Cowan ( again!)
Sorry to "flog" this thread, but I really believe that we've narrowed the Cowan connection down to theimmediate ancestors of either Samuel Blair or Agnes____(probably Agnes'). It is onlybeginning with their children's generation (starting with Sarah Cowan Patterson (1795-1864))that the "Cowan" surname starts showing up repeatedly as a Middle name, in several diverging nuclear families.
We need forBlair folks to dig into their records and find us some more Cowan leads! Establishing this link would solve a mystery that has been batted around since the 1950's! Not only that, it would enable several deeply-researched families ( eg, Blairs, Pattersons ( SC and GA branches of the Pattersons),Giles and the Cowans themselves) to "hook up" and would greatly expand the depth of each family's knowledge.
If you are interested post here or contact me directly via email at [email protected]. I will put you in touch w/ our Blair/Cowan reasearch email group.
Thanks for your attention.
Carl Crowley
Atlanta