Col. James Cowden and Mary Crouch

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Husband Col. James Cowden ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 16 Jun 1737 - Paxtang Twp, Lancaster (later Dauphin) Co, PA 1 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Oct 1810 - Paxtang, Dauphin Co, PA 1 5
         Buried:  - Paxtang Church Cemetery, Paxtang, Dauphin Co, PA

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         Father: Matthew Cowden (Abt 1707-1773) 4
         Mother: Martha Johnson (      -      ) 4

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       Marriage: 20 Mar 1777 6 7

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Wife Mary Crouch ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 1757 - Virginia 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Oct 1848 - Paxtang Twp, Dauphin Co, PA 6
         Buried:  - Paxtang Church Cemetery, Paxtang, Dauphin Co, PA

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         Father: Col. James Crouch (Abt 1728-1794) 2 6 8
         Mother: Hannah Brown (1727-1787) 2 6

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Children

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1 F Hannah Cowden ^{9 10}

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           Born: 1778 - Paxtang Twp, Lancaster (later Dauphin) Co, PA 9 10
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           Died: 31 May 1850 9 10
         Buried:  - Paxtang Church Cemetery, Paxtang, Dauphin Co, PA

         Spouse: John Cochran (1773-1845) 9 10

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2 F Martha Cowden ¹¹

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           Born: 1780 9
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         Spouse: William Boyd (1776/1778-      ) 11 12
           Marr: 6 Mar 1802 12

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3 F Margaret Cowden ⁹

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           Born: 1782 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Aug 1818 9
         Buried:  - Paxtang Church Cemetery, Paxtang, Dauphin Co, PA

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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4 F Elizabeth Cowden ⁹

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           Born: 27 Mar 1784 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Oct 1857 9
         Buried:  - Paxtang Church Cemetery, Paxtang, Dauphin Co, PA

         Spouse: William Gillmor (      -      ) 9

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5 M Matthew Benjamin Cowden ⁹

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           Born: 24 Jun 1786 - Paxtang Twp, Dauphin Co, PA 9
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           Died: 15 Jan 1862 9
         Buried:  - Paxtang Church Cemetery, Paxtang, Dauphin Co, PA

         Spouse: Mary Wallace (1788-1844) 9

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6 M James Cowden ⁹

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7 F Mary Cowden ⁹

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         Spouse: Joseph Jordan (      -      ) 9

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General Notes: Husband - Col. James Cowden

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He was brought up on his father's farm, enjoying, however, the advantages of that early education of those pioneer times, which, among the Scotch-Irish settlers, was remarkably comprehensive and ample. Apart from this, he was well-grounded in the tenets of the Westminster Confession, which among our pious ancestry formed a part of the instruction given to all. Until the thunders of the Revolution rolled toward the Susquehanna, Mr. Cowden remained on the paternal acres, busily engaged in farming. At the outset, he was a strong advocate for active defensive measures, and in favor of independence. He was one of the leading spirits at the meeting at Middletown, June 9, 1774, of which Colonel James Burd was chairman, and whose action, in conjunction with those of Hanover, nerved the people of Lancaster in their patriotic resolves. Suiting the action to the word, Mr. Cowden and the young men of his neighborhood took measures toward raising a battalion of associators, of which Colonel James Burd was in command, and a company of which was intrusted to Captain Cowden. His company, although not belonging to the Pennsylvania Line, was, nevertheless, in several campaigns, and did faithful service at Fort Washington, in the Jerseys, at Brandywine and Germantown, and in the war on the Northern and Western frontiers, defending them from the attack of the Indians and treacherous Tories. At the close of the war. Captain Cowden returned to his farm. Under the Constitution of 1790, he was appointed the justice of the peace for the district of Lower Paxtang, April 10, 1793, which he held up to the time he was commissioned by Governor Thomas Mifflin one of the associate judges of the county of Dauphin, on the 2d of October, 1795, an office he filled acceptably and creditably. In 1809, he was chosen Presidential elector, and was an ardent supporter of Madison.

1 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 476.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 174.

3 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 143, 145.

4 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 143.

5 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 144.

6 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 145.

7 William Henry Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1894), Pg 163.

8 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 477.

9 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 146.

10 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 96.

11 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 115, 146.

12 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 846.