This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cowden, Thomas, Biggs, Lawson, Barber, Flournoy, Marshall, Webb, Fox, Basham Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nFQ.2ACEB/26.92 Message Board Post: Dear Clark, I'm sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you! This has been one hectic time for me! Cynthia's line according to my sources is as follows: I.1. Cynthia Cowden married John Rucker/Rooker. II.2. William Cowden. 3. Catherine Yates. III.4. Robert Cowden (II) 5. Mary Alcorn IV.8. Robert Cowden (I) 9. Hannah _____ This line above comes from the book, "The Southern Cowdens," by John Brandon Cowden, 1933. Cynthia and John married in Jefferson Co., ALA 27 Nov 1839. A descendant listed in an old book was: Mrs. Ruby Floyd Dodson, 125 W. Geronimo, Chandler, AZ in 1962. Cynthia & John are listed on the 1840 Jefferson Co., ALA census, page 192. They are listed on the 1850 Blount Co., ALA Census, page 096, with children, Catharine, Robert, James, and Louisa. They are listed on the 1860 Jefferson Co., ALA census page 799, with children, Thommis, James, Louisa, Emely, Mary, Malina, and John. The lineage back to Robert (I) Cowden and Hannah is correct. Robert & Hannah lived in Mecklenburg Co., NC, then in Cabbarrus Co., NC. Robert had brothers, Walter, William, and Samuel. All lived at one time in Augusta Co., VA., but Samuel is the most prominent there. The relationship between these brothers are proven by wills and deeds. There were other Cowdens in Augusta Co., VA, but I don't know how they are related to one another. Hope this helps! Lisa Hale