Jeni Molyneux provided information about John Harries (1793-1879) who was involved in the Rebecca Riots.
John Harries was born in nearby Newchurch on 3rd March 1793 to Solomon Harries (1762 – 1844) and his wife Elizabeth John (1755 – 1835). He married Mary James on the 18th May 1820 when he was aged 27. On the 1841 census they were living at Sarne Mill, Talog. Mary was aged 50, John 45, and their two children, Henry 12, and Elizabeth 14
- Their daughter Anne was married to Jacob Jones, and they lived at the farm Rhydd-y-garreg-ddu in Talog.
- Their daughter Sophia was married to William Davies, and was living at Posty Uchaf, the farmstead where her mother, Mary, was born.
- Their daughter Elizabeth married John Philipps of Esgerfa
John Harries’ wife, Mary, predeceased him on 22 February 1842. John Harries himself died from ‘cancer of the lip’ aged 86 on the 16th August 1879 at Cilcrug in Abernant. Margaret Davies, his granddaughter, was present at his death.
Probate was granted to David Davies, cooper of Talog, and John Davies. In his will 1st April 1878 John Harries leaves £150 to his eldest son Henry Harries, who was living in California, and money to his other children.
Jeni provided this interesting photograph of some descendants of John Harries who lived in America.
Source: Jeni Molyneux