Welsh Colony Papers
William Jones (nephew of Samuel Roberts) collected these papers. He and Richard Roberts were the trustees of Samuel Roberts' will and were entrusted with the responsibility of seeing the land claims through to resolution. Included are copies of documents dealing with original land purchases from E. D. Saxton, maps showing the locations of the purchased tracts, testimonies of William and Richard Edward Jones, and brief accounts of the history of the Welsh Colony written by William Jones.
Dates
- 1836-1937
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Extent
1.5 Linear Feet
Abstract
William Jones (nephew of Samuel Roberts) collected these papers. He and Richard Roberts were the trustees of Samuel Roberts' will and were entrusted with the responsibility of seeing the land claims through to resolution. Included are copies of documents dealing with original land purchases from E. D. Saxton, maps showing the locations of the purchased tracts, testimonies of William and Richard Edward Jones, and brief accounts of the history of the Welsh Colony written by William Jones.
Biographical/Historical Note
Reverend Samuel Roberts immigrated to Tennessee from Wales in 1855 and founded a colony named Brynyffynon on lands in Scott, Morgan, and Anderson Counties. Accompanying Roberts were his brother, Richard, his nephews, John R. Jones and William Jones, and G. Williams. The Colony's lands, however, were quickly mired in legal claims and court battles and remained so until half a century after Roberts' death in 1885. By the early 1880's, all of the original settlers had either returned to Wales or settled further north.
Arrangement
Collection consists of two boxes.
Acquisition Note
The University of Tennessee Libraries, Knoxville, Special Collections purchased this collection in 1990.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository