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Facts and Events
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Sources
- Ancestry Public Member Trees for David Cowan 1755-1826
Related
- Knoxville Merchant Cowans
Overview
The first record for David Cowan (32) that has been identified is for a land purchase in Laurens District, SC 1788. He is commonly said to have married Celia Garrison, but the basis for this is unknown. David made his will in 1826, and presumably died about that time. Findagrave includes an entry for him indicating that he is buried in Ora ARP cemetery in Laurens, SC. No gravestone is shown and his actual DOD remains unsupported beyond the date of his will.
His will lists the following children:
- James COWAN
- Magdelene COWAN
- Francis COWAN
- Celia COWAN
- Rebecca COWAN
- Anne COWAN
- John COWAN
An eighth child, David, is sometimes included in family trees for this couple. The basis for this appears to be that a probate rcord shows money paid to William Garrett, guardian of David Cowan, Jr. [1]
David may have been the immigrant ancestor of this line. One of his daughters, Mary Cowan, married Joseph McCullough in Greenville Co SC. Joseph is believed to have come to America from County Antrim in northern Ireland. McCullough descendents retain a family tradition [2] that the Cowans also came from County Antrim.
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Lineage
Notes
 Need sources for some of the following! All need to be verified.
Military
- David Cowan Lt. 10th N.C. regiment, Ramsey's Co. 20 March 1779, Census Laurens Co. SC. 1800, Mehringer pg 29. Promoted to Captain in 1781
Census
- 1800 census Laurens County South Carolina:
- David Cowen (note spelling)
- Free White Males (Age 0-10): 2
- Free White Males (Ages 10-16): 1- (James)
- Free white males (Age 16-26): 0
- Free White males (Age 26-45): 1
- Free white males (Age 45+): 1
- Free white females (Age 0-10): 2
- Free White females (Age 10- 16): 1
- Free White females (Age 16-26): 0
- Free white females (Age 26-45): 1
- Free white females (Age 45+): 0
- other: 0
- Slaves: 2
Land
- David Cowan sold to Thomas Lewis a lot in the village of Laurens South Carolina on July 09, 1807. On Feb. 29, 1820 David Cowan sold a tract of land to John Cowan. The land was located in the District of Laurens and Greenville on the north side of the Reedy River.
- On 24, July 1790, David Cowan, spelled Cowin, purchased from Patrick Mitchell 160 acres in 96 district on Warrior Creek. Deed book c. page 284 Lauren County South Carolina.
Will
Died about 1826 in Laurens District. Will listed his legatees as
James,
John,
Francis,
Celia(wife),
Anne,
Rebecca and
Magdeline.= Joseph McCollough.
Probate rcord shows money paid to William Garrett, guardian of David Cowan JR. children.
MarriageI
- Marriage 1) Ceclia GARRISON b: 1755
- Married: 1784 in , Laurens, South Carolina
Children
- James COWAN b: ABT 1787 in Abbeville Co., South Carolina*
- Magdelene COWAN b: OCT 1789 in Greenville, Laurens Co., South Carolina
- Francis COWAN b: ABT 1791 in Laurens Co., South Carolina*
- John COWAN b: 1792 in Laurens Co., South Carolina*
- Celia COWAN b: ABT 1794 in of Laurens Co., South Carolina*
- Rebecca COWAN b: ABT 1794 in Laurens Co., South Carolina*
- Anne COWAN b: ABT 1796 in Laurens Co., South Carolina*
- David COWAN b: ABT 1800 in Laurens Co., South Carolina**
*Identified in will of 1826
**Not mentioned in will
References
- ↑ Copy of will and probate recorded needed. It is possible that David Jr. is a son of David (32), and just not mentioned in his will. Its also possible that he is the son of someone else. Examining the actual will and probate records would help clarify this.
- ↑ "In a book published about 1900" per Gary Cowan, personal communication to WMWILLIS, 7 October 2013. Need the name of the book, and reference information.
- ↑ Apparently the McCullough's have been traced back to a specific parish in County Antrim. Perhaps a search of the county records would yield information for David Cowan. In anycase, substantiating information is needed for this family tradition.
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