| 1. | Robert OWINGS was born on 15 Mar 1697 in Emmitsburg, Frederick, MD (son of Capt. Capt. Richard OWINGS and Rachel UNKNOWN); died on 9 Sep 1759. Notes:
Note:
Robert Owings was a surveyor and a staunch Roman Catholic. On October 14, 1727 he received an assignment from another Roman Catholic, John Digges, for 500 acres in the disputed Conewago area around the present day Hanover, PA. There is an indication that the Maryland Roman Catholics directed their attention to the northern frontier of Maryland because of anti-Catholic feeling. John Digges of Prince George's County had, on October14, 1727, received a Maryland warrant for 10,000 acres against which he applied 6,822 acres to 'Digges Choice' in the disputed area. Owings made his colonial homestead a sacred place where Catholic services were held until the Conewago Chapel of the Sacred Heart was built in about 1740. This source also indicates that Robert Owings was born in 1692, not 1698 as the Record Footnote indicates. pages 247-249.
Robert married Hannah FARQUHAR on 23 Dec 1730 in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. Hannah (daughter of Allen FARQUHAR and Susannah PATTERSON) was born in 1708; died on 21 Sep 1795 in Pipe Creek Monthly Meeting, Frederick Co., MD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1697 - 1759 (62 years)
