Welsh Journals

12 Another Quaker who suffered grieviously for his faith which eventually forced him to emigrate to Pennsylvania I in 1711. See F.H.L., Tract Box 78 A/46. The Suffering case of Joshua Williams of the parish of Cwmcarfan in the county of Monmouth, prosecuted in the Exchequer, by William Ketchmey, priest of the said parish for tythes & c. (c. 1705); G.R.O., D/DSF/325. Quarterly Meeting minutes dated 4/5/1711. 13 The daughters of his brother, Thomas Jenkins. 14 A yeoman of Llanfihangel Ystum Llywern Parish. 15 Of Dingestow Parish. 16 A yeoman of Llandeilio-Gresynni Parish. 17 By this period the Pant belonged to John Beadles and his wife, Elizabeth (nee Jenkins). 18 Llan-Gwm. 19 Small speckles. 20 Trinkets of 'worthless finery'. 21 In 1696 Parliament granted Friends the right to affirm in courts or to attest to wills rather than to swear. After this date wills are generally acknowledged by the Quaker executor in the following manner: 'I am a dissenter commonly called a Quaker do declare', 'I do solemnly declare'. For a full discussion on the tensions aroused by the 'affitmation controversy', see Michael Mullett, 'From Sect to Denomination. Social Development in 18th century English Quakerism', Journal of Religious History, 13 no. 2 (1984), N. Morgan, Lancashire Quakers and the Establishment 1660 1730 (Halifax, 1993), Ch. 4; D. Scott, Quakerism in York 1650-1720 (York, 1991), pp. 25-9. 22 See Helen Forde, 'Derbyshire Quakers 1650-1761', (unpublished University of Leicester, Ph.D. 1977), pp. 145-51; Cf. T.A. Davies, 'The Quakers in Essex 1655- 1725' (unpublished University of Oxford D. Phil, 1987), p.214. Dr. Davies has observed, however, that Friends tended to use co-religionists rather than non-Quaker relatives or neighbours to prepare their wills. This action was taken to pre-empt any family squabbles over the distribution of properties of gifts to members of the Quaker community. 23 N.L.W., LL/1669/176. The will of David Jones of St. Brides, dated 5 November 1669.