John Owen, Sr.^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]}

1691 - 1804  (112 years)

• Name	John Owen  [2, 3, 4, 12]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	15 Nov 1691	Henrico, Virginia, United States   [3, 4, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Death	09 Aug 1804	Granville, North Carolina, United States   [12]
  Burial	Aft. 09 Aug 1804	Prince Edward, Virginia   [12]
  Person ID	I312684220640	Oswald Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

  Mother	Elizabeth Brookes,   b. Abt. 1665, Staffordshire, England d. Abt. 1706, Henrico, Virginia, United States (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	unknown
  Family ID	F3500	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mildred Grant,   b. 29 Aug 1719, St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America d. May 1806, Wilkes, Georgia, United States (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	1740	Henrico, Virginia, United States
  Family ID	F3198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  wikiTree profile https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Owen-248 !Henrico Co, VA. Misc'l Court Records 16 !Henrico Co, VA. Misc'l Court Records 1650-1800 Vol. 4 p. 1283 OWEN CONNECTIONS-The Family of Bartholomew and Johanna Owen, Emigrants to Surry Co., VA. comp. by Mary Sue Mathys. FHL #929272 Ow2m. ! Will in Pr. Edward Co per C. Owen Joh ! Will in Pr. Edward Co per C. Owen Johnson, Genealogist of Owen Association. Aug 24, 1994. To see see https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/51973/images/News-TE-SA_AN_LI.1957_10_13-0072?pId=502084680 as seen 3/17/23 only explanation about the source is 'a letter from Florida' (Mrs. L. M. Van T., Florida, is cited at the end) . . . which says that John Owen married Mildred Grant (1714), daughter of Isabella Grant and Thomas Richardson and they had Thomas. He was a Revolutionary War soldier and married Isabella Allen (his cousin) . . . John Owens and his wife Mildred , with Thomas Grant (father of Mildred) and her brother Daniel, and brother-in-law William Allen, moved to Granville County, NC, in 1765, later removed to a location near Elizabethton, Kentucky. . . . . (Pursues the Owen family) John Owen and Family information ~~ Nice factoids needing valid sources and properly entered into the data record. Thanks! The following factoids are "red herrings" in that they are for the wrong John Owen and, whether intentionally or not, they simply confuse and divert attention away from the true facts for John Owen, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Brookes) Owen. (added by Virgil Owens 3/21/2023) Removed from Life Sketch: http://owenfamilyassociation.org/ofanewsletters/Vol.19.pdf Per the link provided above John Owen of Prince Edward County 1676 - 1767 This John Owen of Prince Edward County, formerly of Cumberland County, was married twice and had six children by each wife. Children of John Owen, his first wife, Sarah Brackett: (1.) Sally Owen Davidson (b. 1719-d. 1816, P.E. County) (2.) Agnes Owen Clarke (b. 1721, d. 1803, P.E. County) ? (3.) John Owen, Jr. (b. ca. 1724, d. 1786 in Pittsylvania County) ? (4.) William Owen (b. about 1727, d. 1806 Halifax County) (5.) Thomas Owen (b. 1730, d. 1816, Pittsylvania County) (6.) Brackett Owen (b. 1733, d. 1802, in Kentucky) John Owen married (2) Phoebe _________; some say Phoebe Brackett; some say the wives were sisters, Graham Owen simply says “a relative of Sarah’s.” Children of John and Phoebe Owen: (1.) Jesse Owen (b. 1740, d. 1792, P.E. County, m. Ann Crawford) (2.) Lucy Owen (b. 1742, m. Capt. William Wooten) (3.) Kesiah Owen (b. ca. 1745, m. Thomas Penick) (4.) Jemimah Owen (b. ca 1748, m. (1) John DeJarnette, (2) Rev. Daniel Gould) (5.) Lydia Owen (?) (?), m. a Baldwin (6.) Mary Owen (dates?), never married Submitted on: 24 June 2018 Submitted by: mikeaustin1 ! #7891 pt. 1 probate records Prince Edw ! #7891 pt. 1 probate records Prince Edward Co. Vrginia, Will dated 24 Feb 1767 p. 98-100 bk 1 Owen Family of Virginia PB 929.2 # 1896 CFI ordinance dates. Husband John's will listed children 24 feb 1767 !!p. Book: Grandpa and Grandma by John !!p. Book: Grandpa and Grandma by John Wesley Thomas 1996

  
  

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