Notebook:Cowans of Cowans Gap, PA

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Source:Maurer, 1899
Source:Cowan, 1928
Source:Orr and Cowan, 1970
Source:Fleming, 1971:377









Data:Cowan Land Warrants Old Chester PA
Cowan Tax Records|Cowan Tax Records
Data. Cowan's in the 1790 PA, US Census
Document. Excerpt from Orr, January, 1970
Document. Burning of the Old Cowan House
Document. Romance of Cowan's Gap
Document. The Real Story of Cowan's Gap
James Cowan Land Transfer
Notes for Cowans of Cowans Gap
Letter Miller to Cowan 1865



YDNA. Cowan Surname
Mary Unknown
Person:Samuel Cowan (17)
person:Hugh Cowan (7)
Person:Robert Cowan (17)
person:Edward (1)
person:Archibald Cowan (2)
Cowan's Gap Cowans
Octoraro Creek Cowans
YDNA
Wife of Samuel Cowan
The Cowan Homestead
Lower Path Valley Prebyterian Cemetery


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From: Rootsweb

Notes

From:Rootsweb *Links in blue take you to a person article that likely corresponds to the accompanying datum

SourceDateDatum
Bedford County, Pennsylvania Archives Vol. IV, pages 2 & 6 ? Warrants, Patents, Drafts filed at Fulton County Courthouse, McConnellsburg
Page 2, Box 2, Ayr Township, Hugh Cowan
Page 6, File Box 8, Dublin Township, Samuel Cowan
p. 97, Bedford County, Pennsylvania Archives Vol. VII From the Daybook of George Wood, Surveyor. Survey for Westmoreland County now Fulton County (was Bedford County)"
Samuel Cowan 114 acres
Hugh Cowan 104 acres
Bedford County, Pennsylvania Archives Vol. I, page 108 1767 Land Record: "John Reese, sr. 300 acres adj. land applied for by John Cowan on Town Creek, August 4, 1767, #4261."
Bedford County, Pennsylvania Archives Vol. II, page 99 1770
Marriages by John King, D.D.:
17 Dec 1770 James Couan and Catharine Wallace (yes, Cowan spelled with a "u")
Bedford County, Pennsylvania Archives Vol. VII, Pages 22 & 97 1780 :Page 22, Cowen ("e")
State of Accounts of John piper, Esquire, Late Lieutenent of Bedford County From March 1777 Until Oct 30th, 1780:
"Militia Fines" - received of John Piper: #10 William Cowen
Bedford County, Pennsylvania Archives Vol. II, page 21 1784
Marriages by John King, D.D.
22 Dec 1784 Janet Cowen and John Highlands
From: Distillers of Bedford County, PA 1780-1860: 1792-1796Cowen, Edward--Woodberry Twp. 1792-1796, 2 stills


Bedford County, Pennsylvania Archives Vol. II, page 21 1799
Marriages by John King, D.D.
03 Jan 1799 Hugh Cowen and Polly VanLear
Bedford County, Pennsylvania Archives Vol. III, page 109 1814
Woodbury Township Residents, 1814
Jacob Cowan - farmer
Cowen, Edward - farmer
Edward Cowan, Jr. - farmer
William Cowan - laborer
Bedford County, Pennsylvania ArchivesVol. III, page 97 1814:Frankstown Township residents
William Cowen - 125 Acres
From the book, Distillers of Bedford County, PA 1780-1860 1814-1823Cowen, Edward--Woodberry Twp. 1814-1823, value $1354
Bedford County, Pennsylvania Archives Vol. V, Page 45 1817 Woodberry Township 1817
Jacob Cowan (spelled that way, with an "a")
Edward Cowen (spelled with an "e")
William Cowen ("e")
Edward Cowen, Jr. ("e")
Bedford County, Pennsylvania ArchivesVol. III, page 119 1814 :Dublin Twp. 1814, "Bedford County now in Fulton County"
Hughy Cowen, 53, farmer
John Cowen, 21, farmer
James Cowen, 50, farmer
Samuel Cowen, 75
Bedford County, Pennsylvania Archives, Vol. 2, page 21 1829 May 14, 1829 Hugh "Cowans" to Druscilla Tomlinson "Huston", One of the Londonderry Township Marriages performed by Josiah Miller, Justice of the Peace.
Bedford County, Pennsylvania Archives Vol. VI, Pages 58 & 71 1858Births, Marriages & Partions from Weekly Newspapers
Page 58, Zimmers, Mr. Daniel m (no date) Miss Mary Ann Cowen of Altoona, Inquirer 5-21-1858.
Bedford County, Pennsylvania Archives Vol. VI, Pages 58 & 71 1860Births, Marriages & Partions from Weekly Newspapers
Page 71, Feather, Mr. Harrison m 1/12/1860 Miss Mary Jane Cowen, both of UnT, Bedford Gazette; Inquirer 1/27/1860
Bedford County, Pennsylvania Archives Vol. II, page 19 1883 Marriage Records for Bedford Presbyteria Church:
August 17, 1882 John Cowen, esq. to Eliza T. Take