Carol, There certainly was a James family living in Pencnwc Farm, Dinas at this time. If they do turn out to be connected to your Mary James, then you may be interested in following this link which gives details of one of the family, Sgt William Batine James who fought at Little Bighorne.:- http://lbha.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=intro&thread=2284&page=12 (you'll need to scroll down the page a bit to find the relevant item) Regards Vivien