William
Cowan
Jr.
Born about in Pennsylvania
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of William Cowan Sr.
and Susannah (Fleming) Cowan
Husband of
Ann (Jenkins) Cowan
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 65
in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Jan 2019
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Biography
William was born in 1741. He passed away in 1806.[1]
Parents: son of William Cowan, Sr., immigrant, and Susannah Fleming
Spouse: married Ann Jenkins, daughter of Hugh Jenkins and Mary Cowan
Timeline
The following timeline comes from the Cowan Records in Rowan County, North Carolina[2]
- 1767, March—purchased 320 acres from cousin John Cowan and witnessed by David Jenkins (son of Mary Cowan Jenkins), George Cowan (brother), and James Cowan (cousin), (6/533)
- 1768—on tax roll of Rowan County in Matthew Locke’s District
- 1770, July 23—sold 320 acre tract to parents William Cowan, Sr. and Susannah Cowan, witnessed by Benjamin Cowan (brother) and James Cowan (cousin), (7/335)
- 1774, Aug. 8—Committee of Safety formed in Rowan County, NC
- 1775, Sept. 20—one of 34 members in attendance of committee
- 1778—on tax roll with assets valued at £509, 16 sh.[3]
- 1781, Jan. 26—served as private under Col. Francis Locke for 3 months
- 1781, Feb. 1—participated at Battle of Cowan’s Ford
- 1782—on tax roll for 200 acres, 1 slave, 7 horses and 13 cattle
- 1784—purchased 300 acres on waters of Second Creek (10/279)
- 1788, April 24—received 260 acres from his father, William Cowan, Sr.
- 1789—received 1 slave and equal share in home plantation on Fourth Creek in father’s will
Sources
- ↑ Terry Cowan, We Relate “Annotated Index to Cowan Records in Rowan County, NC.”
- ↑ Terry Cowan, “Annotated Index to Cowan Records in Rowan County, NC."
- ↑ see List of Taxable Property in Rowan County in 1778
- Listed in will of father, Rowan Co, NC Record of Wills, 1766-1793, Book B, Page 196-199, 14 Aug, 1789.
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Rowan County Will Book E: 237; digital image 246, FamilySearch accessed 1 July 2013 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:SQWX-HQCP-9?i=245&wc=32L2-FMC%3A169928201%2C170969001&cc=1867501