"ROBERT AND ELIZABETH" PASSENGER LIST 1698

"ROBERT AND ELIZABETH" PASSENGER LIST 1698

Thomas ab Evan, son of Evan ab Evan and his first cousin, William ap John,
left Bala, Merioneth, Wales, in late 1697, preceding the larger group of
emigrants to Philadelphia in order to buy a tract of land from William Penn
for a new (second) Welsh settlement in Pennsylvania. The rest of the Welsh
Company immigrants sailed from Liverpool on 18 April 1698 on the ship Robert
& Elizabeth, Robert Haydock of Liverpool, owner, Ralph Williams, master. It
stopped at Dublin, Ireland, departing there 1 May 1698, reaching
Philadelphia eleven weeks later on 17 (Smith's History of Pennsylvania say
the 7th) July 1698. Thomas ab Evan's wife traveled with "at least 8
children", along with his sister, Sarah, and three brothers Cadwalader,
Owen, and Robert ap Evan and their families, which made a total of 31 from
Evan ab Evan's family. During the voyage, 45 of the passengers, and 3 of the
crew, died of a form of dysentery (the bloody flux). The Robert and
Elizabeth was to have transported 145 people. Howard M. Jenkins in
Historical Collections Relating to Gwynedd believes that some of the total
compliment of passengers may have been servants, hence not noted anywhere.

[10/14/02: It appears that the passenger list for the voyage no longer
exists, and following is a beginning attempt to recreate it. Please let me
know corrections or additions: Beth McMakin: mcmrud@vail.net]

Ann __ (wife of Thomas ab Evan, son of Evan ab Evan, who emigrated in 1697)
Their children: Evan Evans
Robert Evans
Hugh Evans
Owen Evans
Lowry Evans
Sarah Evans
Ellin Evans
At least 1 more child
Robert ab Evan (son of Evan ab Evan)
Ellin v Griffith (wife of Robert ab Evan)
Their children: Evan Evans
Hugh Evans
Lowry Evans
Ann Evans
Mary Evans
Sarah Evans
Jane Evans
Owen ab Evan (son of Evan ab Evan)
Elizabeth __ (wife of Owen ab Evan)
Their children: Thomas Evans (6 children aboard, 2
born in PA later)
Evan Evans
Robert Evans
John Evans
Cadwallader Evans
Elizabeth Evans
Mary Evans
Samuel Evans
Cadwallader ab Evan (son of Evan ab Evan)
Ellin Morris (wife of Cadwallader ab Evan)
Their children: John Evans
Sarah Evans
2 children who died at sea
Sarah v Evan (daughter of Evan ab Evan)
Robert Pugh (husband of Sarah v Evan)
Their daughter: Mary Pugh
Jane v Hugh ap Cadwallader (wife of William ap John who emigrated in 1697)
Their children: Ellin Williams
Margaret Williams
Catherine Williams
John Williams
Gwen Williams
Gainor Williams
Griffith ab Evan (brother of Evan ab Evan)
His children: Edward Griffith
Robert Griffith
David Griffith
Hugh Griffith
Catherine Griffith (maybe Catherine Griffith
Morris)
? Her son: Cadwallader
Mary __ (wife of Hugh Griffith, above)
Their children: Evan Griffith
Griffith Griffith (later called Griffith
Hugh)
John Williams (from Montgomery, Wales) (married Catherine v Griffith in
1713)
Rowland Ellis (from Dolgelley, Wales) and possibly a wife & children
Edward ap Foulke (from Coed-y-foel)
Eleanor v Hugh (wife of Edward ap Foulke)
Their children: Grace Foulke
Thomas Foulke
Gwen Foulke
Hugh Foulke
Jane Foulke
Catherine Foulke
Margaret Foulke
Evan Foulke
Cadwallader Foulke
David ab Evan
Margaret v John (wife of David ab Evan) died at sea
Their children: Gwen Evans
Margaret Evans
Gainor Evans
Hugh Roberts (Quaker preacher & probable organizer of the voyage) (He 1st
went to PA in 1883
onboard the "Morning Star" with his wife, Jane v Owen, 6 children, and
sister, Gainor Roberts, who
married John ap Robert, also onboard)
John ap Humphrey (named on land conveyance deed from William John & Thomas
Evan dated 5
June 1699)
Gwen v John (wife of John Humphrey)
Their children: David Jones (or 1 son & 3
daughters)
Jane Jones
Cadwallader Jones
Elizabeth Jones
John ap Hugh (named on land conveyance deed from William John & Thomas Evan
dated 5 June
1699)
__ (wife of John ap Hugh)
Their children: Ellis ap Hugh
Gainor ap Hugh
Robert ap John (named in William Penn's Patent to William ap John and Thomas
ab Evan on 10
March 1698, recorded in 1703. He is named on a land conveyance deed from
William John and
Thomas Evan dated 5 June 1699.
? Evan ap Robert & family
? Ellis ap David & family
Edward ap Hugh (named in William Penn's Patent to William ap John and Thomas
ab Evan on
10 March 1998, recorded in 1703)
Evan ap Hugh (named on land conveyance deed from William John & Thomas Evan
dated 5 June
1699, brother to Edward ap Hugh, above)


Recreated by Beth McMakin