My direct line is: 1. Matthew Cowan (abt 1775-1855) + Elizabeth Nicholson - (emigrated 1827 from Littleton,Tipperary to Cannington, Brock Twp. Ontario Canada) 2. William Cowan (1818-1891) + Martha Glover 3. Matthew Cowan (1844-1876) + Susannah Proctor Wilson 4. Martha Caroline Cowan (1874 -1967) + Thomas Daniel Bell 5. Alan Cowan Bell (1908-1994) + Margaret Ritchie 6. John Ritchie Bell 7. me - Karen Bell Mathew & Elizabeth's other children: 2. Matthew Cowan (1820-1907) + Mary Caroline Gibbs (moved to Hallock, St. Vincent area in Kittson Co. Minnesota around 1879.) 2. Mary Anne Cowan (1812-1907) + Jean Charles Toussaint (French consul in Newfoundland) 2. Margaret Cowan (1814-1880) + John Hall Thompson (member of the 1st Canadian Parliament after Conferation (1867) in Ontario North) 2. Katherine (Kitty) Cowan (abt. 1802 - child from Matthew's 1st marriage) + Charles Sloan (thought to have lived near Cinncinati, Ohio) Another line thought to be connected. 1. John Cowin (died 1827 in Tipperary - is thought to be the brother of the above 1. Matthew Cowan) + Mary Switzer 1772-1854 (She, a widow, emigrated 1831with her children to Trafalgar Twp. Halton, Ontario) 2. Eliza Cowin 2. Ann Cowin 2. Joannah Cowin 2. Mary Cowin 2. Joseph Cowan + Margaret Switzer (he changed the spelling from Cowin to Cowan) 2. Margaret Cowin 2. Richard Cowin + Mrs. Bussell 2. William Cowin (1793-1869) + Mary Thompson 2. John Cowin (1803-1877) + Martha Hill -- Ihre bevorzugten Shops, hilfreiche Einkaufs-Hilfen und großartige Geschenk Ideen. Erleben Sie das Vergnügen online einzukaufen mit Shop@Netscape! http://shopping.netscape.de/shopping/