Richard John OWENS

1686 - 1756  (~ 70 years)

• Name	Richard John OWENS  [1]
  Birth	Feb 1686	Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, British Colonial America   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Will Signed	27 Aug 1753	Halifax, Virginia, British Colonial America   [2]
  	Will Signed
  Alt. Burial	1756	Owen Family Cemetery, Cluster Springs, Halifax, Virginia, United States   [2]
  	Alt. Burial
  Will Proved	16 Jun 1756	Halifax, Virginia, British Colonial America   [2]
  	Will Proved
  Name	Richard Owen  [2]
  Name	Richard Owens  [2]
  _FSFTID	GM4J-HHM
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GM4J-HHM
  _UID	4185E4F298254C648BAA38C50153D991F937
  Death	17 Jun 1756	Halifax, Virginia, British Colonial America   [1]
  Burial	Halifax, Halifax, Virginia   [1]
  Person ID	I594765827	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Evan OWEN,   b. Bef 10 Jun 1659, Wales or Scotland d. 8 Feb 1691, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age ~ 31 years)
  Mother	Margery,   b. Abt 1664, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 1691 (Age ~ 27 years)
  Family ID	F536734303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  book Owen Families of Virginia, Jane Owen Hillard, has research and documentation that Richard's parents were Evan Owen (died 8 Feb 1691 in Halifax County, Virginia) and wife Margaret. This line has been identified in the Y DNA project. This line originated in Scotland. This line is represented in the Owen Y DNA project in Group 4. Named in Richard's Halifax County's will dated 1753: wife, Elizabeth Owen granddaughter, Mary Owen, daughter of son Richard son, John Owen daughter, Mary Nicholds (probably Nichols) son, Richard Owen son, Ralph Owen son, Henry Owen daughter, Elizabeth Stovaul (probably Stovall) son, William Owen son, Thomas Owen daughter, Sarah Womack son, James Owen son, Ambrose Owen Richard Owen signed with his mark Witnesses: Daniel Green William W Chandler William Chandler Jr with his mark Will presented in Halifax County court 17 Jun 1756in the

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 15 Dec 2022), entry for Sarah Elizabeth ROWLAND, person ID LB2J-YYL. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 28 Dec 2024), entry for Richard John OWENS, person ID GM4J-HHM. (Reliability: 3).