THE SCOWN SCOWEN SCAWEN FAMILY HISTORY


There has been talk that the Family name of SCOWN was changed by Deed Poll
from LeScown. and SCAWEN. I have heard that the name may well have been
Scown De Melenick, and may be of Welsh origins. But this only serves to make an
already muddy pool much cloudier. Lets all try to get more information on our
family trees. That way we can hopefully trace the missing link.

Melenick was anciently the dwelling of the SCAWEN family. Edward 1, was carried
by a heiress in marriage to one of the Scawens. William SCAWEN Esq., of this place
was an M.P. for St Germans. He was well versed in antiquarian matters and left
some MSS., Only a fragment remains, an imperfect dissertation on Cornish names.
After the restoration he was appointed Vice Warden of the Stanneries by Charles
11. He died in 1689, and was succeeded by Sir William SCAWEN knight who was
M.P. for Truro. William 111 in his 13th year 1701 having sat for the borough of
Grampound in two proceeding parliaments. William SCAWEN the last of the family
who resided in Mernick, died there about the year of 1712. He settled by deed on
the church of St. Germans, a dwelling for the incuberant. Thomas SCAWEN Esq. heir
of the last SCAWEN resided chiefly in the country of North Hampton, and by his
marriage with the sole heiress of Lord James Russell, had issue James SCAWEN Esq.
(he died in 1801) without issue, and a daughter Tryphena who married June 14
1759 to Henry, the second Earl of Bathurst. His second wife and by him was
mother of Henry, the third Earl, another son, and four daughters. A branch of this
family was for sometime at Trehane, in Probus, one of the Scawens having married
on of these co heiresses of John de Trehane, who died about the middle of the 17th
century.

We are always interested in any members of the SCAWEN, SCOWN familie contacting
us with information or in regard to any help we can offer in tracing their ancestory.
We are all trying to find our heritage together.