Some one will probably know better, but I thought I'd send you what I found. Arlene From the Gazetteer of the British Isles 1891, by Bartholomew: Llanynghenedl is the correct spelling of the first one. It's a parish on Anglesey, 4 miles SE of Holyhead, 2360 acres of land and 605 of water. Population 405. Llanfawr/Llanfor is in Merioneth, one and a quarter miles NE of Bala, 20,030 acres, population 1471. Ynys Rug - nothing is listed in 1891. Tygywn y Capel - not listed in 1891, though Capel is listed. Penrhyn Giriol - not listed in 1891. Byrnddu - not listed in 1891 On Nov 23, 2004, at 12:08 PM, Megan Roberts wrote: > I have acquired my late aunt's family history papers and in these I > have come across a transcript which baffling me and I hope that > someone out there might be able to shed some light on it. > > The document is headed up "William Morris letter to the Cardigan > Exercise" - however, I suspect it should read "excise". The original > is partly in Welsh and partly in English - the transcript is all > English. The letter was dated January 1757. Below are some extracts > from it. > > "I was called up with the alarm that an army of about 400 or 500 men > were marching through Llanynghenadl to attack this fortress" . The > only place I can find with the name Llanynghenadl is on Anglesey. > > "and the two strong places where the attack was threatened to be made, > viz. Llanfaur and Ynys Rug - at the latter places were some corn > warehouses" > > "the enemy had advanced as far as Tygywn y Capel ............ Ours had > not marched further than Penllech Nest" > > "the enemy opposite Penrhyn Giriol." > > Anyone squeamish should not read the next bit ..."About two o'clock > the prisoners began to come in: some scalpd, some marked with the sign > of the cross on their heads and backs, but all damage done was behind, > except a few that the skins of their foreheads hanging over their > eyes" > > "The garrison at Ynys Rug" > > "The prisoners were secured in the King's warehouse for security, > etc., except the wounded who are put into torture by Holyday." > > "Their (the enemy) General was sent, guarded with a larty of armed > light horse to Byrnddu, there to answer etc." > > So my questions are where are all these places, and who were the enemy > and what was it about? > > Hope there is someone out there who can help. > > Thanks > Megan Roberts > > > --------------------------------- > Moving house? Beach bar in Thailand? New Wardrobe? Win £10k with > Yahoo! Mail to make your dream a reality. > > > ==== WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Cewch ddanfon negeseuon Cymraeg neu Saesneg i'r rhestr hon > This list covers a bilingual area, in which messages in both Welsh and > English are welcome > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >