Individual Details
William Owen Jr.
(Bef 10 Jun 1732 - Aft 1766)
== Biography ==William was born sometime between 1728 and 1732 in either Henrico or Goochland County, Virginia (depends upon his exact date of birth which is unknown at this time). In 1749, he moved to Cecil County, Maryland. The last record that can be found for him is a 1766 Tax list for the Bohemia Hundred in Cecil County, Maryland.
'''Name:''' William Owens.
S70 Inhabitants of Cecil County Maryland 1649-1774 Henry C. Peden, Jr. Publication: Heritage Books
'''Parents:''' [[Owen-3243|William Owens]] & [[Lansford-40|Lydia Lunsford]]Statistical analysis of autosomal DNA match results for Barbara Harrington, Carol Paladin, Carol Staffieri, Cora May Thomas, Delores Domingo Roberts, Ronald Owens, and Virgil Owens, all descendants of William & Araminta’s son, Stephen. Very high confidence that William & Araminta and William & Lydia are our ancestors. Email askVirgil@aol.com for methodology and result details.Carrington, Wirt Johnson; A History of Halifax County (Virginia); Appeals Press, Inc. Richmond, Va.; Copyright 1924; Page 323; book online at ancestry.com, image 341, Text: William was mentioned as a son in his father's will
'''Military''' 1749 - Cecil County, Maryland - Private in Capt. Joseph Dirickson's company of Maryland Militia. His future brother-in law, [[Veazey-127|William Veazey]], was in the same company.Clark, Mertie June; Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774, page 61; Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD; copyright 1983 online at ancestry.com, image 91
'''Marriage:''' Between 1749 (1st arrived in Cecil County) and 1752 (birth of son) to [[Veazey-246|Araminta Veazey]] in Cecil County, Maryland
'''Residence:'''
1748 – Lunenburg County, Virginia – William Owen (1 tithe), William Owen Jr. (1 tithe), and William Adkins (1 tithe) appeared on a List of “Titheables from the Mouth of Falling River Upwards”.Bell, Landon C., SUNLIGHT n the SOUTHSIDE LISTS OF TITHES Lunenburg County, Virginia 1748-1783; Published: Clearfield, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvnia, 1931; Reprinted: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1991, 1998
early 1749 - Lunenburg County, Colony of Virginia, British America - William Owings [sic] Jr. appeared on a list of titheables along with his father, William Owings [sic]his uncle (?), John Owings [sic]; and his granduncle (?), William Owings [sic] "ye elder".
late 1749. - Maryland - Private in Capt. Joseph Dirickson's company of Maryland Militia. A number of the men (including his future brother-in law, William Veazey) in this company were from Cecil County, Maryland.
1766 - Bohemia Hundred, Cecil, Maryland - Lived next to John Cox, whose granddaughter Nancy later married William's son, Stephen.
== Research Note ==DNA evidence proves he is NOT the same person as the William Owen who died about 1788 in North Carolina.
== Sources ==
* Inhabitants of Cecil County Maryland 1649-1774; pages 82,83; by Henry C. Peden, Jr.; Heritage Books; 2006; Westminster, Maryland
'''Name:''' William Owens.
S70 Inhabitants of Cecil County Maryland 1649-1774 Henry C. Peden, Jr. Publication: Heritage Books
'''Parents:''' [[Owen-3243|William Owens]] & [[Lansford-40|Lydia Lunsford]]Statistical analysis of autosomal DNA match results for Barbara Harrington, Carol Paladin, Carol Staffieri, Cora May Thomas, Delores Domingo Roberts, Ronald Owens, and Virgil Owens, all descendants of William & Araminta’s son, Stephen. Very high confidence that William & Araminta and William & Lydia are our ancestors. Email askVirgil@aol.com for methodology and result details.Carrington, Wirt Johnson; A History of Halifax County (Virginia); Appeals Press, Inc. Richmond, Va.; Copyright 1924; Page 323; book online at ancestry.com, image 341, Text: William was mentioned as a son in his father's will
'''Military''' 1749 - Cecil County, Maryland - Private in Capt. Joseph Dirickson's company of Maryland Militia. His future brother-in law, [[Veazey-127|William Veazey]], was in the same company.Clark, Mertie June; Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774, page 61; Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD; copyright 1983 online at ancestry.com, image 91
'''Marriage:''' Between 1749 (1st arrived in Cecil County) and 1752 (birth of son) to [[Veazey-246|Araminta Veazey]] in Cecil County, Maryland
'''Residence:'''
1748 – Lunenburg County, Virginia – William Owen (1 tithe), William Owen Jr. (1 tithe), and William Adkins (1 tithe) appeared on a List of “Titheables from the Mouth of Falling River Upwards”.Bell, Landon C., SUNLIGHT n the SOUTHSIDE LISTS OF TITHES Lunenburg County, Virginia 1748-1783; Published: Clearfield, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvnia, 1931; Reprinted: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1991, 1998
early 1749 - Lunenburg County, Colony of Virginia, British America - William Owings [sic] Jr. appeared on a list of titheables along with his father, William Owings [sic]his uncle (?), John Owings [sic]; and his granduncle (?), William Owings [sic] "ye elder".
late 1749. - Maryland - Private in Capt. Joseph Dirickson's company of Maryland Militia. A number of the men (including his future brother-in law, William Veazey) in this company were from Cecil County, Maryland.
1766 - Bohemia Hundred, Cecil, Maryland - Lived next to John Cox, whose granddaughter Nancy later married William's son, Stephen.
== Research Note ==DNA evidence proves he is NOT the same person as the William Owen who died about 1788 in North Carolina.
== Sources ==
* Inhabitants of Cecil County Maryland 1649-1774; pages 82,83; by Henry C. Peden, Jr.; Heritage Books; 2006; Westminster, Maryland
Events
| Birth | Bef 10 Jun 1732 | Virginia | |||
| Death | Aft 1766 | Cecil, Maryland | |||
| Reference No | 24805969 | ||||
| Reference No | 27158179 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Father | William Owen Sr. (1672 - 1752) |
| Mother | Lydia Lansford (1675 - 1753) |
| Sibling | Joanna Owen (1713 - 1795) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Ann Owens (1703 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Owens (1698 - ) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Lydia Lunsford Owens (1724 - 1784) |