WELSH to PA, Land Company Number One --
[REF: WELSH SETTLEMENT OF PA, Browning]
[pp 47, 48, 49]
[Note: The material is slightly abbreviated, see Browning for exact]
An account of wt sum of money every ffriend in Pennllyn hath Layd out to buy land in
Pensylvania & wt quantity of Acres of Land each is to have and wt sum of Quit Rents
falls upon every one."
[For accounting of money, acres, and quit rents see p 47]
JOHN THO
HUGH ROBT
EDD JONES
ROBT DAVIS
EVAN REES
JOHN EDD
EDD OWEN
WILL EDD
EDD REES
WILL JONES
THO RICH
REES JOHN W
THO LLOYD
CADD MORGAN
JOHN WATKIN
HUGH JOHN
GAINOR ROBT
From this MSS, and from the deeds for this land to the subscribers, we have the names,
locations of their residences, their stations in life, and number of acres bought by each
of the subscribers to the fund of £100.
JOHN THO. John ap Thomas, of Llaithgwm, gentleman, 1250A, £25.
EDD JONES. Edward Jones, chyrurgion, of Bala, the partner in the trusteeship, took for
himself only 312 1/2 acres, £6.5.0.
HUGH ROBT. Hugh Roberts, of Kiltalgarth, gentleman, 625A, £12.10
[p 48]
The following each bought 312 1/2 acres, each paying £6.5s:
ROBT DAVID. Robert ap David, of Gwern Evel Ismynydd, yeoman.
EVAN REES. Evan ap Rees, of Penmaen, grocer.
JOHN EDD. John ap Edwards, of Nant Lleidiog, yeoman.
EDD OWEN. Edward ap Owen, late of Doleyserre, gentleman.
The following each bought 156 1/4 acres, each paying £3.2s.6d.:
WILL EDD. William ap Edward, of Ucheldre, or Ueneldri, yeoman.
EDD REES. Edward ap Rees, of Kiltalgarth, gentleman.
GAINOR ROBT. Gainor Roberts, of Kiltalgarth, spinster.
WILL JONES. William ap John alias Jones, of Bettws, yeoman.
THO RICH. Thomas ap Richard alias Prichard, of Nant Lleidiog, yeoman.
HUGH JOHN. Hugh ap John alias Jones, of Nant Lleidiog, yeoman.
REES JOHN W. Rees ap John ap William, alias Rees Jones, of Llanglynin, yeoman.
THO LLOYD. Thomas Lloyd, of Llangower, yeoman.
CADD MORGAN. Cadwalader Morgan, of Gwernevel, yeoman.
JOHN WATKIN. John Watkins, of Gwernevel, 'bathilor.'
[Note: LOCATION -- MERION]
As the homes of all of these subscribers were in the hundred of Penllyn, in
Merionethshire, it was natural that the township in Pensylvania, where their land lay,
should be given the name MERION by the surveyor-general, and sub-
[p 49]
sequently so many settlements in it should be called after Merionethshire places.*
*Some of these Welsh Friends of Merionethshire, who were signers of a marriage
certificate, in 1mo. 1678-9, at the Penllyn Monthly Meeting, it will be seen came over and
settled in the Welsh Tract.
OWEN HUMPHREY CADWALADER THOMAS
JOHN HUMPHREY JOHN THOMAS
RICHARD HUMPHREY ELIZABETH THOMAS
HUMPHREY OWEN ROWLAND ELLIS
ROWLAND OWEN HUGH ROBERTS
JOHN OWEN EDWARD VAUGHAN
ANNE OWEN ELLIS REES
ELIZABETH OWEN (bis) ELLIN REES
EVAN JOHN GWEN REES
REES JOHN JOHN HOWELL
GAINOR JOHN DANIEL SAMUEL
HUMPHREY REYNOLDS JOSEPH SAMUEL
REES EVAN LYDIA SAMUEL
JOHN WILLIAM REBECCA SAMUEL
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WELSH to PA, Land Company Number Two --
[REF: WELSH SETTLEMENT OF PA, Browning]
[pp 141, 142]
[Note: The material is slightly abbreviated, see Browning for exact]
LLOYD & DAVIES' LAND
Company No. 2. The grantees, under the patent for 5,000 acres in the Welsh tract, to
Charles Lloyd, gent., and Margaret Davies, widow, both of Dolobran, Meifod parish,
Montgomeryshire, to whom, as trustees, they conveyed the land by deeds dated in April and
June, 1683, were, in part, as follows:
[1683]
JOSEPH HARRIS, late of Wallbrook, Middlesex Co.
And these, all of Montgomeryshire, Wales:
THOMAS JONES, of Llanwthin parish, yeoman.
EDWARD THOMAS, of Llanwthin parish, yeoman.
