Andrew
Cowan
Born about in Augusta County, Virginia
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of James Cowan I
and Unknown (UNKNOWN) Cowan
Brother of
John Cowan, Mary Ann (Cowan) Hathorn, Isabella (Cowan) Baskin [half], Hiram Cowan [half], Drusilla (Cowan) Baskin [half] and James Cowan II [half]
Husband of
Ann (Moore) Cowan
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Cowan, Isaac Cowan, Mary (Cowan) Brownlee, Elizabeth (Cowan) Snoddy, William Cowan, Laney Cowan, Laney Ann (Cowan) Hawthorne, William Cowan and William Cowan
Died about
at about age 47
in Abbeville, Old 96th District, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Andrew Mathew Cowan was born about 1742 in Augusta County, Virginia, son of James I. M. M. Cowan I (~1719 - 1789) and Unknown (UNKNOWN) Cowan ( - 1766). He was baptised or christened on 13 Apr 1746 in Augusta, VA.
His siblings were:
- Hiram Cowan ( - )
- John Cowan (>1739 - 1792)
- Mary Ann (Cowan) Hathorn (1756 - )
- Isabella (Cowan) Baskin (1768 - )
- Drusilla (Cowan) Baskin (~1773 - )
- James Cowan II (1775 - 1849)
Andrew married Martha Evans (<1750 - ).
Andrew married Ann Moore (~1745 - ). Their children were:
- John Cowan ( - 1804)
- Colonel Isaac Cowan (1764 - 1831)
- Mary (Cowan) Brownlee (~1765 - 1839)
- William Cowan (~1774 - 1841)
- Laney Ann (Cowan) Hawthorne (~1780 - 1849)
- Elizabeth (Cowan) Armstrong (<1786 - ).
Andrew's other children were:
- Laney Cowan (1778 - 1849)
- William Cowan (~1781 - 1810)
- William Cowan (~1788 - ).
On 11/06/1786 he made his Last Will[1] which mentioned children, Jno., Isaac, Wm., Elizabeth, Mary, Ann, and Leaney Cowan; executors Ann, Jno. Cowan, Wm. Ross, Wm. Mayne to be guardians over Ann Cowan with witnesses Rowley McMillan, Wm. Ross, wife Ann.
Andrew died about 1 Apr 1789 in Abbeville, Old 96th District, South Carolina, United States aged ~46. An Inventory of his estate was made on 01 May 1789 by Wm. Ross, Wm. Mayne, Jas. Stevenson.
Research Notes
There are a number of conflicting sources on this profile which state he married at 15 years old in the USA before he even immigrated there.
The most glaring conflict referenced that he married almost 20 years after his death per Kentucky Marriages 1802-1850 by Jordan DODD for Andrew Cowan m=27 Dec 1807 Kentucky.
Whenever you are working on the wives, please also consider the problem that he has 3 sons named William.
Sources
- ↑
South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964:
"South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958 Probate records, Boxes 17-18, packages 343-389
Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Abbeville > Probate Court, Probate records > 1782-1958 > Box 018, Packages 366-389 > image 241 of 253
FamilySearch Image: 939L-F89L-HB (accessed 14 March 2024)- 96th District, South Carolina Wills box#18 pack#388
- Midlothian (Edinburgh), Scotland, Extracted Parish Records for Andrew Cowan m=27 Feb 1767 Muselburgh Edinburgh, Midlothia, Scotland
- U.S. and International Marriage Records 1560-1900 by Yates Publishing citing Andrew Cowan b=1742 SC, Abbeville m=1763.
- Passenger & Immigration Lists Index 1500s-1900s edited by P. William FILBY for Gale Research of MI,Farmington-Hills citing Andrew Cowan arrival=1772 South Carolina.
- Millennium File by Heritage Consulting for Andrew Cowan b=1742 res=SC,Abbeville d=6 Nov 1786 SC,Abbeville.
- http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=46418950&pid=385
- http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=eamky&h=41417&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
- http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=millind&h=1006706&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
- http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=pili354&h=3797896&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
- http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=epr_midlothian&h=107284&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
- http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=284180&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
- DAR ancestor records at dar.org list his name as Andrew Cowing, birthplace not given. His wife is listed as named Ann. No document/source provided for the name of his wife as Ann Moore. It may be that Andrew Cowan was the son of a John Cowan immigrant to Charleston, SC.
Acknowledgments
- Cowan-77 was created on 9 Feb 2011 through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged by Joe Sneed.
- Cowan-1023 was created on 7 Aug 2013 through the import of of David_s Family Tree_Ancestry_26Jun2013.ged by David Black.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Andrew by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Andrew:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Andrew by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Andrew:
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~1.56%
Virginia (Miller) Fettes
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
B Pruitt :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member BGPRUITT28
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Anne Calhoun :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A631743 [compare], Ancestry member pennymuffin2011
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~1.56%
~12.50%
David Calhoun :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member 1_dcalhoun75
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Richard McAllister :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A032102 [compare], Ancestry member RM
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~1.56%
John Hastings :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Ginger (Wingfield) McCall :
23andMe, GEDmatch M895395 [compare], yourDNAportal GIN82fe2832
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A063061 [compare], yourDNAportal GIN82fe2832, Ancestry member gingwing23
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
David Black :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A276620 [compare], Ancestry member bd6780
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~0.78%
Glen Spurlock :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A347619 [compare], Ancestry member GlenSpurlock31788
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T572850 [compare], FTDNA kit #43880
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~0.78%
Anonymous Simpson :
AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T596101 [compare], FTDNA kit #267681
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch T596101 [compare], FTDNA kit #267681
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~0.78%
Brittany (Jordan) Schevikhoven :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZS5961628 [compare], Ancestry member Brittany_Schevikhoven
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch ZS5961628 [compare]
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~0.39%
Mary Jo (Myers) Cross :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A225063 [compare], Ancestry member cross_bearers
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~0.39%
Julia House :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GT5528708 [compare], Ancestry member jehouse0306
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~0.39%
Kevin Wingfield :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A986608 [compare], FTDNA kit #948625
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Categories: Virginia, Cowan Name Study
Andrew Cowan did not emigrate in 1772. He was issued a grant of land in Boonesborough, (later Abbeville) Granville County, SC on October 30, 1771. (South Carolina Dept. of Archives & History) His daughter Elizabeth Cowan stated she was born in Abbeville, SC on March 4, 1772. (Revolutionary War Widow's pension statement 1835) I don't know of one single source that says his middle name was Matthew.
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