Brief Life History of Samuel
Samuel Cowan was born about 1763, in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States. He married Jane Montgomery on 22 April 1794, in Washington, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died in 1832, in Campbell, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Campbell, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Saml Cowan, "United States Census, 1830"
- Samuel Cowan, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Samuel COWAN, 'Filae Family Trees' on MyHeritage
Spouse and Children
1763–1832 Male
1767–1840 Female
Children (2)
1795– Male
1800–1832 Female
World Events (8)
1776
Age 13
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
Age 17
1783 · A Free America
Age 20
Name Meaning
Scottish and Manx: shortened form of McOwen and McKeown . See also McEwen .
Sottish and Manx: from a shortened form of Irish Ó Comhdhain and Mac Comhdhain ‘descendant or son of Comhdan’ or Gaelic Mac Comhghain ‘son of Comhghan (‘the twin’). Pronounced to rhyme with Owen, the name sometimes appears as Coan and Cohen in Down, and has been used interchangeably with Irish Coyne in Connacht and McIlhone in Tyrone. In the Isle of Man the name is pronounced /'kauən/ (with Cow- as in English cow).
Scottish and Manx: sometimes a variant of Colquhoun , pronounced Cohoon in Scotland and Cahoon in Ulster.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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