Susannah McMullen

Family

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Children of John Owens II and Susannah Unknown are:

1. +John T Owens, Jr, b. Abt. 1765, Owens Run, Waynesburg, Pa.4546, d. Bef. 1850, Not in the Tyler, VA 1850 Federal Census(INDEX file 3 of 4)4547.
2. Sarah Owens, b. Bef. 1781, Owens Run, Waynesburg, Pa..
3. +David Owens, b. Bef. 1781, Owens Run, Waynesburg, Pa., d. Bef. 1854, Bracken Co, KY.
4. +James Owens, b. Bef. 1781, Owens Run, Waynesburg, Pa., d. Apr 1835, Bracken Co, KY.
5. George Owens, b. Bef. 1781, Owens Run, Waynesburg, Pa..
6. +Vincent Owens, b. Bef. 1781, Owens Run, Waynesburg, Pa., d. Mar 31, 1834, West Brownsville, Pa.

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The will of John Owens, Jr., probated 6 Apr 1781, can be found in the Washington County, Pennsylvania, Will Book No.1, Pp.51. In it, he names

• his older sons David
• and John, Jr. and
• married daughter, Sarah Gragston , wife of Richard Gragston, but also lists minor children:
• Vincent
• George
• Mary
• James

The will was administered by his wife and neighbor, Sebastian Shroffe

Notes

https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/owens/8771/

In Annette's estimation, the John Owens that died in WV, on Booth's creek was John2 married to Susannah.This was the same John with Ten Mile creek land and they had moved to Booths creek property not too long before he died.However the date for this is 1781 not 1778.John2 had a will that was probated in 1781.In 1785 there was a court document doling out money from the estate for the care of the four youngest children.Orphan court records were just viewed yesterday by Annette and she sent me a copy talking about the 4 youngest, as well as John3 and David in 1790.Susannah, widow of John2 had remarried to a McMullen as of the 1785 court date.In Jan of 1790 she died in childbirth, giving the McMullen baby to her sister Mary.

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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-74886

According to the book Shawnee Heritage I, p. 201, by Noel Schultz, Judith was the daughter of John Owens, Jr., the son of John Owens I who married the Daughter of Chief Tanacharisson. Tanacharisson is the Indian that went with George Washington and Christopher Gist to Ft. LeBouf, the winter of 1753. Tanacharisson was also at Ft. Necessity during the early summer of 1754 before George Washington lost his first battle with the French. The death of John Owens and the will have left many questions, possibly, because father and son could have died within the same year both killed by Indians. Thereby, possibly the same will was used. But it is clear by probate records of Greene Co., PA, that 5 young children were left to John Owens, Jr. and this Sussannah, his wife, who later died in childbirth, 1790, after she married a Mullins (McMullins). The names of these 5 young children are not in the records. There are names of children in the will. Also, Sussannah was pregnant at the time of John Jr.'s death. Story by Linda Nixon Glover 2015

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References

• ”John Owens I Indian Trader, and family.”(First edition, March 2019). By Annette Kople. <PDF>; < PDF > Page 55-69
• The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, Volume 6. “Abstracts of Wills of Washington County.” Page 145.<GoogleBooks> 1, p. 110. Susannah McMullen, nuncupative will, dated January 26, 1790, proved February 16, 1790; youngest child not named to be given to testator's sister Mary who is named sole legatee for her trouble and for expense of said child; made a few minutes before her death in presence of Nancy Brown and Sarah Owens. Comment: it looks like “testator’s sister should be “baby’s sister Mary.”