Bevan family in Gower

[armek1]

Hello all,

As promised, I've worked my way through Maryp's post and my BEVAN information.

Looking back at a previous message that I wrote to Norman, it's evident that I should have phrased my words a little more carefully. When I wrote of a connection from Samuel BEVAN through to Frederick BEVAN, it implied a direct male line between the two because both surnames were BEVAN. In fact the connection is through Frederick's mother Mary and, in turn, through her mother Mary. Both were Mary BEVAN before marriage and both married BEVANs. Confused?
 
The line is:-
Samuel BEVAN (b1758) married Agnes LONG in 1779.
Their son Rowland BEVAN (b1780) m. Elizabeth BEVAN in 1805.
Their daughter Mary BEVAN (b1821) m. James BEVAN in 1844.
Their daughter Mary BEVAN (b1845) m. Francis BEVAN in 1869.
Their son Frederick BEVAN was born in 1886.
Four generations of marriages and only one non-BEVAN!

That'll teach me to be more precise when pontificating. 

Regards,
Lee.

[daveho]

I've just joined RootsChat having found the Bevan Family in Gower via a search on google for Dunns in Gower.
I believe the Elizabeth Dunn who married Francis Bevan , as mentioned by maryp, was the widow of a John Dunn and her maiden name was Williams.
If that is the case then her second husband's sister Mary (born in 1798) was the first wife of her son by her first marriage. Her son John (who would also be her brother-in-law) following Mary's death married another Bevan, Martha, but no immediate relationship to Mary.
Can anyone who followed the above trail confirm or correct it?

[osprey]

there's another Bevan researcher looking to make contact here

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,534297.0.html


 

[HayleyJ]

Hi
I'm very new at using this site and looking at my family history but I think you have the family bible and photo album of my great grandmother Mary Bevan born 1845 and her siblings John, Samuel, James, etc. The photo of Francis and Mary Bevan (Grandma and Grandpa, Oxwich Castle) are undoubtedly my Grandad's mother and father.  My Grandad was Frederick Bevan,born 1886, 9th child of 11 children, who were brought up in Oxwich Castle.  My father and his sister would be very interested in any information or photos you could share with us.  Thank you.