Richard Owings I (d.ca. 1716) was in Anne Arundel County, Maryland by 1684/1685, and later owned land also in Baltimore County, Maryland. He may have been the Richard Owin baptized in 1659, son of Richard Owin and Ann Phillips, London England. Professional researchers indicate the original surname was Owen or Owens; the authors feel the surname has always been Owings, and Owen or Owens were occasional erroneous spellings. Descendants and relatives lived in Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, California and elsewhere.

The bibliographic holdings of family histories at the Library of Congress. Entries are arranged alphabetically of the works of those involved in Genealogy and also items available through the Library of Congress.

This ten-year supplement lists 10,000 titles acquired by the Library of Congress since 1976--this extraordinary number reflecting the phenomenal growth of interest in genealogy since the publication of Roots. An index of secondary names contains about 8,500 entries, and a geographical index lists family locations when mentioned.

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