(Information per plaque located in county courthouse by D.A.R., Danville and Boyle County Historical Society.)
Washington Review and Examiner (Pa.) Nov. 5, 1817;
"Another Revolutionary Patriot gone.
Died near Danville (Ken.) on the 25th Sept. last, Col. Samuel McDowell, in the 85th year of his age. He was distinguished as a most active whig during the revolutionary war--was one of the first settlers of Kentucky--a member of the convention which adopted our constitution--was a judge under the district court system, and afterwards a circuit judge. He has left more than one hundred descendants; and was distinguished for his piety, unsullied integrity, practical patriotism and industrious habits. He lived long and usefully, died serene and happy.--Argus"
(Information per plaque located in county courthouse by D.A.R., Danville and Boyle County Historical Society.)
Washington Review and Examiner (Pa.) Nov. 5, 1817;
"Another Revolutionary Patriot gone.
Died near Danville (Ken.) on the 25th Sept. last, Col. Samuel McDowell, in the 85th year of his age. He was distinguished as a most active whig during the revolutionary war--was one of the first settlers of Kentucky--a member of the convention which adopted our constitution--was a judge under the district court system, and afterwards a circuit judge. He has left more than one hundred descendants; and was distinguished for his piety, unsullied integrity, practical patriotism and industrious habits. He lived long and usefully, died serene and happy.--Argus"
Family Members
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Magdalene McDowell Reid
1755–1838
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Maj John McDowell
1757–1835
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Col James McDowell
1760–1843
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William McDowell
1762–1808
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Samuel McDowell Jr
1764–1831
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Martha McDowell Buford
1766–1835
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Col Joseph McDowell
1768–1856
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Ephraim McDowell
1771–1830
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Mary McDowell Marshall
1772–1822
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Caleb Wallace McDowell
1777–1811
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