Hi Pete, This is what I have, 1742, Thomas Shannon took out a patent for land in Adams Co. from the son of Wm. Penn, in 1765 he finally purchased it and in 1797 it was transferred to his son, Joseph and in 1820 Joseph sold a part to his nephew John Cooley. The 1797 will, confirms this; Thomas Shannon gave wife, Mary consideration, then the house and land to his son, Joseph, some money to son, Samuel, and to his daughter, Mary and her husband, Henry Cowly, the adjacent land and "house in which they now dwell". (This is confirmed in the 1790 census and Joseph Shannon and Henry Cowley are neighbors in it) Then in the will he states that the land is to stay in the family. (So that confirms why Joseph in 1820 sold part of the land to John Cooley, who is the oldest son (born about 1780, PA. to Henry Cowly) The Cooley name went through Cowly, to Cowley, to Cooley finally about1813 when Henry died in Ross Co. OH, Pisgah Presbyterian Church Records. Can't tell you how anxious I am to get this group all figured out. There is on other person in the will, a son of Mary Shannon, who it looks like may have been born before she married Henry Cowly. He is also named Thomas Shannon, (does not seem to have a father, but Henry is asked to dole out a certain amount of money to him during the next 10 years) I guess I should get John Cooley's death cert. and get his exact age, as I may be a little off, or else it might help me establish the age of the, I suspect, illigetimate son, Thomas Shannon, who had to be born by 1775, I would think. Also, this Thomas Shannon is in the probate of Henry Cowley in 1813 as receiving various items while living in Ross Co.OH,so they broght him with them where ever they moved. So there is enough evidence to prove they all belong together, just not enough for birth records etc that I am searching for. Thanks for any help you can give. Bobbie >From: "Pete Hamilton" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [SHANNON-L] Re: SHANNON-D Digest V99 #186 >Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 18:43:06 PDT > > I am very interested in Bobbie's note concerning Thomas Shannon who may >have been married to Mary "Polly" Reid. I have been searching for a Thomas >Shannon who was the father of Susannah Shannon. Susannah was born in >Philadelphia on 25 Dec 1737. She married Andrew Ewing in the 1760s, and >they were among the pioneer settlers of Nashville, TN. She died 31 Oct >1818 >in Nashville. > A Thomas Shannon whose will was dated in 1797 could be her father, or >perhaps a brother. Bobbie, I'm very interested to learn whatever >information you have on this Thomas Shannon. > Pete Hamilton > > >>From: [email protected] >>Reply-To: [email protected] >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: SHANNON-D Digest V99 #186 >>Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 12:25:14 -0700 (PDT) >> >><< message2.txt >> >><< message4.txt >> > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com