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Peter Cowen (bef. 1775 - 1837)

Peter Cowen aka Cowin, Course, Kyas
Born before in Georgiamap [uncertain]
Son of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 10 Sep 1808 in Sumner County, Tennesseemap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , , , , , and
Died after age 62 in near Franklin, Simpson Co., Kentuckymap
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Cowen Family Mysteries

Peter Cowen

Peter Cowen, was born in Georgia between 1770-1775. His parents are unknown. It is believed his father was the immigrant ancestor. By 1805 Peter migrated to Kentucky. He married Mary "Polly" Merrill around 1808. Although Peter owned property in several locations, the family home was on land located 6 miles northeast of Franklin, near Blackjack, in Simpson County. Peter Cowen died on the 4th day of Feb AD 1837, at home in Simpson County, Kentucky. In 1837 Polly Cowen appears on the tax schedules owning Peter's land on Drake's Creek.[1]

Additional Reading

Notes

Name

Peter Cowen

Also Known As:

Peter Cowen.[2] (Wilson's history of Hickory County, 1909)
Peter Cowen.[3] (Peter Cowen Military Records)
Peter Cowin. (his signature)
P.K. ("PK" Chest Initials)
Peter Kyas.[4] (Sarah Mashburn bible)(Irvin Mashburn Death Cert.)

His name often misspelled:

Peter Course.[5] (Peter Cowen Military Records)
Peter Cowan. (Land Contract, 1814)(1820 Census)
Indexed as Peter Cawen.[6] (1810 Census)
Indexed as Peter Cowing (Cowan).[7] (1820 Census)
Indexed as Peter Corvan. (1830 Census)

Oral tradition:

Peter KIOUS, KHIUS, KIAS.[8] (Oral tradition)
"Old Peter" Cowen provides us with many mysteries and stumbling blocks in research. Several descendants have related the original surname of the immigrant ancestor was Kious, Khius, Kias and Kyas, all pronounced Ki-us (with a long “I”).[9]

Birth

Peter Cowen was born ...

between 1770 AND 1775, Georgia.[10]
Georgia. (1880 census Margaret & John Q.A. Cowen Attached.)
age 26-45 [b. 1765-1784] (1810 census)
age over 45 [b. bef. 1775] (1820 census)
age 50-60 [b. 1770-1780] (1830 census)

Note: Another note of interest is that on the 1880 census, Hickory County, Missouri - John Q. Cowen, Henry P. Cowen, and Mary (Polly) Cowen Bartsche stated their father's birthplace was Georgia. Daughter Ann Cowen Bunch, stated on the Simpson County, Kentucky 1880 census her father was born in Kentucky, as did Peter M. Cowen, Madison County, Arkansas 1880 census.[11][12]

Nationality

German Ancestry.[13][14]

Oral family history tells that the immigrant ancestor came from Germany. Peter, initials "P.K." was born in Georgia.[15]

Religion

Peter and Polly were probably part of the Primitive Baptists. Their home was located very close to a Baptist congregation. The early generations of the Cowen family in Hickory County, Missouri attended the Primitive Baptist Church. A strong Christian faith has been passed down through the generations.

Occupation

Occupation: Farmer.[16]

Military Service

Caldwell's Mounted, Kentucky Volunteers, War of 1812.

Peter Cowen was enlisted in the War of 1812 - 1st Regiment (Caldwell's), Mounted, Kentucky Volunteers. He was also listed under Peter Course.
"The Company Commanded by Captain Samuel Gordin in the Regiment of Kentucky Mounted Volunteer commanded by Col Samuel Caldwell in the war with Great Britain declared by the United States on the 18th day of June 1812" (Mary "Polly" Cowen deposition.)[17] (deposition 1855: John Q. Cowen; Margarett Cowan, her mark; Caroline Cowan, her mark)[18]
"Aug AD 1813 or 1814 she thinks for the term of 3 months" (Mary "Polly" Cowen deposition.)[19]
"served from 18 September, 1812, to 30 October, 1812. and 9 days travel" [20]
"Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812" pg 28-29.

Military records:

  • Peter Cowen Military Records pg 1 1 Regiment, Mounted, (Caldwell's,) Kentucky Volunteers. (War of 1812.) Peter Cowen, filed with Peter Course.
  • Peter Cowen Military Records pg 2 1 Regiment, Mounted, (Caldwell's,) Kentucky Volunteers. (War of 1812.) Peter Course, List of Card Numbers.
  • Peter Cowen Military Records pg 3 1 Regiment, Mounted, (Caldwell's,) Kentucky Volunteers. (War of 1812.) Peter Course, Pay Roll. Sept 18, 1812 - Oct. 30, 1812.
  • Discharge Buseron, Indiana Territory. Distance to place of residence 195 miles. (Google maps gives Busseron, IN. shows it north of Vincennes... 189 miles to Franklin, KY and interesting 192 miles to Blackjack Rd.)
I saw these microfilms at the National Archives in Kansas City. It was clearly spelled this way but the archivist told me that usually they went down the line and wrote a name the way they heard it. Could "Course" be a corruption of the original surname? Sharon Moffitt Cowen
"was honorably discharged at Burro or Vinsanes as will of year by the muster rolls of said company his discharged was lost in swiming a water-course on his way home" (Mary "Polly" Cowen deposition.)[21]

No pension was filed under either name. [22]

Mary and son Peter filed for Bounty land in 1851, 1855 and 1874.

  • NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. December 30, 1851. Mary applied for the land of which we have copy of the land patent. Her declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled was under the "Act passed September 28, 1850." (Sharon Moffitt Cowen) Image 1, Image 4.
1852, Bounty-Land Warrant Application approved, received 40 acres.Image 4. 1854 Land patent.
  • NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. September 8, 1855. Mary applied for bounty land to which she may be entitled under the "Act of Congress granting additional bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States approved 30 March 1855." (Sharon Moffitt Cowen) Image 2, Image 3.
  • NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. May 2, 1874. Peter M. Cowen in Arkansas. His is titled "Declaration in behalf of Minor Children for Bounty Land" On the declaration it is noted that his mother received 40 acres on the copy of the warrant that we have. His request was rejected. (Sharon Moffitt Cowen) Image 5, Image 6, Image 7.

