Morris connection to Shelby and Alexander lineage in Wales

8x great grandfather Phillip Selby (Shelby) and his wife Margaretta Alexander

Notes:

a. Alexander is a 'new' last/maiden name for Margaretta Selby. With genealogy research it is always good to periodically check heritage sharing sites to see what others have gleaned through their time, energy, travel, and/or pocketbooks. As of a 3 weeks ago or so, I have not had a maiden name for Margaretta so I was delighted to discover a site listing her as an Alexander. 

b. This supplier for information says her parents are Thomas and Lucy Alexander. Thomas born in 1630 in Swaffham Prior, Cambridge, England and died in 1669 in Tregaron, Wales (an ancient market town for its area of Cardiganshire). Lucy is believed to be born about 1635 but otherwise unknown maiden name, birth location, death year, and death location.

c. Cardiganshire (county) has recently been renamed "Ceredigion".

d. Phillip Selby's occupation was a yeoman of gentleman status, owning farmland named "Derlyn" which still exists today belonging to another family.

e. According to St. Carons Church in Tregaron, the old cemetery stone markers of long ago were removed, so only a general area of the cemetery yard can be attributed for Phillip's and Margaretta's final earthly location. Phillip (1731) outlived his wife (1696).

f. Margaretta Alexander Selby lived from 1650 to 1696 however one source has stated circa 1655 with their children born between 1682-1696; married in 1673 in Tregaron:

(1) Mary/Maria born in February 1682;

(2) Elinora born in February 1683;

(3) Evan Sr. born in 1690; 

(4) Riceus born in 1693; and 

(5) Elizabeth born in 1696.

A recent source on the internet I read for their children attributed a "Rowland Shelby" with an unknown birth year and a death year of 1736 as another child of theirs.

Speculation for a 7 year gap between Elinora and Evan could be due to a miscarriage or stillborn or infant who died shortly after birth but not baptized or listed in church records. 

g. Evan Sr begat David (Sr.) who begat David Jr. who begat Charity Shelby (my "Morris" generations 4x great grandmother) married to Henry O'Neill Morris. Thus in Ohio in early 1800s the Shelby lineage enters or is 'grafted' into the Morris family tree.

Morris heritage connection to Shelby lineage

My 4th great-grandparents through my paternal's paternal lineage were Henry O. Morris and Charity Shelby. Henry was born in 1779 and died March 23, 1869. Henry and Charity were married on March 16, 1811. Charity was born September 15, 1785 and died in 1860. Charity's lineage includes: (1) parents: David Shelby Jr. and Mary Williams David was born June 5, 1765 in North Mountain, MD. By 1805 he had served 21 years in Ohio State legislature (before the state house was moved to Columbus). More details about his militia, political, and surveying work will be listed at a later time. Mary was the daughter of Enoch and Hannah Williams. She was born on June 2, 1762 and died on October 3, 1830. David Jr and Mary have 9 children: John born in 1783, Joseph born in 1785, Charity born in 1787, Hannah born in 1789, Rezin born in 1791, Rachel born in 1794, Benjamin born in 1796, Isaac born in 1798, and Polly born in 1803. (2) Charity's grandparents: David Shelby Sr and Elizabeth Balla David Sr was born circa 1732 in Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales. His first wife is Elizabeth Balla, daughter of James Balla, who died sometime between 1778-1783 in PA. David Sr and Elizabeth were married before 1770 in Frederick County, MD. They have 4 children: David Jr, Jonathan, James, and Elizabeth. David Sr's 2nd wife is a widow, Catherine Bell Farris, who had 3 sons. They married sometime after 1784 in Greene County, PA. David Sr does frontiering and survey work in the area of New Madrid, MO. David Shelby Sr died in January 1799 in New Madrid, MO. Catherine died May 7, 1802 in New Madrid, MO. (3) Charity's great-grandparents: Evan Shelby Sr and Catherine Morgan Evan Sr was baptized on March 20, 1690 in Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales. Evan Sr and Catherine were married on February 9, 1716 in Tregaron, Wales. No other information is known at this time about Catherine. Evan Sr died before July 18, 1751 in Frederick County, MD. Evan Sr and Catherine had 9 children: Evan Jr, John, Moses, Rees, Elinora, David, Mary, Rachel, and Thomas. (4) Charity's great-great grandparents: Phillip Selby or Shelby and Margaretta Phillip is believed to have lived about 1650-1731 in Wales.