Identification uncertain but FOSTER suggests, plausibly, because of his Shropshire background and that his son William shared his college, that he is
WILLIAM OWEN, third son of William Owen, of Condover, Salop, eq. aur. CHRIST CHURCH, matric. 14 Oct. 1636, aged 18; perhaps created MA 1 Nov. 1642; possibly Rector of Pontesbury (1st. portion), and Rector of Pulverbatch, Salop, 1641, until sequestered 1646, by the Westminster Assembly. Father of William, 1666 (CCEd ID 73160). See Add. Ms. 15,670, p. 234.
SEE WALKER REVISED, 306-7: Rector of Pontesbury (1st. Med.) and Pulverbatch, 1641; details of sufferings and treatment at hands of parliamentarian authorities; restored at Pontesbury, 1660-1672 (when he died).
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1641 | Appt(Institution) | Owen, Guilelmus | Pulverbache / | Rector | View |
| 1641 | Ordi(ordination) | Owen, William | / | priest | View |
| 1641 | Appt(Collation) | Owen, Gulielmus | Pontesbury (first portion) / | Rector | View |
| 1660 | Subsc | Owen, William | Pontesbury alias Ponsbury, 2nd portion / | Rector | View |
| 1668 | Libc | Owen, William | Pulverbach / | Rector | View |
| 1668 | Libc | Owen, William | Pontesbury Second Portion / | portioner | View |
| 1672 | Vac(natural death) | Owen, Gulielmus | Pontisbury, 2nd Portion / | Rector | View |
| 1672 | Vac(natural death) | Owen, Gulielmus | Pulverbach alias Chirton / | Rector | View |
| 1672 | Vac(Death) | Owens, William | Pulverbatch / | Rector | View |