James Cowan, Capt.

Abt 1770 - Abt 1814  (44 years)

• Name	James Cowan
  Suffix	Capt.
  Birth	Abt 1770
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1814	, Franklin
  Burial	Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
  Person ID	I11385	Clan Montgomery Society | John Montgomery and Esther Houston
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	John Cowan, Major,   b. Bef 1748   d. Abt 1784 (Age > 36 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Walker,   b. Abt 1748
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1768
  Family ID	F3679	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Weir Montgomery,   b. 1773, Augusta County, Virginia, USA d. Aft 1849, , Lincoln Co., Tennessee (Age > 77 years)
  Marriage	23 Apr 1800	Blount County, Tennessee, USA
  Children	1. Samuel Montgomery Cowan, Rev.,   b. 10 Mar 1801, Blount County, Tennessee, USA d. 5 May 1881 (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural] + 2. Elizabeth McCroskey Cowan,   b. Abt 1802, Blount County, Tennessee, USA  [Father: natural]   3. Ann Cowan,   b. Abt 1804  [Father: natural]   4. Julia Cowan,   b. Abt 1806  [Father: natural]   5. John Cowan,   b. Abt 1808  [Father: natural]   6. Martha Cowan,   b. Abt 1810  [Father: natural]   7. Rachel Cowan,   b. Abt 1812  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F3626	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 23 Apr 1800 - Blount County, Tennessee, USA Burial - - Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Ref.: Erick M. Pg 29. At the age of 15 he was captured by Shawnee Indians and carried north from the settlement in Blount County. He escaped in one year, his father was killed, his mother held captive for seven years, and a sister killed. He commanded a company from Franklin County during the Creek War.