Joseph COWAN

1729 - 1777  (48 years)

• Name	Joseph COWAN
  Birth	24 Feb 1729	Chester, Chester Co., Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  _UID	8CB4AED13524415CAB8B7300FD7FFACFA346
  Death	May 1777
  Person ID	I13592	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2012

  
  

  Father	Hugh COWAN,   b. Abt 1700, Of Derry, Ireland d. 13 Jan 1782, Chester, Chester Co., Pennsylvania (Age ~ 82 years)
  Mother	Ann MATTHIAS,   b. 1701   d. 17 Mar 1734, Chester, Chester Co., Pennsylvania (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	20 Jan 1723
  Family ID	F10289	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary SCOTT,   b. 1738   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	14 May 1752	Chester, Chester Co., Pennsylvania
  Children	1. Jane COWAN,   b. 1753   d. 22 Jan 1830 (Age 77 years)   2. Ann COWAN,   b. Jul 1755   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mary COWAN,   b. Jul 1758   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Elizabeth COWAN,   b. 6 Jun 1761   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Margaret COWAN,   b. 8 Jul 1764   d. Yes, date unknown   6. James COWAN,   b. 12 Nov 1767   d. 10 Apr 1852 (Age 84 years)   7. Sarah COWAN,   b. 7 Apr 1772   d. 10 Apr 1852 (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F6953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph died May 1777 at age 48. He made a will 26 Feb 1777 in Sadsbury Township, Chester Co., PA. COWAN, JOSEPH, Sadsbury. Feb. 26, 1777. Mar. 8, 1777. To wife 1/3 of personal estate and profits of the whole until son James is 21. To son James £50 at 21. Remainder of personal estate to 6 daughters, viz., Jean wife of Geo. Richman, Ann wife of John Semple, Mary, Elizabeth, Margaret and Sarah. To son James all real estate at 21. Executors: Wife Mary and son-in-law Geo. Richmond. Wit: Nathl. W. Semple, Charles Kinkead.