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Ahnentafel Chart for Isobel "Belle" Esther THOMPSON

First Generation

1. Isobel "Belle" Esther THOMPSON was born on 23 Feb 1850 in Middletown, Washington Co., PA. She died on 14 Dec 1922 in of pneumonia.

Isobel married Richard Bell JACKSON son of William Bell JACKSON and Mary Adeline SAWYER on 29 Jun 1876. Richard was born on 25 Mar 1837 in Piqua, OH. He died on 18 Oct 1921 in Hedrick, Keokuk Co., IA. He was buried in West cemetery, Sigourney next to wives.

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2. Robert THOMPSON died about 1880 in PA. He married Lily Ann COWDEN. 3. Lily Ann COWDEN was born on 18 Mar 1824 in Washington Co., PA. She died about 1918 in Upland, CA. She was buried in 1921 in Draper Chapel, Upland, CA?. # ID: I540762379 # Name: Lilly Ann COWDEN # Given Name: Lilly Ann # Surname: Cowden # Sex: F # Birth: 18 Mar 1824 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania # Death: 1918 in Upland, California # Residence: 1850 Ohio # Residence: 1870 Brighton, Iowa # Residence: 1877 Sigourney, Keokuk, IA # Residence: 1891 Etiwanda, California # Residence: 1910 San Jacinto, California

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6. Isaac Patterson COWDEN was born on 1 Jan 1798 in Mt. Pleasant Twp., Washington Co., PA. He died before 2 Jun 1865. He married Esther NELSON on 30 Jan 1822 in Of, Mount Pleasant Twp, Washington, Pennsylvania. Isaac P. Cowden, p. 990 ISAAC P. COWDEN was born in Mt. Pleasant township, this county, in 1798, a son of John and Ann (Sloan) Cowden. He was reared on the farm, and received such education as was obtainable in the schools of the period. In 1823 he married Esther Nelson, who was born in 1799 on a farm in Mt. Pleasant township, where their son John is yet residing. She was a daughter of James and Ann (Duncan) Nelson, and granddaughter of John and Margaret (Gilliland) Nelson. John and Margaret Nelson were both natives of Ireland where they were married shortly before emigrating to America. After reaching this country they took up their abode in York county, Penn., where they resided for a number of years, then moved to Washington county, at that time a wilderness. To reach their destination, they had to move their household belongings on packhorses, the children being carried in creels (great wicker baskets), slung one on each side of a horse. In this way they accomplished the wearisome journey over the mountains, sometimes receiving the hospitality of a pioneer, whose lonely cabin they discovered, sometimes camping by the wayside when night overtook them, but always with stout hearts pushing on, until their destination was reached in safety, and they found their new home in the wilderness. Only one clearing marked the western march of civilization, but undaunted by the dreary outlook they went to work. Fortune smiled upon them, and soon they were able to provide themselves with not only the bare necessaries of life, but also with a comfortable, well-furnished house. They were industrious, and therefore prosperous, contented and happy. Nine children grew up around the family hearthstone, viz.: Esther, William, John, Margaret, Archibald, Nancy, Ann, James and Samuel. Of the privations endured by these pioneers, we need mention only a few. Salt was an article much needed and very difficult to obtain. To procure a supply it was necessary to make a trip over the mountains and transport it on packhorses. At first neighbors were few, living long distances apart. To attend church they had to go to Canonsburg. Schools were decidedly primitive affairs. Amid such surroundings James Nelson grew to manhood, and was then married to Ann Duncan, a member of an Irish family of pioneers who had eight children: John, Samuel, Mary, Margaret, Elizabeth, Susan, Isabelle and Ann. After his marriage to Ann Duncan, James Nelson removed to Beaver county, Penn., and remained on a farm in that county until his death. His children by the first marriage were John, Margaret, Isabelle and Esther. This wife died and Mr. Nelson then married Delilah Ralston, who bore him two children James and Ann. After her mother's death, Esther, then a small child, lived with her grandparents, by whom she was reared and educated, remaining with them until her marriage with Isaac Cowden.