Land Patent Transfer

See Peter and Mary Cowen Land patent transfer to Jordan Mashburn.
"Mary Cowen widow of Peter Cowen private in Captain Gordon's company Kentucky volunteers mar 1812"

Book Articles

Listed in "Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812," as Peter Course on pg 5.
Roll of Captain Samuel Gordon's Company,
First Regiment Kentucky Mounted Militia
Course, Peter Private
Date of Appointment or Enlistment. September 18, 1812
To what time Engaged or Enlisted. October 30, 1812
"Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812"
cover, page 4, page 5,
Article on pg 28-29.

Residence

  • Land along Drake's Creek, Logan County, Kentucky. This part of Logan County became Simpson County in 1819.

By the end of 1805, Peter had become a landowner, filing claims for three (3) tracts of land in Logan county totaling 750 acres, 400 acres lying on Drake’s Creek (Drakes Creek wanders through Logan, Warren and Simpson counties.) In Logan County, he first purchased 400 acres of land on Little Whippoorwill Creek and another parcel on the Red River . The Little Whippoorwill is a creek off the Red River and the land lays where the two waterways intersect. He bought them about the same time and then sold them together. Also in Logan county he paid taxes on a parcel of land on Drakes Creek at the state line, along the Nashville Road . Then he owned another parcel of land on Drakes Creek in Warren County (in the portion that became Simpson County), about six miles northeast of Franklin, KY. Thanks to work done by one of the Simpson County Archivists, Dorothy Steers, we have determined that this is the parcel on which his family lived. All together, Peter owned between 500 and 1600 acres of land during his years in Kentucky, and one to four slaves.

Note: Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln Counties were formed in 1780. Logan County was formed from Lincoln County in 1792. Warren County was formed from Logan County in 1796. Simpson County was formed from Logan, Warren, and Allen Counties in 1819. Simpson County is located at the southern, mid-portion of the state. It borders on the Tennessee state line. Property records also show that some of Peter Cowen's properties were on the Kentucky Tennessee state line. Sharon Moffitt Cowen [23][24]

Note: All children b. in KY. This family is known to have lived in Simpson County, KY from 1809 to approximately 1841. Mary (Polly) and some of the children moved to Hickory County, Missouri in 1842.

Note: According to Jack McClintic, tax records of Warren and then Simpson County, Kentucky after 1819 list Peter Cowen from 1809 to 1835, as living on Drake's Creek. He had 350 to 450 acres of land in the 1820's and 1830's and between 2-4 slaves.[25][26]

Peter Cowen's Land Transactions.

Census

Name:Peter Cawen [Peter Cowen]
Home in 1810 (City, County, State):Warren, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 :1 [Peter]
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:1 [Elizabeth]
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:1 [Polly]
Numbers of Slaves:1
Number of Household Members Under 16:1
Number of Household Members Over 25:1
Number of Household Members:4

Peter Cowen (indexed as Cawen) is recorded right next to Polly's mother Sally Merrill and brother Timothy Merrell on census. [30]

Name:Peter Cowing [Peter Cowen]
Home in 1820 (City, County, State):Simpson, Kentucky.
Enumeration Date:August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:1 [Unknown]
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:1 [Unknown]
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:1 [Peter]
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:5 [Jenney, Nancy, Sarah, Ann & Mary A.F.H.]
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:1 [Elizabeth]
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:1 [Polly]
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :1 [Sarah "Sally" Merrill?]
Number of Persons - Engaged in Manufactures:1
Free White Persons - Under 16:7
Free White Persons - Over 25:3
Total Free White Persons:11
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other:11

Peter Cowen (indexed as Cowing). It is interesting that on the census it can be seen that the recording of Peter's last name was tampered. Originally, it was written "Peter Cowan." Another handwriting wrote over the a and changed the writing to "Cowing." [33]

"From the names appearing on the census with him, it appears that Peter would have been in the Black Jack community in northeast Simpson." [1820 census for Peter from Ancestry, has the index wrong.][34]

Cowen / Merrill Connection:

1820 Census. Simpson Co KY, Douglas Merrill on p.6. Timothy Merrill on p.23 was 7th line down on 1820 census from Peter. Did not find their mother listed separately nor counted with them. Kay Haden

Timothy Merrill found in the 1830 Carroll Co TN census with a female age 60-70, presumably his mother, living in the household. He was still there in 1840, but there was no older woman. Timothy, age 72, found in the 1850 Census in Fannin Co TX living with Alexander F. Merrill, grandson. Timothy's son Wiley B. Merrill was head of the adjacent household. Timothy's age did agree with that of his birth record from Virginia. Biographies of two of the sons of Wiley B. were found in "Biographical Souvenir of Texas" which gave a great deal more information about Timothy's family. Kay Haden

  • 1830, Simpson County, Kentucky Federal Census. Attached.
Name:Peter Corvan [Peter Cowen] [Peter Cisan]
Home in 1830 (City, County, State):Simpson, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:1 [John Q. A.]
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:1 [Henry P.]
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:1 [Unknown]
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59:1 [Peter]
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:2 [Mary Polly b. 1825, Unknown]
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:1 [Margaret]
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14:2 [Sarah, Ann]
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:1 [Nancy]
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49:1 [Mary "Polly" Merrill]
Slaves - Males - Under 10:1
Slaves - Females - Under 10:1
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35:1
Free White Persons - Under 20:9
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:1
Total Free White Persons:11 correct total of whites
Total Slaves:3
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):14

Unknowns possible John Finn, husband of Nancy, and their child. Note John's age would have been 22-23. Not a perfect match. An unknown 1830 census record exists for a John Finn with same age difference problems.

