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Mr. Ellis seems to have made his second visit after 1687, and before his second marriage, as he brought a certificate of good standing from some Meeting (not named, and undated), probably the one held at Tyddier y Gareg, near Dolgelley, Merioneth, which he filed with the Haverford (Radnor) Mo. Mtg. It mentions him as "returning to his own country ni mely Pensilvania." It says that "he was free and clear from any promise or Ingagement up on the account of Marriage, as far as we know when he parted from us." Signed by Robert Ellis, Owen Lewis, Rowland Edward Humphrey, Robert and Harry Owen, Ellis Powell, Owen Humphrey, John Harry, and William Bevan. How long he stayed here is not known.
In 1696, Mr. Ellis resolved to remove altogether, with his family, excepting his daughter Ann, who was left in possession of "Bryn Mawr," and who was then married to the Episcopal clergyman, to his American possessions. He sailed from Liverpool again, with a hundred passengers from his neighborhood, who having the experience of their former neighbors, provided against the discomforts of a long voyage. They arrived at Philadelphia in 4mo. 1697. He brought his certificate from the Garthgynfawr Meet-
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ing, dated 7. 11mo. 1696-7, signed by Lewis Owen, Rowland Owen, David Jones, and others.
He resided for several years in the little house erected by Mr. Owen, on his improved land, which he named after his paternal home, "Bryn Mawr," a name perpetuated by a beautiful town and a college, as his farm adjoined the Bryn Mawr College on the North. About 1704, (or was it 1714?), he erected a more pretentious two-story stone man- sion on his "Bryn Mawr" farm, which is still standing, but renamed "Harriton" by a subsequent owner.
An interesting and long letter from Mr. Ellis, written in 1698, to his son-in-law, Rev. Mr. Johnson, is preserved, (see Pa. Mag. 1894), and tells considerable about his new home. He wrote :- "Our house lies under ye Cold N. W. wind, and just to the South Sun, in a very warm bottom near a stream of very good water. We have cleared about this run about 10 or 12 acres for meadow land, very good soil, black mould moist over .... We have as much more such ground for meadow, when we may have to enclose it. Few, or none of our countrymen have the like conveniency of meadow land. We have above six acres of wheat sown in good order, and an accer and half of ye last summer fallow for barley. We now begin to clear in order for to sow Oats .... We are about to enclose with rail fence about 40 accre."
He said his farm property here was about forty perch in length, and four perch in breadth. From his statement, it may be imagined Mr. Ellis had but little of his land under cultivation, and hardly crops enough to sustain his family, and this all seems a very miniature farm, in his great hold- ings, for from the minutes of the Land Commissioners, 12. 2. 1703, we learn that Rowland Ellis, having purchased of Richard Davies 1100 acres, by deed dated 30 July, 1682, recorded 30. 5. 1684, witnesses being Ellis Morris, Row Owen, Owen Lewis, Sr., and Jr., David Evan and Evan Harry, he had 500 laid out in Merion, and 483 in Goshen tp., having sold 117 acres. And that on resurvey, he had
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in Merion 881 acres, and in Goshen 341 acres, and altogether 1222 acres of land. It was found that he had only 39 acres of "over plus" land, and this he promised to pay for, so patent was issued to him for 1222 acres.
By deed of 24 Feb. 1708, Mr. Ellis, for £180, conveyed to Rees Thomas, of Merion, and William Lewis, of New Town, 300 acres, "wherein the said Rowland Ellis now dwells, with the tract of land thereunto belonging." But Mr. Ellis's residence, still standing, was on the following property.
In 1717-9, Rees Thomas and William Lewis sold 700 acres, (the above 300 acres included), and apparently "Bryn Mawr," which lay on what is known as the Gulf Road, (that is, this road passed diagonally through the South part of the tract, and bounded it on the South-West), to Richard Harrison of Herring Creek, in Maryland, whose second wife Hannah, a Friends' minister, was a daughter of Judge Isaac Norris, and a granddaughter of Gov. Thomas Lloyd. 1719, Oct. 23, Mr. Ellis confirmed by one deed of this date, his whole tract of 718 acres to the said Richard Harrison, and for which he paid £600. The land of John Williams, Hugh Pugh, Thomas Lloyd, Hugh Evans, Owen Roberts, Thomas Nicholas, Philip Price, and Peter Jones, were bounds to Mr. Ellis's land in 1719. On this land is the "Harrison Family Cemetery," where Richard Harrison was buried in 1747-8.
