First Generation 1. Josiah OWEN was born. Josiah OWEN and Hannah WHITE were married.1 Hannah WHITE was born. Josiah OWEN and Hannah WHITE had the following children: +2 i. Sylvanus OWEN, born on 19 Aug 1746, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut2; married Eunice ROBERTS, on 4 May 1768, Croyden, Cheshire, New Hampshire2,3; died on 7 Dec 1814, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont3,4. Second Generation 2. Sylvanus OWEN (Josiah-1) was born on 19 Aug 1746 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut.2 He died on 7 Dec 1814 in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.3,4 He was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.5,6 Two Vermont Hollows, A History of Gilead and Little Hollows, by Leyland E. Wood, Published by L.E. Wood, Randolph Vermont 05060, 1976, p. 226. Sylvanus and Andrew Owen were among the early settlers of Gilead. On March 3, 1806, he sold to Sylvanus Owen one half of lot 11, second range, drawn to the original grant of Samuel Webster; that is part of the same land where the old colonial house known as the Stone place is now located. Sylvanus was a Revolutionary War veteran. He enlisted at Fairlee, Vermont, in the Green Mountain Boys Regiment commanded by Seth Warner. He served under Colonel Warner at Quebec, and the Battle of Bennington. Vermont Revolutionary Rolls lists his name several times on other service. He was one of the original 18 proprietors of Bethel. Sylvanus was of the fifth generation of teh Owen family in America, descended from John Owen who was a resident of New Haven, Connecticut in 1642. Through his mother, Hannah White, he was descended from William White, a signer of the Mayflower Compact. Sylvanus OWEN and Eunice ROBERTS were married on 4 May 1768 in Croyden, Cheshire, New Hampshire.2,3 Eunice ROBERTS was born about 1747.7 She died on 3 Oct 1795 in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.8 Bethel Vermont Cemetery Records, 1792 - 1919, 89 leaves, records arranged alphabetically. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1952. Source: LDS FHL, SLC, UT FHL US/CAN Film 27911 - Item 1, p. 58. Lived respected and died in hope of a Glorius Resurection. She was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.6 Two Vermont Hollows, A History of Gilead and Little Hollows, by Leyland E. Wood, Published by L.E. Wood, Randolph Vermont 05060, 1976, p. 226. of Coventry, Connecticut. Sylvanus OWEN and Eunice ROBERTS had the following children: +3 i. Lois OWEN, born in 1771, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut9; married Asa GOULD10. +4 ii. Andrew OWEN, born on 22 Apr 1775, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut11,12; married Sarah NEWMAN13; died on 17 Jul 1845, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont14,15. +5 iii. Tryphena OWEN, born in 1779, , , Vermont16; married Samuel GOODRICH17. +6 iv. Loderick OWEN, born on 25 Dec 1780, Fairlee, Orange, Vermont18; married Hannah BATCHELDER, on 13 Feb 1813, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont2,19. +7 v. Hannah OWEN, born in 1782, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont20; married Timothy FISHER17; died on 17 Jan 1848, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont21. 8 vi. Lumice OWEN was born in 1885 in , , Vermont.22 Lumice OWEN died. Two Vermont Hollows, A History of Gilead and Little Hollows, by Leyland E. Wood, Published by L.E. Wood, Randolph Vermont 05060, 1976, p. 227. Died young. Third Generation 3. Lois OWEN (Sylvanus-2, Josiah-1) was born in 1771 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut.9 Lois OWEN and Asa GOULD were married.10 Asa GOULD was born. Two Vermont Hollows, A History of Gilead and Little Hollows, by Leyland E. Wood, Published by L.E. Wood, Randolph Vermont 05060, 1976, p. 226. of Bethel, Vt., in 1794, and moved to Colden, N.Y. 4. Andrew OWEN (Sylvanus-2, Josiah-1) was born on 22 Apr 1775 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut.11,12 He died on 17 Jul 1845 in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.14,15 He was buried in Gilead Cemetery, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.23,24 Two Vermont Hollows, A History of Gilead and Little Hollows, by Leyland E. Wood, Published by L.E. Wood, Randolph Vermont 05060, 1976, p. 226 & 227. Andrew ws the son of Sylvanus and came to Bethel from Dresden, nw