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 73D , 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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