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Unrelated Owens in Halifax County OWEN FAMILY ASSOCIATION UNrelated by DNA, UNited by interest Volume 26, Issue 1 EWSLETTER March, 2011 N Bluett Owen and Some of His Descendants By Sylvia Teague This is an account of what we know of three early generations of Owen men, three of whom are my ancestors. a name worth knowing a Bluett Owen www.owenfamilyassociation.org Bluett H. Owen was born about 1802 in South Carolina. He was one of the eleven children of John Owen and Sarah INSIDE THIS ISSUE Hatton Owen. He may have entered the world near Newberry, Front page: about 45 miles northwest of Columbia, the state capital. His Buett Owen, et al mother‘s obituary says she and her husband settled in the Sylvia Teague Newberry district and they are listed on the Censuses for that FEATURES area in 1800 and 1810. However, the 1790 and 1820 Censuses Rev. Robert Owen list them as living in Fairfield. When John died in 1826, his will by Paul H. Owen was filed in Abbeyville, SC. page 3 Our Cemetery Project Shortly after John‘s death, Bluett‘s mother and some of Beginning lists her children moved nearly 600 miles to Shelby County, TN, the pages 6 area around what is now Memphis. That‘s where Bluett and his brother William would meet and marry two sisters. William UPDATES married Harriet West on February 11, 1829. Documents show Reunion Bluett was a bondsman for the marriage. Exactly one year later, Reservations, please on February 11, 1830, Bluett married Rebecca Clarise West. page 5 Both brides were born in Mecklenburg, NC, the daughters of DNA-update Benjamin West and Easter Bradley. Bluett and Rebecca would Dr. Whit Athey have seven children, beginning with Erastus in 1831, and a set page 4 of twin boys born in 1846. All the children had names DEPARTMENTS beginning with E. In 1840, according to Census records, Bluett Mission Statement was still in Shelby County; in 1845, he is listed as bondsman for page 12 his brother, Howard‘s, marriage. President’s Notebook Bluett was a Methodist minister, as were two of his page 2 brothers. No records are available for Bluett‘s ministry, but Queries Methodist archivists speculate that he was a local minister, as page 11 opposed to a circuit minister, for whom there are more records Welcome New Members! available. His brother, Travis, was a circuit riding preacher in page 2 the Carolinas, Georgia, and Tennessee. (continued on page 8.) 2 From Our President’s Notebook Publisher Sadly, we have received word that one of our Honorary Margaret Owen Parsons Members has passed on. Mrs. Louise A. Locke (#264) died 1300 W. Olson Ave. Space 142 November 9, 2010. Our hearts go out to her daughter, Ms. Pat Reedley, CA 93654 Gardetto and other members of the family. (559) 250-0740 [email protected] We also regretfully report a severe loss to a new member who has become our new Editorial Assistant, Garry W. Owens, and his family. His beloved daughter, Mary Kathleen (―Kathy‖) Dunn ended her long and valiant battle with cancer. She died October 12, 2010. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to Garry and Mary Owens and to Kathy‘s husband, Alvin Dunn, and their three children. Editorial Staff of the We are many separate Owen(s) families and yet (one of Owen Newsletter life‘s mysteries), we are one big Owen family. ―We‘re all in it Editor together.‖ —Jane Owen Hillard ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jane Owen Hillard A hearty warm welcome to our new members! The fact 4136 E. Village Dr. that Gene Owen hails from California and Joe Owen resides in Mason, OH 45040 North Carolina shows the reach of our Association, which is [email protected] steadily growing. Welcome, indeed! Editorial Assistant Gene Leroy Owen (#465) 1813 Chopin Way, Modesto, CA 95358 Garry Owens (209) 404-4781 [email protected] Earliest ancestor: John & Sarah Hatton Owen, b. 1767, Northampton, NC — d. 1826, Newberry, SC Proofreader: Joseph Charles (Joe) Owen (#466) — See Queries, page 11. Carolee Moncur, PhD [email protected] Earliest ancestor: Richard Owen, b. ca 1680 — 1756, VA. Publication Dates ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March, June, September, and WE ARE ALL INVITED! We have just received an invitation December to gather at the Athenaeum in New Harmony Village at 2:00 PM on Deadlines are the 1st day of Saturday, September 24th. There, we will be welcomed by the Director of the the month preceding New Harmony Project of the University of Southern Indiana, Evansville. We publication. will be among other groups and individuals visiting that lovely place for a brief respite from the world. Submission of lineages, biographies, photographs, The Owen Family group will be introduced and lauded for our historical and genealogical unique kind of organization, all of us representing our different unrelated data about any Owen Owen ancestors. The Director will inform the others that we have chosen anywhere is encouraged! th New Harmony as the site for our 11 biennial re-union because of its‘ Submissions are always sent association with the great industrialist-utopian, Robert Owen. to the Editor. Your ideas for We are grateful for the opportunity to be recognized!! If anyone the newsletter are also should ask any of us if we are related to the famous Robert Owen, we can solicited. proudly reply that our Host and fellow OFA member, Cliff Owen, is. