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Quaker Meeting House Wales Old Structure near Original Bryn Mawr Farm with Pennsylvania connection
- Melissa Davenport Berry
- Apr 6, 2021
- 1 min read
Tyddyn y Garreg Friends' Meeting House, Tabor, Dolgellau
The Quakers established this meeting house and burial ground in 1792. By 1845, Quakers in the area had either emigrated or died and the meeting was closed. The building and burial ground were then purchased by the Welsh Independents and became Tabor Chapel. The burial ground is still used but none of the headstones are of Quaker origin as the Friends did not allow graves to be marked with headstones until 1850. From John Lucas site
From A Quaker Meeting House in Wales an Old Structure near the Original Bryn Mawr Farm
Philadelphia Inquirer Tuesday, Sep 03, 1889 Philadelphia, PA Mentions William Penn, Rowland Ellis, and John Evans.
Thank you, Melissa, for putting this image and information on the site. My ancestor, Evan ap William ap Howell (Powell - English version) was at Bryn Mawr in 1657 when George Fox preached at a meeting there. Evan followed the Quaker movement and emigrated to PA in 1683 to the Welsh Tract. The article you submitted is very interesting and I hope to find that old book with the collection of memorials. The dates in this write up for Rowland Ellis, suggest that he was seven years old when George Fox was there so it would have been his father that was more near my ancestors age. I will look into that. If you get this message and know…