Richard Owen

(Probably) not the father of George Owen

Richard Owen

• Born about 1611 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
• Died about 1689 at about age 78 in Newtown, Long Island, New York Colony
• Husband of Malvina (Tudor) Owen — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

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• Richard Owen
• Origin of Immigrant: Pembroke, Wales
• Immigrant's Date & Place of Birth: 1611 Pembrokeshire, Wales
• Immigrant's Date & Place of Death: 1689 Newtowne, Suffolk County, New York
• Immigrant's Spouse: Malvina Tudor
• Source of Information: The Ludlow Owen Bible - LDS Archives

Immigrant's Children:

• Evan Owen - born Pembrokshire, Wales 1637
• George (Gorg) Owen, born Sufolk Co., Long Island America, 1651 ??

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Notes: Richard Owen, born Pembrlkeshire, Wales in 1611 a.d. dec'd Newtowne, Long Island, America 1689. Married Malvina Tudor of Chepstow was a neice of Benjamin Owen of.......Jamestown, Virginia America under date 1623. They Immigrated to New York after the Uprising in Wales which ended on the 10th of May, 1648. The Welsh officers were tried for treason and ordered shot. Only Col. Poyer was shot after drawing lots. The rest, included the Owens were banished, thus the family came to America.

Richard Owens estate in Newtowne, Suffolk County, New York was listed in September, 1675 as follows: 1 males, 14 Vp land & meadow, 1 horses, 2 oxen, 5 cowes, 4 shep and 3 swine. The estate was again listed 7 years later in 1683 consisting as as follows: 1 males, 10 vp land and meadow, 2 horses, 1 oxen, 3 cowes, 2 3 yer oulds, 1 yer. oulds and 10 shep.

Richard died in Newtowne, Suffolk County, New York in 1689. It is not know where or when his wife Malvina Tudor Owen died.

Their son Evan Owen, born 1637 in Wales, married Emmaline Griffin in Flushing, Queens County, New York circa 1660. He died somewhere in New York State (probably Flushing) in 1728. They had one son, William Owen, born in Flushing in 1678. They had three sons, all born in Flushing, Queens County, New York; Richard, Arron and Ludlow.

Ludlow Owen was born in 1700 in Flushing. In his early teens he found his way back to England and Wales; Pembrokeshire, Chepstow and Anglesey. While there he gained a fair education. He married in Montgomeryshire, Ruth, daughter of Rev. Thomas Poyer. He returned with his bride in 1738 to the Province of New York. They resided in New York, Albany, Baltimore and in New Jersey. He died in 1803 in the Town of Chemung, Chemung County, New York.

Disputed origins

https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/owen/3679/

Could you please advise the source you are referring to?

http://genforum.genealogy.com/owen/messages/3280.html

posted by Nancy L. Owen

This source then traces many lines going to King Edward III, II, and I. IF YOU CAN CONNECT TO ANY OF THE SONS OF RICHARD OWEN: LAZARUS, EVAN, AND GEORGE then you can go much farther into Welch and English history.

Located information. Richard Owen, b. 1611 Pembrokeshire,Wales. m. Malia Turdor (or Tudor).

[not the] son of Sir Hugh Owen, Knight, b. ca 1567 in Caernarvonshire, Wales. He m1 Elizabeth Wioriot in 1571. He m2 Lucy Percy, d/o Henry Percy VIII, Earl of Northumberland, and Catherine Neville.

The father of Sir Hugh Owen was called "OWAIN ap HUW ab OWAIN, of Bodowen, Sheriff of Anglesey,Wales, b. 1538. (according to p 209, "Plantagenet Ancestry of the 17th Century Colonists"). He married in 1563 to Isabel "Sibyl" Griffith, d/o Sir Wm. Griffith II of Penrhyn, and Jane Puleston.

The mother of "Owain ap Huw" was "Gwenllian" d/o "Morus" Gwyaredd of Meredith. This source then traces many lines going to King Edward III, II, and I.

IF YOU CAN CONNECT TO ANY OF THE SONS OF RICHARD OWEN: LAZARUS, EVAN, AND GEORGE then you can go much farther into Welch and English history.

Comments: see https://www.ffish.com/family_tree/Descendants_Llewelyn_ap_Tudor/D1.... (and other sites). No son Richard listed for Sir Hugh Owen.

Comment: evidence needed to verify that the George listed as son on this compilation is the same as George Owen.

References

• Long Island Source Records https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/29414021?h=42939e
• "Plantagenet Ancestry of the 17th Century Colonists," page 225 on line, 209 in book. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/29404438?h=d190b6 (not listed)
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Owen-12558
• http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/nn/17th/dny_23.shtml
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/family/9KXH-BRC
• https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/owen/3280/
• https://webtrees.barejernbergancestry.com/index.php?route=%2Ftree%2...