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
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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.