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OWEN, Roger (1674-1718), of Condover, Salop.

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bap. 3 Dec. 1674, 1st s. of Thomas Owen of Condover by Isabella, da. of James Campbell of Woodford, Essex. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. 1691. m. (1) 20 May 1694, Jane (d. 1699), da. of Edward Vaughan† of Trawscoed, Llanafan, Card., 2s. 1da.; (2) Catherine, da. of St. John Booth of Chester and Vale Royal, Cheshire, 1da. suc. fa. 1678. Salop Par. Reg. Soc. Lichfield dioc. vi. 128, 132, 158, 183; Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. ser. 4, xii. 8; Salopian Shreds and Patches, vii. 2; PCC 49 Hare; Jnl. Chester and N. Wales Arch. Soc. n.s. xxviii. 9.
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Freeman, Ludlow 1697, Much Wenlock 1710; sheriff, Salop 1707–8. Salop RO, Ludlow bor. recs. adm. of freemen; Forster mss, copy of Much Wenlock corp. bk.

Main residence: Condover, Salop.
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OWEN, Sir Robert (1658-98), of Parc, Llanfrothan, Merion. and Clenennau, Caern.

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b. 16 Nov. 1658, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of William Owen of Clenennau and Porkington, Salop by Katherine, da. and h. of Lewis Anwyl of Parc. educ. Oriel, Oxf. 1674; I. Temple 1677. m. settlement 27 Oct. 1683, Margaret (d. 1727), da. and coh. of Owen Wynne of Glyn, Merion., 7s. (3 d.v.p.) 1da. suc. fa. 1678; Kntd. 16 July 1678. Misc. Gen. et Her. n.s. ii. 292–3.
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Mayor, Oswestry 1686; sheriff, Merion. Jan.– Nov. 1688; ?ld. lt. Salop Mar.–? Nov. 1688; freeman, Caernarvon by 1692. Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. ser. 2, iv. 208; Trans. Caern. Hist. Soc. viii. 78.

Main residences: Parc, Llanfrothan, Merion; Clenennau, Caern.
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OWEN, Sir Hugh, 2nd Bt. (c.1645-99), of Orielton, Pemb.

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b. c. 1645, 3rd but 1st surv. s. of Sir Hugh Owen, 1st Bt.†, being 1st by his 2nd w.; bro. of Arthur Owen I*. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. matric. 7 Dec. 1660, aged 15; I. Temple 1662. m. (1) 1664, his cos. Anne, da. and h. of Henry Owen of Bodowen, Anglesey, 8s. (5 d.v.p.) 5da. (2 d.v.p.); (2) Katherine (d. 1698), da. of William Griffith† of Cefnamlwch, Penllech, Caern., wid. of Lewis Anwyl of Parc, Llanfrothan, Merion., s.p. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. c.Oct. 1670. J. E. Griffith, Peds. Anglesey and Caern. Fams. 58, 83; J. R. Phillips, Owens of Orielton, 46–47.
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Custos rot. Pemb. 1665–87; sheriff, Anglesey Jan.–Nov. 1688.

Main residence: Orielton, Pemb.
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OWEN, Sir Hugh, 2nd Bt. (c.1645-99)

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OWEN, Arthur II (c.1674-1753), of Orielton, Pemb.

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b. c. 1674, 3rd but 1st surv. s. of Sir Hugh Owen, 2nd Bt.*, by his 1st w.; bro. of Wirriot Owen*. m. by 1697 (with £7,000), Emma (d. 1724), da. of Sir William Williams, 1st Bt.*, sis. of Sir William Williams, 2nd Bt.*, 6s. (3 d.v.p.) 6da. (3 d.v.p.). suc. fa. as 3rd Bt. 13 Jan. 1699. J. E. Griffith, Peds. Anglesey and Caern. Fams. 58; J. R. Phillips, Owens of Orielton, 48–49, 51, 61, 65; NLW, Wynnstay mss L534, acquittance concerning marriage portion, n.d.
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?Capt. 2nd Marine regt. Jan.–Dec. 1690. CSP Dom. 1689–90, p. 423; 1690–1, pp. 195, 198.

Member, SPCK 1701, SPG 1701. Chapter in Eng. Church Hist. ed. McClure, 124; SPCK Corresp. ed. Clement (Univ. of Wales Bd. of Celtic Studies Hist. and Law ser. x), 250.

Mayor, Pembroke 1704–6, 1724–5, 1727; sheriff, Pemb. 1707–8; ld. lt. and custos rot. Pemb. and Haverfordwest 1715–d.; v.-adm. N. Wales 1716. Pemb. Life 1572–1843 ed. B. E. and K. A. Howells (Pemb. Rec. Soc. 1972), 56–57; W. Wales Hist. Recs. v. 123–4; D. Miles, Pemb. Sheriffs, 39–40.

Main residence: Orielton, Pemb.
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OWEN, Arthur II (c.1674-1753)

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OWEN, Arthur I (1647-?1705), of Johnston, Pemb.

