Biography

Margaret was born in 1694. She passed away in 1758. ^{[citation needed]}

She was also known as Margaret McCowen/Cowen and Margaret Gass/Glass.

Margaret Cowan married John Gass about 1710 presumably in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Children

1. Samuel Gass
2. Daughter Gass
3. Benjamin Gass, b. Abt 1712
4. James Gass, b. Abt 1716
5. Isabella Gass, b. 8 Jan 1717
6. Henry Gass, b. Abt 1730
7. David Gass, b. Abt 1733

John Gass died in 1734.

On 26 Apr 1738, John Gass' widow, Margaret, had 200 acres surveyed in Lancaster County.

Margaret the widow, married William McGill. This was also his second marriage and they had no children together.^[1]

Research Notes

It is possible she was born in Scotland, but need something to link her to this record Christening Date: 30 Sep 1694 Christening Place: Denny, Stirling, Scotland Father's Name: James Cowan Mother's Name: Margret Ritchardson

• "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT21-B2D : 10 February 2018), Margret Cowan, ; citing Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland, reference 2:17B7VN4, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,975.

Also seen as born in Amtrim Ireland

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LY7M-V9Q

Apparently, McGill may be the name of Margaret’s third husband. - see the notes in ^[2]

“It's believed and undoubtedly so, that William Magill was quite possibly the third husband of Margaret Gass. Margaret removed to Virginia sometime after Johns death ... wherein, she and William were married. Thusly, the children listed for William Magill would be his children and not hers. It's further speculated, because of the unusual request in John Gass' Will, that Margaret may not have been the mother of all of his children and that he feared for her well being after his death. ^[3]

William Magill's will^[4] -- Wife, Margaret, and her son, David Gass; sons, James and William, adjoining Charles Campbell; son, John; grandchild, James' son; daughter, Elizabeth. Executors, Robert Cravens, Hugh Campbell. Signed William Magill, Margaret Magill. Teste: Andrew Erwin, Charles Campbell. Proved, 29th November, 1749, when Margaret renounced the will. (p. 15) An Index to the Will Books and Intestate Records of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 1729 - 1850 (The following Cowen's can be found in the above described index) David Cowan (1757) Henry Cowan (1760) John Cowan (1760) Wm. Cowan (1793) David Cowan (1758) Geroge Cowan (1799) Thomas Cowan (1770).

Sources

1. ↑ Notable Southern Families Volume Ii, by Armstrong, Zella, 1918, Publisher Chattanooga, Lookout Pub. Co, page 233.
2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LC56-G3D?1=1&spouse=LVQQ-98V
3. ↑ Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Viginia extracted from the original court records of Augusta Co., 1745-1800.
4. ↑ "Abstracts of Wills of Augusta County, Virginia, Augusta County Court ... Will Book Number 1" ... Page 202 10th Octorber, 1749.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 06 April 2020, 14:31), entry for Margaret Cowan(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:4MSD-WPX); contributed by various users.
• Ancestry.com Family Trees
• Genealogy of the Berry and Associated Families, Author: Jim Jackson, Carol Vass, Marie Loughlin, 3 April 2000

• My Magill Lineage, Author: Randall Scott Treadway, 23 Feb 2010

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Catherine Evans for creating Gass-128 on 30 Jul 13.

• Thank you to Jim Berry for creating Gass-161 on 21 Dec 13.

• WikiTree profile Gass-82 created through the import of Leehawk201202171001146495.ged on Feb 18, 2012 by Chilton Hawk.

• This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.