The ancestors of Sir David S. Owens, can be traced back to about 900 B.C. His ancestors include sea kings of Norway and Orkney, Kings and Queens of Scotland and England, and the royal families of Europe and Jerusalem. They even include several Knights Templars and the King of Jerusalem. In the United States, David is related to two Presidents (John Knox Polk and Franklin Pierce) and many colonial families who were important to the founding and expansion of the United States. A Freemason, David walks in the steps of several of his Freemason ancestors including President John Knox Polk who was a 5th generation Freemason. Men fought in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, Mexican American War, Civil War, WW1 and WW2, as well as the VietNam War. From Boston to California, the Owens ancestors were part of the fabric of America. Front Cover - Roslyn Chapel in Fifeshire, Scotland which one of David Owen's ancestral relatives; William Sinclair (son of Prince Henry Sinclair) built in the mid-15th Century.