Jesse T. Rees' history written in 1956 states that "William Rees' parents were John and Mary Jones Rees. They had the following children: John, [William], George, Evan, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Mary, Ann, Sarah, Ruth and Suzanne. Some of the brothers and sisters of William Rees came to America and settled in Pennsylvania. However, their names are not known."
I have been sifting through the records of Pennsylvania and have found that in the 1810 census of Montgomery County, Upper Providence there were listed one Benjamin, one Evan and one John Rees. They are listed close together in the census list [alphabetical list] and are the only Rees' listed. I can not find them in the 1820 census record.
I found two other records that might give a clue or two:
From a 1797 document it states, "Sarah Pugh married a Samuel Bell." They had one daughter, Hannah who married an Evan Rees of Providence township." Could this be our Evan? They had the following children: Samuel, Evan, Daniel and Sarah and were members of the Baptist church.
The other is an entry from 1805 in Chester County, Pa. that sites a John Rees as justice of the peace. This seems more of a long shot but I add it as fuel for thought...
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