MANUEL, DAVID (1624? - 1726), poet

Born 1624-5, according to some of the sources below. Little is known of his life. He was a native of the parish of Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire. His wife, Margaret, died in 1699. There were three children: Mary, who became well known as a penillion -singer, Anne, and David. Some of the poet's work was published in Thomas Jones, Carolau a Dyriau Duwiol, 1696, David Jones, Blodau-Gerdd Cymry, 1759, P. Fadog, ii, 259, and Y Gwyliedydd, 1836, 250. For manuscript sources of poems, see Cat. of Add. to B.M. MSS. 1841-5, and J. H. Davies, Cat. of MSS. in N.L.W. See also N.L.W. MSS. 558, 566, 593, 653, 783, 832, 1244, 1580, 1710, 1797, 3487, 7191, 11991, Bodewryd MS. 73, and Swansea MS. 2 in N.L.W. He died in May 1726, and was buried 16 May 1726 at Trefeglwys.

Author

• Griffith Milwyn Griffiths

Sources

• T. R. Roberts, Eminent Welshmen: a short biographical dictionary of Welshmen... from the earliest times to the present (1908)
• Notable Welshmen (1700–1900) (1908)
• E. H. Rowlands, A biographical dictionary of Eminent Welshmen whou flourished from 1700 to 1900 (1907)
• H. Blackwell, NLW MSS 9266A: A Dictionary of Welsh Biography
• Y Geninen, October 1884
• Y Brython, v, 209
• R. Williams, Montgomeryshire Worthies (1894)
• The Records of the Diocese of Bangor in the National Library of Wales in N.L.W.

Additional Links

• Wikidata: Q20732866

Published date: 1959

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