Arlene, I highly recommend (to everyone) reading Bryn Ellis' (one of our listers and a valuable member of the Montgomeryshire Gen. Soc.) excellent write-up on "The Patronymic System" - link below. You'll have a greater understanding of the liklihood of being related to someone with the same surname in Wales or indeed, even within the same parish. http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/database/MontgomeryGSprs.shtml#Patronym Kind regards, Julie Preston juliefpreston@sbcglobal.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arlene Metzler" <peachie13329@yahoo.com> To: <powys@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 2:14 PM Subject: Re: [POWYS] THOMAS DAVIES glyn tarrell >I have a gggrandfather, Thomas Davies/Davis born 1780-1871. Sin David D. >Davis/Davies 1812-1883. I have no idea where in Wales they were born but >they came to America together and are buried here. Any relation to you? > > William <wi11iam4.t.1913@tesco.net> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "dave warnes" > To: "Powys rootsweb" > > Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 1:44 PM > Subject: [POWYS] THOMAS DAVIES glyn tarrell > > >> Hi >> Can anyone help me on locating where someone who was born at "Glyn >> Tarell" >> would have been baptised? My ancestor was THOMAS DAVIES bn 1786-90 (he >> gives 2 different ages on census records). When i have looked Glyn Tarell >> seems to be a area in the Brecon Beacons and i can't seem to narrow down >> to a place? >> Regards >> Dave