This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CV4.2ACEB/277.1 Message Board Post: Elizabeth, Capt. Richard Owen of Merioneth, Wales Americanized the spelling of the Owen name to Owings for reasons we have yet to fully understand. Over time, some family branches have reverted or returned to the simpler form of Owen/s. To be of any help, would need more details as to where and when Samuel and Martha lived, birth, marriage and death dates. Regards David Owings