There are several family groups with this surname and no obvious link is apparent. Please contact me if you have an interest in any of these groups or can correct my deductions!

 

A. Robert & Mary mc 1667

B. Thomas & Sarah mc 1753

C. Robert & Elizabeth (Webb) m 1789

D. John  & Elizabeth (Reader) m 1776

 

Robert COWLAND married Mary/Marie FARROW (the daughter of Thomas and Alse/Eals/Alis bp 9 Sep 1665 CC)

Their children, all baptised in Castle Camps:

• Robert bp 25 Mar 1688

• Thomas bp 16 )ct 1690

• William bp 18 Mar 1693

• Mary bp 17 Oct 1697

• Ann bp 14 June 1700

• George (COWLIN) bp 28 Mar 1703

• Martha (COWLAN) bp 9 Apr 1710

Robert was buried 14 Nov 1727 and Mary (a poor woman) buried 5 Mar 1737.

Son Robert (1688) and his wife Anne had a large family. He was buried (a poor man) 21 July 1758 and Anne on 27 Mar 1743.

• Anne bp 28 Sep 1712

• Susanna bp 23 June 1713

• Elizabeth bp 8 Dec 1719 m. William FREEMAN 4 Oct 1741 Shudy Camps

• Susanna bp 29 Jan 1720 (poss buried 23 Sep 1720)

• Robert bp 25 Feb 1721 bu 27 Dec 1777

• Alice bp 15 Apr 1724 bu 29 Sep 1724

• Prudence bp 17 Oct 1725

• Paten (or Patch) bp 29 Jan 1726 bu 8 Mar 1727

• William bp 20 Oct 1728

• Laetitia bp 10 Apr 1732 (poss buried 27 Apr 1732 - mother listed as Mary)

• Martha bp 31 Mar 1734

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Thomas COWLAND (bu 24 Aug 1773) and his wife Sarah (bu 18 May 1805) had four children:

• Philip bp 13 Jan 1754 bu 20 June 1770

• Amy bp 1 Jan 1756 bu 10 Dec 1775

• Martin bp 27 Aug 1758 bu 4 Feb 1763

• Martin bp 15 May 1763

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Robert COWLAND married Elizabeth WEBB (bc 1770 - bu 20 Apr 1842) on 13 Oct 1789. He was possibly the son of John & Mary COWLAND bp 10 May 1767 in Little Abington.

• Peggy bp 21 Feb 1790

• John bp 22 May 1792

• Mary bp 11 May 1794 bu 22 Feb 1795

• Henry Thomas bp 22 July 1795

• Jacob bp 16 Jul 1797

• Mary bp 1 Sep 1799

• Hannah bp 23 Aug 1801 bu 11 Mar 1866

• Elizabeth bp 28 Aug 1803 bu 1 May 1822

• Robert bp 4 May 1806 bu 31 July 1827

• Sarah bp 18 June 1809 bu 22 Apr 1810

Jacob married Mary CARLTON 10 July 1821.

• John COWLING bn 2 Sep 1821 bp 30 Sep 1821 m. 24 Nov 1845 Sarah BARKER

• William COWLING bn 1 Feb bp 24 Apr 1825 bu 29 May 1827

• Sarah COWLING bp 26 Oct 1828

Jacob was buried 28 Feb 1850 and Mary possibly was the Mary COWLING buried 31 Jan 1866.