Mr. Harrison's son-in-law, Charles Thomson, the well known secretary of the Continental Congress, lived in Mr. Ellis's stone house, on the Gulph Road, some three miles from Gulph Mill, and changed its name to "Harriton." He was buried in the Harriton Cemetery, in 1824, with his wife. It was while Mr. Thomson lived here, "12 miles from the State House," that Gen. James Potter, of the American army, wrote the following report to President Wharton, of Pensylvania dated 15 Dec. 1777.
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"Last Thursday the enemy march out of the City with a desine to Furridge, but it was Nessecerey to drive me out of the way; my advanced picquet fired on them at the Bridge; another party of one Hundred attacted them at Black Hors. I' was encamped on Charles Thomson's place, where I staeconed two Regments who attacted the enemy with viger. On the next Hill, I staeconed three Regments, letting the first line know, that when they were over pow- ered, they must Retreat and form behind the second line, and in that manner we formed and Retreated for four miles; and on every Hill we disputed the matter with them. My people Behaved well, espealy three Regements, Commanded by the Cols Chambers, Murrey, and Leacey. His Excellen- cey Returned us thanks in publie orders .* But the cum- plement would have been much more substantiale had the Valant Generil Solovan Covered my Retreat with two Devis- sions of the Army, he had in my Reare, the front of them was about one half mile in my Reare, but he gave orders for them to Retreat and join the army who were on the other side of the Schuylkill about one mile and a Half from me, thus the enemy Got leave to plunder the Countrey, which they have dun without parsiality or favour to any, leaving none of the Nessecereys of Life Behind them that they conveniantly could Carry or destroy."
In those days, fifty years after he left the neighborhood, there were strenuous times about the old home of the mild Quaker minister.
In 1700, Rowland Ellis represented the Welsh Tract, or at least Merion, in the Assembly, and generally he was an active man in Welsh affairs, and because of his sound judg- ment in all cases, civil and religious, he was highly respected,
*"The Commander-in-Chief, with great pleasure, expresses his approbation of the behavior of the Pensylvania Militia yesterday, under General Potter, on the vigorous opposition they made to a body of the enemy on the other side of the Schuylkill." From "Orderly Book," 12 Dec. 1777.
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not only by the Welsh Quakers, but in the Province gener- ally. His last attendance at Quarterly Meeting was in Philadelphia on 31. 6mo. 1731.
Mr. Ellis was taken suddenly ill, after attending meeting at Gwynedd, and died in 7mo. 1731, in his 80th year, at the home of his son-in-law, John Evans, in "North Wales," or Plymouth, Philadelphia Co. (where he lived in 1717), and was buried there in the ground of the Gwynedd Monthly Meeting, which Meeting prepared a Memorial respecting him, stating he had "a gift in the ministry which was ac- ceptable and to edification."
About 1672, Rowland Ellis* was married first to his cousin, Margaret Ellis, daughter of Ellis Morris, of Dolgun, and by her had a son and a daughter:
Ann Ellis, "married out," in 1696, to the Rev. Richard Johnson, of the "Established," or P. E. Church, who was the curate of Dolgelly, and had issue. Mr. Ellis was much attached to his wayward daughter, but as she was disowned, he did not know, in 1699, if she was living, and wrote to inquire "whether she is quite dead."
Rowland Ellis, Jr., who came over with his father in 1686-1687, seems to have died without issue. On 19. 3mo. 1725, he requested warrant of the Commissioners for the survey on 3,000 acres which he had purchased, paying £130, by deed, dated 3 April, 1724, of Daniel Warley, Jr., the son and heir of a London wool merchant, who had bought the land in 1695.
Mr. Ellis married secondly, after his second trip to Pen- sylvania, his cousin Margaret Roberts, daughter of Robert ap Owen Lewis, of Dyffryddan, and had by her, who died at
*In her will, marked in the presence of Edward Rees and Rowland Ellis, on 9. 81. . 1716, proved 19 Aug. 1717, Rachel Ellis, of Haver- ford, mentions cousin Rowland Ellis and Elizabeth Ellis, and her brother Evan Ellis, and William Ellis, and sisters Elizabeth, Bridget, a'nd Rebecca Ellis.