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bap. 18 July 1647, 4th but 2nd surv. s. of Sir Hugh Owen, 1st Bt.†, of Orielton, Pemb. being 2nd s. by his 2nd w. Catherine, da. of Evan Lloyd of Yale, Denb., wid. of John Lewis of Presaddfed, Anglesey; bro. of Sir Hugh Owen, 2nd Bt.*; m. (1) c.1668, Elizabeth (d. 1681), da. and h. of John Horsey of Johnston, s.p. (2) 8 Jan. 1684, Mary, da. of Morgan Powell, attorney, of Tamworth, Staffs., 1s. 1da. Richmond Par. Reg. (Surr. Par. Reg. Soc. i), 38; Kimber and Johnson, Baronetage, i. 406; Kensington Par. Reg. (Harl. Soc. xvi), 3; info. from Maj. Francis Jones.
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Main residence: Johnston, Pemb.
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OWEN, Arthur I (1647-?1705)

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OVERTON, Benjamin alias Ebenezer (c.1647-1711), of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Mdx.

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b. c.1647, yr. s. of Col. Robert Overton of Easington, Yorks. by Anne, da. of Jeremy Gardiner of Stratford, Bow, Mdx. m. 1s. 1da. DNB (Overton, Robert); Good Advice to the Whigs, 3.
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Commr. prizes June 1689–90; warden of the Mint 1690–6; commr. customs 1696–1703. CSP Dom. 1689–90, p. 146; Cal. Treas. Bks. ix. 486, 649; x. 1358; xviii. 315.

Asst. Irish Fishery Co. 1691. CSP Dom. 1691–2, pp. 3–4.

Main residence: St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Mdx.
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OVERTON, Benjamin alias Ebenezer (c.1647- 1711)

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OSWALD, James (d. 1716), of Dunnikier, Fife.

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2nd s. of Thomas Oswald of Kirkcaldy, Fife. m. bef. 1695, Isobel (d. aft. 1719) da. of Matthew Anderson, 1s. S. P. Anderson, unpublished ped. of Oswald fam. (R. Commn. on Hist. Mss); Hist. Scot. Parl. 557.
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Burgess, Kirkcaldy by 1689, Edinburgh 1706; dean of guild, Kirkcaldy by 1702, provost 1706–8, 1710–12, 1714–15. Reg. PC Scotland 1689, p. 487; Scot. Rec. Soc. lxxii. 156; Hist. Scot. Parl. 557; L. MacBean, Kirkcaldy Burgh Recs. 53; info. from C. Bell, Fife Council.

MP [S], Kirkcaldy 1702–7.

Main residence: Dunnikier, Fife.
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OSWALD, James (d. 1716)

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OSBORNE, Charles (c.1633-1719), of Kiveton, Yorks. and Tower Hamlets, London

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b. c. 1633, 2nd s. of Sir Edward Osborne, 1st Bt.†, of Kiveton by Anne, da. of Thomas Walmesley of Dunkenhalgh, Lancs., wid. of William Middleton of Lichfield, Staffs.; bro. of Sir Thomas Osborne†. unm. A. Browning, Danby, i. 8–9.
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Sub-commr. prizes, Hull 1672–4; freeman, Exeter 1676, Poole 1679, Portsmouth 1680, Hull 1690; commr. carriage of coals, Newcastle 1679. W. J. Davies, ‘A description of the trade and shipping of Hull during the 17th Cent.’ (Wales Univ. M.A. thesis, 1937), App. D.

Surveyor-gen. customs 1675– Mar. 1679, May 1679–87, commr. Jan.– Apr. 1679; commr. inquiry into the Mint 1677–8; receiver prize arrears 1678–81; lt.-gov. of Hull 1690–1700. CSP Dom. 1690–1, p. 68; Flying Post, 24–26 Aug. 1699; Post Boy, 4–7 Nov. 1699; Luttrell, Brief Relation, iv. 671.

Main residences: Kiveton, Yorks.; Tower Hamlets, London.
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OSBORNE, Charles (c.1633-1719)

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ORME, Robert (c.1669-1711), of Woolavington, Suss.

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b. c. 1669, o. s. posth. of Robert Orme of Peterborough, Northants. by Mary, da. and h. of Henry Garton of Woolavington. educ. Stamford, Lincs. (Mr Robert Smith); Trinity Coll. Camb. adm. June 1688, aged 18. m. 21 Apr. 1691, Dorothea (d. 1736), da. of John Dawnay†, 1st Visct. Downe [I], 2s. (1 d.v.p.). suc. fa. at birth; uncle William Garton 1675. D. J. C. Elwes and C. J. Robinson, Castles and Mansions of W. Suss. 272.
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Main residence: Woolavington, Suss.
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ORME, Robert (c.1669-1711)

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ORDE, William (c.1681-1748), of Sandibank, nr. Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumb.

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b. c. 1681, 1st s. of Francis Orde of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumb. by Mary. m. (1) 10 Nov. 1698, Mary, da. of William Ogle of Causey Park, Northumb., s.p.; (2) bond 17 Dec. 1717, Isabel (d. 1749), da. and h. of William Jackson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb., 1s. (d.v.p.) 3da. suc. fa. by 1690; gt.-uncle William Orde of Wester Newbiggin, co. Dur. by 1691. J. Raine, North-Durham, 310, 319; W. P. Hedley, Northumb. Fam. ii. 164.
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Sheriff, Northumb. 1711–12.

Main residence: Sandibank, nr. Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumb.
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ORDE, William (c.1681-1748)

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