Jane Richards (abt. 1625 - bef. 1656)

Born about 1625 in Llantrisant, Glamorgan, Wales

Ancestors

Wife of John ab Evan — married before 1646 in Wales

Descendants

Died before 1656 before about age 31 in Llantrisant, Glamorgan, Wales

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Biography

Secure evidence for Jane's parentage has not yet been found. Douglas Richardson says she was a daughter of Richard ap Ieuan, of Collenna, and Catherine (or Catrin) Basset^[1][2] but he is relying on old, fairly weak sources.^[3][4] Her exact date of birth is unknown, but guesstimated to have been about 1625. (See Research Notes) She had five brothers and two sisters,^[3][1] and was likely born in the parish of Llantrisant, Glamorganshire, where her suggested parents lived.^[5] Another source is a compilation of Welsh pedigrees made in the first half of the 19th century (MS 11964 held by the National Library of Wales), and this is not sufficient to give secure sourcing. Old pedigrees like these often contain significant errors. Some of the issues were discussed in 2012 in soc.genealogy.medieval.^[6]

She married, by 1645 or earlier (as their eldest son was born c.1646) John ab Evan, son and heir of John ap Ieuan of Treverigg and Elizabeth Richards.^[3][2][7][8] At least five children have been suggested from this marriage but, as for Jane's own parentage, some of the sourcing is not strong:

• John Bevan; born c. 1646^[5]; married 1665 Barbara Aubrey;^[5][9] died c.1726^[10][11]
• Charles Bevan; married Florence ferch Morgan (daughter of his cousin Morgan ab Evan, of Gelligaled, and Mary (eldest daughter of Richard ab Evan, of Collenna)^[11][12]
• Evan Bevan^[13]
• (Unknown) son (possibly named Richard) Bevan^[13]
• (Unknown) daughter Bevan^[5]

The date of Jane's death is unknown. However, both she and her husband were said to have "died when [their] eldest son [John] was very young...leaving five children, of whom [their] son John was the eldest."^[5] As son John was born c. 1646, the youngest child could have been born no earlier than 1650 (and possibly several years later than that). This would make Jane's death likely to have been anywhere from 1650 to c.1656 (assuming "very young" meant her eldest son was no older than ten years of age). This is a very tentative guesstimate, as Glenn's statement that Jane and her husband died when their children were all very young is unsourced. It is likely she died in Llantrisant, where her children were born.

Research Notes

Jane's parents: Richard ap Ieuan and Catherine Basset were not originally thought to have been Jane's parents, likely because Bartrum listed only one daughter (Mary) for Catherine Basset. Bartrum's work, however, has since been proven to contain many inaccuracies. Its previous website has been taken down, but may now be accessed through Aberystwyth University here. A discussion of this line on soc-gen-medieval (August 2012) can be found here. The Limbus Patrum Morganiae et Glamorganiæ lists all eight of Richard and Catherine's children, including "Jane, [who] m. Evan John of Trevereig."^[3] Richardson also places Jane in this family, citing both Limbus Patrum Morganiae and Merion in the Welsh Tract.^[8] The sourcing is, though, not very strong, and her parentage should be regarded as uncertain until firmer evidence is found.

Birth: Jane's date of birth was originally estimated (on this profile) to have been c.1610, based on Richardson's statement that her husband was under age when his father died in 1630, which indicates John's birthdate was sometime after 1609. It could have been considerably later than 1609 however. The current estimate of Jane's birthdate likely being c.1625 is based on her being about 21 years of age when her eldest son John was born in 1646.^[14]

Date of Marriage: Richardson erroneously gives the date of Jane's marriage to Ieuan ap John (aka John Evans) as 1664.^[7] That date is actually when their son John married Barbara Aubrey.^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author (2013), vol 1, p. 357 BEVAN 20. Catherine Basset
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), volume I, pages 190-192 BEVAN.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Clark, George Thomas. Limbus Patrum Morganiae et Glamorganiae. London: Wyman & Sons (1896), p. 136 (view page 140).
4. ↑ Lyle, William Thomas. The Thomas Family... Philadelphia: J.B. Hoff (1907), p. 15.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} Glenn, Thomas Allen. Merion in the Welsh Tract. Norristown (1896), p. 170, p. 163.
6. ↑ 28 September 2012 post by Loren, within the SGM discussion RPA Addition: David Evans of the Great House, August-September 2012 (accessed 17 July 2020).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author (2013), vol 1, p. 357 BEVAN 21. Jane Richards
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Glenn, Thomas Allen. Merion in the Welsh Tract. Norristown (1896), p. 169.
9. ↑ US Quaker Meeting Records, Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, 1646-1757, Ancestry.com
10. ↑ Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author (2013), vol 1, p. 357 BEVAN 22. John Bevan (or ap Evan)
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Glenn, Thomas Allen. Welsh Founders of Pennsylvania. Oxford: Fox, Jones and Co. (1911), vol. 1, pp. 153-154.
12. ↑ Glenn, Thomas Allen. Merion in the Welsh Tract. Norristown (1896), 171.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} Glenn, Thomas Allen. Merion in the Welsh Tract. Norristown (1896), p. 163.
14. ↑ Glenn, Thomas Allen. Merion in the Welsh Tract. Norristown (1896), p. 175.
15. ↑ See this G2G discussion.

See also:

• Evans, Charles. A Royal Descent of John Bevan of Treverigg. The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009, vol. 59 (1983), pp. 1-2 (by subscription).

• Glenn, Thomas Allen. "Owen of Merion," The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Jul., 1889), pp. 168-183 (The Historical Society of Pennsylvania; University of Pennsylvania Press). Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20083311

• Lyle, William Thomas. The Thomas Family... Philadelphia: J.B. Hoff (1907), pp. 14-18.

• Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), volume I, pages 190-192 BEVAN.

• Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author (2013), Vol I, p 199 AUBREY # 22.i. Barbara Aubrey; Vol I, pp 354-357 BEVAN; Vol I, p 357 BEVAN #22. John Bevan (or ap Evan)

• Smith, George. History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: H.B. Ashmead (1862), p. 25.

• Williams, John (ed.). Lyfr Baglan. London: Mitchell Hughes and Clark (1910), p. 106.