Owen Tutor (1772-1850 – Cumberland Co., NC) is part of an old Tudor paternal line but is not a son of Owen Tudor (1742–1800), the son of Henry Tudor (1714-1771 – Sussex Co., VA), as some online trees claim. Y-DNA testing shows his line branched off earlier, making him a separate branch from Henry Tudor’s descendants. He is also distinct from the John Tudor (c.1690-1721 – Surry Co., VA) line, though all three share a common Tudor ancestor further back. His DNA points to Western Wales, specifically Penmynydd on Anglesey, where many Tudors lived in the 17th and 18th centuries. Descendants across different states, unaware of each other, still pronounce the surname “Tew-tor” (with “Tew” rhyming with “few”), reflecting a Welsh linguistic influence preserved across generations. Historian William Manning Moore (1909–1979), a descendant of Owen Tutor, reported that Owen arrived in the colonies on a privateering vessel around 1790 in the James River and always spoke with a Welsh accent. By 1792, he was in North Carolina. Today, almost anyone with the surname Tutor descends from Owen Tutor. Combined, the DNA, linguistic, and historical evidence confirm Owen Tutor’s Welsh origins and clarify his separate lineage from Henry Tudor’s descendants.
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