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 Rev. Robert Owen (1674-1714) by Paul H. Owen [In the December issue, we left brothers Laurence and Edward Owen living together in Prince Georges County (1733 tax list). The story continues. —Ed]. On March 25, 1742, Richard Snowden executed a deed conveying to Edward Owen, carpenter, for 40 pounds, the 200 acre tract ―Shepherd‘s Hard Fortune.‖ This property was situated on the west side of the Patuxent adjoining ―Charles Forrest‖ and ―Brothers Content,‖ and had been patented by Richard Snowden on November 3, 1736. (P. G. Land Records, Liber Y, f.456). The location of ―Shepherd‘s Hard Fortune‖ in the northwest section of Prince Georges County proved an incentive to join his neighbors and his brother Laurence in signing a petition in 1742 to divide the county from the mouth of Rock Creek, south to the bridge near Kennedy Farrill‘s, then east to the Patuxent. (Black Books, item 454). The Frederick County Court records list Laurence Owen as an Innkeeper who renewed his license from 1750 through 1754. His tavern was located on the road between Captain John‘s Bridge and Rock Creek Bridge. (Rice, pp. 66, 78, 102, 121, 131, 138). In 1748, their 1742 petition was granted and Frederick County came into being. Edward Owen was the second name listed among those who served on the Grand jury at the first court session held March, 1748/49, and again, at the March Court, 1749/50. At the next court session. in August, he was foreman of the jury, and served again in this capacity at the March Court, 1750/51. (Rice, pp 1, 31, 42, 53, 69). ―We have visited Prickett‘s Fort several times. The blacksmith there is a gentleman named John M. Boback. He was working on his dissertation that he titled: ‗Indian Warfare, Household Competency, and the Settlement of the Western Frontier, 1749 to 1794.‘ He was kind to send us several documents that related to the Haymond family. One was a journal kept by Rev. Thomas Haymond. Thomas was the son of Calder and Eleanor, nee Owen, Haymond, and was an itinerant Methodist circuit rider. In his journal, he makes numerous references to his Uncle Thomas Owen.‖ So....Thomas Owen and Eleanor were siblings, confirming she was indeed an Owen. (Kathi Haymond email dtd. Sept. 12, 2009). In 1738, Laurence Owen married Sarah Beale, daughter of Alexander Beale and Mary Harding. They had five daughters and one son, Robert, who was born in 1850. The will of Laurence Owen, born 1 May, 1714, signed May 1, 1761, named: daughter Elizabeth Offutt (b. 1742, wife of Nathaniel Offutt daughter Anne Hoult (b. 1744) daughter Mary Owen (b. 1746) daughter Barbara Owen (b. 1748) daughter Rachel Owen (b. 1750) son Robert Owen ―my heir at law‖ (b. 1752) son-in-law Nathaniel Offutt Executor brother Edward Owen Executrix wife Sarah Owen witnesses: Wm. Williams, son of Thos, Nichs Haymond, & Basil Adamson. “Lawrence and Edward were brothers as documented in Laurence’s Will of 1761.‖ (Frederick County, MD, Wills, Box 2, Folder 40). (continued on page 9). DNA UPDATE 4 [Some of our newer readers have asked us about our DNA administrator and the exemplary work he has been doing for the Association. We are happy to reprint this profile of Dr. Athey. - Ed] A Profile We usually reserve a page for Dr. Whit Athey‘s UPDATE explaining the recent additions to our growing portfolio of genetic testing results. We will not have the pleasure of reading about our latest ―DNA-Cousins‖ in this issue, but Whit (which is what we all call him) will be returning in June. You may not know that in addition to giving our association so much of his time, he also does the same kind of pro bono service as Editor of the Journal of Genetic Genealogy (http://www.jogg.info). That journal is a place for people to publish their work in genetics as it applies to genealogy and anthropology. They also have an interest in the kind of inquiry which fascinates our Owen group. Dr. Athey has resigned as their Editor because of the overload and will Devote More of His Time To Our Project. It is hard to express our appreciation for what he has done for us and will continue to do for us.
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