Dictionary of Welsh Biography

GRIFFITHS, VAVASOR (d. 1741), Independent minister and tutor - the farm itself, of course, also contributed to Griffiths's subsistence. In February 1733 or 1734 the Presbyterian board invited Griffiths to succeed Thomas Perrott at Carmarthen Academy, but he declined on the score of ill-health. It is however clear that he was already taking older pupils preparing for the ministry - we know, e.g. that Lewis Rees studied with him in 1734. In 1735, Griffiths fell
GRONOW, REES HOWELL (1794 - 1865), writer of memoirs
GRUFFUDD ab ADDA ap DAFYDD (fl. 1340-1370), poet and prose writer He was a contemporary and friend of Dafydd ap Gwilym, who composed a marwnad upon him. From this poem we gather that he was a native of Powys Wenwynwyn and was killed by a friend's sword at Dolgelley, where he lies buried. For his poetry see Jones and Lewis, Mynegai, and Brogyntyn MS. 2 in the National Library of Wales. Rhetorical compositions attributed to him and entitled ' Breuddwyd Gruffudd
GRUFFUDD ap DAFYDD ap HYWEL (fl. 1480-1520), poet His work is preserved in NLW MS 832E, NLW MS 3487E, NLW MS 9166B; Cwrtmawr MS 200B, Cwrtmawr MS 448A; B.M. MS. 14985; Swansea MS. 1. See also Mynegai (Jones and Lewis).
GRUFFUDD ap NICOLAS (fl. 1415-1460), esquire and a leading figure in the local administration of the principality of South Wales in the middle of the 15th century Owen Tudor. It is, therefore, impossible to accept the reports that he was mortally wounded either at the battle of Wakefield, 1460, or at Mortimer's Cross, 1461. His praises were sung by Dafydd ab Edmwnd, Hywel ap Dafydd ap Ieuan ap Rhys, Rhys Llwyd ap Rhys ap Rhicert, Gwilym ap Ieuan Hen, and Lewis Glyn Cothi. It is probable that the englynion attributed to him and Owen Dwnn and Griffith Benrhaw
GRUFFUDD ap TUDUR ap HYWEL (fl. 1500-1540), poet There are references to his work in the Mynegai (Jones and Lewis). See also NLW MS 644B, NLW MS 5273D and NLW MS 6499B; Glyn Davies MS. 2; Wynnstay MS. 1; Cwrtmawr MS 242B; B.M. MSS. 14902, 14966, and 14985.
GRUFFUDD HIRAETHOG (d. 1564), bard and herald He sang the praises of the gentry of Denbighshire, Anglesey, Caernarvonshire and Merioneth, and is supposed to have been the disciple of Tudur Aled. His licence to go on bardic circuits (which still exists, Reports, i, 1021) was granted in 1545-6 under the hands of James Vaughan, Hugh Lewis and Lewys Morgannwg. He is best known as a bardic teacher; some of the foremost bards of the second half of
GRUFFUDD LEIAF (fl. 15th century), poet those of Robert Leiaf and Syr Siôn Leiaf, two other members of Gruffudd's family, in various other manuscripts. (Jones and Lewis, Mynegai). His son, Ieuan ap Gruffudd Leiaf, is separately noticed.
GRUFFUDD, RHISIART (fl. c. 1569), poet seeking the reconciliation of Sir Richard Bulkeley with William Lewis, also of Anglesey (NLW MS 3047C (508)). It is not certain whether he is the Rhisiart Gruffudd ap Huw whose poetry is found in Llanstephan MS 49 (93); NLW MS 5283B (51, 122), and NLW MS 9166B (251).
GRUFFYDD, ROBERT GERAINT (1928 - 2015), Welsh scholar intellectual conversation on a range of political, religious and social topics. Saunders Lewis found in Moses Griffith a strong and generous friend in his bleak years and Geraint took pride in his association with the author and literary thinker who appointed him his literary executor. He attended local primary schools in Dyffryn Ardudwy, Cwm Ystwyth and Pen-llwyn (Capel Bangor) before going to Ardwyn
GRUFFYDD, WILLIAM JOHN (1881 - 1954), scholar, poet, critic and editor prominent member of the Welsh Nationalist Party (as it was then called), defeating Saunders Lewis, the Nationalist Party candidate. He retained the seat until 1950, when university seats were abolished. Gruffydd's main field of interest as a scholar was the Four Branches of the Mabinogi. As early as 1914 he published a substantial article in the Transactions of the Cymmrodorion under the title ' The
GWEN ferch ELLIS (c. 1552 - 1594), first victim of execution for witchcraft in Wales six. Gwen was married three times during her short life. Her first husband, Lewis ap David ap Gwyn, died just two years after marriage. Gwen then married her second husband, Lewis ap David ap Gruffith Gethin (Lewis Gethin), a miller, and in 1588 the couple were living at a mill near Llaneilian-yn-Rhos. After eighteen years of marriage, Gwen was widowed a second time, and in 1592 she married her

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