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Plymouth, about 1730, four children, of whom Elizabeth, Robert, and Catherine, b. 1697, died unmarried, and
Ellin Ellis, (or Eleanor) who d. 29. 4mo. 1765, aged 76 years. She married at the Merion Meeting, on 8. 4mo. 1715, John Evans, of Gwynedd, Philadelphia Co., a Friends' min- ister, (a son of Cadwalader Evans, 1664-1745, of Gwynedd), and had by him, who d. 23. 9mo. 1756, (his will dated 16. 9mo. 1756, proved 22 June, 1757), eight children. Of these the only known grandchildren of Rowland Ellis, of "Bryn Mawr," __
Cadwalader Evans, 1716-1773, m. Jane Owen.
Rowland Evans, 1718-1789, m. Susanna Foulke.
Margaret, wife of Anthony Williams.
Jane, win of John Hubbs.
Ellen, second wife of Ellis Lewis.
Elizabeth Evans, spinster, 1726-1805.
John Evans, 1730-1807, m. Margaret Foulke.
Thomas Ellis, of Dolserre, in Merionethshire, having bought a great deal of the Robert Davies land, is included in this section though he was not one of his subscribers, but was originally an independent purchaser from Penn. He was one of the party of Welsh Quakers who interviewed Penn, in London, in May, 1681, about land in his Province, and, being a personal friend of John ap Thomas, accompanied him. Becoming convinced of Penn's representations, he bought from him 1,000 acres, on his own account, and not as a trustee, or "Adventuring Company," which land was sub- scquently laid out to him in the upper part of Merion.
It is supposed that Thomas Ellis was born in Mont- gomeryshire, though there is nothing definite known of his people. When he first came into notice, he is a minister among Friends, and travelled much throughout Wales, often in the company of the missionary, John Burnyeat, and was arrested at Machynlleth, and at Aberystwith, for being at meetings and preaching, and was imprisoned, and "suffered"
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in other ways, and by 1683, he had had enough of Wales, joined the party of Hugh Roberts, and came over o Pen- sylvania.
Ile filed with the Philadelphia Mo. Mtg. his certificate from the Dolserre Quarterly Meeting, dated 27. 5 mo. 1683. He also filed with the Haverford Mo. Mtg. his certificate issued to himself, his wife, and family, from the Mo. Mtg. at Redstone, in Pembrokeshire, dated 2. 7mo. 1683, signed by Edward Lloyd, John Poyer, John Bourge, James Thomas, William Jenkins, Evan Rowen, Lewis James, James Lewis, Richard White, David John, David Rees, and Peregrin Mus- grave.
Where Mr. Ellis, with his wife and family, resided after settling here, is not known, but from the following letter, of 1685, it was not far from the Haverford Meeting house, and, afterwards, in the city, on account of his public life, and because of his travels. In the Province, he became a man of considerable prominence, even among the English, and, at the time of his decease, he was the register-general of the Province. His speculations in land were extensive and intricate, and on this account his estate was involved in litigation which caused his executor considerable trouble.
There is a rather interesting letter, printed in full in the Journal of the Friends' Historical Society, London, (issue of Nov. 1909), written by Thomas Ellis, while at Dublin, dated 13. 4mo. 1685, addressed "To Phillipp ffoord att Hood an Scarff in Bow Lane, London, for G. ff, these deliv'r with Care." This was the Mr. Ford with whom and his shrewd wife Mr. Penn had certainly peculiar relations, of which else- where, and which are fully set out by Mr. Shepherd in his "History of Proprietary Government in Pensylvania."
Mr. Ellis's letter was written on his return from Pen- sylvania, where he writes he had "left a tender wife and a considerable family of children and Servants well settled and ordered, considering the time, in a good neighborhood."
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"Abt 15 families of us have taken our Land together and are to be abt 8 more that have not yet com, we took (to begin) 30 accres a piece, we built upon and doe improve [this land], and the other Land we have for Range to our cattell."
