Dear Rosemary, Not much is written about James because he died so early but here is what I have from the writtings by Nancy O'Malley called 'Stocking Up" : John Cowan's Station - John Cowan was an important Boyle Co. (the county names was changing so fast at that time) settler who figured prominently from the earliest days of settlement. Cowan, a Pennsylvanian, accompanied Thomas Bullitt and James Harrod on their early surveys but also made many private 400-acre surveys on his own (Draper mss. 17CC189). He and his brother, James, came with James Harrod in 1774 where James and another man were killed at Fountain Blue (a boiling spring in Mercer County), which served as an effective inducement to return east but John came back with Harrod.....(the rest is about John Cowan) & is on p. 104. I have a James Cowan buying & selling land, but it would have to be John's son who he named James. That James, from 1819 to 1833, was basically from Lexington, KY. & was appointed Commonwealth Atty in the Fayette Court 8-20-1821. He also married Miss Ann H. Neiss of Frankfort, KY on May 16 or (23) 1833. On or about August 1, 1833 he shot mimself & died at once. Do you still want land dates for this James? Hope this helps you. I will do KY. marriages next and maybe that will give you some leads. Carolyn Cowan from Greenfield, IN