MARGARET THOMAS, of Garthlwlch, widow.
JOHN HUMPHREY, of Llanwthin parish, gent.
JOHN RHYTHERCH, of Hirnant parish, yeoman.
THOMAS MORRIS, of Marchnant Issa parish, gent.
[p 142]
[1694]
About 1694, the following accounting of the "Lloyd & Davis grant" was filed
with the Land Commissioners, showing a difference from the above statement:
"Sales of Charles Lloyd and Margaret Davis":--
BENJ. HUMPHRIES
EDW'D THOMAS
THO. JONES
MARG'T THOMAS
THO. JONES & JNO. RHODERICK
THO. LLOYD to EV. OWEN &c.
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WELSH to PA, Land Company Number Three --
[REF: WELSH SETTLEMENT OF PA, Browning]
[p 163]
[Note: The material is slightly abbreviated, see Browning for exact]
JOHN BEVAN'S LAND
Company No. 3.--The deeds to grantees, who all resided in Glamorganshire, under the patent
for 2,000 acres to John ab Evan, yeoman, (or John Bevan), of Trefyrhig, or Trevorrigge,
Llantrissent parish, Glamorganshire, were dated after 16 Sept. 1681, and the grantees
were, in part, as follows:
CHARLES ab EVAN, (BEVAN), of Trevorrigg, and Llantwit Vardre parish, Glamorganshire,
brother to John.
JOHN RICHARD, of Trevorrigg, tailor
ELIZABETH PRICHARD & KATHARINE PRICHARD, of Telcha, Llantrissent, spinsters, who deed
for 250 acres, dated 8 May 1682, was witnessed by Barbara Awbrey, John ab Evan, Jun'r,
Evan John, and John Richard.
MATTHEW JONES, of Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Mercer, whose deed, dated 1 Aug. 1682, for
125 acres, was witnessed by Will Broadber, Ch Evans, Ebenezer David, and Jane Miller.
DAVID JONES, of Carmarthen town.
RALPH LEWIS, of Eglwysilan.
Eventually John Bevan bought back the lands taken by John Richard, and the Prichards, and
Ralph Lewis.
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WELSH to PA, Land Company Number Four --
[REF: WELSH SETTLEMENT OF PA, Browning]
[p 175]
[Note: The material is slightly abbreviated, see Browning for exact]
JOHN & WYNNE'S LAND
Company No. 4. The grantees under the patent, dated 14. 7mo. 1681, for 5,000 acres, issued
to John ap John, the founder, probably of the Welsh Tract idea and indirectly of the
Merion Meeting, and Dr. Wynne, were Denbighshire people, and in part, as follows: It seems
that each of these "trustees," John andthomas, took 2,500 acres of their joint
purchase to keep, or to sell, as they thought best.
John ap John, according to a memorandum, in his own writing, says:
"Here is An Account of what I John ap John have sould out of my part of this deed and
what remains still in my hands. First, I paid William Penn, by ye hands of Richard Davies,
and his sonn David Davies, ye sum of Fifty pounts Stl., and for which I have their recets,
and I have disposed of ye land as followeth: --
To THOMAS TAYLOR I sold 500 acres
To JOHN ROBERTS I sold 500 acres
To TREIAL REIDER I sold 400 acres
To MARY FOUK I sold 200 acres
To RICHARD DAVIES 250 acres
To OWEN PARRY 150 acres
reserved for myself 500 acres
Be it remembered also yt I rebought from TRIAL REDER
aforsd 400 acres.
But Dr. Wynne left no memorandum of the disposition of his share, but he soon got rid of
it.
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WELSH to PA, Land Company Number Five --
[REF: WELSH SETTLEMENT OF PA, Browning]
[p 195]
[Note: The material is slightly abbreviated, see Browning for exact]
LEWIS DAVID'S LAND
Company No. 5. The 3,000 acres of land subscribed for by "Lewis David, husbandman, of
Llandewy Velfry," in Pembrokeshire, and conveyed to him by deeds, dated 2 March,
1681, for which he paid £60, were taken, under deeds, dated in May, 1682, by the
following:
WILLIAM HOWELL, Castlebigch, Pembroke, yeoman 500 acres
HENRY LEWIS, Narbeth, Pembroke, yeoman 1,000 acres
REES ROTHERS (ROTHEROE), Lanwenog, Cardigan, yeoman 500 acres
EVAN THOMAS, Lanykeaven, Pembroke, yeoman 500 acres
LEWIS DAVID retained 750 acres for himself (24 Oct. 1681)
His deed from Penn was similar to those of the other "adventurers for land;" --
land was to be set out "as provided for in the Concessions, or Constitucons, bearing
date of 11th July last past," 1681, "to be holden in free and common socage of
him, the said William Penn, as of the signory of Windsore," etc. His deeds to his
sundry purchasers, or co-partners, were also, as those of the other adventurers, very
explicit as to the tenure, citing the grant of King Charles to Penn, and the latter to
Lewis David. In these, he was described as "gentleman." Lewis David was buried
at the Merion Meeting, 2. 1mo. 1707-8.
