 11 Mr. John Cowan > 3 Mr. Charles Norman > 1 Mr. Joshua Pickard > 3 Mr. Samuell Ervin > 0 Mr. Samuell Glanvey > of whom Mr. John Cowan was chosen by majority of voices and is therefore > ellected to serve a > Burgress of this City in the place of Mr. John Nightingale deceased who > being sent for had the > usuall oathes administered to him, which he took with the declaration > required by actg of > Parliament. > P. 115, B > 2 JANUARY 1700. > The Committe appointed for letting the Sherriffs Mountain do report that > they did on the 20th of > November last let the same to Mr. John Cowan and Mr. Rob. Gamble for a > term of 21 years > from the 2nd. Day of February next, at the rent of 10 p. Per annum > payable quarterly, a lease to be > ____________ before the comencement and the City Council do appoint the > Committee for > Letting the Clerkship of the Market to perfect the said lease. > Page 236. > 13 Sept. 1703. John Cowan Present as a Burgess. > The Court of Ald.er do propose these six Burgesses, out of them to Elect > an Alderm.n, viz. Jn > Crukshank, Jn Cowan, Hugh Davey, Alex Coningham, Jos Morrison and Jn. > Dixon of whom upn > the Passing by the ballott Mr. John Cowan is elected an Ald.n & is > accordingly sworn an Ald of > this City. > At. A Common Councill held 23 Nov. 1703. Aldn Jn’ Cowan present. > Therefore the Court of Aldermen recomending to the Court Councill, for > Mayor, Ald.m Ash, > Ald. Long, Ald. Morrisson, aldm Mackie, and Aldm. Cowan, and of them to > elect on to the > office of Mayorally for the Ensueing year, on the passing byRoll Aldm > Mackie is Elected to the > Office by this Council. He is accordingly elected. jcmaclay </A> ==== COWAN Mailing List ==== Please contact the list manager if you have problems or questions: Laura Cowan Cooper mailto:[email protected]