BIOGRAPHIES - OWEN, Jonathan, Bourbon County, Kentucky From: Bob Francis http://www.shawhan.com Date: 07 Feb 2000 The biographies are taken primarily from William Perrin's "The History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky" and E. Polk Johnson's "The History of Kentucky and Kentuckians," Vol. III. Many Bourbon County, Kentucky, researchers have pointed out mistakes and they are notated. Name: Jonathan OWEN _________________________________________ Birth: April 27, 1811, North Middletown, Bourbon County, Kentucky Death: October 4, 1884, Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky Age: 73 Burial: Paris Cemetery, Paris, Kentucky Father: Robert OWEN (1776-) Mother: Nancy FOSTER Spouses _________________________________________ 1: Cynthia SCOTT Death: 1868 Father: William SCOTT Mother: Sallie HEDGES Marriage: December 27, 1836 Children: Sarah; Nancy; Robert _________________________________________ 2: Mary Brent HUTCHCRAFT Birth: August 2, 1829, Stony Point, Bourbon County, Kentucky Death: August 2, 1900, Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky Age: 71 Burial: Paris Cemetery, Paris, Kentucky Father: Capt. John “Jack” HUTCHCRAFT (1791-1865) Mother: Margaret McILVAIN (1798-1842) Marriage: October 5, 1870, Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky JONATHAN OWEN,1 retired farmer; P. O. Paris; whose portrait appears in this work, is one of the descendants of the earhest and among the most respected famihes in Bourbon County, The subject of these lines first saw the light of day, in North Middletown Precinct, April 27, 1811; son ot 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 farnily of seven children; the oldest 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 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. 22, 1791, in Culpepper 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 lived— 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 daughhters. 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 afterwards. 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 Hakel, 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. De Jarnett. Sources 1. Perrin, pp. 483-484 ------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.