The SHELBY name, as we know it, got its start in Tregaron, Cardinganshire, Wales in 1709. Many
of them were baptized in this beautiful church, still nestled in this tiny community. Before this date is was
SELBY. The SHELBYs arrived in Pennsylvania by 1734, purchasing land in Lancaster Co, PA. They had a
daughter Mary baptized in the Christ Church in Philadelphia in 1735. By 1739 they were in Maryland. Evan
SHELBY and his wife, Catherine MORGAN are the ancestors of most of the known SHELBYs in the USA. But have also
discovered branches in Ireland that settled in various parts of Ohio in the early 1800s.
The small and ancient town of Tregaron lies alongside Gors Goch Glan Teifi, the largest peat bog in
Wales. Tregaron derives its name from Caron, an Irish saint of the second or third century AD. Tregaron
was the birthplace in 1530 of the legendary Welsh character Twm Siôn Cati ("Tom John, son of Catherine"), often
described as the Welsh equivalent of Robin Hood. The pictures were taken around noon in the centre of Tregaron
on a sunny April day.
St. Caron’s Church, Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales
Tregaron street scene
The town bank, and Y Llew Côch (Red Lion) inn on right
One of the many narrow lanes in Tregaron
A row of old cottages, Just Curious antiques shop in center
