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Owen Thomas Owens (1746 - aft. 1808)

Rev. Owen Thomas Owens
Born in Walesmap
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Died after after age 62 in Washington, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

Daughters of the American Revolution
Owen Owens is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A085343.

He was born in Bala, Merionethshire, Wales

He was baptised in Yspytty Ifan on the 10 Aug 1746.

He ran away from home because of a stepmother.

In 1763 he went from Wales to London, England.

In 1765 he arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While aboard ship, he met an Irish girl Sarah, who he later married, after he completed his apprenticeship which paid for his passage.

He migrated to Virginia & Greene County, Tennessee & finally settled in Kentucky.

He was baptized in the Cherokee Church by James KEEL. Upon moving to Kentucky, he was ordained a minister in KY,Madison-Co by Andrew TRIBBLE.

1790 res=Fayette Co., KY

1800 res=Washington-Co., KY

He was a Baptist preacher uniting with the Cartwright's Creek United Baptist Church. He had certain emancipation views that disagreed with his church & he & his wife withdrew from its fellowship in January 1807.

His Last Will was proved in Kentucky on 8 January 1812.

Sources

  • "Wales, Denbighshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCR3-J9S : 11 February 2018), Owen Owens, 10 Aug 1746, Baptism; from "Parish Records Collection 1538-2005," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Yspytty Ifan, Denbighshire, Wales, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  • Kentucky, Land Grants 1782-1924.
  • Kentucky, Compiled Census & Census Substitutes Index 1810-1890 for Owen OWENS.
  • Kentucky Tax Lists 1799-1801.
  • 1800 KY,Washington-Co Tax list.
  • KY, Washington-Co Wills, Will Book B, page 186 for Last Will of Owen OWENS dated 3 Aug 1808 & probated 8 June 1812.
  • 2002/12/13 "Descendants of Owen OWENS" by Frank B. MANNING.

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