Sandra, I found this message quoted below very interesting as I have found very similar info in my own Davies/Davis/David line. One question which arises for me is this: Where in Cardigan did Hugh Davis come from? My Jenkin Davies in his 1747 Will left land in Cilcennin Parish, Cardigan to a brother Evan who had returned to Wales. A second question is simpler: where is the Great Valley? Anna Message: 6 Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 11:16:01 -0500 From: "Sandra Ferguson" <ferg@ntelos.net> Subject: [PaOldC] David/Davis/Davies To: "Mary Arnett" <mhfarnett@hotmail.com>, <PA-Old-Chester-L@rootsweb.com> One thing to keep in mind, when researching these Welsh names.....in the case of the surname David, you need also to extend your search to include Davis and Davies. They are often used interchangeably... In 1710, Hugh Davis , an ordained minister, arrived and settled in the Great Valley.....Hugh was chosen, in 1711, as minister of the newly formed Great Valley Baptist Church...they met in the home of Richard Miles, in Radnor, till 1722 when they built a log structure in Tredyffrin. Hugh Davis was born in 1665, in Cardiganshire, baptized and ordained in Rydwilim. He served the Great Valley Church till his death, Oct 13, 1753. (This is an interesting tidbit I came across....St Peters Lutheran church was erected in around 1770, and built on a couple of acres of land, on a road called then Griffith Evans' Road.) Sandra