Background
Mcdowell, Charles was born in 1743 in Winchester, Virginia, United States. Son of Joseph and Margaret (O’Neal or O’Neil) Mcdowell.
Mcdowell, Charles was born in 1743 in Winchester, Virginia, United States. Son of Joseph and Margaret (O’Neal or O’Neil) Mcdowell.
Served as captain of a militia regiment in backwater region of South, commissioned lieutenant colonel, 1776, commander a rear guard of Continental Army. Member North Carolina Senate, 1778, 82-88.
Married Grace or Grizel (Greenlee) Bowman, circa 1780.