Family and Education
b. 1606/9, 3rd s. of John Owen (d. Oct. 1612) of Orielton, Pemb. and Dorothy, da. of Rowland Laugharne of St Brides; bro. of Sir Hugh Owen*, 1st bt.J. R. Phillips, Mems. of the Ancient Fam. of Owen of Orielton, 33, 34; Dwnn, Vis. Wales, i. 73; F. Jones, ‘Owen of Orielton’, Pemb. Historian, v. 18. educ. Hart Hall, Oxf. ?1623, BA 18 Feb. 1626;Al. Ox. L. Inn 21 June 1626;LI Admiss. called, 23 May 1633.LI Black Bks. ii. 309. m. aft. 1635, Mary, da. of Sir John Philipps†, 1st bt., of Picton, wid. of John Scourfield of Moat, 1s.F. Green, ‘Scourfield of New Moat’, West Wales Recs. x. 154-5; Jones, ‘Owen of Orielton’, 18-19. bur. 8 Sept. 1678 8 Sept. 1678.Steynton, Pemb. par. reg.
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Local: j.p. Pemb. 21 July 1637 – 1 Apr. 1643, by Sept. 1647 – 6 Mar. 1649, 20 Mar. 1656 – bef.Aug. 1659, Mar. 1660–d.Justices of the Peace ed. Phillips, 217, 218, 220. Commr. subsidy, 1641, 1663; further subsidy, 1641; poll tax, 1641, 1660, 1666; contribs. towards the relief of Ireland, 1642;SR. militia, Pemb. and Haverfordwest 18 Aug. 1642, 12 Mar. 1660;LJ v. 304; A. and O. commr. for assoc. of Pemb., Carm. and Card. 14 Aug. 1644;LJ vi. 670a. assessment, Pemb. 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660, 1661, 1664, 1666, 1672, 1677; Haverfordwest, 1 June 1660, 1661;A. and O.; An Ordinance for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6); SR. ejecting scandalous ministers, S. Wales 28 Aug. 1654; taking accts. of money for propagation of the gospel in Wales, 30 Aug. 1654;A. and O. ?securing peace of commonwealth by 27 Nov. 1655.CSP Dom. 1655–6, p. 35. Dep. lt. Pemb. by c.Sept. 1661–?SP29/42/63, f. 124. Commr. loyal and indigent officers, 1662.SR.

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OWEN, Arthur (1606/9-1678), of Moat, New Moat, Pemb.

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