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From: "BJ & LC Kirkwood" <>
Subject: Re: [DYFED] Parents of Richard Davis C1677/85 Wales - 1761 NC
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 09:16:03 +1100


Dear Bob,

In the Pembrokeshire Muster Rolls for 1613........heads of household...at
Llandissillio were Owen John Thomas, gent, David Beynon and Eynon Griffith
DAVID.

Bettye Kirkwood.
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From: "Robert D Hemphill" <>
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Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 9:40 AM
Subject: [DYFED] Parents of Richard Davis C1677/85 Wales - 1761 NC


> Hi DYFED-LIST,
> I know my Richard Davis came to America in 1701 from the Rdydwilim
> Baptist church in the further most western point of Carmarthenshire in
> Landissilio parish. I have now found that his mother may have been
> Jennet Davis and will speculate his father may have been an assistant
> minister at Rhydwilim in the list below. From his family given in his
> biography we know Minister Evan Davis was not the father.
>
> Rhydwilim Ministers.
> William Jones. Died 1700.
> Griffiths Howell " 1705.
> Thomas David Rees " 1696.
> George John " 1700.
> James James " 1696.
> Evan Davis " 1696.
> John Jenkins " 1733.
> Richard Williams, " 1700.
> went to Maesyberllan.
> John Davis, assistant preacher. " 1700.
> Thomas Griffiths, went to America." 1725.
> Samuel John. " 1704
> All of the above came from the persecution.
> Morgan Griffiths, " 1701.
> went to Hengoed.
> Thomas Mathias. " 1745.
> and so on 19 more to 1770.
>
> Jennet Davis and minister Thomas Griffiths were from the persecutions
> and sailed with my Richard Davis to America in 1701. Assistant minister
> John Davis died in 1700 before this group left for America in 1701. It
> would make sense for the widow, Jannet, and her two children Richard and
> James to get away from it all by going to America where friends were
> probably waiting for them. At any rate it is a good guess. John's
> biography states he left a widow and children. It gives no names.
>
> Does anyone have any information on this John Davis family that would
> support or disprove this?
>
> Best regards, Bob Hemphill, Orangeburg, SC, USA
>
>
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