John Owen (ca.1622-1698) emigrated from Wales to New Haven, Connecticut during or before 1642, married Rebeca Wade in 1650, and later moved to Windsor, Connecticut. Descendants lived in New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan and elsewhere. Some descendants immigrated to Ontario and elsewhere in Canada.
Thomas Welles (ca. 1590-1660), son of Robert and Alice Welles, was born in Stourton, Whichford, Warwickshire, England, and died in Wethersfield, Connecticut. He married (1) Alice Tomes (b. before 1593), daughter of John Tomes and Ellen (Gunne) Phelps, 1615 in Long Marston, Gloucestershire. She was born in Long Marston, and died before 1646 in Hartford, Connecticut. They had eight children. He married (2) Elizabeth (Deming) Foote (ca. 1595-1683) ca. 1646. She was the widow of Nathaniel Foote and the sister of John Deming. She had seven children from her previous marriage.
Thomas Welles (ca. 1590-1660), son of Robert and Alice Welles, was born in Stourton, Whichford, Warwickshire, England, and died in Wethersfield, Connecticut. He married (1) Alice Tomes (b. before 1593), daughter of John Tomes and Ellen (Gunne) Phelps, 1615 in Long Marston, Gloucestershire. She was born in Long Marston, and died before 1646 in Hartford, Connecticut. They had eight children. He married (2) Elizabeth (Deming) Foote (ca. 1595-1683) ca. 1646. She was the widow of Nathaniel Foote and the sister of John Deming. She had seven children from her previous marriage.
Thomas Welles (ca. 1590-1660), son of Robert and Alice Welles, was born in Stourton, Whichford, Warwickshire, England, and died in Wethersfield, Connecticut. He married (1) Alice Tomes (b. before 1593), daughter of John Tomes and Ellen (Gunne) Phelps, 1615 in Long Marston, Gloucestershire. She was born in Long Marston, and died before 1646 in Hartford, Connecticut. They had eight children. He married (2) Elizabeth (Deming) Foote (ca. 1595-1683) ca. 1646. She was the widow of Nathaniel Foote and the sister of John Deming. She had seven children from her previous marriage.
John Owen was born 25 December 1624 in Wales. His parents were Richard Owen and Johanna Pitt. He married Rebecca Wade in 1650 in Windsor, Connecticut. They had eleven children. He died in 1697/8. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Ohio, Illinois and Iowa.
Mehitable Woods was a major in the Civil War, practically unheard-of for a woman at the time. This is the true story of the courageous life of Mehitable (Owen) Woods including her westward expansion from Vermont to New York and Ohio, to frontier life helping to build a new Iowan town, and four marriages. The outbreak of the Civil War provided the long-separated and childless Mehitable with ample opportunity to serve her community and her nation. "No power on earth will keep me from going!" Mehitable took supplies where they were most needed—to the battlefield. Governor Kirkwood gave her a major's commission to enable her to cut the army's red tape more effectively. By later accounts, "Mrs. Major Woods" made 13 trips, taking nine cargoes weighing between two and 37 tons each. If asked, she would always say, "I am going to see my sons, all of whom are in the army."