Howdy,
First, I found this in Glenn's Welsh Founders....could it be the
correct
Robert Vaughan, Roland???
Could be, but I really have no way of knowing. As Roy said there was
more than one. He might be able to clear that up.
Ann Hellman mentioned Robert Vaughn a while back. She sent me this
story from Browning's "Welsh Settlement of Pennsylvania":
"A letter from Thomas Jones, of Merion twp., to his cousin, Robert Vaughan,
in Wales, tells of Owen Roberts' (son of the Friends' Minister, Hugh
Roberts), adventures at sea, coming to Pensylvania, and that his company was
captured by the French near the mouth of the Delaware, and carried as
prisoners to the West Indies. Nine of the servants he was bringing were
"pressed on board a ship"; "Morris Richard, teh Tailor, died at sea; but
the
others finally reached Philadelphia. Among the latter were Humphrey
Williams, Thomas Owen, Cadder John, Robert Arthur, Hugh Griffith, Edward
Thomas and James Griffith. Thomas Owen died after reaching here. Owen
Roberts returned to Antigua, to try and recover his impressed men, but could
not find them."
I'm still trying to find out if that's my Uncle Hugh Griffith
mentioned in this story. Is anyone familiar with this or the others
mentioned in this story? Also does anyone know of a journal kept by Hugh
Roberts? I'd like to get a copy of that.
This evening I received a letter from Mr. Robin Price, present owner
of
Rhiwlas Estate. He was most gracious and offered to make a copy of the BBC
documentary (it doesn't not mention Fron Goch) and to tell me some history
of the Estate this summer. He feels it would be easier to tell me than to
write pages. I asked if I could bring a tape recorder, of course! <G>
You don't suppose that we commoners could tag along to that
conversation, do you? Mr. Price sounds like a very nice gentleman. Actually
we've been treated very well by everyone we come in contact with in Wales.
It's an encouraging sign.
RM
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