My Thomas are from South Wales (I think) still working on it. they settled in the Luzerne Co. & Lackawanna Co., Pennsylvania. Ancestors list has follows: Bezaleel Thomas,DOB:April 1829,Wales, England Mary Ann Richards,DOB: September 1834, Wales, England ( She had 15 Children 1900 census) Married: June 1852, Cardiff,Glamorgan,Wales Elizabeth Thomas,March 1855,Wales, England John Thomas, M , 1867, Penn James Thomas,M, 1868, Penn Margaret Anne Thomas, F, November 1872, Penn ( My GGrandmother) William Thomas, M, September 1876, Penn Evans Thomas M,February 1878, Penn They had children in Wales .but I've not been able to verify them so I don't list them yet. Most of this info. came from my mother's cousin, but she had sooo many mistakes with her living relatives I just couldn't take her word on her dead ones. so I'm reseaching the same thing has she.I've found things she hasn't and have verified some of what she has already. any match?? Sheri Nielsen

Hi Sheri Bezaleel is a lodger in the 1851 Glamorgan born in Llanelly (Do not confuse this with Lannelli(y) in Carmarthenshire). He may be with a relative - Brychan. 1851 CENSUS LLANTRISANT PARISH (TREBANOG). REF.H.O.107/2456/389/075 E.D.6G. GWAIN-YR-EIRW THOMAS JOHN HD M 33 COAL MINER MON BEDWELLTY THOMAS ELIZA WI M 32 - MON ABERYSTRUTH THOMAS JOBE SO - 4 - BRE LLANELLY THOMAS BEZLLE (MALE) LG U 24 COAL MINER BRE LLANELLY THOMAS BRYCHAN LG U 20 COAL MINER BRE LLANELLY PRICE DAVID LG W 34 UNDERGROUND HAULIER CMN CILYCWM I noticed from your other posting that Besaleel came from Brynmawr. Brynmawr is in the parish of Llanelly, Breconshire (sometimes called Brecknockshire)Lookups are available for the area at http://home.clara.net/tirbach/johngareth.html#Breconshire. This is only one mile from where William Mathews lived! There is an excellent history of Brynmawr and area on the following John Thomas site: http://www.thomasgenweb.com/john_thomas.html For general interest it also has a section on the emigration of John Thomas and family to Scranton PA which will be of interest to those whose family immigrated into the area in the mid 1800s. Hope this is of help Glen Jenkins Swansea Wales --- Sheri NIelsen <[email protected]> wrote: > My Thomas are from South Wales (I think) still > working on it. they settled > in the Luzerne Co. & Lackawanna Co., Pennsylvania. > Ancestors list has > follows: > > Bezaleel Thomas,DOB:April 1829,Wales, England > Mary Ann Richards,DOB: September 1834, Wales, > England ( She had 15 Children > 1900 census) > Married: June 1852, Cardiff,Glamorgan,Wales > Elizabeth Thomas,March 1855,Wales, England > John Thomas, M , 1867, Penn > James Thomas,M, 1868, Penn > Margaret Anne Thomas, F, November 1872, Penn ( My > GGrandmother) > William Thomas, M, September 1876, Penn > Evans Thomas M,February 1878, Penn > > They had children in Wales .but I've not been able > to verify them so I don't > list them yet. Most of this info. came from my > mother's cousin, but she had > sooo many mistakes with her living relatives I just > couldn't take her word > on her dead ones. so I'm reseaching the same thing > has she.I've found things > she hasn't and have verified some of what she has > already. > > any match?? > > Sheri Nielsen > > > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the Lackawanna County page lately? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/ > To unsubscribe: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/mailist.html#unsubscribe > > ___________________________________________________________ ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com