Jenny had married about 1829. Elizabeth not in home, likely also married.[35]

Simpson County, Kentucky

Event

  • 1803, The Merrills' came to Kentucky.
  • 1805, Logan County, Kentucky tax records.

1805 - Logan County, Kentucky tax records stated Peter had no land but owned a horse.[36][37]

  • May 20, 1805, Logan County, Kentucky survey book 400 A. Drake's Creek. Details.
  • May 20, 1805, Logan County, Kentucky survey book 400 A. Drake's Creek. Details.
  • June 19, 1805, Logan County, Kentucky survey book 150 A. Drake's Creek. Details.
  • 1806, Logan County, Kentucky tax records.

1806 - Logan County, Kentucky tax records stated Peter owned 3 tracts of land of 400, 200 and 150 acres.[38]

  • February 6, 1808, Logan County, Kentucky Deed Book B. Details.
  • 1808, Logan County, Kentucky tax records.

1808 - Logan County, Kentucky tax records stated Peter owned 400 acres and 200 acres on Whipperwill creek, 150 and 80 acres on Drakes creek.[39]

  • 1813, Logan County, Kentucky tax records.

1813 - Logan County, Kentucky tax records stated Peter owned 200, 50, 150, 400, and 400 acres all on Drakes Creek (Whipperwill and Drakes creek are used for the same tracts). The surveys described the 400, 400 and 150 all being on Drakes Creek.[40]

  • Feb 15, 1814, Warren County, Kentucky, 200 A. West fork Drakes Creek. Details.
  • Feb 15, 1814, Peter Cowen purchased land on the Red River. Details.
  • April 5, 1814, Logan County 200 A. Details.
  • April 20, 1814, Logan County, Kentucky, Little Whippoorwill. Details.
  • 1816 Logan County, Kentucky, 400 A. Red River. Details.
  • January 6, 1818, Warren County, Kentucky Deed Book. Details.
  • 1818, Logan County, Kentucky Deed Book F. Details.
  • The family may have suffered financial reversal around 1819-20, probably in conjunction with land speculation and the panic of 1819.
  • August 12, 1820, a lawsuit against him, Simpson County. Details.
  • May 11, 1821, Another lawsuit. Details.
  • From 1822 TO 1828, served on many juries.

Between 1822-1828 Peter served on many juries. A volunteer at the Simpson County Historical Society, who sent this information, says "It is my understanding that on county court day many people came to town (Franklin) and hung out at the courthouse in hopes they would be picked for jury duty. They were paid one dollar which in those days was good money. They lived in a period of "hard times" (we would say a depression). There was very little cash money they could obtain." Sharon Moffitt Cowen [41]

  • June 6, 1822, Logan County, Kentucky, Sale of 30 Acres. Details.
  • June 26, 1824, Loan, Bank of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Attached.
  • 1824, Sued by the Bank of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Details.
  • 1826, Simpson County Tax Records. Details.

Simpson County Tax Records of 1826 show Peter as Peter Cowin, living on Drake's Creek. He is listed as having 500 acres; 1 Black person over 18; total of 3 black persons; 5 horses; total value $2500.[42]

  • 1835, Simpson County Tax Records.

Another copy of the Simpson County Tax Records of 1835 shows Peter with 300 acres on Drake's Creek with: 2 blacks; 4 horses; total value $1300. These copies may be only partial recordings of the tax records Jack mentions.[43]

  • Peter Cowen died about 1837, in Simpson Co., Kentucky.
  • July 10, 1837, Circuit Court File 426-1837, Simpson County, Kentucky.

Frances B. Moore and John L. Moore vs. Joshua Lewis. A note showing that Peter Cowen died intestate (i.e. without a will) as W. J. Williams was the administrator of his estate, not the executor. Note reads: "On or before the 12th day of September __ __ ______ __ ___ promise to pay W. J. Williams, admr. of the estate of Peter Cowen, deceased ninety seven dollars and 23 1/2 cents for ________ . " Dated the 10th of July 1837. Signed by Micajah Clark and Bennett _ Clark.[44] Attached.

See Peter Cowen's Land Transactions.

Will

Peter Cowen died intestate (i.e., without a will) as W.J. Williams was the administrator of his estate, not the executor. [45]

Death

Peter Cowen died on the 4th day of Feb AD 1837, at home in Simpson County, Kentucky.

"that her said husband died at home in Simpson County Kentucky" (Mary "Polly" Cowen deposition.)[46]
"that her said husband died at home in Simpson County Kentucky on the 4th day of Feb AD 1837 & that she is still a widow" (Mary "Polly" Cowen deposition.)[47]
"Peter Cowan deceased & Mary his wife until he died at home in Simpson County Kentucky on or about the 4 Day of Feb AD 1837" (deposition 1855: John Q. Cowen; Margarett Cowan, her mark; Caroline Cowan, her mark)[48]
about 1837, Simpson Co., Kentucky.[49]
died about 1837 in Simpson County, Kentucky.[50]
before 10th of July 1837.[51]

Note: In 1837 Polly Cowen appears on the tax schedules owning Peter's land on Drake's Creek.[52][53]

Note: Sarah also recorded some of the tax records that she could find. Peter was on the tax records through and including 1835, she could not locate 1836 records. Polly’s name appeared on the tax records starting 1837. With the statement of him dying without a will dated 1837, it seems he must have died that year.

Burial

Kentucky.[54]

Marriage

Peter Cowen married Mary "Polly" Merrill in Sumner County Tennessee on the tenth day of September AD 1808 by one Andrew or David Rollins a Justice of the peace.

