With high probability, the people listed on the left below are all biologically descended from Richard Edwards and Charlotte Evans who married in Swansea, Wales in 1797: see the PDF filea t_edwards.pdf and, for more details, t_edwards-davies.pdf (PDF files open in a new tab). For some of their shared matches, see Terry's Jones–Edwards Connections. (The people in italic below are distant matches of Terry's, <20cM.)
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The tree in the attached PDF is mainly copied from the trees of the relevant Ancestry members, but the earliest generations perhaps need some explanation. Note first that the villages of Blaenavon and Llanover are a few miles apart, but they are (or were) in the same parish. William Morgan was baptized on 7 Mar 1830 with parents Herbert and Sarah in the "Parish of Llanover at Blaenavon"; he gave his birthplace as Llanover in the 1851 and 1871 censuses, and as Blaenavon in 1881 and 1891. For his sister Maria Morgan born 9 Nov 1839 there is a GRO birth registration which gives her birthplace as "Blaenavon in the Parish of Llanover Upper"; her father was "Herbert Morgan, Collier", and her mother was "Sarah Morgan formerly Edwards". The 1851 census says that Sarah was born around 1795 in Llanover. I cannot find her baptism, but the Llanover baptismal records held by Ancestry start in February 1795 and have some gaps (most obviously, from January to July 1798).
Richard Edwards was baptized on 20 Dec 1800 in Llanover with parents Richard and Charlotte Edwards; the 1861 census gives his birthplace as Blaenavon. A Richard Edwards married a Charlotte Evans in Swansea on 14 Sep 1797; Richard was resident in Llanover and Charlotte in Swansea.
There is no certainty here, but I think it is highly likely that Sarah Edwards and Richard Edwards were siblings born in or near Llanover around 1795 and 1800 respectively, most likely with parents Richard Edwards and Charlotte Evans.
If you notice any mistakes or have any further information, please do let me know.
Douglas Woodall
Email: douglas@jandee.co.uk
Updated July 2026