EVANS, THOMAS (1625 - 1688), Baptist minister

Born at Pentre, Llanafan-fawr, Brecknock. He had had a good education and was granted a preacher's licence by the Commissioners for the Propagation of the Gospel, 16 May 1653. He was in charge of the parish church of Maesymynys until 1662. He was a Baptist of the free-communion school - that is why his daughter joined Broadmead and not the General Baptist church at Bristol. It was not he, as Spinther seems to think, who attended the Aberafan assembly (1654) but Thomas Evans of Dyffryn-ffrwd. In spite of the fact that under Charles II he was thrown into prison at Brecon and grievously persecuted, two of his sons and many of his descendants entered the ministry, among them being Hugh and Caleb Evans of Bristol, John Evans of Islington, etc. [see under Hugh Evans (1712 - 1781) ]. He continued to minister to his people at Pentre and the surrounding districts until his death in 1688.

Author

• Reverend William Joseph Rhys, (1880 - 1967)

Sources

• J. Spinther James, Hanes y Bedyddwyr yn Nghymru, ii, 431
• T. Richards, Trafodion Cymdeithas Hanes Bedyddwyr Cymru
• W. J. Rhys, Penodau yn Hanes y Bedyddwyr Cymreig (1949), pp.56-57
• T. Richards, Religious Developments in Wales, 1654–1662 (1923)
• T. Richards, Wales under the Indulgence

Additional Links

• Wikidata: Q20734447

Published date: 1959

Article Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-RUU/1.0/