HUSBAND: John McGOWAN (McGOWN/McGOUND)
Date of Birth: c. 1748
Place of Birth: Perquimans Co., NC (?)
Date of Marriage: c. 1770
Place of Marriage: Tyrrell Co., NC
Other Marriages: unknown
Military Service: Private, N.C. Militia, Revolutionary War
Date of Death: c. 1800
Place of Death: Tyrrell Co., NC
Father’s Name: William MAGOWNE (c.1708-1782)
Mother’s Maiden Name: Frances HENDRICKS (c.1724-c.1786)
NOTES: "Tyrrell Co., N.C. Deed Book 12, pp. 470-71: 22 Dec. 
1796 : John MEGOUND, late a Private in the Service of the United 
States of America, for Valuables to me in hand paid by Samuel 
SALYEAR of Currituck County, John SWAIN and Thomas WARRINGTON of
Tyrrell County, do grant unto them all interest which I now have
or may at any time hereafter, all lands, Pay, Rations, Rewards, 
Bounties due and owing to me from the United States, from any State,
or from any Persons... Wit: Thos. MEEKINS, Senr., James SAWYER;
Signed: John MAGOUND {Seal} October Term, 1801." 
NOTES: See: Estate Inventory of John MAGOUNE (c.1748-c.1800)
SOURCES: Tyrrell Co., NC Court Records, Tyrrell Co., NC Deeds, Tyrrell 
Co., NC Estate Records, Tyrrell Co., NC Wills,  "Roster of Soldiers 
from North Carolina in the American Revolution"

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WIFE:  Hannah (UNKNOWN)
Birth Date: c. 1755 (?) 
Birth Place: Tyrrell Co., NC (?)
Marriage Date: c. 1770 
Marriage Place: Tyrrell Co., NC
Other Marriages: unknown
Death Date: 1807 
Death Place: Tyrrell Co., NC
Place of Burial: Tyrrell Co., NC
Father’s Name: unknown
Mother’s Maiden Name: unknown
NOTES: 1807 Will of Hannah MEGOUNS
SOURCES: Tyrrell Co., NC Census Records, Tyrrell Co., NC Wills.

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1st CHILD: Sarah "Sally" McGOWAN (McGOWN/McGOUNE)
Sex: F
Birth Date: c. 1775 (?)
Birth Place: Tyrrell Co., NC (?)
Marriage Date: c. 1795 (?)
Marriage Place: Tyrrell Co., NC (?)
Spouses Name: Jacob Toxey (Torksey)
Other Marriages: unknown
Death Date: by 1840 
Death Place: Washington Co., NC (?)
NOTES: Moved from Tyrrell Co. To Washington Co., NC after 1800.
SOURCES: Tyrrell Co., NC Census Records, Washington Co., NC Census 

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2nd CHILD: Job McGOWAN (McGOWN/McGOUNE)
Sex: M
Birth Date: c. 1779
Birth Place: Tyrrell Co., NC
Marriage Date: c. 1800
Marriage Place: Tyrrell Co., NC
Spouses Name: 1st Wife's (Name Unknown)
Other Marriages: 2nd in 1843 to Orpha Cahoon, widow 
of Isiah Cohoon. 
Death Date: by 1860
Death Place: Tyrrell Co., NC
NOTES: Job and his 1st wife were parents of two 
daughters & two sons. 
They all lived in the Gum Neck of Tyrrell County on the Little Alligator River.
SOURCES: Tyrrell Co., NC Census & Tax  Records, Tyrrell Co., NC Deeds, 
Tyrrell Co., NC Marriage Records.

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Additional Information: For various spellings of the surname McGOWAN, 
please see: McGowan Surname Spellings.

SUBMITTED BY: John B. McGowan
DATE: March 30, 2003
E-MAIL: jmack@carolina.net

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