Rees John William [aka Rees Jones]

Hannah Price married first, Rees John William [aka Rees Jones].

Origins

The name of John ap William's wife is not known, but he had three children from her: Evan Jones, Rees Jones, and Margaret Jones. All immigrated to Pennsylvania in the 1680s. Margaret was a widow at the time of her immigration. Evan John died soon after he arrived in America.

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/John_William-1

Welsh Settlement of Pennsylvania written by Charles H. Browning on pages 131-6:[1]

“REES JOHN WILLIAM of Llanglynin, yeoman,” or “Rees Joans,” or Jones, was one of the seventeen original purchasers of land,[2] by deed of 1 April 1682 through Thomas & Jones, but he did not come over till in 1684 when the land on the river was partly cleared and planted and the “first come overs”, the parties of Dr. Jones, and Hugh Roberts, were well housed on their purchases, He found the land (his deed being recorded at Philadelphia 21. 4. 1684)[3] allotted to him the worst proportioned in the tract, it is a narrow strip, only about 66 feet on the river, extending the full length of the other lots, to the Charles Lloyd land, where it was only about 264 feet wide, in all, here 76 1/2 acres, and remainder in Goshen Township.

“Rees Jones,” as he was generally known, was a son of John ap William, a farmer in Llangelynin parish, Merioneth, who “suffered” considerable with the other Quakers in his neighborhood, 1661, &c. Rees came over with a large party of Welsh settlers in the ship “Vine, of Liverpool,” sailing from Dolyserre, near Dolgules, in Merionethshire, which is a maritime county, and arrived at Philadelphia on 17. 7mo. 1684.[4] He was accompanied by his wife Hannah and three children Richard, Evan, and Lowry.[5]

http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch

Having set sail on the ship " Vine of Liverpoole," William Preeson, Master, was the family of Rees John William with his wife Hannah, and their three children Richard, Evan, and Lowry, they arrived in Philadelphia the 17th of the Seventh-month, 1684, from a places near Dolgelly, Merionethshire, Wales. His wife Hannah, was of a good family, a woman of character, and interested in the religious Society of Friends of which she was a member. She was the daughter of Richard ap Griffith ap Rhys. He had assumed the surname of Price, and at the time of his death was a resident of the Parish of Llanfawr, County Meroneth Wales.

Family

Rees Jones, had by his wife, Hannah Price, who was of Royal Descent, the following issue, besides Margaret, b. 20. 6. 1697, Edward, and Catharine, who d. unm.

Children

1. Richard Jones, b. about 1679. He came over with his parents, and according to the records, filed with the Merion Preparative Meeting, of which he was a member an account of their ancestry, and life in the Old Country, on 2, 12mo. 1704-5.[16] He d. aged 92 years, in Goshen tp. on 16. 7mo. 1771, having been twice married. He had three children by each wife.[17] He m. first, 6. 4mo. 1705, Jane Evans, who d. 27. 2mo. 1711, and was buried at the Merion Meeting House, and m. secondly, in 1718, Rebecca Vernon, widow of Thomas Garret. She d. 23. 12mo. 1748.[16][18]
2. Lowry Jones, d. in Philadelphia, 25. 11mo. 1762, aged 80 years. She m. first, at Merion Meeting, 11. 8mo. 1698, Robert ffloid, or Lloyd, who came over with Hugh Roberts, in 1683, and bought land, some 400 acres, north of Rowland Ellis's seat, "Bryn Mawr", where he died 29. 3mo. 1714, aged 45 years and was buried at the Merion Meeting House, being the father of eight children. Of these, Hannah, 1699-1763, m. first, 1720, John Roberts, (son of John Roberts and Elizabeth Owen v. Owen Humphrey); d. 1721; Sarah, 1703-1730, m. 1729, at Merion Meeting, Garrad Jones, d. 1765; Gainor, 1705-1728, m. 1727, at Merion Meeting, Mordecai James, d. 1776; Rees, 1709-1753; Robert, 1711-1786; and Richard, 1713-1755. Lowry Jones m. secondly at the Merion Meeting, 13. 12mo. 1716-7, Hugh Evans, and had three children by him. Of them, Ann, m. 1745, Samuel Howell; Susanna, m. 1740, Owen Jones, d. 1793.[16]
3. Evan Jones, b. about 1682-3. He and his brother John inherited from their father 153 1/2 acres of land in Goshen tp. on Chester Creek, which was resurveyed in pursuance of the order of 27. 10mo. 1701. He was also a partner with his brother Richard in some Goshen land. He never married and was buried at the Merion Meeting, 7. 2mo. 1708.[19] His will was signed 28. 7. 1708, witnessed by Rowland Ellis, Richard Jones, and Robert Lloyd, was proved 1. 25. 1708.[20] He mentions his mother and brothers and sisters, Lowry Lloyd, Richard, John, Edward, Jane, Sarah, and Margaret Jones; overseers Cadwalader Morgan and Abel Thomas.[21]
4. Janne, or Jane Jones, b. in Merion, 15. 9mo. 1685, d. 27. 8mo. 1764, and was buried at the Goshen Meeting. She m. David Davis, and had nine children by him, four of whom married into the Ashbridge family."[21]
5. John Jones, b. in Merion, 6. 4mo. 1688, d. in Goshen tp., 30. 12mo. 1774. He m. at Gwynedd Meeting, 9. 4mo. 1713, Jane Edward, and had ten children. He and his brother Evan shared the lands of their father.[21][22][23]
6. Sarah Jones, b. 25. 7mo., 1690, d. 28. 3mo. 1758. She m. first, at Merion Meeting, 2. 8mo. 1712, Jacob Edge, 1690-1720, and had four children, and m. secondly, 10. 11mo. 1721, Caleb Cowpland, d. at Chester, 1757, and had five children by him.[21]
7. Margaret Jones, b. 20. 6mo. 1697, m. first, at Merion Meeting, 16. 10. 1716, Thomas Paschall (and had Margaret, m. first, Samuel Mather, and Hannah, m. Isaac Roberts), m. secondly, 6. 1mo. 1729, George Ashbridge, d. 1748."[24][25]

References

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/John_William-1
• http://www.lowermerionhistory.org/texts/325_for_web_small.pdf “156 1/4 acres to Rees ap John ap William (also known as Rees Jones) of Llanglynin, yeoman”
• Welsh Settlement of Pennsylvania. By Charles Henry Browning. Page 131. GoogleBooks