William
M
Cowan
Born in Salisbury Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Son of John Cowan
and Elizabeth (Parke) Cowan
Husband of
Sarah (Stewart) Cowan
— married
1759 in Rowan, North Carolina
Descendants 
Died
at about age 61
in Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2015
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Biography
William was born about 1734.
William's daughter-in-law was also named Sarah Stewart. Her only child was born in 1804; the year she died. A good assumption is child-bed-fever. She was the wife of William's 10th. child, Isaac.
He passed away in 1789.
Sources
- Ancestry.com, North Carolina Marriage Records, Thyatira Presbyterian Church Records
- "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XFSV-ZV9 : 3 November 2017), William Cowan and Sarah Stewart, 23 Dec 1759; citing Rowan, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 500,949.
- FamilySearch details for William Cowan
- Pg 73 of Register of Deeds marriage license index list 1741-2004
William Cowan b 1727 Salisbury, Lancaster PA
Marriage record to Sarah Stewart 23 Dec 1759 Rowan, NC
From the tree of Tracy Henning :
Listed in the family of William 1727 and Sarah Stewart 1734 are the following:
Edward 1753-1832
Lieut William David 1755-1842 we have a David on our DNA list b 1755
Margaret 1757
John 1757
James 1761
George 1763
Thomas 1765
Sarah 1770
William 1771
Stewart 1774
Elijah 1775-1811
Isaac 1775 ?
Lydia 1775
Mary “Polly” 1779
Sherad 1781
Moses 1787
Joseph 1788 children born in NC and GA
- William Cowan b 1727 Salisbury, Landcaster PA
Marriage record to Sarah Stewart 23 Dec 1759 Rowan, NC
Pg 73 of Register of Deeds marriage license index list 1741-2004
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
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~0.78%
Gary Yeary
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Boone Carlon :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A534378 [compare], Ancestry member Kathi_Carlon_Reed
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T139914 [compare], FTDNA kit #527655
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~0.78%
Ron Chew :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A457061 [compare], Ancestry member Rlchew
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~0.39%
Kathi (Carlon) Reed :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A564302 [compare], Ancestry member Kathi_Carlon_Reed
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T369700 [compare], FTDNA kit #590240
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~0.39%
Johnna (Carlon) Lee :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A777141 [compare], Ancestry member JohnnaRCarlonLee
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~0.39%
Laura (Bonds) Sanders :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch Z601245 [compare], FTDNA kit #701205
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Categories: Pennsylvania, Cowan Name Study
I'm not 'up' on this particular profile, so I'll leave it to y'all to set the birth & death dates up. I don't know what 'sources' might apply there. That 'Family Tree' might be a good candidate to move out of 'sources' and put into a category titled: = Research Notes =