It has been over a year since I’ve posted on this family and, while there have been some
slight advances, much remains to be done!
My g.g.grandparents were Richard and Catherine (JONES) WILLIAMS. They were married in
Eglwysbach parish in March of 1832 and subsequently emigrated to the United States aboard
the William Byrnes in August of that same year. While I have had some luck in tracing
Catherine, Richard remains very elusive.
Catherine was born in 1810. Her parents were David and Jane (OWENS) JONES, born in 1772
and 1774 respectively. They were married in the parish church of Llanfair Talhaearn in
1794. Their residence is listed as Goelas Fawr in the Township of Maenan. In addition to
Catherine, they had at least four other children – Jane (b. 1796), Thomas (b. 1798),
William (b. 1805) and Bennet (b. 1812). All of the children were baptized at Llanddoget.
According to his US naturalization papers, Richard was born in Caernarvonshire in 1808.
The record of his marriage to Catherine reads that he was “of the Parish of Llanrhychwyn
in the County of Carnarfon”. That is the extent of my knowledge regarding Richard.
Is anyone able to associate with this family, particularly Richard? I would be very happy
to exchange information with them.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
Dave Williams