6 Sep 2006 Ancestors of Isobel "Belle" Esther THOMPSON Page 3 Isaac P. and P. Esther (Nelson) Cowden had the following children: Lillie Ann (widow of Robert Thompson, now living in California), John (who married Louisa Scott, now residing on the old Nelson homestead in Mt. Pleasant township), James (married to Violet Glass, residing in southern Kansas), Martha and Margaret (to whom we are indebted for this sketch), who are unmarried, and reside together in West Middletown, Penn. Isaac P. Cowden was a successful farmer and stock raiser, and resided in Mt. Pleasant township, this county, all his life. He was never actively engaged in political affairs, finding in domestic life and agricultural pursuits a more congenial atmosphere. In religion he was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, like his wife and daughters. His death occurred in May, 1865, his widow mourning his loss until 1877, when she, too, answered the last call. Text taken from page 990 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed March 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project. Published March 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http:// www.chartiers.com/.

7. Esther NELSON was born in 1799 in Mt. Pleasant Twp., Washington Co., PA. She died in 1877. Title: Ancestry and Kin Of The Cowden and Welch Families, by Rev. James Marcus Welch, Jan 1904; Repository: Call Number: Media: Book Page: page 26, 68, 73, 80

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12. John COWDEN was born in 1758 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania. He died on 15 Jun 1827. He married Anna "Annie" SLOAN on 2 Jan 1787 in Westmoreland, PA. COWDEN. The grandfather of the present generation, John Cowden, was born in eastern Pennsylvania of Scotch-Irish parents, who had settled in the State several years prior to his birth. He was united in marriage with Anna Sloan, and soon afterward moved to Washington county. They settled on a farm in Mt. Pleasant township, a part of the original George Washington survey, where the remainder of their lives was passed. John Cowden, father of our subject, and son of John and Anna (Sloan) Cowden, was born in Mt. Pleasant township, this county, passing his boyhood on the home place. In 1820 he married Mary Kelso, also a native of this township. She was a daughter of Mark and Martha (Ewing) Kelso, natives of Allegheny county, Penn., who came to this county in pioneer days and died here. Mr. and Mrs. John Cowden began their wedded life on the farm now occupied by their son Robert, where the following children were born: Elizabeth, Joseph (a farmer of Cecil township), Mark K., Margaret B. (married R. B. Miller, of Canonsburg, and died in 1886), Jane, John, Robert and Mary (widow of Rev. R. C. Welch, pastor of the Buffalo U. P. Church; she is living in Philadelphia, and has three sons: Robert Lincoln, a U. P. minister, in Iowa; James M., an assistant U. P. minister, in Philadelphia, and John C., attending the medical college at Philadelphia). Mr. Cowden followed farming all his life. He was an active Whig, and in church connection he and his wife were members of the U. P. Seceder Church at Hickory. He died in 1854, his wife in 1883. Mark K. Cowden was born September 27, 1827, on the home farm in Mt. Pleasant township, receiving his education in the subscription schools of the vicinity. In early life he was united in marriage with Jane, daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth (Bell) Thompson, early residents of Chartiers township. Mr. and Mrs. Cowden began life on the farm where they yet reside. This contains 204 acres of well-cultivated land, and also a good gas well. They also own about seventy-eight acres near Hickory and are interested in sheep growing. They are members of the U. P. Church at Venice. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Cowden are: John (who lives in Hickory, married to Elizabeth Boyce), Thompson (living near Hickory, married to Sarah McKnight), Elizabeth (residing in Houstonville, wife of Harry McNary), Robert, William, Lida, VanEmmon, Mary (Mrs. Joseph Little, of Cecil township), and Joseph Alexander (a farmer of Mt. Pleasant township, married to Anna Cummins). Mr. Cowden votes with the Prohibition party. ROBERT COWDEN was born November 10, 1835, on the farm in Mt. Pleasant township, which is yet his home, and received a district-school education. In 1859 he was united in marriage with Margaret, daughter of Samuel and Mary A. (Miller) Allison, natives of Beaver county, Penn., who settled in Mt. Pleasant township about 1855. To Mr. and Mrs. Cowden children were born as follows: Elizabeth