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WELSH to PA, Land Company Number Six --
[REF: WELSH SETTLEMENT OF PA, Browning]
[p 207]
[Note: The material is slightly abbreviated, see Browning for exact]
RICHARD THOMAS'S LAND
Company No. 6 -- The purchasers of the 5,000 acres of land for which Richard
ap Thomas, of Whiteford Garne, subscribed, were not many, and his adventure
appears to have been unprofitable. His heir had about the same trouble, as
Dr. Wynne's had, in getting his father's land.
From the Commissioners' Minutes 2. 12mo., 1701, we learn that Penn, by deed
dated 24th of July, 1681, for £100, conveyed to Richard ap Thomas 5,000
acres, to be laid out "in the Welsh Tract," "of which none has been laid
out
Saving 600 acres on part of 1,300 Acres laid out to {William] Wood and
[William] Sharlow" [or Shardlow, Sharelow, Sherlo, etc]. This, of course,
was "not approv'd of by the Commis'rs." and the "100 Acres of Lib. Land
[due
was] taken up by Hugh Roberts." At this Meeting "his Son and Heir, Richard
ap Thomas, therefore requets Warr'ts to take up the said Land in the Welsh
Tract."
"The said Richard haveing been a Verry great Sufferer by his Father's
embarquing for this Province, and deceasing before, or upon his Arrival, by
which means he has been reduced to great hardships, 'tis Ordered that a
War't be forthwith granted to take up 2,000 A's of Vacant land where to be
found in the said Tract, and that War'ts be also Issued for the remainder as
fast as he can be accommodated." This was a very fair accommodation all
things considered. But on 2. 3mo. 1704, he was assessed the quitrent to run
"from the first laying out of the Welsh Tract." Before 7mo. 1702, Philip
Howel bought 700 acres from said Richard.
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WELSH to PA, Land Company Number Seven --
[REF: WELSH SETTLEMENT OF PA, Browning]
[p 213]
[Note: The material is slightly abbreviated, see Browning for exact]
RICHARD DAVIES'S LAND
Company No. 7. The purchasers of the 5,000 acres for which "Richard Davies, of
Welshpool, gent.," subscribed and had deed, date 14. 7mo. 1681, were as follows, with
the parishes in which they resided, their deeds, bearing dates, 19 June, and 30 July,
1682, give their occupations and station in life.
MERIONETHSHIRE--
ROWLAND ELLIS, gent, Bryn Mawr 1100 Acres
RICHARD HUMPHREY, gent, Llan Glynin 150 Acres
ELLIS MAURICE, gent, Dolgun vcha 78 Acres
LEWIS OWEN, gent, Gwanas 183 Acres
ROWLAND OWEN, gent, Gwanas 182 Acres
EVAN JOHN WILLIAM, gent, Llangylynin 156 1/4 Acres
EVAN ap WILLIAM, gent, Llanvachreth 156 1/4 Acres
DAVID ap EVAN, gent, Llanvachreth 156 1/4 Acres
EDWARD OWEN, gent, "Late of Dalserey" (acres not listed)
CARMARTHENSHIRE--
JAMES PRICE, gent, Mothvey 300 Acres
CAERNARVONSHIRE--
JOHN ROBERTS, gent, Llangian 150 Acres
UNKNOWN--
ELLIS ap HUGH, [PUGH] (possibly of Merioneth) 160 Acres
PETTER EDWARDS 100 Acres
(p 214)
RADNORSHIRE--
DAVID KINSEY, carpenter, Nantmele 100 Acres
JOHN EVANS, gent, Nantmele 350 Acres
ELLIS JONES, weaver, Nantmele 100 Acres
MARGARET JAMES, spinster, Newchurch 200 Acres
RICHARD MILES, weaver, Llanvihangel Velgyen 100 Acres
ROGER HUGHES, gent, lLanvihangel Rhydyithan 250 Acres
DAVID MEREDITH, weaver, Llanbister 100 Acres
RICHARD CORN, glover, Langunllo 50 Acres
RICHARD COOKE, glover, Langunllo 100 Acres
THOMAS JONES, gent, Glascombe 100 Acres
EVAN OLIVER, gent, Glascombe 200 Acres
JOHN LLOYD, glover, Dissart 100 Acres
EDWARD JONES, gent, St. Harmon 250 Acres
DAVID JAMES, mariner, Glascram 100 Acres
Their purchases were laid out in Merion, Radnor, Goshen and New Town townships, in the
Welsh Tract, . . .