Daughter of Margaret Patterson and *Francis McGowen of Ireand. They immigrated to Botetourt Count, Virginia prior to locating at Augusta County, Virginia.
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*Franis McGowen born in Antrim,,Donegal,Ireland 1710-1716 to Alexander McCoun and Elizabeth. died 18 Nov 1761 • Rockbridge, Augusta, Virginia.
s/o James McCoun III 1660–1735 & Mary aka Molly Campbell 1675–
Francis McCown married Margaret Patterson and had 8 children. He passed away on 1776 in Virginia, USA.
*Margaret Patterson Born in Tyrone, Ireland on 1710 to John Patterson and Agnes Moffett. Margaret Patterson married Francis McCown and had 8 children. She passed away on 1761 in Virginia, USA.
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Margaret Ann, "Peggy", married Lieut. David Cox about 1764 at Grayson County, Virginia and was mother to his twelve children. Her last son was born when she was in her late 40's.
Her first son, Joshua McGowen Cox, who helped with his father's large landholdings, is buried, along with his wife, Ruth Osbourne, in this family graveyard. The Cox family referred to this as "the family cemetery at Bridle Creek" or "the family cemetery at New River".
David, with his wife (Margaret McGowen), Joshua, with his wife, (Ruth Osborne) and Joshua's grandaughter (Ruth Cox Calloway), along with several other family members are memorialized on two family cenotaph monuments in Row 2 & Row 3 at the Bridle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery (aka Bridle Creek Cemetery) west of Independence, Grayson, Virginia.
One of these monuments reads: "Their graves are located on ridge at foot of mountain 3/4 mile N 19 W from this point." which describes what is now known as this Lt. David Cox Cemetery.
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*Franis McGowen born in Antrim,,Donegal,Ireland 1710-1716 to Alexander McCoun and Elizabeth. died 18 Nov 1761 • Rockbridge, Augusta, Virginia.
s/o James McCoun III 1660–1735 & Mary aka Molly Campbell 1675–
Francis McCown married Margaret Patterson and had 8 children. He passed away on 1776 in Virginia, USA.
*Margaret Patterson Born in Tyrone, Ireland on 1710 to John Patterson and Agnes Moffett. Margaret Patterson married Francis McCown and had 8 children. She passed away on 1761 in Virginia, USA.
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Margaret Ann, "Peggy", married Lieut. David Cox about 1764 at Grayson County, Virginia and was mother to his twelve children. Her last son was born when she was in her late 40's.
Her first son, Joshua McGowen Cox, who helped with his father's large landholdings, is buried, along with his wife, Ruth Osbourne, in this family graveyard. The Cox family referred to this as "the family cemetery at Bridle Creek" or "the family cemetery at New River".
David, with his wife (Margaret McGowen), Joshua, with his wife, (Ruth Osborne) and Joshua's grandaughter (Ruth Cox Calloway), along with several other family members are memorialized on two family cenotaph monuments in Row 2 & Row 3 at the Bridle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery (aka Bridle Creek Cemetery) west of Independence, Grayson, Virginia.
One of these monuments reads: "Their graves are located on ridge at foot of mountain 3/4 mile N 19 W from this point." which describes what is now known as this Lt. David Cox Cemetery.
Daughter of Margaret Patterson and *Francis McGowen of Ireand. They immigrated to Botetourt Count, Virginia prior to locating at Augusta County, Virginia.
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*Franis McGowen born in Antrim,,Donegal,Ireland 1710-1716 to Alexander McCoun and Elizabeth. died 18 Nov 1761 • Rockbridge, Augusta, Virginia.
s/o James McCoun III 1660–1735 & Mary aka Molly Campbell 1675–
Francis McCown married Margaret Patterson and had 8 children. He passed away on 1776 in Virginia, USA.
*Margaret Patterson Born in Tyrone, Ireland on 1710 to John Patterson and Agnes Moffett. Margaret Patterson married Francis McCown and had 8 children. She passed away on 1761 in Virginia, USA.
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Margaret Ann, "Peggy", married Lieut. David Cox about 1764 at Grayson County, Virginia and was mother to his twelve children. Her last son was born when she was in her late 40's.
Her first son, Joshua McGowen Cox, who helped with his father's large landholdings, is buried, along with his wife, Ruth Osbourne, in this family graveyard. The Cox family referred to this as "the family cemetery at Bridle Creek" or "the family cemetery at New River".
David, with his wife (Margaret McGowen), Joshua, with his wife, (Ruth Osborne) and Joshua's grandaughter (Ruth Cox Calloway), along with several other family members are memorialized on two family cenotaph monuments in Row 2 & Row 3 at the Bridle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery (aka Bridle Creek Cemetery) west of Independence, Grayson, Virginia.
One of these monuments reads: "Their graves are located on ridge at foot of mountain 3/4 mile N 19 W from this point." which describes what is now known as this Lt. David Cox Cemetery.
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*Franis McGowen born in Antrim,,Donegal,Ireland 1710-1716 to Alexander McCoun and Elizabeth. died 18 Nov 1761 • Rockbridge, Augusta, Virginia.
s/o James McCoun III 1660–1735 & Mary aka Molly Campbell 1675–
Francis McCown married Margaret Patterson and had 8 children. He passed away on 1776 in Virginia, USA.
*Margaret Patterson Born in Tyrone, Ireland on 1710 to John Patterson and Agnes Moffett. Margaret Patterson married Francis McCown and had 8 children. She passed away on 1761 in Virginia, USA.
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Margaret Ann, "Peggy", married Lieut. David Cox about 1764 at Grayson County, Virginia and was mother to his twelve children. Her last son was born when she was in her late 40's.
Her first son, Joshua McGowen Cox, who helped with his father's large landholdings, is buried, along with his wife, Ruth Osbourne, in this family graveyard. The Cox family referred to this as "the family cemetery at Bridle Creek" or "the family cemetery at New River".
David, with his wife (Margaret McGowen), Joshua, with his wife, (Ruth Osborne) and Joshua's grandaughter (Ruth Cox Calloway), along with several other family members are memorialized on two family cenotaph monuments in Row 2 & Row 3 at the Bridle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery (aka Bridle Creek Cemetery) west of Independence, Grayson, Virginia.
One of these monuments reads: "Their graves are located on ridge at foot of mountain 3/4 mile N 19 W from this point." which describes what is now known as this Lt. David Cox Cemetery.
Inscription
"Erected to sacred memory of Lieut. David Cox and his wife Margarett Ann McGowan. Was born in Lancaster Co., Penn. in 1740. Moved to Lexington, Va. with brother Capt. John Cox and sister Mary Cox. Later moved to Christiansburg, Va. and in 1765 moved to Grayson County 10 miles east of old courthouse at Old Town, Virginia. Served in two battles of Revolution under Capt. John Cox in Battles of Point Pleasant and King Mountain. Was son of Joshuay Cox and Mary Rankin. Moved to Grayson County 1765. He died in 1818."
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