Education
Jesus College; New College.
Jesus College; New College.
Owen was the son of a clergyman in Myddfai, Carmarthenshire. After education at the grammar school in Carmarthen, Owen attended Oxford University, matriculating from Jesus College on 16 December 1608 aged 23, before becoming chaplain of New College from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree on 6 July 1613 before receiving his Master of Arts degree in June 1616 from Hart Hall.