They had the following children:

  1. Infant Cowen, died in infancy not named.[55]
  2. Elizabeth Cowen, born Mar. 17, 1809.[56][57]
  3. Jane "Jenney" Cowen, born Jan. 22, 1811.[58][59]
  4. Nancy Cowen, born Dec. 19, 1812.[60][61]
  5. Sarah Cowen,[62] born Mar. 15, 1815.[63]
  6. Ann Cowen, born Mar. 6, 1817.[64][65]
  7. Mary Cowen, A.F.H., born in 1819.[66][67]
  8. Henry Peter Cowen, born Sept. 13, 1821.[68][69]
  9. Margaret "Peggy" Cowen, born Feb. 15, 1823.[70][71]
  10. Mary "Polly" Cowen, wife of Chesley C. Pierce, born Aug. 25, 1825.[72][73]
  11. John Quincy Adams Cowen, born Sept. 13, 1827.[74][75]
  12. Louisa Caroline Cowen, born July 14, 1832.[76][77]
  13. Peter Marion Cowen, born July 10, 1834.[78][79]

Notes:

  • "married to the said Peter Cowen in Sumner County Tennessee on the tenth day of September AD 1808 by one David Rollins a Justice of the peace and that her name before her said marriage was Mary Merrel" (Mary "Polly" Cowen deposition.)[80]
  • "she was married to the said Peter Cowan in ____ on the ____ day of Sept AD 1808 by one Andrew Rollins a Justice of the Peace & that her name before her said marriage was Mary Merrell" (Mary "Polly" Cowen deposition.)[81]
  • Estimate their marriage date as 1807-1808, from date of the first child.[82][83][84]
  • Polly was married to Peter Cowan sometime prior to August 1815.
"On 3 Aug 1815, the following bill of complaint was presented in the Supreme Court of Errors & Appeals for the 4th Judicial Circuit. Complainants were Salley Merrill; Timothy Merrill; Henry Billings & Betsey S., late Betsey S. Merrill; Herod Seat & Jenny his life, late Jenny Merrill; Douglass Merrill; Peter Cowan and Polly his wife, late Polly Merrill; Samuel Merrill; Peter L. Pritchett & Sensy his wife, late Sensy Merrill. Defendants were John S. Johnston and Margaret his wife and Philip Parchment. Sally Merrill was the daughter of William Haden of Rowan Co North Carolina and had married a certain William Merrill." (Merrill vs Parchment)[85]

The Grandpa Chest

In 1958 Sarah Gaunt Thompson, a Cowen descendant, received a letter from her aunt, Alberta Cowen. The following is a part of that letter describing the chest:

"The 'Grandpa Chest' I have belonged to your great, great, great grandfather. The initials on the front of it are P. K. for Peter Khius. It was the original family name and was handed down from father to son, until my Grandpa Cowen gave it to me. So you can well imagine the age of it. Grandpa gave me the chest and contents and Wilma Lee his bed. She doesn't have it now, I'm sure. It was for a long time stored in the barn loft. The chest is solid walnut and weighs just two pounds less than a horse."

Sarah described the chest as much like a Shaker chest, dovetailed in construction, walnut with inlay and in very good condition. A drawer at the bottom and the hinges have been replaced somewhere in its history. On the center front of the chest you can definitely see the P and the straight line of the K inside a border. The initials are a little far apart. An appraiser believed the chest was made prior to 1840. The repairs have decreased its value as an antique. The intact chest in its present state, however, is of great wealth to family history.

The chest has moved from Simpson County , Kentucky to Hickory County, Missouri, to Green County, Missouri, to Michigan where Sarah lived, and recently back to Green County, Missouri. It now resides in Sarah’s brother’s home.

The whereabouts of the bed are unknown.

Note

Research

Georgia Road

The Georgia Road, also called the Federal Road, was a toll road opened in 1805 from Savannah, Georgia across Cherokee Indian lands to Knoxville, Tennessee. Branches also extended to Nashville, Tennessee and Huntsville, Alabama.

Note

Sources

  • Attached Documents.
  • Bible page and letter belonged to Jim Mashburn, descendant of Jordan and Sarah Cowen Mashburn. Jim lives in Springfield , MO.
  • NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. December 30, 1851. Mary applied for the land of which we have copy of the land patent. Her declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled was under the "Act passed September 28, 1850." (Sharon Moffitt Cowen) Image 1, Image 4.
  • NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. September 8, 1855. Mary applied for bounty land to which she may be entitled under the "Act of Congress granting additional bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States approved 30 March 1855." (Sharon Moffitt Cowen) Image 2, Image 3.
  • NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. May 2, 1874. Peter M. Cowen in Arkansas. His is titled "Declaration in behalf of Minor Children for Bounty Land" On the declaration it is noted that his mother received 40 acres on the copy of the warrant that we have. His request was rejected. (Sharon Moffitt Cowen) Image 5, Image 6, Image 7.
  • Wilson's history of Hickory County (1909),Wilson, F. Marion, b. 1848, Printed at the Herald Office by Wilson Bros. Hermitage, Missouri. archive.org attached.
  • Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812, Kentucky. Adjutant-General's Office, Genealogical Publishing Com, 1891 - 436 pages, pg 4-5. Googlebook.

