Mary (Brewster) Owen (abt. 1671 - 1750)

Born about 1671 in Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York

Ancestors

Wife of Jonathan Owen — married about 31 Mar 1690 in Prob. Brookhaven

Descendants

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Biography

Mary was said to have been the daughter of Francis Brewster and his wife Sarah Ludlow.^[1] Her nominal life span, 1671-1750, appeared on a joint cemetery memorial for her husband Jonathan and other Owen family members; said life span was probably intended as her husband's, not Mary's. ^[1]They had 5 sons and 2 daughters ^[1] including:

• Jonathan Jr.
• Nathaniel (not proved)
• Ebenezer
• George (not proved)
• Ruth
• Joseph

Research Note

A genealogy of the Owen family of Long Island by James Hook appeared in TAG 30: 129 et seq. (1954). Citing a family history written ca. 1900 or later, it said Mary, wife of Jonathan Owen of Brookhaven, was the daughter of Nathaniel Brewster and Sarah Ludlow. The family tradition dated back at least to 1857 when a grave marker was installed that rendered the maiden name of Jonathan Owen’s wife Mary as Brewster. Per said TAG article, Jonathan Owen owned property adjacent to that of John Muncy, husband of Hannah (Brewster) in 1691 when Muncy made his oral will and summoned Jonathan Owen as a witness (but that is hardly proof of kinship). The parentage is marked as uncertain here because it is based on family tradition and not contemporaneous records.

Sources

• Shirley Amacher Robinson (Genealogist) 1002 South Brown Street, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48858.

• Data Entered: 15 October 2012, by Richard James Robinson

• <http://www.geni.com/people/Sarah-Brewster/6000000006441379890 />

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} James W. Hook, The Owen Family of Suffolk, Orange and Westchester Counties, New York, The American Genealogist Vol. 30 pp. 129 et seq. (1954)