Difference between revisions of "Thankful Owen 1620-1681"

Revision as of 02:58, 17 June 2020

Thankful OWEN 1620-1681

Biographical Note

Born in London, son of Philip Owen of Taplow, gentleman. BA Exeter, Oxford 1640, fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford 1642, MA 1646; one of the Lincoln delegates to the parliamentary visitors, 1648. Senior proctor of the University 1649. President of St John’s, Oxford 1650 (ejected 1660). Moved to London and by 1665 was living at Tree Alley, Bunhill; chosen in 1680 to be the independent minister of the congregation at Fetter Lane, but died before he could take up office.

Books

Library auctioned 1681; see entry for Ralph Button. Owen's will has no mention of books; all the residue of his goods and chattels were bequeathed to his wife.

Characteristic Markings

None of Owen’s books have been identified.

Sources

Catalogus librorum bibliothecis … Radulphi Button, 1681 (ESTC R11300).
Wright, Stephen. "Owen, Thankful (1620–1681), Independent divine." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 __NOTITLE__
-===[[name::Thankful]] [[name::OWEN]]  [[date of Birth::1620]]-[[date of Death::1681]]===
+===[[name::Thankful]] [[name::OWEN]]  [[date of birth::1620]]-[[date of death::1681]]===
 ====Biographical Note====
-Born in [[place of birth::London]], son of [[family::Philip Owen]] of [[location::Taplow]], gentleman.  BA [[education::Exeter, Oxford]] 1640, [[occupation::fellow]] of [[education::Lincoln College, Oxford]] 1642, MA 1646; one of the Lincoln delegates to the parliamentary visitors, 1648.  [[occupation::Senior proctor]] of the [[education::the University of Oxford|University]] 1649.  [[occupation::President]] of [[education::St John’s, Oxford]] 1650 (ejected 1660).  Moved to [[location::London]] and by 1665 was living at [[location::Tree Alley, Bunhill]]; chosen in 1680 to be the [[occupation::independent minister]] of the congregation at [[location::Fetter Lane]], but died before he could take up office.
+Born in [[place of birth::London]], son of [[family::Philip Owen]] of [[location::Taplow]], gentleman.  BA [[education::Exeter, Oxford]] 1640, [[occupation::fellow]] of [[organisations::Lincoln College, Oxford]] 1642, MA 1646; one of the Lincoln delegates to the parliamentary visitors, 1648.  [[occupation::Senior proctor]] of the [[organisations::University of Oxford|University]] 1649.  [[occupation::President]] of [[organisations::St John’s, Oxford]] 1650 (ejected 1660).  Moved to [[location::London]] and by 1665 was living at [[location::Tree Alley, Bunhill]]; chosen in 1680 to be the [[occupation::independent minister]] of the congregation at [[location::Fetter Lane]], but died before he could take up office.
 ====Books====
-Library [[auction::auctioned]] [[date of Auction::1681]]; see entry for [[associates::Ralph Button]].  Owen's will has no mention of books; all the residue of his [[bequest::goods and chattels]] were bequeathed to his [[beneficiary::wife]].
+Library [[auction::auctioned]] [[date of auction::1681]]; see entry for [[associates::Ralph Button]].  Owen's will has no mention of books; all the residue of his goods and chattels were [[bequest::bequeathed]] to his [[beneficiary::wife]].
 ====Characteristic Markings====