OWEN, Dr John (?1614-83), of The Deanery, Christ Church, Oxford.

Family and Education

b. ?Nov./Dec. 1614, 2nd s. of Henry Owen (c.1586-1649), vicar of Stadhampton, Oxon. and ?Hester, later w. of John Hartcliffe.Clergy of the C of E database; Al. Ox.; The Corresp. of John Owen ed. P. Toon (Cambridge, 1970), 3, 9. educ. All Saints’ par. Oxford (Edward Silvester); Queen’s, Oxf. 4 Nov. 1631, ‘aged 16’; BA 11 June 1632, MA 27 June 1635, DD 23 Dec. 1653.Ath. Ox. iv. 97; Al. Ox. m. (1) bef. 1645, Mary Rooke (d. 1676), da. of ?William Rooke of Coggeshall, Essex, at least 2s. 4da. (11 children, all d.v.p.);Corresp. John Owen, 14, 24, 125, 128. (2) lic. 21 June 1677, Dorothy (née Michell), wid. of Thomas D’Oyly of London.London Mar. Lics. ed. Foster, 1003; W. D’Oyly Bayley, A Biographical, Historical, Genealogical and Heraldic Acct. of the House of D’Oyly (1845), 29, 31. d. 24 Aug. 1683.Corresp. John Owen, 128.

Offices Held

Religious: ordained deacon, 23 Dec. 1632; priest, 22 Dec. 1638.Clergy of the C of E database; Corresp. John Owen, 6. Chap. to Sir Robert Dormer aft. 1637; to John, 2nd Baron Lovelace bef. Sept. 1642.Corresp. John Owen, 8–9; Ath. Ox. iv. 97. Vic. of Fordham, Essex by 16 July 1643–45; Coggeshall 18 Aug., 19 Nov. 1646.J. Owen, The principles of the doctrine of Christ (1645), sig. A2; The life of … John Owen, DD (1758), p. xliii; Corresp. John Owen, 14–17; LJ viii. 467b. Chap. army in Ireland, 2 July 1649-bef. 28 Feb. 1650.CJ vi. 248a, 374a; CSP Dom. 1649–50, p. 589. Preacher to council of state, 8 Mar. 1650-bef. 23 June 1651.CSP Dom. 1650, p. 30; 1651, p. 263. Chap. army in Scotland aft. 20 Sept. 1650–?Feb. 1651.CSP Dom. 1650, p. 348; CJ vi. 544b. Preacher, Stadhampton ?Mar. 1660–?Aug. 1662. Chap. and preacher, London and Mdx. 1662–73. Pastor (?unlic.), Congregationalist church, Leadenhall Street, London.Calamy Revised, 376–7; Corresp. John Owen, 125–6.

Irish: trustee, maintenance of Trin. Coll. and free sch. Dublin 8 Mar. 1650.A. and O.

Academic: dean, Christ Church, Oxf. 18 Mar. 1651–13 Mar. 1660. V.-chan. Oxf. Univ. 26 Sept. 1652–9 Oct. 1657.Ath. Ox. iv. 97; Bodl. OUA, NEP/supra/Reg. T. pp. 142, 170, 309; CJ vii. 872b.

Local: j.p. Oxon. 26 Sept. 1653–?Mar. 1660.C231/6, p. 268 Asst. triers and ejectors, 28 Aug. 1654.A. and O.

Central: commr. visitation Oxf. Univ. 2 Sept. 1654.A. and O. Member, sub.-cttee. readmission of Jews, 15 Nov. 1655.CSP Dom. 1655–6, p. 23.

: of The Deanery, Christ Church, Oxford.

Likenesses

Likenesses: oil on canvas, J. Greenhill, 1668;National Museum Wales, Cardiff. oil on canvas, attrib. J. Greenhill, c.1668;NPG. oil on canvas, G.E. Sintzenich and studio;Mansfield Coll. Oxf. line engraving, unknown;NPG. line engraving, unknown;BM. line engraving, R. White.BM; NPG.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

OWEN, Dr John (?1614-83), of The Deanery, Christ Church, Oxford.

Will

23 Mar., pr. 26 Nov. 1683.PROB11/374/442.

Estates

land in Stadhampton and Souldern, Oxon. (the latter sold shortly bef. his death) and (?)Eton, Berks.PROB11/374/442.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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