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Hi,

I've managed to work back my family tree to a Morris Ap Robert (Morris Roberts) who I am lead to believe was quite a reknownd poet/bard around the 1700s. There is a decent amount of info on the internet about him, but I am struggling to find out how many children he had. I have found records for two of his daughters Margaret Morris ( who marries a Calvinistic minister John Evans in 1744 ) and Bridget Morris who marries my direct relative Humphrey Edwards ( who was also a calvinistic exhorter ). There are some suggestions that there are more children, one an Edward Thomas Morris who was a furniture maker, but can't find any birth records for him. Around this time it looks like Baptism records at Llanycil are in Latin? so I am seeing a few different spellings.  If anyone could point me to a place which might have a view on the number and names of his offspring I would be eternally thankful.

Also in his bio, he is stated as being from Tynllidiart, Llanuwchllyn. He later went and lived in Bala I believe. But does anyone know where Tynllidiart was/is?

Diolch

Not 100% on James McEwan / Agnes Smith angle, but all dates tie in. I did a little more digging there was an Agnis Smith b.1789 in Troqueer to a James Smith and Janet Primrose. They had other children as I can see Kathrine Smith and David Smith.  A bit more digging around the Primroses see that some of them are Curriers & Tanners in Troqueer - which may be a link.

On the Isabella Smith side, I can see a James Smith being born to a John Smith & Mary Pagan in Troqueer in 1785.

and as an alternative, a James Smith being born to a John Smith & Catherine Herries, in Kirkgunzeon in 1787.

I've got a Mary McKenzie Reid being born in 1785 in Troqueer, to a James Reid & Margaret McDonald in 1785.

and as alternative a Mary Reid being born to a Peter Reid & Mary Kelly in 1782 again Troqueer.

I've some Herries and Pagan's in DNA matches so it's difficult to plump for either one without further proof.

Also found out that there at least a couple of fleshers in Maxwelltown/Troqueer in the early 1800's with the name McKune ( a Joseph & William )- which could have been a variation on McEwan.

I know with many braches of my family tree around this time, many people married others from similar professions, areas and families - so this could all be slightly interlinked. But who knows!

I think it is really difficult to pinpoint McEwans down as there are so many variations on the name being transcribed, I've seen MacEwan, McKewn, McKune, McKen, Mackewen, McEoun and Mackeown in various trees - and I seem to have DNA matches to people sharing all the above names. Matching back to Agnes Smith seems the easier route and that gives me John McKown which is the one you mention above. Thank you again for the help provided!

I've found James Smith marriage certificate. He married 1877 to a Jane Dickson, he has his father as Hugh Smith, mother Mary Grierson.