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About John Owens, Jr.
Child of JohnOWENS is:
+ 7i. John OWENS died 1781 in TenMileCreek, Washington Co., PA killed by Indians.
https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/o/w/e/Robert-L-Owens-CAMERON/WEBSITE-...
Children of John Owens II and Susannah Unknown are:
- +John T Owens, Jr, b. Abt. 1765, Owens Run, Waynesburg, Pa.4546, d. Bef. 1850, Not in the Tyler, VA 1850 Federal Census(INDEX file 3 of 4)4547.
- Sarah Owens, b. Bef. 1781, Owens Run, Waynesburg, Pa..
- +David Owens, b. Bef. 1781, Owens Run, Waynesburg, Pa., d. Bef. 1854, Bracken Co, KY.
- +James Owens, b. Bef. 1781, Owens Run, Waynesburg, Pa., d. Apr 1835, Bracken Co, KY.
- George Owens, b. Bef. 1781, Owens Run, Waynesburg, Pa..
- +Vincent Owens, b. Bef. 1781, Owens Run, Waynesburg, Pa., d. Mar 31, 1834, West Brownsville, Pa.
http://wvancestry.com/ReferenceMaterial/Files/John_Owens_Indian_Tra.... Page 69
The Children of John Owens II
The Children of John II were as follows (I’m not including Susannah because the older daughters may not be hers?)
- 1. John Owens Jr. born between 1770-1775 in Pennsylvania
- 2. David Owens born between 1770-1775 based
- 3. Hannah Owens born about 1765 (year based on 1810 US Census) in
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- 4. Sarah Owens abt. 1768 in Pennsylvania
- 5. Vincent Owens between 1776 and 1780 in Pennsylvania
- 6. George Owens born between 1776 and 1781 in Pennsylvania
- 7. Mary Owens abt. 1770? in Pennsylvania
- 8. James D. Owen born about 1780 in Pennsylvania (Mary and James may be twins based on the way the names are listed in the probate)
Notes
https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/owens/8771/
In Annette's estimation, the John Owens that died in WV, on Booth's creek was John2 married to Susannah.This was the same John with Ten Mile creek land and they had moved to Booths creek property not too long before he died.However the date for this is 1781 not 1778.John2 had a will that was probated in 1781.In 1785 there was a court document doling out money from the estate for the care of the four youngest children.Orphan court records were just viewed yesterday by Annette and she sent me a copy talking about the 4 youngest, as well as John3 and David in 1790.Susannah, widow of John2 had remarried to a McMullen as of the 1785 court date.In Jan of 1790 she died in childbirth, giving the McMullen baby to her sister Mary.
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Owens-685
According to the book Shawnee Heritage I, p. 201, by Noel Schultz, Judith was the daughter of John Owens, Jr., the son of John Owens I who married the Daughter of Chief Tanacharisson. Tanacharisson is the Indian that went with George Washington and Christopher Gist to Ft. LeBouf, the winter of 1753. Tanacharisson was also at Ft. Necessity during the early summer of 1754 before George Washington lost his first battle with the French. The death of John Owens and the will have left many questions, possibly, because father and son could have died within the same year both killed by Indians. Thereby, possibly the same will was used. But it is clear by probate records of Greene Co., PA, that 5 young children were left to John Owens, Jr. and this Sussannah, his wife, who later died in childbirth, 1790, after she married a Mullins (McMullins). The names of these 5 young children are not in the records. There are names of children in the will. Also, Sussannah was pregnant at the time of John Jr.'s death. Story by Linda Nixon Glover 2015
The Indians had no way to record their view of history. We only have the "white" man's version of the events. This is Tanaghrisson's Story as seen by his Great Granddaughter after years of research. JUMONVILLE, PA, May 1754--George Washington attacked a group of French soldiers at Jumonville Glen who had camped overnight not far from where George Washington was camping at the Great Meadows. Tanaghrisson was at "The Rock" which was down a short ways from Jumonville Glen. "The Rock" was a favorite place of Tanaghrisson's. Tanaghrisson's family was there with him. Indians stayed together for protection, especially at this time "when storm clouds were gathering." (Saying from Andrew Knezjr's painting of Tanaghrisson and George Washington at Logstown, PA.)
AT Jumonville the day of the skirmish, Tanaghrisson and the Indians with him were to guard the way the French would probably have tried to escape. Tanaghrisson had a couple young boys with him and a few older braves. I believe these young boys were the grandsons of Tanaghrisson by his daughter Maths who had married the fur trader John Owens, Sr. (John Owens, Sr. was killed by Indians in 1780.) The young braves could have been George Owens (years later he was tortured and killed by Indians) who was another grandson of Tanaghrisson's and, also, Tanaghrisson's son Gahickdodon (one year later he fought with Braddock against the French.) In other words it was Tanaghrisson's family that was there that day to help George Washington.
After the battle at Jumonville, Tanaghrisson and his family went to the Great Meadows where George Washington built a "fort." Tanaghrisson got discouraged because it was not the size that Queen Alliquippi had been led to believe by George Washington that the British would build. There was barely room for the officers personal belongings, let alone for the number of men there that day of the battle. Certainly, there would not be room for the Indians and their families.
The only ones who labored to build Fort Necessity were the 'farmers" George Washington had picked up along his way from Williamsburg, VA to the Great Meadows to fight. The British soldiers that did come were not paid to do that "kind" of work. So, Tanaghrisson did the smart thing and took his family to a safe place. He referred to the fort as the "little thing on the meadow." Tanaghrisson was upset with George Washington because "he would not listen to an Indian." Tanaghrisson died a few months later. Wonder how the Battle a year later called Braddock's March would have turned out if they had listened to an Indian? Story by Linda Nixon Glover
TenMileCreek, Washington Co., Pa killed by Indians, Spring of 1781
The will of John Owens, Jr., probated 6 Apr 1781, can be found in the Washinton County, Pennsylvania, Will Book No.1, Pp.51. In it, he names
- his older sons David
- and John, Jr. and
- married daughter, Sarah Gragston , wife of Richard Gragston, but also lists minor children:
- Vincent
- George
- Mary
- James
The will was administered by his wife and neighbor, Sebastian Shroffe.
- ”John Owens I Indian Trader, and family.”(First edition, March 2019). By Annette Kople. page 55-69 https://wvancestry.com/Files/John_Owens_Indian_Trader.pdf
- https://archive.org/stream/JohnOwensIiFamilyHistory_829/CompleteBoo...
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John Owens, Jr.'s Timeline
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Owens Run, Waynesburg Co, Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania, United States
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