Navigate OWEN Main Page Daniel OWEN Family of RI James OWEN Family A B C D E F G H I J K-L M N O P Q-R S T U-V W-Z CRONIN-OWEN Home Page Excerpts Regarding: Daniel OWEN of RI Submitted by Brent Owen. NB: Bold added. Glocester - The Way Up Country - A History Guide and Directory (1976): "Daniel Owen was the son of Thomas who served as Assistant Deputy Governor to Stephen Hopkins. Both father and son rendered important political services to the Town and the State during the Revolutionary War period." "Mr. Owen served as Deputy to the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1775 and 1776. He was a member of the committee chosen to procure gold and silver enough for the State to use in the "Canada" War. He was one of the petitioners of the General Assembly for the "exclusive privilege" of a coinage for this colony of the first United States cent which was granted in 1787. The Honorable Mr. Owen held the post of Deputy Governor for Rhode Island from 1786 to 1790. He acted as member and president of the conventions that met at South Kingstown in March, 1790 and at Newport the following May, that adopted the Constitution of the United States. In his capacity as Convention President, Honorable Daniel Owen duly informed President Washington, by letter, that Rhode Island had accepted the Constitution - the last state to do so." "Iron ore found on his property yielded farm implements and horse shoes which were formed on his water-powered trip hammer. His business extended to many parts of the country and considerable trade was transacted with England for many years." "Several of his children settled in northern Vermont, where he owned large tracts of land. His home was in Chepachet on Douglas Hook Road."   A Brief History of the Town of Glocester notes that: "Daniel Owen was admitted as a freeman of the town in 1757." "He, with William Barton, received the grant of the town of Barton, in Vermont, October 20, 1781...His son-in-law, Mr. William Gadcomb, a merchant in the village of Chepachet, died about 1800. Judge Owen settled his estate and invested some of the property for his widow and children in lands in the vicinity of St. Albans, Vermont. Mrs. Gadcomb afterwards married Judge Asa Aldis and settled at St. Albans...Judge Owen married Hannah Angell, daughter of John and Lydia Winsor Angell, January 19, 1736. He died in Glocester."   N.B.: This marriage date cannot be correct, although other sources document the bride's name as Hannah Angell: Daniel Owen allegedly was only born in 1732.   The DAR Patriot Index lists Daniel as having served from Rhode Island, providing his dates as 1732 to 21 Oct 1812 and naming his spouse as Hannah Angell.   Civil and Military List of Rhode Island 1647-1800 shows that Daniel Owen served as Justice of the Superior Court in 1790-1791 and as Chief Justice of the Superior Court in 1792-1794.   Census of the Inhabitants of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 1774 shows the household of Daniel Owen in Glocester to have contained 2 males over 16, 1 male under 16, 1 female over 16, and 5 females under 16.   The Rhode Island 1777 Military Census showed Daniel Owen of Glocester to have been aged between 16 and 50 and unable to bear arms.   Daniel's will was abstracted in RIGR, April 1986, p. 290: "Owen, Daniel, of Gl, Esq. Will dated 7 July 1812, proved 2 Nov 1812, pgs 336-338. Mentions: Wife Hannah Owen. Sons Joseph Owen & Thomas Owen, Jr. Daughters Freelove Owen, Lydia Holbrook, possibly Elizabeth May [v.i.], possibly a daughter formerly wife of William Gadcomb dec [v.i.], Naomi Kimball dec formerly wife of Asa Kimball, & Amy Aldis who has had her portion. In one item, only relationship that to son Thomas: To my son Thomas Owen, Jr. & Elizabeth May & Freelove Owen & to the heirs of William Gadcomb dec land. My granddaughters Amy Kimball & Anstic Kimball both under 18 daughters of Asa Kimball & Naomi Kimball dec. Witn: Ira P. Evens, Timothy Wilmarth, Augusten Torrey."   Cf. TGa asks about: Sarah OWEN m to Asa KIMBALL from Gloucester, RI; 1795 to Barton, VT Asa built the first grist mill there.   Researchers of this OWEN line: Bob Wilhelm Holly Owen TGa Mary Cronin Nichols at [email protected] 6 Sep 2005