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This may the marriage in 1807 of David Hugh to Margaret Rees St. Eli. Possibly witnessed by her father (who married twice and the signatures are similar)

I don't know anything about the family you are looking at,
but there is this birth of an Ann Hugh
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM9G-XW5?lang=en

Thanks. I will check this out. The Will was written on the 6 Oct 1837 and this Ann was baptised on the 13th Oct 1837, very newly born, if her, but can’t be excluded

Hello

I would welcome opinions on whether the entry for the grandaughter in the attached refers to Ann Henry or Ann Harry? It is from the Will of William Rees (1765-1843) of Cilwnwg Fach, Hengoed, Llanelly written in 1837.

I am also trying to unravel the relationship with little success. It says she is his grandaughter, daughter of David Hugh. But if she is David’s daughter why is she not called Ann Hugh/Rees. I am presuming she is an illegitimate daughter of one of William’s daughters. Known daughters are Ann Rees (1787) who married an Edward Hugh (so there is a Hugh connection of sorts) and Hannah Rees (1793) who married a Thomas Howel.

I have tried looking for Ann Henry/Harry in the 1841 census with no obvious match.
I have tried looking for Ann Henry/Harry marriages 1837-1841 but any that are recorded don’t have their father as David Hugh
I have tried looking for Ann Rees and Henry/Harry surname marriages before 1837 with no luck and similarity for Ann Hugh and Henry/ Harry surname marriages with no luck.
I have also tried looking for Ann Henry/Harry deaths 1837-1841. There is an Anne Harry death but she was age 2 and therefore born around 1838 after the Will was written

So I am a bit stumped! Maybe someone else has already come across her in the research or trees?

You’re a star! Can you add the link for the John rice one please it’s missing

Found this bond, https://viewer.library.wales/776533 which adds to the confusion, or maybe clarifies things. It is for Hector Jones of Llangeller and mentions his wife Joice and is from 1752. John Rice died 1761, so I am thinking Joice was first marriage to Hector Jones and had a son Thomas and after Hector’s death Joice married John Rice?