BIOGRAPHY: The LLOYD Family, Cambria County, PA 

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From Wiley, Samuel T., ed. Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria 
County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Union Publishing Co., 1896, p. 170-2
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THE LLOYD FAMILY. -- The Welsh people began to settle at Ebensburg, Cambria 
county, about 1796, and among the first settlers was Rev. Rees Lloyd, the 
founder of the Lloyd family in this county, of whom the following is a short 
biography, translated from the first volume of the "Cyfaill," in 1838 and 
written by Rev. George Roberts, of Ebensburg: On the 21st of May, 1838, Rev. 
Rees Lloyd died at Paddy's Run, Butler county, Ohio, in the eightieth (80th) 
year of his age. He was born May 1, 1759, in the parish of Llanboidy, 
Carmarthenshire, Wales. In his youth he united with the Non-conformist church, 
at Glandwr, Penbrokeshire, which was then under the pastoral charge of Rev. John 
Griffiths. When twenty-one years of age he was invited by that church to enter 
the ministry, and for several years was with Rev. Griffiths in ministerial work. 
Afterwards he was called to preach for the Non-conformist church at Ebenezer, 
near Pont-y-Pool, Monmouthshire. This church was under the pastoral charge of 
Rev. Edmond Jones, who was then very aged and unable to serve the church without 
an assistant. After being there for some years he was fully ordained to the work 
of the ministry at Ebenezer church, April 29, 1795, by prayer and by the laying 
on of hands by Revs. Manuel Davies, Miles Edwards, Howel Powel, David Thomas and 
John Evans.
     In August of the same year (1795) he left, with his family, for this 
country, and arrived in Philadelphia about the last of the following October.
     After a residence of over a year near Philadelphia, he removed, with his 
family, to the wilderness where Ebensburg now stands, arriving there in 
November, 1796, and became the founder of that town, owning the land upon which 
it now stands, and donated the grounds for the public buildings, court-house, 
jail and academy; and also donated ground for the Congregational church and for 
Lloyd's cemetery, it being stipulated that all members of the Lloyd family were 
to be interred free of charge. In this connection he donated five acres of land 
to the Congregational church, to be used ever after for the benefit of the 
minister of the church. This land was afterward sold by an order of court. After 
contending with the difficulties and obstacles connected with the formation of a 
new settlement in the wilderness, April, 1797, he organized a Congregational 
church of Welsh people, which contained twenty-four members, of whom twelve had 
been members of the Calvinistic Methodist church, eleven had been members of the 
Congregational church, and one was a new member.
     This church gave him a call to be their pastor, and he labored earnestly 
and faithfully among them, with a large degree of success, until October, 1817, 
Rev. William Tibbot and George Roberts being fellow-ministers with him part of 
the time. On the above date he received a call from the Congregational church at 
Paddy's run, which was composed principally of Welsh people. He accepted the 
call, and removed his family to that place. When he left the Ebensburg church 
the most friendly relations existed between pastor and people. I had very little 
knowledge of him after his departure from Ebensburg, but I understand that 
difficulties arose in the church in the course of some years, and that Rev. 
Lloyd resigned his charge chiefly on account of advancing years, but he 
continued to be highly respected among his people, and preached occasionally 
when the condition of his health permitted. I have heard also that he was in a 
happy state of mind in the last conflict with the "King of terrors."
     He published an English book under the title, "The Richmond Alarm," 
comprising one hundred and forty-four pages, 12mo., which contained an account 
of the burning of a theatre at Richmond, December 26, 1811, together with 
practical lessons drawn from the events. This book had a large sale and a second 
edition was called for.
Having come with Mr. Lloyd across the sea, and having been a fellow-member with 
him in the Welsh-American church at Ebensburg for more than twenty-two years, 
and for more than ten years of that period a fellow-minister of the gospel, I 
enjoyed many opportunities to know him familiarly, and my conviction is that he 
was a man eminent for his godliness. I have seldom met any one whose views and 
knowledge of Scripture were more thorough and consistent, nor any one who, 
according to his ability, was more earnest or more active in God's work.
     He observed carefully the dispensations of Providence, and was calm and 
confident amidst the outward appearances of a frowning Providence. He was very 
diligent in his temporal labors, and while careful not to waste the providential 
mercies which his heavenly Father gave him, yet he was very liberal in his 
contributions to any good cause.
     Ebensburg was no doubt so called because of the place in Wales, where he 
was ordained, and probably has some reference to that passage of Scripture, 
"Here I raise my Ebenezer," etc.