External Source Credits

REF / AFN / Custom: 673 /
Name: Peter (Khius) (Kious) /COWEN/
Sex: Male
Death: Abt 1850
Marriage 1 (12): Mary /(Polly)/, m.
Daughter: 17 Mar 1809, Elizabeth /COWEN/ [675], (b. 17 Mar 1809, ),
Daughter: 22 Jan 1811, Jenny /COWEN/ [676], (b. 22 Jan 1811, ),
Daughter: 19 Dec 1812, Nancy /COWEN/ [679], (b. 19 Dec 1812, ),
Daughter: 5 Mar 1815, Sarah /COWEN/ [677], (b. 5 Mar 1815, ),
Daughter: 6 Mar 1817, Ann /COWEN/ [678], (b. 6 Mar 1817, ),
Daughter: 1819, Margaret A.F.H. /COWEN/ [680], (b. 1819, ), (d. 1819,)
Son: 13 Sep 1821, Henry Peter /COWEN/ [042], (b. 13 Sep 1821, KY), (d. 4 Mar 1901, Hickory, MO),
Family History, Sealing to Spouse Missouri IGI 514651 0798, BD BP & MARRIAGE 1900 Census Hickory Co., Center Township, E.D. 94,Sheet 4A, Line 17
Daughter: 15 Feb 1823, Peggy (Margaret?) /COWEN/ [681], (b. 15 Feb 1823, ), (d. 16 Oct 1897, )
Daughter: 25 Aug 1825, Mary (Polly) /COWEN/ [682], (b. 25 Aug 1825, ), (d. Abt 1882, )
Son: 13 Sep 1827, John Quincy Adams /COWEN/ [683], (b. 13 Sep 1827, ), (d. 12 Jan 1889, )
Daughter: 14 Jul 1832, Louisa Caroline /COWEN/ [684], (b. 14 Jul 1832, ), (d. 12 Jan 1889, )
Son: 10 Jul 1834, Peter Marion /COWEN/ [685], (b. 10 Jul 1834, ), (d. , ) :Note:
1. Simpson County, Kentucky: 1819-1825 Circuit Court Records, Peter Cowen, p. 29, 57, 89, 157; Peter Cowin, p. 35, 45, 95, 96, 172.
2. Simpson County, Kentucky: 1826-1831 Circuit Court Orders and 1826 Tax List, p. 25, 26, 49, 95, 106, 117.
3. Logan County, Kentucky Survey records, 1799, 1805, 1806, 1808,.
4. Logan County, Kentucky Tax Records, 1805, 1806, 1808, 1813.
5. Warren County, Kentucky - 1818 Deed Book, p. 331.
6. 1810 Warren County, Kentucky Federal Census, p. 278.
7. Simpson County, Kentucky Circuit Court, Order Book E, 204, 431, 438.
8. Simpson County, Kentucky Circuit Court, Order Book E, 204.
9. Simpson County Kentucky Circuit Court File 1619-B, filed 12/1/1884.
10. 1820 Simpson County, Kentucky Federal Census, listed as Peter Cowing.
11. 1830 Simpson County, Kentucky Federal Census.
Peter COWEN family: Ga, Ky, Mo. Posted by: Sharon Moffitt Cowen Date: October 24, 1998 at 15:03:05. of 2142, Searching this COWEN family.
Peter Cowen b. Georgia ca 1770-1775 d. Simpson County, KY ca. 1833 - 1837 m. Mary(Polly) ? ca. 1808. Mary b. North Carolina 3/7/1789 d. 2/7/1856, Hickory County, MO - their children: Elizabeth b. 1809, Jenney b. 1811 m. Michael HOLLAND, Nancy b. 1812, Sarah b. 1815 m. Jordan MASHBURN, Ann b. 1817, Margaret b. 1819, Henry P. b. 9/13/1821 m. Elizabeth Massey, Peggy (Margaret) b. 1823, Polly (Mary) b. 1825 m. 1)Chesley C. Pierce 2) Daniel Bartsche, John Quincy Adams b. 1827, Louisa Caroline b. 1832, Peter Marion b. 1834. All children b. in KY.
This family is known to have lived in Simpson County, KY from 1809 to approximately 1840. Mary (Polly) and most of the children then moved to Hickory County, MO. Unsure if Elizabeth, Nancy and Ann came.
Family legend tells that the immigrant ancestor came from Germany and his surname was KIOUS, KIAS, KHIUS (various spelling from different cousins - all pronounce witk a long I). He was so happy to be in America and changed his name to Cowen. One descendant has an item supposedly made by the immigrant ancestor with the initials PK on it. We are anxious to learn more about both Peter and Mary (Polly's) ancestors. I am in contact with another descendant of Henry Peter and a descendant of Jenney. Any help is greatly appreciated. Sharon Moffitt Cowen
