Richard ap Thomas, I

Came from Whitford Carne, County of Flint, Wales on the Morning Star with his son Richard in 1683 https://archive.org/stream/recorddescenden00mcgegoog#page/n18/mode/1up

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Richard ap Thomas, described as gentleman, as he was the owner of a freehold of £300 per annum, resided in Flintshire, at "Whitford Garden," or Crossforth, when he first appears in the history of the "Welsh Tract." Nothing is certain of his ancestry. He was one of the early converts to Fox's teachings. He made arrangements to remove with his wife, and two children, to Pensylvania, but his wife backed out at the last moment, and remained at home with their daughter. It is tradition among their descendants, that Mrs. Thomas was never converted to Quakerism, and therefore was not "inclined for Pensylvania." Mr. Thomas, with his only son, Richard Thomas, Jr., aged about ten years, and some servants, joined the Hugh Roberts party, and sailed from Mossom, in the ship Morning Star, of Liverpool, in Sep. 1683, and arrived at Philadelphia on 16 Nov. 1683. Mr. Thomas arrived in ill health, and died shortly, in town, without having had opportunity to attend to • !ie locating- o. his land, or even the disposal of thr goods he brought over to sell. His will, dated 18 Nov. 1683, was probably drawn up just before he died, though it was not proved till 15 Jan. 1695-G, when Richard, Jr., was of age. He devised his lands in Wales and Pensylvania to Richard, his heir, and appointed Dr. Thomas Wynne the executor and guardian of young Richard. To his wife and only daughter, he devised his personal estate in Wales.

Richard Thomas I, son of Richard ap Thomas. I believe Fethey and Cope has it correct that Richard Thomas I was under the guardianship of Dr. Wynne until he became of age. That is what our family line (George, grandson of Richard I and brother to Col. Richard Thomas) were lead to believe. The information in their book may be on the gray side. There was most likely an affidavit, whether the date is correct or if Elizabeth participated is questionable. Col. Richard's recollection as described in the same book claims Thomas Lloyd, Lt. Governor was his guardian. According to Charles H. Browning book, Welsh Settlement of Pennsylvania, Thomas Lloyd was Richard's attorney in 1693 when Richard I was attempting to claim his father's land patents for the 5,000 acres purchased from William Penn. Again, I think the author's of the History of Chester County were off slightly. The conflick information appears on pages 740 and 741 to the Fethey and Cope book.

One item which is definitely wrong in their book and also of Richard Thomas I profile. He did die in 1744 however he is buried in the Thomas Graveyard on Church Road in Malvern PA, East Whiteland Township, not in the Mailin Graveyard, which is approximately a mail to the east.

From: Preston Thomas

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