"We have our buriyng place where we intend our [Haver- ford] meeting house [shall be], as neer as we can to the Center, [of the settlement]. Our first day and week dayes meetings [are] well observed, besides our mens and womens meetings, and another Monthly Meeting [besides the great Philadelphia Mo. Mtg.], both in week dayes, unto wch four townships, [Merion, Haverford, Radnor and Schuylkill] at least belongs."
Mr. Ellis advises Friends to remove from Wales to Pen- sylvania, because there is no hope, so far as he can see, of their ever doing so well, or of ever being better off than now, in the old country.
"I cam from home since the 12mo. intending to be at the yearly meeting but could not have any shipping for 6 weeks being there was so much winter wether the like was hardly known, and so no seasoning wether for their tobacco, and a sore visitation in Mariland, in so much that hundreds dyed there in this last falls and winter of all sorts of people, 3 or 4 doctors [died] on the easter shore while I was there. dear Thomas Taylor and his wife [of Maryland], and Bryan Mele and Thomas ffurby, and many others, servicable friends, by a violent feaver, but it seems to be well over before I cami thence."
"I suppose you have had an account of Pensilvania affairs by newyork as was intended at the monthly meeting at Philadelphia," he asks Mr. Fox, whom he addressed as "My dear and fatherly friend," and informs him, "the president [Thomas Lloyd] was not then at home, but was expected from newyork."
"Several young people continue to com over without cer- tificates which is a trouble to friends. I am like to con-
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tinue in Wales a while when I would be glad to meet with William Bingley or such.
[Signed] "Thou knowest Tho Ellis."* He requests his mail lying in London be forwarded to him in care of "Pere- grine Musgraves, clothier, in Haverford west, in Penbroke- shire, South Wales."
In the "P. S.", Mr. Ellis continues, "I have sent a few lines for W. P.". . ."dated here abt 4 days agoe." "If W. P. [has] not received it let him have part of this" [letter].
Thomas Ellis's first grant, by general description, was 1,000 acres, located in Merion. On survey it came out 819 acres, and on a resurvey only 735 acres, which gives us a fair idea of the ability of Penn's official surveyors at that time.
"Of the Richard Davies purchase Thomas Ellis, gent., of Jsoregenan, in Merioneth, bought of the mesme purchasers," namely, Lewis Owen and Rowland Owen, of Gwanas, Ellis Maurice (or Morris), of Dolgunucha, and Ellis Pugh, 625 acres in Merion, for himself, and 1,000 acres as agent for others. These purchases were conveyed by deeds dated in 1684 and 1686, and witnessed by Owen Lewis, Evan Harry, and John Humphrey, of Llanwddyn. Mr. Ellis took up these lands by warrants, dated 3. 11mo. 1687., and kept for his trouble all of the lands in the city Liberties, due on ac- count of the purchases, besides all of the "overs." From the land records, he seems to have had over 3400 acres at one time, made up of Penn's grant, Davis' land, sundry rights, and "over-plus," but he had only between 800 and 900 acres in various places when he died.
Mr. Ellis was buried in the ground of the Haverford Mtg. By his will, dated 1. 11mo. 1688, he desired that all of his land should be sold by his executors to pay his debts, but those he named as executors declined to act, because
*For other particulars as to Thomas Ellis, see George Smith's "His- tory of Delaware County," Pa., and "The Philadelphia Friend," maga- zine, XXVII.
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of the tangled state of his lands. Nor would his relict administer, and settle up his estate, for the same reason, and by her will, threw all this trouble to her executor Dan- iel IIumphrey, and he generously undertook the task with the assistance of the meeting.
As executor, Mr. Humphrey, by deed dated 5. 7mo. 1698, conveyed what was remaining of the Penn grant, about 625 acres, and 194 acres, in Merion to John Williams, and settled Ellis's account with William Penn, as he owed Penn £12.7.9, (being the balance due on the "1,000 acres," or 763 and 84 acres, at 5s. per acre)-with a credit of £30 Penn owed him. Some of Mr. Ellis's land lay in Duffryn Mawr, and Bertha Rowles bought 250 acres out of it, and in 1701, his daughter, Rachel Ellis, held 250 acres there, in his right.
