Robert Roberts, only surviving son of John Roberts, of Pencoid, born in Merion, Philadelphia County, February 16, 1685, inherited his father's plantation of "Pencoid" and other lands, and lived there all his life, dying May 17, 1768. He like his parents was an ernest member of the Merion Meeting of Friends, and was married there to Sidney Rees, June 17, 1709. She was born at Permaen, parish of Llanwawr, Merionethshire, 1680, daughter of Rees Evan, by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of John ap Thomas, of Daehgwynn, Merionethshire, "Gentleman" who was a son of Thomas ap Hugh, ap Evan, ap Rhys Goch, ap Tyder, ap Rhys, ap Ievan Goch, of Bryammer, parish of Cerrig-y-Druidion, Denbigshire, ap Ievan Ddu, ap David, ap Einion, ap Eynrig, ap Llowarch, ap Heilin, ap Tyffid, ap Tangno, ap Ys-Druyth, ap Marchwyst, ap Marchweithiam, Lord of Issalet, in Merionethshire.
Evan Rees, father of Rees Evan and grandfather of Sidney, wife of Robert Roberts, was prominent in Friends Meetings in Wales, and suffered considerable persecution, "for Truth's sake". As early as 1668, he had oxen distrained from him in payment of a fine imposed for attending non-confirmist meetings, and in 1676, he with Cadwalader ap Thomas, Rowland Ellis (later of the Welch Tract in Pennsylvania), Lewis Robert, Hugh Robert, Edward Rees, Griffith John, Gainor David and Elizabeth Williams, were imprisoned for refusing to take an oath.
Rees Evan purchased, March 18, 1682, 312½ acres of land in Pennsylvania, and prepared to emigrate there, but never accomplished it. His son, Rees Evan, came over soon after 1682, as did his mother-in-law, Katharine Robert, a kinswoman of many of the more prominent Welch settlers. She settled on a plantation between the present Narbeth and Bala.
Sidney, wife of Robert Roberts, was thrown from her horse, April 30, 1764, and died from the effects of the injuries received, June 29, 1764, aged seventy-four years and two months. She and her husband were both buried at Merion Meeting burying ground.
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