History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed.
by William Henry Perrin,  O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882.  p. 438.
[Bourbon County]  [Paris City and Precinct]

JONATHAN OWEN, retired farmer; P. O. Paris; whose portrait appears in
this work, is one of the descendants of the earliest and among the most
respected families in Bourbon County.  The subject of these lines first
saw the light of day, in North Middletown Precinct, April 27, 1811; son
of Robert and Nancy (Foster) Owen.  His paternal grandsire was Thomas
Owen, a native of Maryland, of Welch descent, and in the year 1786, he
emigrated to Clark County, this State, where he died.  He raised a
family of seven children; the eldest was Robert, who was born in 1776,
and was but ten years of age when he came to Kentucky, where he was
reared to farming pursuits, and came to Bourbon County in 1798,
locating in North Middletown Precinct, and engaged in business as a
farmer and distiller, and was a valued member of the community up to his
death, which occurred in 1856; his wife preceded him four years.
Jonathan remained on the farm where he was born until twenty-five years
of age; Dec. 27, 1836; he married Cynthia Scott, who was also a native
of Middletown Precinct, daughter of William and Sallie (Hedges) Scott;
after his marriage, he engaged in farming, which he continued very
successfully until 1875, when he removed to Paris. His wife died in 1868,
having borne him three children; the eldest was Sarah, now the wife of
Edwin P. Bean, who died, leaving ten children; Nancy, the second child,
married Watson M. Gay; the youngest child was Robert both of whom are
residents of this county.  All of the above Mr. Owens [sic] settled upon
farms that he had purchased and improved, each in turn taking the homestead
as they married and settled down.  Mr. Owen, at his father's death,
received a small patrimony, yet he succeeded by hard labor and great
diligence in acquiring about 2,000 acres of land, besides losing a good
deal through misplaced confidence in others; while he labored to save, yet
he gave liberally of his means for the erection and establishment of
Churches, as well as to encouraging public improvements, which would tend
to be of benefit to the community and the commonwealth; he never courted
the publicity of office, but preferred to live a quiet and retired life;
since 1842, he has been a consistent member of the M. E. Church, and
endeavored to live a life in harmony with his profession.  He now
resides in the suburban part of Paris, where he lives in comparative
retirement in the enjoyment of his pleasant home.  In 1870, he married
Miss Mary Hutchcraft, who was a daughter of John and Margaret (McIlvain)
Hutchcraft.  He was born Sept. 23, 1791, in Culpepper [sic] County,
Va.; son of Thomas, who married Ellen Apperson; he died in 1825; aged 66
years.  He came to Kentucky in 1802, locating in Bourbon COunty with his
father, Thomas.  John Hutchcraft was a good farmer and much interested
in blooded horses, and was the first owner of the celebrated horse
Bertram; he died as he live--an upright man, and Mason, June 6, 1868,
in Middletown Precinct, where he settled.  His wife, Margaret Long
McIlvain, was born in Virginia, Dec. 7, 1798, and died May 26, 1842; she
was a daughter of Hugh and Mary (Brent) McIlvain; he was born in
Scotland, Aug. 26, 1767, and came to Kentucky in 1793, and was a merchant;
he died April 18, 1818, near Paris; his wife, Mary Brent, was born June
28, the same year as her husband.  Hugh McIlvain had four sons and two
daughters.  John B. resides in Louisville, and is now the only member
of the family living.  When Thomas Hutchcraft died, he left the following
children: John, Reuben, James, Richard, Nimrod and Eliza H.  He willed
that John, James and Reuben should live for twenty-one years together,
or adjoining, having everything in common, which wish was carried out to
the letter, as they during the time lived in perfect harmony, which good
feeling ever pervaded the family afterward.  Thomas Owen raised a family
of seven children, viz: Robert, John, Jonathan, Samuel, Hester,
Margaret and Elizabeth.  Jonathan and Samuel removed in early life to
Indiana; John in after life removed to Madison County, and there died;
Hester married Thomas Farmer, and finally located in Missouri; Margaret
became the wife of Richard Hukel, and settled in Clark County; Rachel
settled in same county; she married John Farmer, brother of Thomas.
Jonathan, our subject, is of a family of eight children, but two are
now living, our subject, and Mrs. G. H. DeJarnett.

Owen Foster Scott Hedges Bean Gay Hutchcraft McIlvain Apperson
Brent Farmer Hukel DeJarnett
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Clark-KY Jefferson-KY Culpeper-VA IN MO MD

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