David, as for the link about families meeting, Ive got a somerset Willcowes marring Morgans in Abertillery. Coal mining was dying in somerset and loads of them moved to south wales. carl ----- Original Message ----- From: "david lloyd" <scromlet@tiscali.co.uk> To: <MONMOUTHSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 12:22 AM Subject: [MON] TRELLECH Phipps and Phillips, plus Roynon > > I have trying to trace the Phipps family in Trellech, my ancestor Sarah > bapt 1796 was the daughter of Joseph Phipps and Eleanor, and had an older > brother 1793 James and a younger brother 1799 Joseph. > > Sarah crossed to Somerset in 1820's to marry into the fascinating Roynon > family in Compton Martin. > > > I have these Q's, if anyone has any ideas at all I'd be very grateful: > > 1. I can't find many Phipps, but there seem to be lots of Phillips. Is > there a name crossover here maybe? > > 2.There may have been Roynon links into Monmouthshire already? > > 3. How did S Wales and N Somerset families mix? Was it connected to coal? > > 4. Anyone have any Phipps Monmouth roots? > > I'm not in Wales btw, the Phipps is my mother's Somerset side, my Lloyds > are all London since at laest 1780. > > Many thanks > > David Lloyd > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.411 / Virus Database: 268.17.39/685 - Release Date: > 13/02/2007 > >