William Evans, I

~•had a total of 700 acres in Limerick, (now) Montgomery County Pa

NOTE: The family of Wm. and Ann ( ) Evans were in Limerick Twp. probably pre 1710. Their sons George Evans and Owen Evans Esquire were among the first Vestrymen at St. James P.E. Church in Evansburg, PA.

had connections by marriage to a family of Quaker immigrants: see: John Brooke

Origins

Owen Evans was (a) son of William and Ann Evans, who immigrated in 1698 and eventually settled in Limerick township. The family was originally from Carmarthenshire, Wales, but had been living in Limerick, Ireland on land that William's grandfather received for performing valuable military service during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

William b. abt 1675, Limerick Co. IRELAND d. bef 1720, Limerick twp PC, PA. Married abt 1696 to Elizabeth or Ann MUSGRAVE. Married 2) Phoebe Miles

Children

1. William (~1700-1758)
2. Owen (1699-1754)
3. George
4. Elizabeth
5. David (-1786)
6. Ann ~• married 1st Matthew Brooke, son of Yorkshire Quakers

Welch emigration of 1698 (106)

From the Historical Collections of Gwynedd, Howard Jenkins: "The main company of emigrants sailed from Liverpool on the 18th of April 1698. Their ship was the Robert and Elizabeth, its master Ralph Williams, its owner Robert Haydock of Liverpool. They touched at Dublin before proeceeding, and it was not until the 1st of May that they finally spread the ships sails for the new world. Forty-five passengers died of dysentery. Is was not until the 17th of July that they reached the port of Philadelphia. (106)

Citations

• 106. A Genealogical History of the Dupuy Family, Charles Meredith Dupuy, Phila., 1910

links

• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~spriest/evans%20e...
• http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~robbhaas/genealogy/Foulke/EdwardFoul...