John Cowie

1651 -

• Name	John Cowie
  Birth	1651	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [1]
  Baptism	23 Nov 1651	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Godfathers: John Jaffray, bailzie, Mr John A[...], James Sobam (?). William Andersone, George Smyth
  Gender	Male
  Religion	1675	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [2]
  	Quaker
  	Mentioned in the records of Aberdeen Monthly Meeting
  Role	1681	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Emigration agent (West Jersey)
  Residence	1681	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [3]
  	Agent for Quaker promoters of West Jersey
  Person ID	I45522	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Cowie
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Strachane
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	11 May 1645	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [4]
  Family ID	F31485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1651 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Baptism - 23 Nov 1651 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Religion - Quaker - 1675 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Role - Emigration agent (West Jersey) - 1681 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Residence - Agent for Quaker promoters of West Jersey - 1681 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Possible death 31/07/1692 in Old Machar 168/B 90/162

  
  

• Sources

  [S3614] Births (OPR) Scotland, Aberdeen 168/A 40/125. [S3829] Miller, William F., Gleanings from the Records of the Yearly Meeting of Aberdeen 1672-1786, JFHS vol 8, no.2, p53. [S3665] Myers, Albert Cook, Narratives of Early Pennsylvania, West New Jersey and Delaware, 1630-1707, p195, reprint of 'The Present State of the Colony of West Jersey'. [S3608] Marriages (OPR) Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Aberdeen 168/A 120/420.