Edward Rees

LYON / LION Sailed from Liverpool, arrived at Philadelphia 13 Aug 1682, John Compton, Master. Passengers: Edward ap Rees (ap Rhys/ Preese or Price) Wife, Mably (dau of Owen ap Hugh of Wern Tawr Merionethshire Wales) Children, Rees (b. 1678) Catharine (b. 1680)

Biography

Browning, Charles Henry. WELSH SETTLEMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA. Philadelphia: William J. Campbell, 1912. pp. 78-92.

Edward ap Rees was a man of education, and considerable property, as the inventory of his personalty, taken after his decease, shows he owned Bibles and other books of history, in Welsh and English, and considerable cash in his house. Like some others of these early settlers, he re visited his Welsh home, when advanced in years, with Benjamin Humphrey. He was buried at the Merion Meeting House, 6. 13. 1728. His will, signed 6 January, 1727-8, was proved at Philadelphia, 23 November, 1728. Overseers, Jonathan Jones and Samuel Humphrey; witnesses, Robert and Jon. Jones.

He was twice married. He married first in Wales, Mably, or Mabby, daughter of Owen ap Hugh Ievan, and niece of "Thomas ap Hugh, gent," of Wern Fawr, Merionethshire, and married secondly, in 1713, Rebecca, daughter of Samuel Humphrey (ap Hugh), of Haverford. She survived him, and died without issue; her will signed 18. 3. 1732, proved 19 January, 1733 ; she named as executors, Ellis Price, brothers Daniel and Benj. Humphreys, and sisters Ann Hogg, of New Castle, and Lydia ; gave money to school at Haverford.

By his first wife, who came over with him, and was buried at the Merion Meeting House, 23. 8mo. 1699, he had one son and two daughters: — Rees Price, mentioned as "Rees Rees," in his father's will, b. 11. 11mo. 1678. His father conveyed some land to him, by deed of 7 August 1708. He married three times. His children were: — (named in their grandfather's will) Edward Price; Mary, m. Rees Harry; and Margaret, to. first, Paschall ; m. second, William Montgom ery; issue by both husbands, and, it is said, Jane, John, and Ellis Price. He m. first, at Radnor Meeting, 6. 10mo. 1705, Sarah, daughter of David Meredith, of Radnor.

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Notes

MERION IN THE WELSH TRACT, WITH SKETCHES OF THE TOWNSHIPS OF HAVERFORD AND RADNOR, By Thomas Allen Glenn Original pub. 1896, Reprt 1970-92-94-1999, part one, page 96

He married first in Wales, Mably, daughter of Owen ap Hugh, brother of Thomas ap Hugh, gentleman, of Wern Fawr, Merionethshire, son of Hugh ap Ievan ap Rhys Goch ap Tudor ap Rhys ap Ievan Goch, of Cwm Pen Aner, in the Parish of GCerrig y druidion, Denbighshire, lineally descended from Marchweithian, the Lord of Isaled ñ

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Browning, Charles H., Welsh Settlement of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: William J. Campbell, 1912. Page 445. < PDF > (PDF page 871, print page 445)

Edward ap Rees, by a tri-party deed, dated 7 Aug. 170S, conveyed to Robert Jones (son of John Thomas), and "David Meredith" (or Meredith Davis), of Plymouth (father-in-law of Rees Press, whose first wife, Sarah, was the only daughter of Meredith) …

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Comments

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ap_Rees-5

His will names his son Rees Rees aka Rees Price (B. 1678/9). NOTE: this is the husband of Sarah Meredith, Elizabeth Ellis and Ann Scotharn, not Rees Prees the husband of Elizabeth Williams. Edward's will also names his daughter Jane Marris and his second wife Rebecca. Both Rees and Jane were the children of his first wife Mably Owen. The will also names four cousins: Peter, David, Thomas, and Jane Evans.

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Origins

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~paxson/price/Price-h.html

Children of Richard Prees/Price and his wife, as appear in his will. [See an explanation of Friends' Dates.] i. Edward Price/Prees/Rees1, bur. 6th Mo. 13, 1728; m(1) Mably or Mabby, daughter of Owen ap Hugh Ievan in Wales; Mabby was bur. 2nd Mo. 19, 1699[3]; Edward m(2) 1713 Rebecca HUMPHREY, daughter of Samuel Humphrey ap Hugh of Haverford. Edward emigrated to Penna. 1682 with his wife and 2 children from Kiltalgarth, Penllyn, Merionethshire. …

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Death notice

References

• Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jan 25 2020, 23:51:32 UTC
• Originally from Kiltalgarth, Wales, United Kingdom.Arrived in 1687. He died at his home in Merion in 1728.
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 19 2018, 8:07:13 UTC
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ap_Rees-5 cites
  • “Ship Passengers Mentioned in Merion MM Minutes; Chester County, PA,” Prough, Yvonne, http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/chester/immig/merionpassengers.txt.
  • Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 [database on- line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Pennsylvania County, District and Probate Courts. Record Url: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8802/007726372_00450; < AncestrySharing >
• https://sites.rootsweb.com/~paxson/price/Price-h.html cites
  • 4. Charles H. Browning, Welsh Settlement of Pensylvania [sic] (Philadelphia: 1912), 79-82.
• The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun, Apr 25, 1897 ·Page 24 lists some proprietors and deeds related to the General Wayne Inn including Edward Rees
  • James Baird (1897); then current interest = Edward O'Dell; Edward Rees (ancient); Robert Jones ; Silas Jones to Benjamin Jones (1768) ; Abraham Streeper (1775) ; Titus Yerkes (1806) ; William Matheys (1824) ; David Young (1838-1883)
    • The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun, Apr 25, 1897 ·Page 24 = https://www.newspapers.com/image/168280606/?terms=%22History%20of%2...