Annie, Thanks for the info but unfortunately I didn't see any link into my tree nor the tree I have for Morgan Herbert. <<Andrew, did you once live in Sweden?>> Did and still do :-) <<I corresponded with someone a couple of years ago who lived in Sweden.>> Quite possible, but I lost a lot of emails some time ago so I can't say for certain. Thanks again. Andrew > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > [WLS-CGN] Re: Herbert > From: > Cardi2@aol.com > Date: > Mon, 29 Dec 2003 00:13:33 EST > To: > WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com > > >Andrew Wallace asked me for the information I had on the Herbert line. I'm >including it on the list to help others. > >Thomas Herbert of Gogoyan, Pensingrig and Pantycefn, Llanddewi Brefi (LDB) >was bapt 1766-1770 in Llanarth. He was bur 12 Mar 1861. He was a direct >descendant of Morgan Herbert of Rhiwbren, Llanarth. (My cousin had difficulty in >finding Thomas in the family until he realized that he was born 5 years earlier >than he thought.) > >Thomas married Margaret Edwards, dau of David Edwards of Mynydd, LDB, 31 Dec >1802 by banns LDB Church. She was bapt 22 Dec 1779 and bur 1853 on Cefnbedd >Farm. > >They had children: >David 1805-1830 >Catherine 1807 >Thomas 1809-1878 (see below) >Owen 1812 >John 1814 may have married Anne Jones of Goytre, Nantcwnlle 24 Jun 1842. >Elziabeth 1816 married Evan Jones Tynllwyn 1849 >Margaret 1821-1905 m. David Jones (my cousin's family) >Morgan c1821 > >Thomas Herbert of Cefnbedd was a hosier born 1809 died 1878. His wife was >Elinor Lloyd 1809-1895. She is buried with her husband in the LDB Graveyard >although her name is not on the stone. This was verified a number of years ago >by Vicar Williams. > >They had three children: >David 1837-1894, a tailor, died in Mountain Ash, GLA > >Margaret 1841 - she married Henry Jones. Died young. > >William Lloyd 1842-1893 died in Mountain Ash, GLA. A grocer. > >All the children had issue. > >Elinor Lloyd was my great-grandfather's older sister. > >As a child, I was told by my father, his brothers, and other family members >that we were related to someone who was horsebackriding instructor to the Royal >Family of England. That's the Earl of Pembroke. > >My cousin, just before he died, wrote me to tell me that he had proven that >he was related to the Earl of Pembroke thru the Morgan Herbert and so was I, >since my cousin and I were third cousins on one side and ended up second cousins >on another. > >Andrew, did you once live in Sweden? I corresponded with someone a couple of >years ago who lived in Sweden. Just curious. > >Hope I have helped you. > >Annie >. > >