A further account shows that Mr. Ellis had also about 790 acres in Haverford, as there were the following distri- butions and sales :- To his widow, Ellin, 30; son Ellis Ellis, 200; (and 30 from John Bevan) ; daughter "Brigid" 100; son Humphrey Ellis, 90; (60, 20 and 10 acres), sold to Daniel Humphrey, 100 (90 only in Haverford) ; to George Painter, 90; (sold to John Lewis, Sr.) ; to Daniel Lawrence, 90, (who also bought Humphrey Ellis's 90) ; to same, 60; to Daniel Humphrey, 20; to William Howell, 10, (sold to Rowland Powel). Or, there was sold 690 acres, and daughter Rachel Ellis had besides 101 acres in Haverford.
In 1700, Daniel Humphrey, of Haverford, held some 200 acres, made up of 90 acres bought (23. 12. 1684) from Thomas Ellis; 30 acres from Mr. Ellis and wife Ellin; 203/4 acres from Humphrey Ellis, son of said Thomas, by deed, 8. 9mo. 1694, and 60 acres from William Rowe, by deed of 30 May 1700.
Thomas Ellis was survived by his wife, Ellen, (surname unknown). Her will to which she put her mark, witnessed by David Llewellyn, Benjamn Humphreys, Theodore Rob- ert, and John Humphrey, 27. 1. 1692, was proved 18. 12mo.
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1692-3. She left her estate to daughter Rachel Ellis, and if she died before receiving it, then to the six children, unnamed, of her sisters, Lowry and Gwen. Appoints as executor, nephew Daniel Humphrey. To be trustees, Grif- fith Owen, William Howell, Edward Jones, John Roberts, Robert Owen, and John Humphreys.
Of their children :--
Ellis Ellis. He received some of his father's land, and held a warrant for re-survey, 18. 12mo. 1701, two parcels; found to be 330 acres, including 63 acres "over plus," which he promised to buy at 7s, 6d. per acre. He m. Lydia, daugh- ter of Samuel and Elizabeth Humphrey, of Haverford.
The land deeds of the old Haverford School, and Hav- erford College, show the college land was originally part of the 410 acres which Richard Davies conveyed, on 19. 6mo. 1686, to Thomas Ellis, gentleman, Francis Howell, yeoman, James Thomas, yeoman, Morgan David, husband- man, and Francis Lloyd, shoemaker. And also that land which Ellis Ellis, of Haverford, yeoman, conveyed, by deed dated 25. 12mo. 1703, to "Robert Wharton, cordwainer," and his wife, Rachel, (a daughter of Thomas Ellis), name- ly 255 acres of his father's land, for fifty shillings, Pensyl- vania money, is part of the college land.
Humphrey Ellis, living in 1699.
Rachel Ellis, m. Robert Wharton.
"Brigid Ellis," who d. in England.
Eleanor Ellis, who m. David Lawrence, of Haverford. He came over from Wales about 1683. His will, signed 12. 2mo. 1699, in the presence of John Roberts, Rowland Powell, and John Bevan, was proved 1 July 1699. He left his estate to his wife and eldest son, Daniel. Names sons, Henry and Thomas, and daughters, Margaret, Eleanor and Rachel Law- rence, overseers, "brothers Ellis Ellis and Humphrey
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Ellis," and William Howell. Thomas Lawrence* m. Sarah, b. 1685, daughter of William ap Edward, of Blockley, and his second wife, her sister, Ellen, b. 1691, mn. Henry Law- rence, and their brother "Edward Williams," of Blockley, m. Eleanor Lawrence.
John Williams who bought in 1698, the balance of Thomas Ellis's Merion land, as above, sold 10. 5. 1700, some of it to Hugh Jones and John Evans (John Evans held 200 acres of this land, in 12mo. 1701).
Mr. Humphrey, the executor to both Thomas Ellis and his wife, as above, by deed dated 20. 1mo. 1701, conveyed 4091% acres of Ellis's land to Robert Lloyd, and Hugh Jones, aforesaid, and let Robert have 150 acres, which he con- veyed to his brother, Thomas Lloyd.
The brothers, Robert Lloyd and Thomas Lloyd, came over in Hugh Roberts's and John Bevan's party, in 1683, from Merioneth, and were young and unmarried. They next appear as subscribing witnesses at the marriage of Robert Roberts and Katherine Jones, at the Haverford Meeting, 5. 3mo. 1696. Robert was one of the overseers to the will of Robert Owen, of Merion.
