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Comment by Wendell Bowen on November 6, 2009 at 8:17pm

These are my 2nd great grandparents that came from Wales in about 1860
Bowen's from Llanelly Wales
Williams from Llanelly Wales
Davis from Glamorgan, Wales
Morgan from Llantwit Fardre, Glamorgan, Wales Mom was Phillips
Jones from Yetgoch, Llanllwni, Carmarthen, Wales
Jones from Pencader, Carmarthen, Wales
Williams from Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales
Vaughan from Cumback, Glamorgan, Wales

Comment by Gareth Williams on September 26, 2009 at 1:39am

Found this link as I was browsing Twm Sion Cati Website thought it might be of some use here.

American Connections - Rhandirmwyn

From Rhandirmwyn to Pennsylvania The story of Thomas D. Evans and his family
Rhandirmwyn

Comment by Les Glynne Edwards on September 20, 2009 at 2:30am

Many congratulations to those of you who have managed to get back so far with research of your Welsh ancestors. I started researching my family history about 30 years ago. Began with the Welsh side, and then more or less gave up when I reached the surname Williams. Up until then there were Edwards, Jones, Lewis etc. I remember being at Ysgol Bryn Offa in Wrexham, and there being 7 Williams children in my class, all unrelated (?)! Concentrated on the Cornish family (Mother's side) since then.

Comment by Richard Williams-Ellis on August 24, 2009 at 4:45am

Hello Cousin Emily. Let me know how close?

I can provide you with details throughout of our male descendant line from Prince Rhodri ap Owain Gwynedd. It goes down the same line for quite a way as that claimed, and proven in court, by Sir John Wynn of Gwydir ( which later died out in the male line ) I do understand that this makes for interesting Ydna comparisions, though I don't see this as likely to help with any confirming proof of the existence of, and also the surrounding Legend of, his reputed half-brother, Prince Madoc? But I am inexpert in the science, and would gladly know more....

I will email you direct, as you kindly suggest

Richard

Comment by Emily Doolin Aulicino on August 22, 2009 at 9:34am

Richard...

I am also a descendant of Prince Rhodri ap Owain Gwynedd! Hello very distant cousin!

Congratulations on your genealogy-DNA discoveries. That is remarkable that your all male line is from Prince Rhodri. Have you tested your Ydna as yet? Please get at least 37 markers done, if not. You are most welcome to contact me directly if you have questions as to why, etc. My email: aulicino@hevanet.com

For everyone interested, please see my blogs below...

Emily
http://writingyourmemories.blogspot.com/
http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgco2/speaker/EmilyAulicino.html
http://genealem-geneticgenealogy.blogspot.com/
Northwest Regional Coordinator and Speaker for ISOGG (www.isogg.org)
Administrator for twelve FTDNA DNA Projects

Comment by Richard Williams-Ellis on August 22, 2009 at 4:15am

Glad to join this Genealogy Group, soon after joining the Madoc Group. There is a connection. Prince Madoc who may have been the first European to "discover" America, sailing from Wales in 1170, may have been a half-brother of my ancestor Prince Rhodri ap Owain Gwynedd, from who we ( W-E's ) descend ( rather remarkably Father to Son throughout ) Another interest, which will be appreciated by Emily especially is that a couple of years ago, it was proved by DNA analysis that I have very many "cousins" in America ( hitherto totally unsuspected ) who descend from John Clough who sailed from London in 1635. Research carried out by Sheila Andersen ( who introduced me to Americymru ), with the assistance of Oxford Ancestors on the DNA, found identical results between a Descendant of John Clough in the U.S., and a descendant of Sir Richard Clough of Denbigh ( Merchant of Antwerp and London ), an ancestor of mine who died 1570. ( A great uncle of mine had his name changed from W-E to Clough by Royal Warrant. Sheila is genealogist for the John Clough Genealogical Society ( founded 70 years ago ) www.johncloughgs.com
Richard

Comment by gaabi on July 26, 2009 at 11:06pm

Welcome, Emily! I'd really like to hear more about genetic genealogy and some advice on how to find things - how did you track ancestors that didn't have surnames? Did you find those manuscripts at the Family HIstory Library in SLC? I've been there once but only for an hour and hardly even got to look around, it's an AMAZING place.

Comment by Ceri Shaw on July 26, 2009 at 10:51pm

Croeso i Americymru and to the genealogy group Emily. We look forward to meeting again at the Left Coast Eisteddfod next month.

Cofion

Ceri

Comment by Emily Doolin Aulicino on July 25, 2009 at 11:37pm

Greetings everyone! I'm a new recruit thanks to Ceri!

I've researched my genealogy for over 40 yrs and have been to Wales three times where I found one of my ancestral homes and stayed there...would you believe it was a B&B.

My Evans family came from fferm Fron Goch, Marioneth, North Wales in 1698. This is the town Frongoch near Bala. My line lived in the home there from 1625 to 1698 when four brothers and a sister migrated to the Welsh Tract in Pennsylvania thanks to Wm. Penn and the British religious persecutions. At that time they did not have surnames, but took them upon their arrival to America.

Prior to living in Frongoch they resided in Yspitty Ifan. This line goes back to many of the Princes of Wales. I was very fortunate to find the old Welsh manuscripts in Salt Lake City and a family pedigree.

Other related Welsh surnames: Jenkins, Rogers, Bevins.

Please check out my URLs below. I do presentations on Genetic Genealogy and writing one's childhood memories and family stories. Genetic Genealogy is the use of DNA testing to aid traditional genealogy research. There is a Welsh DNA Project if anyone is interested. Just email me directly if you have questions or are interested: aulicino@hevanet.com

Best wishes,
Emily
http://writingyourmemories.blogspot.com/
http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgco2/speaker/EmilyAulicino.html
http://genealem-geneticgenealogy.blogspot.com/
Northwest Regional Coordinator and Speaker for ISOGG (www.isogg.org)
Administrator for twelve FTDNA DNA Projects

Comment by Judy Lennox on March 31, 2009 at 10:27am

My families are Williams-Hughes-Jenkins also from Wales (Llantilio).
James Hughes b;1810 marr;Ann Jenkins.
Thomas Hughes b;1745 marr;Hesther Williams.
Thomas Hughes b? d; 1742 marr; Jane Hughes. Judy

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