Matthew Cowden and Martha Johnson

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Husband Matthew Cowden ¹

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           Born: Abt 1707 - northern Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died: Jul 1773 - Paxtang Twp, Lancaster (later Dauphin) Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Paxtang Cemetery, Paxtang, Lancaster Co, PA

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         Father: William Cowden (      -      ) 1
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 1730 1

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Wife Martha Johnson ¹

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried:  - Paxtang Cemetery, Paxtang, Lancaster Co, PA

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Children

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1 M William Cowden ¹

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           Born: 11 Jan 1731 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Feb 1782 1
         Buried: 

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2 F Margaret Cowden ¹

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           Born: Abt 1733
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John Gilchrist (      -      ) 1

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3 M John Cowden ¹

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           Born: 1735 - Paxtang Twp, Lancaster (later Dauphin) Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Aug 1776 - Cumberland Co, PA 1
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary [Unk] (      -      ) 1

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4 M Col. James Cowden ^{2 3 4}

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           Born: 16 Jun 1737 - Paxtang Twp, Lancaster (later Dauphin) Co, PA 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Oct 1810 - Paxtang, Dauphin Co, PA 2 5
         Buried:  - Paxtang Church Cemetery, Paxtang, Dauphin Co, PA

         Spouse: Mary Crouch (1757-1848) 2 3 4
           Marr: 20 Mar 1777 6 7

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5 F Mary Cowden ¹

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           Born: 10 Dec 1739 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Jul 1809 1
         Buried:  - Derry Church, Dauphin Co, PA

         Spouse: David Wray (1728-1805) 1
           Marr: 23 Jan 1777 7

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6 F Elizabeth Cowden ¹

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           Born: 1741 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Robert Keys (      -      ) 1

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7 F Rebecca Cowden ¹

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           Born: 1743 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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8 M Benjamin Cowden ¹

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           Born: 1745 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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General Notes: Husband - Matthew Cowden

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He came to America prior to 1729, and took up a tract of land in Paxtang, upon which he resided until his death.

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

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

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

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

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.