This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cowan, Shaughness, Taylor Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DMQ.2ACIB/1164 Message Board Post: Looking for information on Peter Cowan born in Ireland and settled in Montgomery Co, NY. His wife's name was Bridget. He died 1840 in Washtenaw Co, Michigan. Their son, Michael Cowan, was born about 1817 on the Atlantic Ocean. Michael married Mary Elizabeth Shaughness in 1849 at Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michael Cowan died 1893 at Ann Arbor. In addition to Michael, Peter's children were Peter, Patrick, Burris, John, Mary, Ann, Jane and Catherine. The children of Michael Cowan and Mary Shaughness were Emily, John, Minnie, Alice and Elizabeth.