I identified Robert Cowan incorrectly in my first email. Sorry! I believe that I descent from one of the 7 brothers of Ireland. Hopefully DNA will help confirm that. Samuel Cowan, b. before 1726 from Ireland, m. Anne Houston Walker 1745 in Virginia, d. 1776 in Virginia. Robert Cowan, b. circa 1740, Virginia, m. Susannah Woods 1760 in Virginia, d. 1784, Washington County, Tennessee Major John Cowan, b. 1763 Virginia or Tennessee, m. Agnes Martin 1788 in Tennessee, d.1837, Franklin County, Tennessee William Mitchell Cowan, b. 1804, Franklin County, Tennessee, m. Mary E. "Polly: Brooks 1830, Tennessee, d. 1850, Franklin County Tennessee. Alfred E. Cowan, b. 1831, Franklin County, Tennessee, m. Susan Newberry, 1853, Franklin County, Tennessee, d. 1867 in Texas. Charles Ross Cowan, b. 1865 in Parker County, Texas, m. Addie May Chick in 1896 in the Indian Territory, d. 1939 in New Mexico. ==== COWAN Mailing List ==== It is a good time to post your COWAN Family Lines along with any e-mail address changes so that people can contact you and will know what lines you need help with!!!!!!!! Keep your information current so people can track you down.