Samuel Owens (b. circa 1819 - d. 1866)
MSA SC 5496-036742
Property Owner, Montgomery County, Maryland
Biography:
Samuel Owens was a free black land owner in the Sandy Spring community of Montgomery County. Samuel Owens, a mulatto, was born circa 1825, was probably a free born black. Owens appears on the census for the first time in 1840, and is listed a household with one adult male, one adult female, and one minor child. August 18, 1850 Samuel Owens purchased a part of the tract of land called "Addition to Charley Forrest" from Caleb and Henrietta Bentley. By 1854, Samuel Owens extended his land by purchasing another lot from an unknown source, but received a receipt from someone named E. G. Brown.
Owens was married by Thomas McCormick, to Sarah Waters and they lived in Sandy Spring with their children: Albert, Hannah, Elizabeth, Samuel, Laura, Anna, and Sarah. Samuel Owens and his wife Sarah, were both trustees of the Sharp Street Church, where they also worshipped. Many of the free blacks in Sandy Spring worshipped at the Sharp Street Church and served as trustees. In 1863, Samuel Owens was drafted into the Union Army during the Civil War. He was a member of the 2nd Regiment, Company C, Maryland Cavalry, serving for 6 months from August 12, 1863 - February 6, 1864. When he entered service he ranked in as a private and when he mustered out he ranked as a corporal. Samuel Owens health began to fail him and he died in January 1866. In his will Samuel Owens left all of his land to his wife and children to be divided.
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