Interesting note - we know that Isaac Cowan whose will is on pages 76-78 of Cowans From County Down (CCD) is the son of Henry Cowan and the Grandson of Immigrant John, but we are not give a detailed account of his family. I first became interested in this family as a result of the marriage of daughter, Mary Sarah Cowan to Zepheniah Turner. One of my other surnames in Rowan County and Iredell County, North Carolina happens to be Turner. I take spells where I will look to see what lines appear to be running around together which often helps to explain how my relative may have met the person he married. This has proved to be helpful. I often work on the theory that there were not a lot of families during the mid 1700's. Back to the subject - Fleming more or less does not go into detail on any of Henry Cowan's children except for Robert. Several years ago I was given information on the Turner line and in that info there was interesting details on the Cowan line. The Will of Isaac Cowan does name all of his children and gives us a lot of details. They just die right there and Fleming goes onto another will of the sons of Henry Cowan. 1. ISAAC4 COWAN (HENRY3, JOHN2, ?1)1 was born 17762, and died May 1851 in Rowan Co, NC2. He married JANE SWAN3 09 September 1812 in Rowan Co., NC4, daughter of CHARLES SWAN. Samuel Young was bondsman to the marriage. Children of ISAAC COWAN and JANE SWAN are: i. ELIZABETH HARRIET5 COWAN, b. Abt. 1813; m. THOMAS LOCKE THOMPSON, SR; b. Abt. 1810; d. Abt. 1870. This line is discussed in great detail on page 123 of CCD. Fleming just says that she is the daughter of Isaac Cowan, but does not reference the reader back to page 76 so that we are linked to the correct family. 2. ii. MARY SARAH COWAN, b. 12 April 1813, Rowan Co. NC; d. 05 August 1873, Crawford, MO. Generation No. 2 2. MARY SARAH5 COWAN (ISAAC4, HENRY3, JOHN2, ?1) was born 12 April 1813 in Rowan Co. NC, and died 05 August 1873 in Crawford, MO. She married ZEPHENIAH TURNER 04 May 1837 in Rowan Co. NC, son of JOHN TURNER and MILICENT KING. He was born 25 December 1812 in Rowan Co. NC, and died 14 February 1871 in Phelps County, MO. More About ZEPHENIAH TURNER: In 1850, Zepheniah Turner was a Gunsmith. He owned a few slaves. He is buried in Beaver Creek Cemetery in Phelps County, MO., but the stone is gone. It is reported that his wife's stone is there. Children of MARY COWAN and ZEPHENIAH TURNER are: 3. i. SARAH JANE6 TURNER, b. 10 June 1838, Rowan Co. NC; d. 19 March 1913, Phelps County, MO. 4. ii. DOCTOR MARTIN TURNER, b. 11 April 1840, Rowan Co. NC; d. 22 November 1926, Camp Creek Cemetery, Phelps Co., MO. 5. iii. ISAAC CALVIN TURNER, b. 29 July 1842, Rowan Co. NC; d. 11 March 1926, Beaver Cemetery. 6. iv. MARY ELIZABETH TURNER, b. 02 May 1844, Rowan Co. NC; d. 04 April 1920, Beaver Cemetery. 7. v. WILSON TURNER, b. 18 September 1846, Rowan Co. NC; d. 03 May 1888, Pea Ridge, Phelps Co. MO. 8. vi. JOHN TURNER, b. 30 April 1849, Rowan Co. NC. vii. CAROLINE TURNER, b. 20 April 1851, Rowan Co. NC; d. 20 September 1853, Hamilton Co. IL. 9. viii. JOSEPH TURNER, b. 19 July 1855, Hamilton Co. IL; d. 29 December 1932, Camp Creek Cemetery, Phelps Co., MO. Page 123 of CCD (4) THOMAS LOCKE THOMPSON b. about 1810; d. in the 1870's. m. 1st, 7-28-1830, Elizabeth Harriet Cowan b. 1813; d_____ She was a daughter of Isaac Cowan. Issue: (a) Isaac Carr Thompson b. 1832. Never married and died young. (b) Charlotte Thompson b. 1833. d _____ m. 1-23-1855, John Gullett in Rowan County, NC (c) Joseph Theodore Thompson b. 1834; d ______ m. Caroline ________ (d) Thomas Locke Thompson, Jr. b. 1836; d. 7-16-1881. m. 2-10-1859, Nancy E. Smith b. 1841; d. _______ m. 2nd. 12-1880, Jane Barber. (e) James William Thompson b. 1838; d. July, 1905. m. (1st) 9-4-1860, Sarah E, Barber m. (2nd) 2-20-1888, Margaret Hudson. (f) Jane Elizabeth Thompson b. 1840; d._________ m. 7-30-1868, C.B. Dickson in Rowan County, N.C. g) John R. (or P) Thompson b. 1842; d. young. (h) Julius Wilburn Thompson b. 1844. Of delicate health and died young. (i) Margaret Maria Thompson b. 1847; d. ______ m. 6-27-1867, Robert Wilson. (j) Joseph T, Thompson (possibly a re-name since in this list an earlier child by that name had died young). Thomas Locke Thompson goes on to marriage the second time and has children k - q so I count a total of 17 children between the two wives. Just thought that it might help to connect the Issac Cowan page 76 to child on page 123. Cowan Clan United  Roll Call of Ancestors #438 Walker Group #21 Searching:  Cowan, Cooper, Pearson, Buchanan, Thomas, Gregory, Quarles, Rice, Stewart, Walker, Kepley, Turner, Hall, Savage, Connell, Worrock, Willis, Byrn, Hoke, Hogan, Peay, Cabaniss, Woods, Scott, Breckenridge, Silver(s), Ward, Goodrum, Campbell, Duncan, Pitman, Mercer, Harper, Dingle, Luther, Householder, Lewis, and many others!!!!