MR. ROBERT EVANS. GWYNEDD, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
Robert Evans, of Gwynedd, brother to Thomas, Owen and Cadwalader, son of Evan ap Evan, immigrant from Wales in 1698. He was a preacher among Friends.His wife's name was Ellen.
He died in the first month (March), 1738, "aged about 80 years," which would have made his birth about 1658, and was buried at Gwynedd. There is a brief memorial of him in the John Smith MS. collection of Philadelphia (Orthodox) Yearly Meeting, and numerous details concerning him are given elsewhere.
Children of Robert and Ellen :
1. Hugh, d. 1734, m. Margaret Roberts.
2. Evan, "father of Edward Evans, late of South Street, Philadelphia, and of Jane Much."
3. Lowry, m. at Gwynedd m. h., 5th mo. 28, 1701, Thomas Siddon, son of Anthony Siddon, of Upper Dublin. "She left a daughter, Susanna Swett, lately deceased in Philadelphia, and Anthony Siddons, lately deceased, was a grandson of said Thomas."
4. Mary, m. Cadwallader Foulke, Thomas Marriott.
5. Ann, m. William Roberts, blacksmith, son of Edward, of Merion, deceased, at Gwynedd m. h., 6th mo. 25, 1715. "She was the mother of Robert Roberts and Evan Roberts, both deceased about 1789 or 1790 in North Wales."
6. Sarah, m. l0th mo. 2, 1714, at Gwynedd m. h., Richard Kinderdine, "son of Thomas, late of Abington, deceased." " She was the mother of Sarah Morgan, widow of Enoch Morgan, deceased. Some of her children are now [1797] living in or near North Wales."
7. Jane, m. at Gwynedd m. h., 8th mo. 6, 1710, Edward Parry.
Historical Collections of Gwynedd.
MR. ROBERT EVANS. GWYNEDD, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
The testimony of Gwynedd Monthly Meeting concerning their friend Robert Evans deceased.Robert Evans was born in the Principality of Wales, and arrived in Pennsylvania in the year 1698.
He was one of the first settlers of Gwynedd. Sometime before he left his native county he forsook the National Worship and went to Friends Meetings and soon after his arrival entered into close fellowship and union with Friends.
He was a very diligent frequenter of our Meetings and we have reason to hope that from his solid and grave deportment therein, strove at such times to withdraw his mind from the many intruding objects and cases on this life to attain that calmness of soul which fills the heart for a reception of the Divine teacher and manifested that his dwelling was in heavenly places.
He received a gift in the ministry which was well received as it was chiefly remarks on his own experience in religion, attended with divine life and sweetness.
He expired the day of the 1st month, 1738 and was entered at Friends burying ground in Gwynedd aged about eighty years.