"Richard Ap. Thomas of Whitford Garden Flintshire great Britain Gentleman, embracing the Tenets & practice of the Quakers (so called) Sold his Estates, & purchas'd of Wm. Penn a Grant of 5,000 acres of Land in Pennsylvania, with Life & Liberty. lots apportionment for 100 pounds sterling.
"About the year 1683 he embark'd among many other Colonists with his only Son about 10 years Old, & arriv'd at the Port of Philadelphia. Soon after he fell sick made his Will, leaving his Land-rights to his Son (Thomas Wynne Executor) & died.
"Richard his Son about the year 1711 Married Grace Atherton & Settled in the Great Valley in Chester County, on a Tract of his land call'd by the Indians settled there Cata-moonshink (Hazelnut grove in English).
"He left one son Named Richard, & four Daughters viz. Hannah, Mary, Grace, & Elizabeth. Deceas'd about the year 1744, aged about 72 years."
-- From a Thomas family history, ca. 1830
"About the year 1683 he embark'd among many other Colonists with his only Son about 10 years Old, & arriv'd at the Port of Philadelphia. Soon after he fell sick made his Will, leaving his Land-rights to his Son (Thomas Wynne Executor) & died.
"Richard his Son about the year 1711 Married Grace Atherton & Settled in the Great Valley in Chester County, on a Tract of his land call'd by the Indians settled there Cata-moonshink (Hazelnut grove in English).
"He left one son Named Richard, & four Daughters viz. Hannah, Mary, Grace, & Elizabeth. Deceas'd about the year 1744, aged about 72 years."
-- From a Thomas family history, ca. 1830
"Richard Ap. Thomas of Whitford Garden Flintshire great Britain Gentleman, embracing the Tenets & practice of the Quakers (so called) Sold his Estates, & purchas'd of Wm. Penn a Grant of 5,000 acres of Land in Pennsylvania, with Life & Liberty. lots apportionment for 100 pounds sterling.
"About the year 1683 he embark'd among many other Colonists with his only Son about 10 years Old, & arriv'd at the Port of Philadelphia. Soon after he fell sick made his Will, leaving his Land-rights to his Son (Thomas Wynne Executor) & died.
"Richard his Son about the year 1711 Married Grace Atherton & Settled in the Great Valley in Chester County, on a Tract of his land call'd by the Indians settled there Cata-moonshink (Hazelnut grove in English).
"He left one son Named Richard, & four Daughters viz. Hannah, Mary, Grace, & Elizabeth. Deceas'd about the year 1744, aged about 72 years."
-- From a Thomas family history, ca. 1830
"About the year 1683 he embark'd among many other Colonists with his only Son about 10 years Old, & arriv'd at the Port of Philadelphia. Soon after he fell sick made his Will, leaving his Land-rights to his Son (Thomas Wynne Executor) & died.
"Richard his Son about the year 1711 Married Grace Atherton & Settled in the Great Valley in Chester County, on a Tract of his land call'd by the Indians settled there Cata-moonshink (Hazelnut grove in English).
"He left one son Named Richard, & four Daughters viz. Hannah, Mary, Grace, & Elizabeth. Deceas'd about the year 1744, aged about 72 years."
-- From a Thomas family history, ca. 1830
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