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Robert Owings Sr.

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Robert Owings Sr.

Birth
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Death
9 Sep 1759 (aged 61)
Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Conewago Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Robert was the son of Richard and Rachel (Beale) Owings, of Welsh, Scottish and British heritage. He married his wife, Hannah Farquhar, on December 23, 1730. She was the daughter of Allen and Susanna (Patterson) Farquhar, immigrants from Raphoe, Donegal County, Ireland.

The home of Robert Owings also served as the Conewago Mass House from 1732 to 1741 where Jesuit missionaries and local Catholics would celebrate the sacrifice of the Mass, until a log chapel was built at the present location of Conewago Chapel.

Robert Owing's will was written on September 2, 1759, and proved on October 20, 1759 in old York County, now Adams County, Pennsylvania. In it he mentions his wife Hannah, and children Robert, Thomas, Joshua, William, Charles, John, Mary, Rachael, Hannah, and Susannah.

His wife Hannah passed away on September 21, 1795 in Pipe Creek, Frederick County, Maryland.
Robert was the son of Richard and Rachel (Beale) Owings, of Welsh, Scottish and British heritage. He married his wife, Hannah Farquhar, on December 23, 1730. She was the daughter of Allen and Susanna (Patterson) Farquhar, immigrants from Raphoe, Donegal County, Ireland.

The home of Robert Owings also served as the Conewago Mass House from 1732 to 1741 where Jesuit missionaries and local Catholics would celebrate the sacrifice of the Mass, until a log chapel was built at the present location of Conewago Chapel.

Robert Owing's will was written on September 2, 1759, and proved on October 20, 1759 in old York County, now Adams County, Pennsylvania. In it he mentions his wife Hannah, and children Robert, Thomas, Joshua, William, Charles, John, Mary, Rachael, Hannah, and Susannah.

His wife Hannah passed away on September 21, 1795 in Pipe Creek, Frederick County, Maryland.


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  • Created by: M.J. Aumen
  • Added: Sep 22, 2016
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170401188/robert-owings: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Owings Sr. (15 Mar 1698–9 Sep 1759), Find a Grave Memorial ID 170401188, citing Conewago Chapel Basilica Cemetery, Conewago Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by M.J. Aumen (contributor 48411830).