Extracted from the "Welsh Tract Baptist Meeting, Pencader Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware", from the book "Erly Church Records of NCC, Delaware, Volume 1" by F. Edward Wright. Names of the members who first came over Year 1701: Thomas Griffith, "minister" Griffith Nicholas Evan Edmond John Edward Elizeus (Elisha) Thomas Enoch Morgan Righart (Richard) David Elizabeth Griffith Lewis Edmond Mary John Mary Thomas Elizabeth Griffith [must have been two of them - maybe Sr. & Jr.?] Shonnet (Jennet) David Margaret Matheas Shonnet (Jennet) Morris James David Added to during the year and a half we resided at Pennepek 1701 Rees Ryddarch 1702 Catherine Ryddarch Easter Thomas Thomas Morris Hugh Morris Peter Chamberlain Mary Chamberlain, Junior Mary Sorensee Magdalen Morgan Henry David Elizabeth David Samuel Griffiths Richard Seruy Rebecca Marpole John Grinwater Edward Edwards John James Mary Thomas Thomas John Judith Griffith Mary John, Junior Thomas Thomas After our removal down to New Castle County in 1703 were added to the church by a letter from Wales: 1703 Thomas John 1708 Rebecca John By Baptism: John Wild Thomas Wild James James Sarah James Shuan (Jaen) Morgan Samuel Wild Mary Nicholas Richard Boen David Thomas Mary Bentley Jaen Edwards In the year 1709 were added by letter from a church in Pembrokeshire: (Samuel John, Minister) John Devonallt Mary Devonallt Lewis Philip Catherine Edward From East Jersey: Philip Truax Elizabeth Tilton By a letter from Pennepek: David Miles Alce Miles In the year 1710 were added to us by letters from the following churches in Wales, as follows, From Rydilin (John Jenkins, Pastor): Lewis Philip Rees David (Deacon) Thomas Evan Thomas Edmond Arthur Edward Eleanor Philip Susanna David Mary Wallis From Kilcam. (Samuel John, Pastor): John Philip (Elder) John Jenkin (afterward minister of Philadelphia) John Harry John Boulton Richard Edward Eleanor Philip Mary William Elizabeth Harry Susanna Owen Mary Bowen Elizabeth John From Lantivy. (James James, Pastor): John Griffith (Elder) Rees Jones Hugh Evan Samuel Evan David Lewis Rachel Griffith Easther John Mary Evan From Langenych (Morgan Jones, Minister) Hugh David (afterwards Minister of the Great Valley) Anthony Mathew Simon Mathew Simon Butler Arthur Melchor Hannah Melchor Margaret David 1711 From Lanwennarth (Timothy Lewis Pastor) Joseph James Added by Baptism: Thomas Rees Thomas David Margaret Evan Sarah Emson Rachel Thomas Daniel Rees William Thomas John Thomas Martha Thomas John Evans Lydia Evans 1712 Added by Letter from Pennepek: Nicholas Stephen Mary Stephen John Paine Elizabeth Paine 1713 By Letters from Pennepek: John Eaton Juan Eaton Joseph Eaton Gwenllian Eaton George Eaton Mary Eaton From Lantivy (James James, Pastor) Elias Thomas Thomas Evans Ann Thomas From Pembrokshire (Samuel John, Pastor) Philip Rees 1714 Added to us by Baptism: John Bentley James James, Junior Eleanor David Mary Thomas Ann Thomas David John Richard Lewis Sarah Nicholas Mary Lewis By Letter from Philadelphia (Abel Morgan, Pastor): Benjamin Griffith Emly Davis Catherine Hollingsworth From Cohansey by letter (Timothy Brooks, Pastor): John Miller, Joanna Miller 1715 Were added by Letter from Shiregar (Pennsylvania): Mary Robinet By Baptism: Thomas James (aged 16) John Jones Richard Witten By Letter from Rydivilim (John Jenkin, Pastor): Griffith Thomas 1716 Added by Baptism: Elizabeth John (Jenkin Jones' sister) David Davis Thomas Richard and wife Mary Prys [Price] 1717 Added by Letter from Pennepek: Cornelius Vansant Richard Herbert By Baptism: Sarah Herbert Those who were excommunicated: 1714 - Magdalen Morgan - unseemly dress, neglected church meeting. Joseph James - his associates are godless men, spends his time with loud talkers and in the midst of disorderly nights. Edmund Evans and Catherine - keeping company too often and too unseemly. 1716 - Griffith Nicholas - brook [sic] his promise which he had made relative to a matter of business between him and his brother Thomas John from Bryn. 1717 - Richard Lewis - kept unseemly company with his neighbor's wife. John Pain - gross conduct and disobeying rules of the church; repented in 1723. 1720 - Richard Seary - falsely accused this congregation of a charge. 1721 - Philip Truax - Neglecting to come to meeting for several years, neglecting his business to the hurt of is family and creditors and others. 1723 - Mary Rees - married a man in opposition to the advise of her Christian brethren and of her natural father; also broke her marriage vows with her other husband because neither she nor we know but he is yet alive. 1724 - Thomas Johns and Elinor his wife - improper conduct towards each other. Abigail Thatcher - lying. 1733, June 9 - Esther Thomas excluded...for carrying her granddaughters to the Presbyterians to be sprinkled contrary to the will of their father and mother while alive, which then were dead. Same day Susannah William excluded. 1735, Oct. 5 - William Hugh excluded for his obstinacy. 1736, Jan. 31 - Rachel Bemish excluded for she reported she was with child by John Evans' man. April 3 - Elinor Griffith excluded - married to another husband and that while her first husband was alive. James James, Junior excluded for absenting from the church and other. 1744,/5, Feb. 3 - Jonathan Davis excluded, for marrying disorderly and without consent of his father and other. 1746, Aug. 3 - Sarah Evan disowned for drunkenness and falsehoods. Daniel John disowned for drunkenness, fornication. William Lewis disowned for drunkenness, using unlawful means to obtain money by casting up figures. Executed May 4, 1760. 1766, Jan. - Jacob Johns, for drinking to excess and speaking untruths. John Jones disowned. 1769, Oct. 4 - Joseph Griffith disowned for heinous crimes contrary to the moral law. 1773, Feb. 6 - Elizabeth Pritchard disowned for swearing and cursing, not bridling her tongue. Mar. 6 - Joanna Jones disowned for fornication. Apr. 4 - Mary Eynon disowned for fornication. 177, Jan. 5 - Hanah Magachlin disowned for fornication. 1778, May 3 - John Macwire disowned for breach of covenant with the church. 1781, Feb. - Mary Price disowned for false accusation. June 3 - Judith Hendrickson disowned for marrying another woman's husband and living with him as a wife. 1782, Feb. - Dr. John Thomas disowned for fornication. Hugh Glasford disowned for his refractory conduct in leaving the church. 1783, Apr. 3 - Catherine Bigum disowned for breach of Covenant with the church and drunkenness. 1786, Dec. 2 - Benjamin Jones, formerly of Kent County, disowned for his long absence in a disorderly way and had reason to believe he lived several years in adultery and had some children by a woman even in his wife's lifetime.