Robert Lloyd's first purchase of land, as above, was loca- ted North of "Bryn Mawr" (Rowland Ellis's tract), and was a portion of the Richard Davies grant from Penn. Robert had 2591/2 acres of this surveyed and laid out, in 12mo. 1701.
1703, 8mo. 4. Before the Land Commissioners, Robert Lloyd produced return of 432 acres, in Merion, on re-survey, on warrant dated 20. 2mo. 1703, to survey to him 409 acres, "being part of 819 acres out of Thomas Ellis's land." He requested a patent. Granted. And on 6. 12mo. 1707-8, he had title to his land confirmed to him, and this for good reasons, as explained elsewhere.
*From him are descended Abraham Lewis Smith, of Media, and Benj. Hayes Smith, of Philadelphia, who are also descended from Dr. Thomas Wynne, Dr. Edward Jones, Robert Owen, of Merion, Ralph Lewis, etc.
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Robert Lloyd* died 29. 3mo. 1714, and was buried at the Merion Meeting House. Ilis will, signed 30 April, 1714, witnessed by Edward Foulke, William Roberts (marked), and Thomas Albin, was proved 16 Nov. same year, by his wife, Lowry. He names his children, David, Robert, Rees, Richard, Hannah, Gwen, Sarah, and Gainor. Mentions Edward Thomas and Owen Roberts, and his brother Thomas Lloyd, and nomed as trustees, Robert and Richard Jones, Thomas Lloyd, Jr., and friends Robert Evan, Rowland Ellis, and Robert Jones, of Merion.
He married at the Merion Meeting, on 11. 8mo. 1698, Lowry Jones, who died 25. 11mo. 1762, aged 80 years, and was buried with her husband. She was a child of Rees John William, of Merion. Of their children :---
Hannah m. first, John Roberts, Jr., (grandson of Owen Humphrey) and had John Roberts, 3d. b. 1721, and m. sec- ondly, William Paschall, issue, and m. thirdly, Peter Os- borne, issue.
Richard Lloyd, 1714-1755, of Darby, m. at Darby Mtg. 24. 9. 1736, Hannah daughter of Samuel and Sarah Sellers, and had Hugh Lloyd, 1742-1832, of Chester Co., colonel of 3d Battalion, presidential elector and associate judge.
Robert Lloyd, m. Catherine Humphrey. Issue.
Thomas Lloyd, the younger of the brothers, held in 12mo. 1701, the 150 (or 1541/2) acres in Merion, which had been a part of the Thomas Ellis estate, and lay North of "Bryn Mawr," and by deed, dated 10 Feb. 1709, his brother Robert further conveyed to him 154 acres of his land North of "Bryn Mawr," on payment of £40. He was a farmer, and his will, marked 26. 5mo. 1741, was proved 6 Feb. 1748;
*From Robert Lloyd are descended Howard Williams Lloyd, Wm. Supplee Lloyd, and the brothers Samuel Bunting Lewis, Davis Levis Lewis, George Harrison Lewis, and Osborn G. L. Lewis, of Phila- delphia, descendants also of William Lewis, who came over in 1686-7. Samuel Marshall, of West Chester, Pa. is also descended from Robert Lloyd, and from Rees John William, of Merion. .
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witnesses, David Davids and Richard Lloyd, trustees to be "neighbors Richard Lloyd and Griffith Llewellyn."
Thomas Lloyd was married about 1698, by a justice of the peace, to Elizabeth, b. 1672, who survived him, daughter of William ap Edward, or Edwards, of Blockley, by his first wife. They appeared before the Merion Meeting, on 8. 6mo. 1700, and humbled themselves for "marrying out." Her will, signed 2 Dec. 1748, was proved 6 Feb. 1748-3. They had seven children: Thomas, 1699-176-, resided in Bucks Co., Pa. ; Sarah, m. at Merion Mtg. 8. 9mo. 1721, John Morgan (son of Edward, of Gwynedd) ; Jane, m. first at Merion Mtg. 8. 8. 1725, Lewis Williams, of Gwynedd ; John 1704-1770, m. at Merion Mtg. 31. 10. 1731, Elcanor, daugh- ter of Henry and Catherine Pugh; Elizabeth, m. at Merion Mtg. 9. 8mo. 1728, Joseph Morgan (brother to above John) ; Evan and William.
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