William McQuown (1773 - 1848)

Born 29 Mar 1773 in Bucks, Pennsylvania

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Died 6 Feb 1848 at age 74 in Lower Providence Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

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William was born March 29, 1773,the eldest son of James and Mary Ann (DENNISON) MCEWE

d. Feb. 6, 1848 in Lower Providence Twp., Montgomery Co., PA and was buried in the church yard there, with a gravestone marker with those dates. In 1797 – 1801 he resided in Warwick Twp.; in 1805 in Warrington Twp., both in Bucks Co., PA, but in 1815-1820 in Montgomery Twp., PA as the records of Deeds indicate.

History of Neshaminy Presbyterian Church of Warwick, Hartsville, Bucks Co., PA, 1726- 1876 – page 313: List of Pew Holders about 1795 4/10 James MCEWEN 5/10 Andrew MCEWEN List of Pew Holders after 1795 William MCEWEN

William MCEWEN of Warminster Twp., Bucks Co., PA and Mary HINES of Hatsfield Twp., Montgomery Co. PA, and she died Dec. 4, 1826 and is buried in her husband’s plot with a gravestone marker

William was a blacksmith and enlisted at Easton in the American Army as a blacksmith in the War of 1812.

WAR OF 1812 SERVICE RECORDS FOR WILLIAM MCQUOWN

National Archives - Winter 1991, Vol. 23, No. 4 Genealogical Records of the War of 1812 By Stuart L. Butler War of 1812 veterans, and later their widows and heirs, could also apply for bounty land under the act of May 6, 1812, and a variety of subsequent federal laws. Most veterans were entitled to 160 acres, but in a few cases some received 320 acres, called double-bounties. Until 1842, the land lay within the states of Illinois, Arkansas, and Missouri, and until 1852 the land was not transferable. A typical bounty land application warrant file contains the veteran's name, age, unit, residence, period of service, and if applicable, the widow's (or heir's) name, age, and place of residence. Applications for bounty land claimed under different legislative acts will be filed under a single veteran's name. In many cases, bounty application files from regular army, navy, and Marine Corps veterans consist only of a discharge certificate. These files are arranged alphabetically by name of veteran, but they are unindexed. Researchers of these files should search the pension files in addition to searching the more numerous bounty land files. Less informative are the actual bounty land warrants, which were not issued to the veteran or his heirs. They do show, however, where the land to which the veteran was entitled was located and the date and name of the person to whom the land was given. Since many veterans sold their rights to bounty land to other persons, their names do not appear on many of the warrants. The warrants have been filmed on War of 1812 Military Bounty Land Warrants, 1815 - 1858 (M848, 14 rolls).3 WILLIAM MCQUOWN IN THE WAR OF 1812

Since the record of Private William MCQUOWN contains limited information on his service, it is necessary to follow the events in the period for Captain John PENTLAND who led the company that William MCQUOWN was assigned to. This service description is a compilation of a number of sources which are noted at the end.

The following time line for William(1)’s War of 1812 service includes the service of Capt. John Pentland from the same source as William(1); a search of the internet for records on the 22nd Infantry; “Historical Register and Dictionary of the U.S. Army” by Francis B. Heitman, Wash. D.C., 1903; National Archives War of 1812 records; 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry – Chronology of the 22nd Inf. In the War of 1812 – Part.

Ancestrylibrary.com “U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914”Records of Men Enlisted in the U.S. Army prior to the peace establishment, May 17, 1815:

22nd Infantry - . Capt. John Pentland's Co. William McQuown.

William married Mary (Polly ) Hynes on April 12, 1796 in Neshaminy Presbyterian Church in Hartville, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania.^[1]

Their children were:

1. James, m. Jane Boram;

2. Hiram, b. May 19, 1804, bp. March 17, 1805, d. 1836;^[2]

3. Samuel, b. 1798, d. 1834;

4. John, b. 1800;

5. Eliza, b. 1806;

6. Mathew, b. 1839 (probably a grandchild?)

The estate of William MCEWEN does not appear in Montgomery Co., PA probates; apparently he disposed of his property by Ante-mortem deeds. By virtue of deeds from 1815 to 1840, recorded in Deed Books Nos. 32 – 67, inclusive, William MCEWEN and wife Mary disposed of 48 acre plantation, grist mill and hundreds of acres on Ridge Turnpike and Perkiomen Turnpike, also sold a saw mill. He was listed as a Yeoman, some of his buyers were listed as manufacturers, grocer, wheelwright, and another Yeoman, viz., Hiram MCEWEN. Complete records in Montgomery Co., PA.” Andrew, b. 1774; d. Feb. 6, 1814

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com - U.S. Compiled Marriage Records 1700-1821; Bucks, Neshaminy Presbyterian Church; image 84/102
2. ↑ Ancestry.com - U.S. Presbyterian Church Records 1701-1970; Pennsylvania>Neshaminy Presbyterian Church Records; image 17/102

• James and Isabella McQuown compiled by Bruce E. McEwen