Hanover, New Hampshire; he is listed as a resident of Bethel in the census of 1800, and resided where the brick house now owned by Howard Carter is located. In the Bethel, Vt., town records there is recorded a deed dated April 28, 1788, that Seth Chase sold to Andrew Owen "of Bethel" lot 14 in Second Range, West of the Branch (Book I, Page 55). This is the farm upon which he lived all his life and which later passed on to his son David O. Owen. Andrew is listed on the tax roll of 1828, but no tax charges so he had evidently conveyed the property to his son. Andrew OWEN and Sarah NEWMAN were married.13 Sarah NEWMAN was born on 1 Jan 1774.14 She died on 4 Nov 1845 in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.14,25 She was buried in Gilead Cemetery, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.23,26 Andrew OWEN and Sarah NEWMAN had the following children: +9 i. Silas Whitman OWEN, born on 9 Aug 1797, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont18; married Roxana ALBEE27; died on 7 Jul 1841, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont4,28. 10 ii. Susannah OWEN was born on 3 May 1799 in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.18 11 iii. Susan (twin) OWEN was born on 3 May 1799 in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.18 +12 iv. Eunice OWEN, born on 29 Aug 1800, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont18; married John GRANGER29. +13 v. David O. OWEN, born on 1 Jul 1802, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont18; married Elvira LAKE, on 14 Mar 1835, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont2,30; died on 23 Feb 1891, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont8. +14 vi. Hiram OWEN, born on 16 May 1804, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont18; married Mariaett S.31; died on 20 Aug 19118. 15 vii. Lucy OWEN was born on 22 Dec 1806 in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.18 16 viii. Amanda OWEN was born on 8 Feb 1809 in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.18 17 ix. Mary OWEN was born on 26 Jun 1811 in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.18 18 x. Betsy OWEN was born on 2 Nov 1813 in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.18 19 xi. Alice OWEN was born on 12 Mar 1816 in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.18 5. Tryphena OWEN (Sylvanus-2, Josiah-1) was born in 1779 in , , Vermont.16 Tryphena OWEN and Samuel GOODRICH were married.17 Samuel GOODRICH was born. Two Vermont Hollows, A History of Gilead and Little Hollows, by Leyland E. Wood, Published by L.E. Wood, Randolph Vermont 05060, 1976, p. 227. of Plainfield, Vt. 6. Loderick OWEN (Sylvanus-2, Josiah-1) was born on 25 Dec 1780 in Fairlee, Orange, Vermont.18 Two Vermont Hollows, A History of Gilead and Little Hollows, by Leyland E. Wood, Published by L.E. Wood, Randolph Vermont 05060, 1976, p. 227. Moved to Colden, N.Y. He served in the War of 1812. Loderick OWEN and Hannah BATCHELDER were married on 13 Feb 1813 in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.2,19 Hannah BATCHELDER (daughter of Capt. Benjamin BATCHELDER and Anna BURNAP) was born. 7. Hannah OWEN (Sylvanus-2, Josiah-1) was born in 1782 in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.20 Bethel Vermont Cemetery Records, 1792 - 1919, 89 leaves, records arranged alphabetically. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1952. Source: LDS FHL, SLC, UT FHL US/CAN Film 27911 - Item 1, p. 31. Age at time of death in 1848 was listed as 74 years. This would make her year of birth as 1774. She died on 17 Jan 1848 in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.21 She was buried in Gilead Cemetery, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.32 Hannah OWEN and Timothy FISHER were married.17 Timothy FISHER was born about 1778.33 He died on 5 Feb 1872 in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.21 He was buried in Gilead Cemetery, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.32 Two Vermont Hollows, A History of Gilead and Little Hollows, by Leyland E. Wood, Published by L.E. Wood, Randolph Vermont 05060, 1976, p. 227. of Gilead. Hannah OWEN and Timothy FISHER had the following children: +20 i. John FISHER, born on 31 Jul 1813, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont21; married Sophronia MOSHER34; died on 24 Jul 188421.