6 Sep 2006 Ancestors of Isobel "Belle" Esther THOMPSON Page 5 (wife of John Peacock, of Houstonville), John (deceased in his fifteenth year), Emma (wife of Robert Smith, of Mt. Pleasant township), Margaret, Jennie A., Robert and Joseph. The four last named living at home. The mother of this family died in February, 1877, and on September 15, 1880, Mr. Cowden married Margaret McDonald, a native of Beaver county, Penn., to whom one child, McDonald Cowden, was born. Mrs. Cowden is a daughter of John and Margaret (Barclay) McDonald. Mrs. McDonald resided in Washington county, prior to her marriage, after which they settled in Beaver county, Penn., the birthplace of Mr. McDonald. Both parents died in that county, the mother passing away in 1887. Robert Cowden inherited the old homestead of 260 acres, to which he has added about as much by purchase, all being in a good state of cultivation. He devotes considerable attention to stock, raising a high grade of Black-top Merino sheep. In politics he votes the Republican ticket, and in church relations he and his wife are members of the United Presbyterian Church at Venice. Text taken from page 371 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed June 1997 by Marilyn K. MacKendrick of N. Charleston, SC as part of the Beers Project. Published June 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http:// www.chartiers.com/. Revolutionary War, Pvt from PA. also m. to 2. Esther Strothers 3. Margaret Nelson ******* Wert says:"Our family history says that John Cowden who married Annie Sloan was the son of John Cowden and Mary Reynolds. In the 1770's, John Cowden and Mary Reynolds with their children migrated westward, presumably from eastern PA. In route, John Cowden died and was buried near Conacocheaque which is now in Maryland. Mary Reynolds Cowden eventually continued on with the family and settled near what is now the village of Hickory in Washington County, PA. A number of Cowden descendants still live in the area. Family history indicates that John Cowden was the son of Matthew Cowden of Paxtang PA, but there were wills by 2 or 3 of Matthew's sons that suggest that Matthew's son John moved to North Carolina not western PA. There were Cowdens in colonial Chester Co, PA." Sources: 1. LDS: International Genealogial Index [spouse, children] 2. DAR Patriot Index [military, yob, dod, 3 wives] 3, Cowden Family Genealogy Forum message by Richart Wert

13. Anna "Annie" SLOAN was born in 1765 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. She died on 28 Mar 1802 in Washington Co., PA. She was buried in Oak Spring Cemetery, Canonsburg, PA.. recheck Monita's IGI notes for children. assuming marriage match is

6 Sep 2006 Ancestors of Isobel "Belle" Esther THOMPSON Page 6 correct. Sources: 1. "Sloan-Trout Family" by Walter Reed Sloan [parents] 2. LDS: International Genealogial Index [parents, dob,spouse,children] 3. Gen. Society of PA. Pub. Vol. 5, pg 339, Wills of Westmoreland Co. Pa. [father, spouse last name, children?]

14. James NELSONNELSON.James married Ann DUNCAN. 15. Ann DUNCAN .

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24. John COWDEN was born in 1735 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania. He died on 16 Aug 1776 in Of Cumberland, Maryland. He married Mary REYNOLDS in 1754 in Paxtang, Lancaster, PA. Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 Record about John Cowden Name: John Cowden Description: Decedent Prove Date: 16 Aug 1775 Book Page: B:194 Remarks: John Cowden. 15 Apr 1775. Wife Mary. Sons John, Joseph, Bannels and William, all to be bound to trades. Dau. Ester, Margret, Jane and Mary Cowden, and a child not yet born. Exs., John Bannels, Esq. of Antrim, and John Andrews of Gilford Township. Password:

25. Mary REYNOLDS was born about 1728 in Paxtang, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She was christened in 1738. She died on 17 Jun 1809 in Mahoning Tnshp, Lawrence Co, Penn. She was buried in Mcbride Cem. Or, Tent Church Co. Mahoning, Armstrong, Pennsylvania.

26. Robert SLOAN was born in 1738 in Franklin Co., PA. He died on 4 Mar 1816 in Salem Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA. He married Mary MCBRAYER. Died at home of son, John Sloan. born & raised in Franklin Co. Own a farm in St. Thomas (Peters) Twp & a farm in Hamilton Twp. ****** Will recorded in Westmoreland Co. Bk 1 pg. 50, Robert Sloan, farmer of Westmoreland, dated Apr. 20, 1812, pr. May 17, 1816 Ch: Susannah Sloan, John Sloan, Ann Condon, Elizabeth McCleton and Mary Cowdens, Ch. of dau. Ann Condon, S-L John Sloan of Bedford Co., son John of Westmoreland Co. Exec. Wit. John Dassan, Jacob Hoop and John Stoner.

27. Mary MCBRAYER was born about 1740. 28. John NELSON was born in Ireland. He married Margaret GILLILAND. 29. Margaret GILLILAND was born about 1768 in Ireland.

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48. Matthew COWDEN was born about 1710 in Ireland. He died in Lancaster Co, Pa. He married Martha JOHNSTON in 1730 in Lancaster Co, Pa. Matthew was born in 1710 in Lancaster Co, Pa.

49. Martha JOHNSTON was born about 1710. She died in Lancaster Co, Pa. Martha was born in 1710 in County Tyrone, Ireland.

