Display Patriot - P-139706 - Thomas COWAN/COWING

Thomas COWAN/COWING

SAR Patriot #: P-139706

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.

State of Service: NC Qualifying Service: Captain / Patriotic Service

DAR #: A026898

Birth: 23 Jan 1748 / / PA
Death: 04 Dec 1817 / Rowan / NC

Qualifying Service Description:

Militia, NC Cavalry, Served under Col Francis Locke, Battles of Ramsour's Mill and Cowpens
DAR cites COL BRISBANE
Provided goods for the Patriot cause

Additional References:

Rev War soldiers buried in NC. Incomplete manuscript
Pension Number *W18922-National Archives Rev War Pension -ID - 54311945, M804 - Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, roll 667, record group 15
Wheeler's History of NC, pg 368
Hunter, Sketch of NC, pg 152
Lossing Field Book of Rev, Vol 2, pg 385
Heitman, Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army during the War of the Revolution, pg 173
"North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782 FamilySearch.org, Entry for Thomas Cowan, 10 Feb 1781
NC Genealogical Society – “Delamar Transcripts…”, pg 15-16, LP120

Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Barkley
Children: Anna; Elizabeth; Abel/Aabel; Nancy; Mary; James; Thomas; Jean/Jane; Catherine; Lydia; Margaret; Hezekiah; Levina; Abigail;

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child
1940-12-03	KY	Unassigned	Frank Duncan Salmons (59680)	Mary
1959-07-24	TN	Unassigned	James Lacy Lovell (81301)	Mary
1970-02-10	KY	Unassigned	John Henry Atkerson (99433)	Mary
1980-04-16	TN	Unassigned	Jimmy Phy Salmons (115789)	Mary
2002-06-26	NC	13729	Robert Lee Graham III (158536)	Ann
2003-07-31	NC	16465	Bernard William Cruse Jr. (156320)	Elizabeth
2012-09-26	NC	49969	Jimmie Wayne Wright Thompson (184974)	Elizabeth/Betsy
2016-11-02	NC	71497	James Edward Ragan III (200227)	Abel
2018-09-28	KY	83065	John Steele Slaughter (209025)	Jane
2019-11-22	TN	89478	David Myers Evans (213828)	Nancy
2024-10-18	PA	113583	James Bryan Hudson (231471)	Mary

Burial:

Thyatira Presbyterian Church Cemetery_(C-0070698)

Location:

Mill Bridge / Rowan / NC / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

184369

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

35.653090 / -80.637720

Find A Grave Memorial #:

13861367

Marker Type:

Upright Stone w/SAR Granite In-Grd Patriot Marker

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

18 AUG 2013

Comments:

Image taken and provided with permission from compatriot Gerald Adams (SC) member 195444

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

Located on Rte 150 between Mooresville & Salisbury, NC
The cemetery driveway divides the cemetery into two large sections. Proceed to the northern most point along the driveway. From this point proceed about 250 feet northwards in approximately the center of the cemetery. Francis Locke’s son’s grave is marked with a large elaborate marker. It has a large base of four tablets topped by a large urn or vase. The grave for Thomas Cowen lies about 30 feet west of this monument. It is an upright stone with a scrolled top. There is a small flat granite marker inscribed with “ Patriot | 1775” at its base

Photo: 1 of 1

Author: Mr. James Edward Ragan III

Thomas S. Cowan was born on January 23, 1748 in Salisbury, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of John Cowan (1728-1811) and Mary Dunn. John Cowan was a first generation American and was known as a gunsmith. When Thomas was a young boy his family moved to a community known as the Irish Settlement outside of Salisbury, NC about 45 miles from Charlotte, NC. This area became a hot bed of activity during the Revolutionary War.

Thomas married Mary Elizabeth Barkley (1755-1836) on December 30, 1773 in Rowan, NC as noted in the Family Bible. Thomas and Mary were Scotch Irish and belonged to the Thyatira Presbyterian Church. They had 14 children – Catharine Anne Cowan (1774-?); Mary Cowan Bunton (1776-1843); Margaret Cowan McNeely (1777 – 1849); Lydia Cowan Hyde (1779-1849); Thomas Lincoln Cowan (1780-1856); Ann Cowan Graham (1782-?); Jean Cowan Graham (1784-?); Elizabeth Cowan (1785-?); James Cowan (1788-?); Abel Cowan (1789-1843); Agness Cowan McCorkle (1792-1855); Abigail Cowan (1794-?); Hezekiah Cowan (1796-1824); and Levina Cowan (1799-?).

Thomas S. Cowan joined the Rowan County militia as a private in 1779 and later was elected Captain of the Horse in 1780 in the Rowan County Regiment under the command of Colonel Brisbane. Thomas served in the following battles and skirmishes: Briar Creek (GA) on March 3, 1779; Stono Ferry (SC) on June 20, 1779; Ramseur's Mill (NC) on June 20, 1780; King’s Mountain (SC) on October 7, 1780; Cowpens (SC) on January 17, 1781; Cowan's Ford (NC) on February 1, 1781; Tarrant's Tavern (NC) on February 1, 1781; and was wounded at Eutaw Springs (SC) on September 8, 1781. He also served three months in Mecklenburg County in and around Charlotte under General Dan Morgan. He also served in and around Charleston, SC.

Thomas died on December 4, 1817 and was buried in the cemetery at Thyatira Presbyterian Church in Mill Bridge, Rowan County, NC along with his wife and 11 other direct family members.

There is a plantation house, Wood Grove, in Rowan County which is said to have been built by Thomas Cowan. Abel Cowan, his son, lived in the house. It is the oldest brick house in western NC which is owned by descendants of Captain Thomas S. Cowan.

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WikiTree Family – Captain Thomas S. Cowan (1747-1817)

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cowan-676

Thomas Cowan Revolutionary War Pension Application-W18922

Thomas Cowan (son of this Thomas and Mary Barkley Cowan) Declaration, National Archives & Records Administration, M804-667, Transcribed by Billy Markland

The American Revolution in North Carolina – Captain Thomas S. Cowan http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/patriots_nc_capt_thomas_cowan.html

Find A Grave – Thomas S. Cowan https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13861367/thomas-cowan

W18922 Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters https://revwarapps.org/w18922.pdf

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