Who were Phillip Owens Sr. progenitors?
Where did they come from?
Phillip Owens Sr. was born 1787 in Williamsburg, South Carolina to Lewis Owens and Lucy Daniel. 1815 Phillip married Martha A. Byrd who was born in South Carolina. Between 1816 & 1819 Phillip and Martha moved to Alabama and then to Texas between 1858 & 1859.
Known lineage of Phillip Owens Sr. is à Lewis Owens b. bef. 1767 in S.C. (Father) and Lucy Daniel (Mother) --> Phillip Owens b. bef. 1755 in S.C. (Grandfather) and Nancy Martha ___? (Grandmother).
It is much published that the next generation is James M. Owens. I think this is incorrect. Phillip Owens Sr. Grandfather Phillip b. bef. 1755 had a will written and recorded in Marion County South Carolina Nov 4, 1813. In this will he named his father as Lewis Owens and his Grandfather was also named as Phillip Owens.
Subject Phillip Owens Sr. died 6 Jan 1871 in Nacogdoches, Texas and his burial was in Linn Flat Texas.
It has been speculated that Phillip Owens Sr. direct line of Owens is Welch, but I have seen no documented evidence supporting such a conclusion.
Source Information:
· Anne Sanderson letter 11-97
· Anelle McCarty Kloski
· 1880 census for Nacogdoches TX
· Descendants of Philip Owens, Sr. from Debra Tucker
· Will of Phillip Owens Sr.
· MARION CO., SC PROBATE RECORDS
· United States Census, 1860 for Nacogdoches TX
· Will of Phillip Owens of 1755 Recorded Deed Marion County South Carolina
Volume F Page 179 Roll #WK 1822-23
· Phillip Owens from Nacogdoches County Families