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Post by curlew1 on Aug 28, 2012 17:13:11 GMT
Hello and big apologies to lynhope, Emlyn and lb for not having spotted your messages until now. I had a bit of a break following the death of my dad - he was really interested in our family history and I found it all a bit too painful. However, I am starting to pick things up again now.
lb, I am fascinated to hear about the 1690 depositions and would love to know more. It was around this time that 3 ph/ffennahs were excommunicated and there is also an account in a history of nonconformity in Wales of the breaking up of a conventicle (unauthorised religious gathering of more than 5 people) at Mr Phennah's in Hope parish.
Emlyn, I have seen your name in Google searches and would love to get in touch. Thank you for the phone number, I'll give you a call once I have gathered all my papers together again!
lynhope, I agree that we must be related somehow but I haven't found the connection yet. I'd love to get in touch and see if we can find it between us!
Thanks and best wishes to all.
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Post by lb on Sept 25, 2012 23:07:47 GMT
Hi, The 1690 depositions are in the files E 134/3W&M/Trin6 and E 134/3W&M/Mich49 at the National Archives in Kew, and are regarding the validity of a will made by a man called Griffith Thomas (I've written a bit more about this on my website). As I mentioned, there are two ffenna(h)s here, one, a butcher, who says he is over sixty and the other, a labourer, who is seventeen (this seems slightly odd as both claim to be Griffith Thomas's cousin, though it might be possible I suppose!) The older one says that his uncle (his father's brother) was called Thomas ap Edward, so by a process of deduction his grandfather, who would have been alive back in the 16th century, would have been called Edward. By the sounds of things he had lived all his life in the immediate area - he says he has known another elderly witness, a man called Robert ap Hugh who lived in Brymbo, since both were children. There are a few other things I've found here and there. Richard ffennah of Glascoed, Brymbo, (perhaps the nonconformist) crops up as a witness to the will of a Peter Jones in 1729, where it's also stated that Mary, nee Jones is the wife of Peter ffennah (see dams.llgc.org.uk/object/llgc-id:858809 ; there's a John ffennah there as well). No link between them and Thomas yet, but this is only a few decades apart, so I'm sure something can be found...
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Post by ago on Sept 26, 2012 20:20:21 GMT
hello all,just came across a photo of a footballer who played for wrexham by the name of E PHENNAH,http://www.wfda.co.uk/index.php in FAW WELSH CUP,press THE WINNERS can be seen in wrexham v druids 1877/78,
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