Joseph Owen (1660 - bef. 1746)

Born 23 Oct 1660 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Husband of Esther (Osborn) Owen — married about 1682 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 1746 before age 85 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut

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Biography

Joseph Owen, the son of John Owen and Rebecca Wade, was born October 23, 1660 at Windsor, Connecticut.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

About 1682 he married Esther Osborn, the daughter of John Osborn and Anne Oldage, in Windham, CT.
Esther Osborn was the sister of Mary Osborn who married Joseph's brother, Josiah.

Joseph was granted 20 acres of land in Simsbury, Connecticut, on Samon Brook 7 May 1683. He received other grants in Simsbury. In 1687, he and 48 other men agreed to call and pay Edward Thompson to be the minister at Simsbury. These 49 men received a grant in 1688. His lot was #18, which he sold in 1708.^[6]

Joseph returned to Windsor and sold his land in Simsbury, in 1692, to Samuel Wilcoxen Jr. In 1701 and 1703 his name is on several Windsor conveyances.^[6]

21 Nov 1703, the land records in Lebanon show Joseph Owen of Windsor received land in Lebanon from David Mason. He received more Lebanon land in 1707. In 1721, 40 acres on the west side of the highway was laid out to Joseph Owen Sr. as his common right in the village land. In 1735, then about 75 years old, "in consideration of good will and the expectation of comforts and support for himself and his wife Esther" conveyed to his eldest son Joseph Owen Jr. property in Lebanon. He also conveyed land to his son Joshua, Moses, Caleb and Aaron.^[6]

Joseph and Esther had 6 children: Ann, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, Caleb, and Aaron.^[7]

1. Ann, b 9 Nov 1683 Simsbury, Hartford, Ct.
2. Joseph, b 29 Jan 1685 Simsbury, Hartford, Ct.; m1 Mary Woodworth; m2, 1718 Ruth Woodworth (d/o Benjamin & Hannah (Damon) Woodworth, w/o Caleb Fitch) ;  d.29 Sep1758 Salisbury, Hartford, Ct.
3. Moses, b 7 Jul 1688 Simsbury, Hartford, Ct.;  m.04 Feb 1713/4 Hannah Mann at Lebanon, Litchfield, Ct.
4. Joshua, m 5 Nov 1718 Margaret Woodworth at Lebanon, Litchfield, Ct.
5. Caleb, m. 20 Jun 1740 Elizabeth Brewster (d/o Ebenezer Brewster) at Lebanon, Litchfield, Ct.; d.1772
6. Aaron, born at Windsor or Lebanon

He and Esther died sometime between 1735 and 1746 at Lebanon, Connecticut.

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch
2. ↑ The Ricker Compilation of Vital Records of Early Connecticut, page 9469, confirms the October 23, 1660 birth date of Joseph Owen.
3. ↑ Ralph Dornfeld Owen, “Descendants of John Owen of Windsor, Connecticut (1622-1699)”, Philadelphia, 1941, pages 19-22.
4. ↑ Windsor. Connecticut Vital Records to 1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. pp 212-214
5. ↑ Stiles, Henry R. The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut; including East Windsor, South Windsor, Bloomfield, Windsor Locks, and Ellington. 1635-1891. Volume II - Genealogies and Biographies. Hartford, Conn.:Press of the Case, Lockwood and Brainard Company, 1892, pp 544-545
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Owen, William Arthur. "John Owen of Windsor, Conn., and some of his Descendants. New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Jan 1929) p. 42.
7. ↑ Ralph Dornfeld Owen, “Descendants of John Owen of Windsor, Connecticut (1622-1699)”, Philadelphia, 1941, pages 25-26.

• Phelps, Noah Amherst. History of Simsbury, Granby, and Canton, from 1642 to 1845 (Case, Tiffany and Burnham, Hartford, 1845) Page 171
• William Arthur Owen, “John Owen of Windsor, Conn., and some of his descendants,” NEHGS Register (1929), Volume 83, page 42.