WILLIAMS, EVAN (1724 - 1758), Welsh Moravian

Name: Evan Williams
Date of birth: 1724
Date of death: 1758
Gender: Male
Occupation: Welsh Moravian
Area of activity: Religion
Author: Robert Thomas Jenkins

Born in Merioneth, 27 March 1724, a tailor. At 16, he went to London, and thence to Haverfordwest, but in 1748 he was in Bristol, a foundation-member of the Moravian society there (1748) and of the Congregation (1755). He was a studious man, knew several languages, and made a Welsh translation of Zinzendorff's ' Berlin Discourses ' - this was revised and published in 1760 by John Gambold. In April 1758, Williams was sent to Derwen Deg, near Ruthin, to open a Moravian mission in North Wales; but he died there 2 May 1758, and was buried at Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd.

Author

Emeritus Professor Robert Thomas Jenkins, (1881 - 1969)

Sources

Moravian documents in the Bristol Congregation archives - see Y Cymmrodor, xlv, 50-1

Additional Links

Wikidata: Q20738063

Published date: 1959

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

The Dictionary of Welsh Biography is provided by The National Library of Wales and the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies. It is free to use and does not receive grant support. A donation would help us maintain and improve the site so that we can continue to acknowledge Welsh men and women who have made notable contributions to life in Wales and beyond.

Find out more on our sponsorship page.

Donate