Larry, My ggggg grandfather, Evan Evans was born in Trefeglwys in 1688 and came to Pennsylvania in 1721. He was the son of Morgan, the son of Edward. Edward was the son of Morgan, the son of Griffith. Are you familar with these names? Might our families be related? Thanks, Tom Evans --- Larry Best <ldbest@persona.ca> wrote: > I have been trying to contact KEVIN EDWARDS often > on Powys with notes about family. I can not get > through; so I am asking anyone who know him ; TO > PLEASE DOME A FAVOR AND PASS ON A MESSAGE that my > email address oi ldbest@persona.ca.and I have found > the Ashton line...to our tree.he has been querying > about and I am in contact with one of his other > Davies cousins... > > His Elizabeth [nee] Ashton Davies and my Anne > [nee Ashton] Evans and Samantha Coleman's Elizabeth > [nee Elizabeth Davies] and Cher'rie D Evans ]nee > Anne Ashton ] Evans are the same family. And the > answer we searched for as to who is the mother of > Elizabeth Anne;Thomas. and Jane lay in the various > census.\ > > 1841 census revealed Charles Ashton born @ Y > Trefeglwys married to Elizabeth and had children > Thomas and Jane too old to be Elizbaeht's > children..So that meant there was a first > wife...Dwelling place was Gribinfach Trefeglwys > [hope I spelt it right] . His occupation was > carpenter. > > 1851 census shows Charels Ashton @ > Glennafin-ucha Trefeglwys ; a carpenter age54 with > wife Elizabeth 26 born Trefeglwys; Chalres son age 2 > ; Daniel Davies son-in-law 26 Trefeglwys ag labourer > and Elizabeth Davies [wife to Daneil age 27 of Carno > 1851 census for Richard Evans family shows them > living @ Tysarn Trefeleglwys . He is 33 ; a farmer > with 33 acres; Ann is his wife age 34 Carno ; Mary > daughter is 8' Ricahrd 6 Charles 3 and Mary their > last child age 1. > > 1861 census of Daniel Davies shows he is > living @ Tysia Finnant Trefeglwys age 36 still agr > lab ; wife Elizabeth 27 of Carno ; Jane daughter 8 > born Trefeglwys; Margaret 5; and Elizabeth Davies 2 > .and it also includes Ann Evans 44 widow; Richard > Evans 16 farm labourer; Charles Evans 13 apprentice > shoemaker and Ann Ashton 11 scholar [Richard and > Ann Evans daughter is married to John Lewis. > > 1871 census of Daniel Davies once more shows > the family ties.Daniel Davies is still living @ > Tysia Finnant with wife Elizabeth; children Jane 18 > dressmaker, Margaret; apprentice seamstress; > Elizabeth 11 scholar; Daniel 8 scholar; and John 5. > Included in this house census is Mary [nee Evans] > Lewis now 28 widowed dressmaker; her children Mary A > 7; Lewis 3; Richard 1 and Harriet 2 months. > > Some helpful person had sent me the > Charles Ashton born cir 1860 @ Trefeglwys as my > line.. It jus did not compute; as the birth places > of both .Elizabeth and Anne was Carno; not > Trefeglwys.. > Charles Ashton ch 10 Jan 1792 Llanidloes > Trefeglwys son of Susan Ashton and Edward Morris.LSD > files has his christening date on it and it is on > marriage certifiacte to the first wife is Jane Jones > of Carno. so I began searching again > > CHARLES ASHTON ch 10 January 1792 @ Trefeglwys > and JANE JONES married 20 April 1816 @ Carno.. > And it states on the marriage certificate that > Edward Morris is the father of Charles > Ashton...mother is Susan Ashton. > Other children of Susan Ashton Thomas; Anne > and Elizabeth, and Jane Ashton. > Whether her and Edward Morris were ahead of > their time choosing common-in-law is not clear. She > had more than one child out of wedlock. it is > highly probable she remained faithful to > him..whether they lived together or not. > > Parents of Susan Ashton ch. 18 May 1767 @ Trefeglwys > is John Ashton ch 16 Oct 1734 and Susaanah Morgan . > Ant this John Ashton ch 16 Oct 1734 @ > Trefelgwys is the and son of Charles Ashton [1705- > 1752] @ Trefeglwys > Charles Ashton born 1698 is the 2nd son of > John Ashton ch.6 Feb 1667 Geseilfa Trefeglwys. > > NOTICE that even the next generation from this > Charles Ashton family..married into the Jones. > > Richard Charles Evans [son of Ann Ashton and Richard > Evans ] married Mary Jones born 1846 of > LLandbrynmair..@ Carno in 1867/68. > Census indicate this Mary Jones may be the daughter > of Evan Jones born 1824 and Margaret Owen @ Carno > > Elizabeth Davies [daughter of Elizabeth Ashton] > married Charles B Jones born 1860 @ Kerry > Montgomeryshire at Llanidloes.which then goes into > the William Wooseman family. > Are these two Jones related? > > > > . > > =================== > Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: > www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to POWYS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message >