Gay, I am very much interested in your books about Montgomery County, VA and the Cowans and Pattons. My 3rd great grandfather, Josiah Ramsey, Jr., born 1769, lived in Wythe County, VA, from 1790 until 1798. He married Elizabeth Cowan born 1774. By 1798 they removed to Lee County, VA and in 1800 were in Hawkins/Claiborne County, TN where they remained until their deaths. I am trying to find parents for this Elizabeth Cowan born 1774 possibly in VA. Josiah Ramsey, Jr., was the son of Thomas Ramsey and the grandson of Josiah Ramsey. Sr. who died in Wythe County, VA in 1811. He served in the militia in Wythe County along with a James Cowen. The Ramsey family, Josiah and Thomas, were first located in Augusta County, VA on Catawba Creek and were mentioned in the list of debtors to the Patton estate having purchased property from him in 1748 and 1753. Thomas Ramsey's family were in Washington County and later Sullivan County, TN and finally in the Cumberland Settlements, NC in 1779. Were the Patton's connected with the Cowans? Any help you could give about the Cowans who were in the Montgomery/Wythe County area would be greatly appreciated. You may contact me privately if you wish. Regards, Rosemary Ramsey Cox [email protected]