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Where did the Welsh Owens family come from? What is the Welsh Owens family crest and coat of arms? When did the Owens family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Owens family history?
A product of the ancient Brythonic Celts of Wales, the name Owens, is from the Welsh personal name Owen or Owain. The Old Welsh forms of this name were Ouen and Ouein and were borrowed from the Latin name Eugenius. This is in turn derived from the Greek name Eugenios, which means well-born or noble. The name was recorded in Wales as early as 926 AD, when Uwen Wenta Cyning was noted.
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Although there are comparatively few Welsh surnames, they have a great many spelling variations. Variations of Welsh names began almost immediately after their acceptance within Welsh society. In the Middle Ages, it was up to priests and the few other people that recorded names in official documents to decide how to spell the names that they heard. Variations that occurred because of improper recording increased dramatically as the names were later transliterated into English. The Brythonic Celtic language of Wales, known by natives as Cymraeg, featured many highly inflected sounds that could not be properly captured by the English language. Spelling variations were, however, also carried out according to an individual's design: a branch loyalty within the family, a religious adherence, or even patriotic affiliations were all indicated by the particular variation of one's name. The spelling variations of the name Owens have included Owen, Owens, MacOwen, Owenson, Owenby, Ownby and others.First found in Montgomeryshire, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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Some of the Owens family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 105 words(8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Owens. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Many people from Wales joined the general migration to North America in the 19th and 20th centuries, searching for land, work, and freedom. Like the many other immigrants from the British Isles, they made a significant contribution to the development of Canada and the United States. The Welsh and their descendents added a rich cultural tradition to the newly developed towns, cities, and villages. An investigation of the immigration and passenger lists has revealed a number of people bearing the name Owens:
Owens Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Walter Owens, who arrived in Virginia in 1650
- Timothy Owens, who arrived in Maryland in 1662
- John Owens, who landed in Maryland in 1665
- Ann Owens, who landed in Maryland in 1674
- Joane Owens, who arrived in Virginia in 1699
Owens Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Owen Owens, who landed in Virginia in 1712
- Joan Owens, who landed in Virginia in 1716
- Edward Owens, who arrived in America in 1764
- Hugh Owens, who landed in Charleston, South Carolina in 1772
- Simon Owens, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1773
Owens Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- David Owens, who landed in America in 1802
- Alexander Owens, aged 37, arrived in New York in 1812
- Richard Owens, aged 27, arrived in New York in 1812
- Thomas Owens, aged 26, landed in New York in 1812
- William Owens, aged 26, landed in Kennebunk, Me in 1830
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- James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (1913-1980), US Olympic athlete, winner of four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Terrell Owens (b. 1973), US football player
- Sergeant Robert Allen Owens (1920-1943), United States Marine awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1943
- Alvis Edgar "buck" Owens (1929-2006), American singer and guitarist
- Bill "Elmo" Owens (b. 1938), American photographer
- Dana Elaine "Queen Latifah" Owens (b. 1970), Golden Globe Award winning American rapper, actress, and singer
- Arthur George Owens (1912-1976), Welsh electrical engineer, who acted as a double agent during World War II, working for MI5
- James Owens (1829-1901), British Army soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for deeds during the Crimean War
- Julie Owens (b. 1958), Australian politician, member of the Australian House of Representatives (2004-)
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- A Fair and Happy Land by William A. Owens.
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- MacAulay, Thomas Babington. History of England from the Accession of James the Second 4 volumes. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1879. Print.
- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
- Le Patourel, John. The Norman Empire. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-19-822525-3).
- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
- Leeson, Francis L. Dictionary of British Peerages. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1121-5).
- Burke, John Bernard Ed. The Roll of Battle Abbey. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
- Ingram, Rev. James. Translator Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1823. Print.
- Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1790. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
- Crispin, M. Jackson and Leonce Mary. Falaise Roll Recording Prominent Companions of William Duke of Normandy at the Conquest of England. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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