Peter1 Cowen1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 was born Bet. 1770 - 1775 in Georgia?, and died Abt. 1837 in Simpson County, Kentucky.
Note:
1. Simpson County, Kentucky: 1819-1825 Circuit Court Records, Peter Cowen, p. 29, 57, 89, 157; Peter Cowin, p. 35, 45, 95, 96, 172.
2. Simpson County, Kentucky: 1826-1831 Circuit Court Orders and 1826 Tax List, p. 25, 26, 49, 95, 106, 117.
3. Logan County, Kentucky Survey records, 1799, 1805, 1806, 1808,.
4. Logan County, Kentucky Tax Records, 1805, 1806, 1808, 1813.
5. Warren County, Kentucky - 1818 Deed Book, p. 331.
6. 1810 Warren County, Kentucky Federal Census, p. 278.
7. Simpson County, Kentucky Circuit Court, Order Book E, 204, 431, 438.
8. Simpson County, Kentucky Circuit Court, Order Book E, 204.
9. Simpson County Kentucky Circuit Court File 1619-B, filed 12/1/1884.
10. 1820 Simpson County, Kentucky Federal Census, listed as Peter Cowing.
11. 1830 Simpson County, Kentucky Federal Census.
  • Source: S190 Title: www.rootsweb.com
Date: 10 Sep 1998 Line comes from Hickory County, Missouri and is as follows. The patriarch of the clan (insofar as I know) was named "Khius or Kious" and tradition and oral family history tells us that he arrived in New York (date unknown) and that the family lost a great deal of property because they changed their name. However, it is also said that they were so happy to be in America that they wanted to "Americanize" the name; hence a change to COWEN.
1. Peter Cowen (Khius, Kious), b. unknown, d. ca. 1850, m. Mary (Polly), b. 7 Mar 1789, d 6 feb. 1856. They had at least 12 children: Elizabeth, b 17 Mar 1809 Jenny, b 22 Jan 1811 Nancy b. 19 Dec 1812 Sarah, b 5 Mar 1815 Ann, b 6 Mar 1817 Margaret A.F.H., B 1819, d. 1819 Henry Peter, b. 35 Sep 1821, d 1 May 1901, m. Elizabeth Massey Peggy (Margaret?), b 15 Feb 1823, d 16 Oct 1897 Mary (Polly) b. 25 Aug 1825, d ca 1882 John Quincey Adams, b 13 Sep 1827, d 12 Jan 1889 Louisa Caroline, b 14 Jul 1832, d 12 Jan 1889 Peter Marion, b 10 Jul 1834, d. ?, m. Nancy Bradshaw (at least 5 of these children were born in Kentucky) 2. Henry Peter Cowen, b 13 Sep 1821 (KY), d 4 Mar 1901, m. Elizabeth Massey, b 27 Nov 1827 (TN) d 16 Aug 1901. There were 9 children: Mary Frances, b 13 Dec 1850, d 1926, m. Francis M. Parsons John Henry, b 20 May1851, d 17 Dec 1930, m. Lucinda Jane Williams Peter Marion, b 22 Feb 1855, d 6 Jul 1925, m. Allie M. Langford Joshua Luster, b 8 Feb 1857, d 15 Apr 1936, m. Amanda J. Mason Nancy Jane, b 11 Mar 1859, d 1941, m. John Williams Margaret Ann, b 7 Feb 1861, d 1954, m. Fayette B. Dooley America Elizabeth, b 22 Jun 1863, d ?? Sherman Alexander, b 6 May 1865, d 19 Feb 1940, m. Nancy B. King Andrew Franklin, b 5 Mar 1867, d. ? 3. John Henry Cowen, b 20 May 1852, d 17 Dec 1930, m. Lucinda Jane Williams, b 2 Feb 1860, d 18 May 1882. They had 3 children: Martha E., b 19 Dec 1876, d. ?, m. Albert Carter William Walter, b 3 Nov 1879, d 26 Jun 1953, m. Sarah Elavine Kelley Infant, b 12 May 1882, d 13 may 1882 4. William Walter Cowen, b 3 Nov 1879, d 17 Jun 1953, m. Sarah Evaline Kelley, b 23 Mar 1881, d 28 May 1952. They had 4 children. William Raymond, b 16 Feb 1901, d. ? Bernie Leslie, 10 Oct 1905, d. ? Alberta Lucille, b. 4 Jul 1911, d 1 Feb 1991, m. Roy L. Six Beulah Evelyn, b 21 Dec 1916, d 23 Apr 1979, m. Paul Raymond Gaunt. If any of these have meaning for anyone out there, I would like to communicate with you. I am especially interested in the origins of the "Khius or Kious" name. I don't know where he came from or exactly when. If anyone has any insight, I would be very interested. Thank you.