50. Francis Joseph REYNOLDS was born about 1652 in Chester Co., PA. He died in 1747. He married Rebecca CROOK. Immigrated to Washington DC in 1725

51. Rebecca CROOK was born about 1680 in Of Chester, PA.

52. William SLOAN was born in 1715 in Ireland. He married Nancy Ann MEANS. An IGI entry says he is son of a George that d. in Rowan Co. NC. and he is a brother of Fergus Sloan. [I'd like to see the evidence on this] **** Killed by indians. He did not own land since it was still indian land. Ann was captive of indians for 3 & half years. A John was in Cumberland Co. in 1733, is he the father?? Sources: 1. "Sloan-Trout Family" by Walter Reed Sloan [cause of death, spouse, kids] 2. LDS: International Genealogial Index [d. bef 1744, pod]

53. Nancy Ann MEANS was born in 1717 in Fermanagh, Tyrone, Ireland. She died in 1776 in Mercerburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania. Notes for Ann Means: [Allman.ged] Ann had a least two brothers living in Chesterfield, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania. She was taken captive at the time of her husband's murder and was held for 3 and 1/2 years. She was returned from captivity on December 1, 1759. A brother cared for the children, (this would be Robert). The children from her first marriage relocated to Lincoln Co. North Carolina. Ann apparently made it back to her family area and lived until 1769. Ann was born in County Tyrone, Ireland in 1717 to John Means and his first wife, a McCord, first name unknown. Ann's mother may have died in childbirth to Ann in Ireland or died at sea on the family's journey to Boston, Massachusetts in the summer of 1718. (It is difficult to imagine a father of five children, one an infant, making the journey across the Atlantic without the mother or a female companion in the early 18th century.) John and his family left Londonderry in the summer of 1718 and arrived in Boston, Massachusetts on October 14, 1718. John remained in

6 Sep 2006 Ancestors of Isobel "Belle" Esther THOMPSON Page 9 Boston through the winter at least. In 1720 we find the Means family in Bucks Co., Pennsylvania. John Means married a second time in 1723 in Bucks Co. to Mary Spencer Kelley, the widow of Moses Kelley. Moses Kelley had died at sea on his journey to America. Ann married first, William Sloan in Bucks Co. and had four children before William's death. Ann's second marriage was to John Wasson, a Scots immigrant, who had settled in Peters Twp., Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania. The first documentation of John Wasson in America is in 1715 in Peters Twp. Cumberland Co. There are recorded accounts of John Wasson's gruesome murder and his wife's kidnap by a raiding party of Delaware. On May 26, 1756, John and Ann left the nearby fort to work their fields and plant for the spring. The children were left behind for safety at Fort Steele. There had been constant uprisings and raids throughout Pennsylvania since Braddock's defeat. John was attacked in his field, scalped, beaten, and mutilated; Ann was carried off in captivity. A couple of parties of men from the local militia pursued the raiders, but lost the trail quickly. John was buried on his farm. His skeleton was discovered years later by a farmer digging a ditch along the South Penn railroad in November of 1951. Ann was to spend three and half years in captivity. Her 4 children by William Sloan, and her three children by John Wasson were taken to her brother, Robert Means in Newton, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania. A letter was sent from authorities in Cumberland Co. to Robert on May 29, 1756. Robert, who had married Nancy Kelley, daughter of his father's second wife, raised and cared for the children. In Walter Sloan's work on Ann Means, we find a note on her return that indicates she was probably at Conococheague. From Anthony Wallace's "King of the Delawares, Teedyscung," we find that Ann may have been held near Assinisink, in the southern part of New York, by Ekoan, a Munsee chief. In the fall of 1759, Teedyscung demanded from Ekoan the release of thirteen pioneer prisoners, but only received two women and two children. To prove his loyalty to William Penn, Teedyschung returned the four prisoners to Philadelphia in late November of 1759. On December 1, 1759, Teedyscung presented Ann Means Wasson, now age 42 and described as quite naked and destitute, to James Hamilton, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania. It appears that Ann remained a ward of the Province of Pennsylvania for almost the first year of her freedom. She was apparently not reunited with her family until late 1760. On April 22, 1762, she and her son, William Sloan were appointed administrators of John Wasson's estate. In 1769 we find Ann a member of the congregation of Dr. John King's Presbyterian Church in Mercersburg. The last known evidence of Ann's tragic and dynamic life is on October 30, 1772 when her son Thomas enters a caveat on a survey of the Wasson family farm on behalf of himself, his mother, his brother and sister. It is presumed she is buried in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. Sources: *Research of Col. James Verner Wasson, US Army, Ret'd., Bel Air, Maryland

