Dear All,
I have now received a copy of the January 1755 marriage in Llanddewi Ystradenni parish
church (Rads.) of Richard Stephens, the father of Thomas Stephens who was baptised in
Nantmel in 1762. Richard's [second?] wife was Mary Jones a spinster. Richard was a
widower so I would be very interested in finding out who his first wife was, perhaps the
Mary Greenwood I mentioned in my last message in connection with this family. Llanddewi
Ystradenni was the home parish of the Stephens' who were an old family in this area so
I would also like to find out about Richard's ancestry. If anyone knows anything about
the history of this family I would love to hear from them, particularly about
Richard's parentage and any of the wills that survive for this family.
Best wishes
James