Jonathan Owen
Jonathan emigrated with his parents, first to Connecticut (possibly), then to Long Island. In 1671, he married Mary Brewster, probably the daughter of the Rev. Nathaniel Brewster and his second wife, Sarah Ludlow - and although father Nathaniel was minister at Brookhaven, Mary and Jonathan were married in Connecticut. (I'm not sure why - although Mary's mother, Sarah Ludlow, had roots in Connecticut, she and her husband were living in Brookhaven at this time.) They must have moved back to Brookhaven to live shortly after their marriage - their first four children were born there.  Then they apparently moved to Westchester County - although some of the later children claim Brookhaven as a birthplace as well - where they died, Mary in 1746, Jonathan in 1750.
      Born: 1668-1669
      In: Cork, Ireland
      Died: 1750
      In: Bedford, Westchester, NY
              Buried: Owen-Raymond Cemetery (on McLean Street that runs to the right off route 172 as one travels westward between Bedford and Mt Kisco), in Westchester County, NY.

      Father: George Owen
      Mother: Martha Naibor
           Siblings: Even Edwin (~1663 - 1684) m Martha Unknown.
                         John (~1666 - 1736/7) m Mary Unknown
                         Moses (~1668 - 1719) m Mary Unknown
                         [Jonathan (1668/9 - 1750)]
                         George (~1672 - 1721) m Unknown

     Married: Mary Brewster - 9 Aug 1689 in Windham, Windham Co., CT
                             more info about the Brewsters
               Children: Jonathan (~1690 Brookhaven - 1759)
                                     m (bef 1703) Mary Unknown (bef 1689 CT - bef 1718 CT)
                                     m 2 (1718 Southold, Suffolk, NY) Rachel Woodworth
                                       She was b Westchester, d 1768 - d/o Benjamin Woodworth and Hannah Damon
                 These next four children come from Randall Owen's file - they are not mentioned by Hook
                                Caleb, b ~1691 (m Elizabeth Brewster - one son)
                                Joshua, b 1692 - d 1769 (m Margaret Woodworth - ch Jemima, Leonard, Elijah, and Keziah)
                                Ann, b 9 Nov 1693
                                Aaron b 1696
                              Joseph (22 Jun 1706 Brookhaven - 11 Oct 1759 - Bedford, Westchester Co., NY)
                                      m (2 Nov 1729 - Bedford, Westchester Co., NY) Hannah HELME
                                           She was b, 8 Dec 1713 Brookhaven - d 31 Dec 1785 Bedford
                                            d/o William Helme & Temperance Woodhull
                             Ruth (~1708 Brookhaven - )
                                   m ~1723 Isaac Lawrence (707 in Eastchester, Westchester, NY - 1768)
                                       s/o Isaac Lawrence & Ann Squires
                             Ebenezer (1710 Brookhaven - 1759 Walkill)
                                      m Temperance Helme (~1712 Brookhaven - )
                                      d/o William Helme & Temperance Woodhull
                             Nathaniel (~1712 Bedford, Westchester - 1763 Orange Co, NY)
                             George (1716 Brookhaven - Aug 1770 Goshen, Orange, NY)
                                       m Elizabeth Unknown
                             Female 1716 Brookhaven
                             Female ~1720 Brookhaven

Notes from Hook
      1690 Mar 31 - bought from Joseph Davis of Brookhaven "a certain house, barn and homestall together with orchard, fencings and other improvements now in possession of John Smith being on the north side [of] the land now in possession of John Muncey and a hyway on the south side"; witnessed by Thomas Helme and George Owen and registered by Timothey Brewster [Book B, pp 289-90. Brookhaven].
      1701 Mar 10 - request of Jonathan Owen to the Trustees of Brookhaven on 10 Mar 1701 for land "on the southernside of the 20 aker lot given to his [Jonathan's] father Owen by the town over against his brother George Owens house" [Book C, p. 35]

He is shown by subsequent records to have been a carpenter and was designated later in Suffolk and Orange county, NY, deeds as "Planter," "Yeoman," and "Gentleman."

The gravestones are in the Owen-Raymond Cemetery on McLean Street that runs to the right off route 172 as one travels westward between Bedford and Mt Kisco, in Westchester County, NY. There are three important stones in this old brush-infested graveyard which the writer personally saw 8 April 1952. The principal stone of the three is a tall four-sided one bearing the following inscriptions:
(South Face) In memory of Jonathan Owen
                          who died 1750 age 79
                                      also
                  Mary Brewster wife of Jonathan Owen
(West Face) In memory of Joseph Owen, son of Jonathan
                  and Mary Owen who died on October 11, 1759
                                   age 53 years
                                        also
                       Hannah Helme, wife of Joseph Owen
                          died Dec 31, 1789 aged 82 years
(North Face) Erected January 1857

Standing in line with this four-sided stone and immediately to the north of it are two smaller stones, one reading: "In memory of Joseph Owen who died May 11, 1813, age 77 years, 8 months and 6 days"; the other, "Millicent, wife of Joseph Owen, died May 26, 1816, age 74 years."

Obviously these three stones commemorate three successive generations of the Owen family of Bedford, beginning with Jonathan and Mary, followed by Joseph and Hannah, and then by Joseph and Millicent.

Hook, James William. "The Owen Family of Suffolk, Orange and Westchester Counties, New York." The American Genealogist, v 30 #3 (119) July 1954, pp 135-7.

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