Robert McDowell 1761-1802. Robert McDowell married Margaret McCormick in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The family moved to the head of Cayuga Lake in the late 1780s. In 1792, Robert McDowell purchased Lot 94 and built his homestead on South Hill, just south of Six Mile Creek. The daughter Jane McDowell married first Richard W. Pelton and second Archer Green and lived on the McDowell homestead. The daughter Euphius McDowell married Nicoll Halsey. They were the founders of Halseyville, near Trumansburg.
"Auntie" Jennette and her Great Great Grandfather Robert McDowell
"Story of the McDowell Family." I found this document mixed in with my own family memoriabilia. It was compiled from various sources by Nicoll Halsey 1845-1921. The last page has a map showing the location of the log cabin Robert McDowell built when he first arrived at the head of Cayuga Lake.
"Story of the McDowell Family"