6 Sep 2006 Ancestors of Isobel "Belle" Esther THOMPSON Page 10 *Notes on Franklin County History, by John Finafrock, 1942, pg. 25, Kittochtinny Historical Society. *Pennsylvania Archives, 5th Series, Vol. 6, pgs, 276, 289, 297, 299, 305, 315. *Research of Walter Reed Sloan, 1930. *Pennslyvania Gazette, pg. 108, 1756. *Anthony F. C. Wallace, King of the Delawares, Teedyscung", pgs 211-12.

58. Archibald GILLILAND was born in 1744. He married Ellinor. 59. Ellinor .

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96. William COWDEN was born about 1695 in Of Ireland. 100. William REYNOLDS was born about 1606/1608 in Chester, PA or Kent,England. He married Margaret EXTON on 6 Mar 1644 in St. Pancras Parish, Chichester, Sussex, Eng .

101. Margaret EXTON was born on 5 Feb 1625 in St Pancras Parish, Sussex, England. She died in 1687.

106. John MEANS was born in 1678 in Fermanagh, Ireland. He died on 29 Jan 1738/1739 in Makefield Twp., Bucks, Pa. He married MCCORD about 1700 in Fermanagh, Ireland.

107. MCCORD was born in Tyrone, Ireland. She died in Fermanagh, Ireland.

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200. Richard REYNOLDS was born in 1575 in Kent, England. He died in 1640. He married Ann HARRISON in 1605 in Sussex, England.

201. Ann HARRISON was born in 1575 in Of, Yorkshire, England. 202. John EXTON was born on 1 Jan 1587 in St. Pancras Parish, Sussex, England. He married Alis FIVINS on 9 Nov 1619 in St. Pancras Parish, Sussex, England.

203. Alis FIVINS . 212. Joseph MEANS was born about 1653 in Perthshire.

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400. Christopher REYNOLDS was born in 1530 in Of, Kent, England. He was christened in 1530. He died in London, Chester, England. He was married on 20 Jan 1554 in London, Essex, England.

402. John HARRISONHARRISON.John married Susannah. 403. Susannah . 404. Edwarde EXTON .Edwarde married Alice SUCKETT on 20 Nov 1567 in St. Pancras Parish, Sussex, England.

405. Alice SUCKETT .

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800. Robert REYNOLDS was born in 1505 in Of East Bergholt, Kent, England. He died in 1580 in Kent, England. He was married in 1526.

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Name No. Page Name No. Page

, Ellinor 59 11 , Susannah 403 14 COWDEN, Isaac P(b.1798) 6 3 COWDEN, John(b.1758) 12 5 COWDEN, John(b.1735) 24 8 COWDEN, Lily Ann(b.1824) 3 2 COWDEN, Matthew(b.1710) 48 9 COWDEN, William(b.1695) 96 12 CROOK, Rebecca(b.1680) 51 9 DUNCAN, Ann 15 7 EXTON, Edwarde 404 14 EXTON, John(b.1587) 202 13 EXTON, Margaret(b.1625) 101 12 FIVINS, Alis 203 13 GILLILAND, Archibald(b.1744) 58 11 GILLILAND, Margaret(b.1768) 29 8 HARRISON, Ann(b.1575) 201 13 HARRISON, John 402 14 JOHNSTON, Martha(b.1710) 49 9 MCBRAYER, Mary(b.1740) 27 8 MCCORD, 107 12 MEANS, John(b.1678) 106 12 MEANS, Joseph(b.1653) 212 13 MEANS, Nancy Ann(b.1717) 53 9 NELSON, Esther(b.1799) 7 4 NELSON, James 14 7 NELSON, John 28 8 REYNOLDS, C(b.1530) 400 14 REYNOLDS, Francis J(b.1652) 50 9 REYNOLDS, Mary(b.1728) 25 8 REYNOLDS, Richard(b.1575) 200 13 REYNOLDS, Robert(b.1505) 800 15 REYNOLDS, William(b.1606) 100 12 SLOAN, Anna "Annie"(b.1765) 13 6 SLOAN, Robert(b.1738) 26 8 SLOAN, William(b.1715) 52 9 SUCKETT, Alice 405 14 THOMPSON, Isobel B E(b.1850) 1 1 THOMPSON, Robert(d.1880) 2 2

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