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Foot Notes

  1. ↑ Entered by Michael Lechner and Sharon Cowen, August 2, 2012.
  2. ↑ Wilson's history of Hickory County (1909).
  3. ↑ Peter Cowen Military Records pg 1. Peter Cowen, filed with Peter Course. (Peter Cowen Military Records)
  4. ↑ Jordan & Sarah Mashburn bible. Sharon Moffitt-Cowen.
  5. ↑ Peter Cowen Military Records pg 1. Peter Cowen, filed with Peter Course. (Peter Cowen Military Records)
  6. ↑ Peter Cawen. Page Number: 278 Line Number: 340. "United States Census, 1810," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH29-6GF : accessed 10 July 2012), Peter Cawen, Not Stated, Warren, Kentucky.
  7. ↑ Peter Cowing. Petersburg, Simpson, Kentucky. "United States Census, 1820," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHLR-53B : accessed 10 July 2012), Peter Cowing, Petersburg, Simpson, Kentucky.
  8. ↑ Source: #S188.
  9. ↑ Sharon Moffitt-Cowen. Oral tradition.
  10. ↑ Source: #S188 Peter Cowen b. Georgia ca 1770-1775. Sharon Moffitt Cowen.
  11. ↑ Source: #S188 Another note of interest is that on the 1880 census, Hickory County, Missouri - John Q. Cowen, Henry P. Cowen, and Mary (Polly) Cowen Bartsche stated their father's birthplace was Georgia. Daughter Ann Cowen Bunch, stated on the Simpson County, Kentucky 1880 census her father was born in Kentucky, as did Peter M. Cowen, Madison County, Arkansas 1880 census. Madison County, Arkansas 1880 Federal Census: Peter Cowan, male, 45 yrs of age, married, farmer, born Kentucky, states both parents born in Kentucky Note: Several of his children on the 1880 census say he was born in Georgia.
  12. ↑ Sharon Moffitt-Cowen. Oral tradition.
  13. ↑ Source: #S191 Page: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mo/hickory/vitals/hickbrth.txt Data: Text: Hickory Co., Mo Births NUMBER: 902 DATE OF RETURN: JUNE 27, 1887 1)NAME OF CHILD: SELAH (?) COWEN SEX: FEMALE #CHILD: THREE DATE OF BIRTH: JUNE 27, 1887 PLACE OF BIRTH: HICKORY CO 1) NATIONALITY OF FATHER: GERMAN FATHER'S PLACE OF BIRTH: HICKORY CO FATHER'S AGE: 30 1) NATIONALITY OF MOTHER: GERMAN MOTHER'S PLACE OF BIRTH: HICKORY CO MOTHER'S AGE: 23 MOTHER'S FULL NAME: AMANDA J. COWEN MOTHER'S FULL MAIDEN NAME: AMANDA J. MASON RESIDENCE: HICKORY CO FATHER'S FULL NAME: JOSHUA L. COWEN OCCUPATION: FARMER NAME & ADDRESS OFMEDICAL ATTENDANT: J. R. PACK, HERMITAGE
  14. ↑ Source: #S188 Data: Text: Family legend tells that the immigrant ancestor came from Germany and his surname was KIOUS, KIAS, KHIUS (various spelling from different cousins - all pronounce witH a long I). He was so happy to be in America and changed his name to Cowen. One descendant has an item supposedly made by the immigrant ancestor with the initials PK on it. We are anxious to learn more about both Peter and Mary (Polly's) ancestors.
  15. ↑ Sharon Moffitt-Cowen. Oral tradition.
  16. ↑ Source: #S188 Occupation: Farmer
  17. ↑ NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. September 8, 1855.
  18. ↑ NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. September 8, 1855. Image 3
  19. ↑ NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. December 30, 1851. Image 2
  20. ↑ NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. May 2, 1874. Image 6
  21. ↑ NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. December 30, 1851. Image 1
  22. ↑ Source: #S188 Peter Cowen was enlisted in the War of 1812 - 1 Regiment (Caldwell's), Mounted, Kentucky Volunteers. He was also listed under Peter Course. I saw these microfilms at the National Archives in Kansas City. It was clearly spelled this way but the archivist told me that usually they went down the line and wrote a name the way they heard it. No pension was filed under either name. Further research is in progress. Could "Course" be a corruption of the original surname?
  23. ↑ Source: #S190 Peter Cowen appears on the 1805 and 1807 Logan Co., KY tax lists. Note: Jack McClintic
  24. ↑ Source: #S188 Data: Text: Peter Cowen owned land along Drake's Creek in what eventually was Simpson County. His has records indicating this in Warren and Logan County records as early as 1799. Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln Counties were formed in 1780. Logan County was formed from Lincoln County in 1792. Warren County was formed from Logan County in 1796 Simpson County was formed from Logan, Warren, and Allen Counties in 1819. Simpson County is located at the southern, mid-portion of the state. It borders on the Tennessee state line. Property records also show that some of Peter Cowen's properties were on the Kentucky Tennessee state line.
  25. ↑ Source: #S188 This family is known to have lived in Simpson County, KY from 1809 to approximately 1840. Mary (Polly) and most of the children then moved to Hickory County, MO. Unsure if Elizabeth, Nancy and Ann came. According to Jack McClintic, tax records of Warren and then Simpson County, Kentucky after 1819 list Peter Cowen from 1809 to 1835, as living on Drake's Creek. He had 350 to 450 acres of land in the 1820's and 1830's and between 2-4 slaves.
  26. ↑ Note: Petersburg, Simpson, Kentucky. (Census, 1820)Peter Cowing. Petersburg, Simpson, Kentucky. "United States Census, 1820," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHLR-53B : accessed 10 July 2012), Peter Cowing, Petersburg, Simpson, Kentucky.
  27. ↑ Peter Cowen (indexed as Cawen), age 26-45 years, is recorded in 1810 Warren County, Kentucky Federal Census, p. 278: 1 male [Peter] age 26-45 years, 1 female [Polly] age 16 - 25 years, 1 female [Elizabeth]under 10 years of age, and 1 slave.
  28. ↑ Source: #S188 Peter Cowen is recorded in 1810 Warren County, Kentucky Federal Census, p. 278: 1 male age 26-45 years, 1 female age 16 - 25 years, 1 female under 10 years of age, and 1 slave (error: 1 female 45 years of age and above).
  29. ↑ Peter Cawen. Page Number: 278 Line Number: 340. "United States Census, 1810," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH29-6GF : accessed 10 July 2012), Peter Cawen, Not Stated, Warren, Kentucky.
  30. ↑ Cowen Family History, compiled by Sharon Moffitt Cowen.
  31. ↑ Source: #S188 Data: Text: 1820 Simpson County, Kentucky Federal Census: listed at Peter Cowing, therefore not in index for 1820 census. 1 male 10-16 yrs; 1 male 18-26 yrs 1 male over 45; 5 females 1-10 yrs, 1 female 10-16 yrs; 1 female 26 -45 yrs and 1 female over 45 (Who was the male 10-16 yrs; male 16-26; female over 45? Possibly Mary (Polly's mother and siblings?) It is interesting that on the census it can be seen that the recording of Peter's last name was tampered. Originally, it was written "Peter Cowan." Another handwriting wrote over the a and changed the writing to "Cowing."
  32. ↑ Peter Cowing. Petersburg, Simpson, Kentucky. "United States Census, 1820," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHLR-53B : accessed 10 July 2012), Peter Cowing, Petersburg, Simpson, Kentucky.
  33. ↑ Cowen Family History, compiled by Sharon Moffitt Cowen.
