Joyce,
Your inquirery concerning Mary Davies of Tredegar, Wales intrigued me. My great-uncle John
Davies/Davis of Tredegar(1839-1918) mentioned he had a sister named Mary chr. 13 Jul 1830
in Tredegar, Wales but gave no further information concerning her marriage or life.
I think I found the Chr. of Mary Davies in the Tredegar Independent Chapel ( see FHC film
#596994, item #2) daughter of David Davies (Collier) and Mary, Chr. 13 July 1830, birth 16
June 1830. Because of the commonness of her christen name and surname I do not believe I
will ever find a marriage or death record for her. Her brother John did not indicate she
had married when he wrote of her in 1917. I found her with parents David Davies &
Mary his wife in the 1841 Census for Manmoel or Manhoel, Tredegar Dist., Bedwelty Parish,
Monmouth, England (FHL film #438846 Dist #17). David 40 (not born in county), Mary 35,
David 15, Ester 15, Thomas 13, Mary 11, Jane 7, & John 1 yr 4 mo.
Mary had three brothers David (1823)who stayed in Wales, Thomas(my great-grandfather,
1828-1892) and John(1839-1918) who emigrated to Utah & Louisiana, USA. Also two
sisters, Esther(1825) & Jane(1834-1899) who had large families in Wales and
grandchildren who emigrated to Pennsylvania & New York ,USA.
Her father David (1799) emigrated to the USA and died in Ohio in 1865, while her mother
Mary (1804)died in Wales in 1846.
John her brother indicated she had an uncle named William but I have no further
information on her uncles.
Her grandfather was John Davies a blacksmith and her maternal grandparents were William
Leyshon, a coal miner and Jane Lewis of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
I'm not sure that my great aunt Mary Davies is who you are looking for. So this is
just an overview of what I have on David Davies and his daughter Mary Davies. If you would
like to know more about her extended family I will be happy to share it with you.
Kent Davis
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