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I do have problems with my Welsh ancestors because I am looking for a
"William Jones from Wales!" My greatgrandmother's name was Mary Jane
Jones, born September 16, 1834 in New York State; her father's name has
not yet been identified but could have been Ellis and her grandfather
could have been Thomas. Past inquiries have been met with much laughter!
and sympathy.
The only material evidence I have of my mother's ancestry is a Bible, "Y
Bibl" printed in the Welsh language in 1799, brought to the States
sometime in the early 1800s. Between the Old and the New Testaments
there is a page upon which a list of names and dates, not in
chronological order, were written in Welsh and translated as follows:
William Jones born January 13, 1806
Owan Jones born February 10, 1808
Elisabeth Jones born January 16, 1800
Jon Jones born July 16, 1811
Elsade (Eisade?) Jones born November 12, 1803
Rebecca Jones born March 11, 1801 (4?)
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Ruth N. Holroyd
Pittsford, New York (suburb of Rochester)
Have you tried the IGI at
http://familysearch.org/Search/searchigi.asp for
the births.
Without using exact spelling, there are
30 matches for William JONES b. 1806 in Wales;
0 for Owen JONES b. 1808 in Wales;
39 for Elizabeth JONES b. 1800 in Wales;
40 for John JONES b. 1811 in Wales;
2 for Rebecca Jones b. 1801 in Wales
If any of these match for the same area/county you might have struck lucky.
But you should really be working backwards from known to unknown in the
USA, i.e. Mary Jane JONES' father's name, then passenger lists etc.
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Regards
Dick Jones
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. U.K. <rcjones(a)rmplc.co.uk>