  34. ↑ This is what Simpson Co sent me re 1820 census. "I will attempt to answer your questions. If you got the 1820 census for Peter from Ancestry, they have the index wrong. There were only a few people who lived in Petersburg which is the community listed on the 1st page of the 10 images in that set of 1820 Simpson. The rest are in the county without communities or precincts named unless they were in Franklin. From the names appearing on that census with him, it appears that Peter would have been in the Black Jack community in northeast Simpson."
  35. ↑ Source: #S188 1830 Simpson County, Kentucky Federal Census: Listed as Peter Cowan; 1 male 0-5 yrs; 1 male [Henry] 5-10; 1 male 15-20; 1 male 50-60; 2 females 0-5, 1 female 5-10, 2 females 10-15, 1 female 15-20; 1 female 40-50 (Is the male 15-20 again a sibling of Mary (Polly)?) Jenny had married about 1829. Was Elizabeth married?
  36. ↑ Source: #S1881805 - Logan County, Kentucky tax records stated Peter had no land but owned a horse.
  37. ↑ Cowen Family History, compiled by Sharon Moffitt Cowen. So we know he was definitely in KY by 1805.
  38. ↑ Source: #S188 Data: Text: 1806 - Logan County, Kentucky tax records stated Peter owned 3 tracts of land of 400, 200 and 150 acres.
  39. ↑ Source: #S188 1808 - Logan County, Kentucky tax records stated Peter owned 400 acres and 200 acres on Whipperwill creek, 150 and 80 acres on Drakes creek
  40. ↑ Source: #S188 1813 - Logan County, Kentucky tax records stated Peter owned 200, 50, 150, 400, and 400 acres all on Drakes Creek (Whipperwill and Drakes creek are used for the same tracts). The surveys described the 400, 400 and 150 all being on Drakes Creek.
  41. ↑ Source: #S188 Data: Text: Between 1822-1828 Peter served on many juries. A volunteer at the Simpson County Historical Society, who sent this information, says "It is my understanding that on county court day many people came to town (Franklin) and hung out at the courthouse in hopes they would be picked for jury duty. They were paid one dollar which in those days was good money. They lived in a period of "hard times" (we would say a depression). There was very little cash money they could obtain."
  42. ↑ Source: #S188 Simpson County Tax Records of 1826 show Peter as Peter Cowin, living on Drake's Creek. He is listed as having 500 acres; 1 Black person over 18; total of 3 black persons; 5 horses; total value $2500
  43. ↑ Source: #S188 Another copy of the Simpson County Tax Records of 1835 shows Peter with 300 acres on Drake's Creek with: 2 blacks; 4 horses; total value $1300. These copies may be only partial recordings of the tax records Jack mentions.
  44. ↑ Source: #S188 Data: Text: Circuit Court File 426-1837, Simpson County, Kentucky: Frances B. Moore and John L. Moore vs. Joshua Lewis: note showing that Peter Cowen died intestate (i.e. without a will) as W. J. Williams was the administrator of his estate, not the executor. Note reads: "On or before the 12th day of September __ __ ______ __ ___ promise to pay W. J. Williams, admr. of the estate of Peter Cowen, deceased ninety seven dollars and 23 1/2 cents for ________ . " Dated the 10th of July 1837. Signed by Micajah Clark and Bennett _ Clark.
  45. ↑ Circuit Ct. File 426-1837, Frances B. Moore & John L. Moore vs. Joshua Lewis.
  46. ↑ NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. December 30, 1851. Image 1
  47. ↑ NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. December 30, 1851. Image 2
  48. ↑ NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. September 8, 1855. Image 3
  49. ↑ Source: #S188 died Abt. 1837 in Simpson County, Kentucky.
  50. ↑ Source: #S188 died Abt. 1837 in Simpson County, Kentucky.
  51. ↑ Source: #S188 Data: Text: Circuit Court File 426-1837, Simpson County, Kentucky: Frances B. Moore and John L. Moore vs. Joshua Lewis: note showing that Peter Cowen died intestate (i.e. without a will) as W. J. Williams was the administrator of his estate, not the executor. Note reads: "On or before the 12th day of September __ __ ______ __ ___ promise to pay W. J. Williams, admr. of the estate of Peter Cowen, deceased ninety seven dollars and 23 1/2 cents for ________ . " Dated the 10th of July 1837. Signed by Micajah Clark and Bennett _ Clark.
  52. ↑ Source: #S188 In 1837 Polly Cowen appears on the tax schedules owning Peter's land on Drake's Creek.
  53. ↑ Source: #S188 d. Simpson County, KY ca. 1833 - 1837.
  54. ↑ Source: #S188 Data: Text: Burial: prob. Kentucky
  55. ↑ NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. May 2, 1874. Image 7
  56. ↑ Wilson's history of Hickory County (1909).
  57. ↑ NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. May 2, 1874. Image 7
  58. ↑ Wilson's history of Hickory County (1909).
  59. ↑ NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. May 2, 1874. Image 7
  60. ↑ Wilson's history of Hickory County (1909).
  61. ↑ NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. May 2, 1874. Image 7
  62. ↑ Wilson's history of Hickory County (1909). Born Mar. 5, 1815.
  63. ↑ NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. May 2, 1874. Image 7
  64. ↑ Wilson's history of Hickory County (1909).
  65. ↑ NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. May 2, 1874. Image 7
  66. ↑ Margaret Cowen A.F.H.. Wilson's history of Hickory County (1909).
  67. ↑ NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. May 2, 1874. Image 7
  68. ↑ Wilson's history of Hickory County (1909).
  69. ↑ NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. May 2, 1874. Image 7
  70. ↑ Wilson's history of Hickory County (1909).
  71. ↑ NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. May 2, 1874. Image 7
  72. ↑ Wilson's history of Hickory County (1909).
  73. ↑ NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. May 2, 1874. Image 7
  74. ↑ Wilson's history of Hickory County (1909).
  75. ↑ NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. May 2, 1874. Image 7
  76. ↑ Wilson's history of Hickory County (1909).
  77. ↑ NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. May 2, 1874. Image 7
  78. ↑ Wilson's history of Hickory County (1909).
  79. ↑ NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. May 2, 1874. Image 7
  80. ↑ NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. December 30, 1851. Image 1
  81. ↑ NARA Bounty-Land Warrant Application. December 30, 1851. Image 2
  82. ↑ Source: #S148 Marriage 1 (12): Peter (Khius) (Kious) /COWEN/, m. Marriage 1 (12): Mary /(Polly)/, m.
  83. ↑ Source: #S188 Peter Cowen b. Georgia ca 1770-1775 d. Simpson County, KY ca. 1833 - 1837 m. Mary(Polly) ? ca. 1808. He married Mary (Polly) ?12,13,14 Abt. 1808. She was born March 7, 1789 in North Carolina15, and died February 6, 1856 in Hickory County, Missouri. Marriage: Abt. 1808
  84. ↑ Source: #S188 m. Mary(Polly) ? ca. 1808.
  85. ↑ Descendants of Anthony Haden, Kay Haden, 2011. Merrill vs Parchment.






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