Robert Owen 1657-1697 (West line)

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Birth:	1657, Wales
Death:	Oct. 8, 1697 Montgomery County Pennsylvania, USA
Robert Owen was born in Fron Goch, Merionethshire, Wales, England, eldest son of Owen ap Evan Robert Lewis, of Fron Goch near Bala in Merioneth, Wales, and his wife, Gainor John. Robert married Rebecca Humphrey, daugher of Owen and Jane Humphrey on January 11, 1678 in Llangelynin Parish, Merionethshire, Wales, England. Robert and Rebecca came to America on a William Penn voyage in 1690. Robert's royal lineage is traced through Rhy-Mechyllt, feudal lord of Llandovery Castle, to Howell-DDA, King of All Wales (948) and through Rhy-Mechyllt's wife Lady Jane to Hugh Capet, King of France (940-996). Robert Owen became a Quaker minister in Wales and was instrumental in working with William Penn to help Quakers immigrate to Pennsylvania. The Quakers were much persecuted in Wales by the Church of England. Robert was fined many times and imprisoned at Dolgelly Gaole in 1654 for "being absent from National Worship". Robert and Rebecca and their children came to Pennsylvania with a certificate of removal to Merion Monthly Meeting, PA from Tyddyn Garrey, Merionethshire Quarterly Meeting filed June 8,1690. The certificate is preserved in the archives of the Haverford (Radnor) monthly meeting. Robert was elected to Justice of the Peace and to the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1695 and 1697. He was a trustee of the Merion Meeting. Robert and Rebecca's home was known as "Penn Cottage" by tradition known as a place where William Penn stayed during his travels. Robert died October 8, 1697 in Philadelphia Co., PA. His will is published in Joseph West and Jane Owen which notes source as Will Book "B" Page 422, No 15 Year 1705, He is buried at the Merion Friends Meeting Grounds, Philadelphia. They had eight children. Elizabeth (1680-?) married David Evans Evan (1682-1727 married Mary Hoskins Jane (1682-?) Gainor (1688-?) married Jonathan Jones Owen (1690-1741) married Ann Wood John (1692-1752) married Hannah Maris Robert, Jr. (1695-?) married Susanna Hudson Rebecca (1697-1697)