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    1. Re: [PAMONTGO-L] Welsh Baptists
    2. Edie, Thank you for this information. I think you have found my church for me! I wonder why the Welsh Tract Meeting in Delaware, where Griffith and my ancestors came from, called it the Gwynedd Meeting? In 1721, the records of Welsh Tract show the following persons leaving to "Gwynedd": Barnett Young Benjamin Gryffyd (Griffith) Joseph Eatton, and wife Gwen Eatton George Eatton (my direct ancestor), and wife Mary Eatton Simon Mathew Jane Mathew Anthony Mathew Daniel Rhys (Rees) Ann Rhys (Rees) Simon Butler and wife, Ann Butler Thomas Rees and Wife, Elizabeth Rees If you find any of these names in the graveyard, I would appreciate knowing. Joseph Eatton was, reportedly the Asst. Pastor under Benjamin Griffith until some kind of split. In 1744, Joseph Eaton became Pastor of the New Britian Meeting until his death in 1749. Any clues about New Britian Meeting? I would love to see some history that talks about these early Welsh in some detail. Does anyone know if I might find something like that? If the church records are available, that could be a good place to start. Thank you, Cathey In a message dated 11/6/99 9:29:07 AM Eastern Standard Time, RKRNaples@aol.com writes: << I have Welsh Baptists in Hatfield Township, which is just north west of Gwynedd. Here is an excerpt from Bean's History of Montgomery Co: "In 1720 was "built the first Baptist Church in he county, above the present Montgomeryville, in which preaching in the Welsh language was maintained down to the Revolution�Rev Benjamin Griffith preached in the Welsh language in the Montgomery Baptist Church down to his death, in 1768, and he was also followed by his successor, the Rev. John Thomas; >>

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