Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, DAVID (1663 - 1724?), cleric son of Matthew Jones, of Caerfallwch, Northop, Flintshire. From Westminster School he went up at 18 to Christ Church, Oxford, and graduated in 1685. He held several livings in England, as a rule for very short periods - the details are given in D.N.B. - and was remarkable for the wildness of his preaching and for his violent temper, which indeed at times became insane. He died in great poverty
JONES, DAVID (Welsh Freeholder; 1765 - 1816), barrister and author
JONES, DAVID (1803 - 1868), ballad-writer and strolling ballad-singer Born in 1803 on the estate of Dolau Bach, Llanybyther, Carmarthenshire, son of David Jones, carpenter. He was blinded by accident, and was hence known as 'Dewi Dywyll' ('Blind Davy') - he was also called 'Dewi Medi.' He was a very well known singer throughout Wales, and is described in Cymru (O.M.E.), xxix, 158. He died at Lampeter in 1868. We have seventy of his ballads.
JONES, DAVID (1736 - 1810), Methodist cleric Born 10 July 1736, at Aberceiliog, Llanllwni, Carmarthenshire, son of Richard and Gwenllian Jones. He was educated at the Carmarthen grammar school. He is probably the 'David Jones of Llanvernach' who was ordained deacon by the bishop of S. Davids in 1758; he is known to have been curate of Tydweiliog, Llyn, in 1758-9, and he officiated at Llanafanfawr, Brecknock, in 1759-60. He was ordained
JONES, DAVID (1788 - 1859), Independent minister
JONES, DAVID (1805 - 1868), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 2 June 1805 at Dolwyddelan, brother of John Jones of Tal-y-sarn (1796 - 1857). Before beginning to preach in 1826 he had had no education except that given at the Sunday school. Afterwards he went to the school kept by John Hughes (1796 - 1860) at Wrexham. After coming to live at Caernarvon in 1832 he married Mrs. Owen of Siop-y-pendist. He was ordained in 1834 and ministered to Moriah as
JONES, DAVID (1770 - 1831), Congregational minister, hymnist, and musician
JONES, DAVID (Dafydd Brydydd Hir, Dafydd Siôn Pirs; 1732 - 1782?), poet, tailor, and schoolmaster
JONES, DAVID (1741 - 1792), Baptist minister Born at Ynys-domlyd, Cwmaman, Carmarthenshire, he worked as a tailor in Monmouthshire. Converted by Howel Harris, he was throughout his life a Methodist in temperament, though he joined the Baptists at Pen-y-garn, where he began to preach and was in 1773 ordained as assistant to Miles Harry - he is indeed generally referred to as ' David Jones of Pontypool.' He had published in 1758 Pererindod
JONES, DAVID (1708? - 1785) Trefriw, poet, collector of manuscripts, publisher, and printer Jones and Gwenna Prichard, 27 January 1734/5. David Jones wrote a considerable amount of verse, but did not attain great eminence as a poet. He is best known in this respect as editor of an anthology of poems entitled Blodeu Gerdd Cymry, sef Casgliad o Caniadau Cymreig gan amryw Awdwyr o'r oes ddiwaethaf, 1759. He also edited such works as Histori Nicodemus, 1745, an old Welsh translation of the
JONES, DAVID (c. 1630 - 1704?), Puritan died of a consumption, with a joyful hope, and steady trust in God.' That is the earliest biography of him. He is chiefly associated with the parishes of Cellan, Cardiganshire, and Pencarreg, Carmarthenshire. He is believed by some to have been the David Jones who matriculated from Christ Church, Oxford, 10 November 1654, but that record may just as easily concern others of the same name
JONES, DAVID (1789? - 1841), Baptist historian severely criticized - for its uncritical reliance on 'sources,' its untidy arrangement, its insufficiency of cross-references, its lack of an index, which makes for trouble when one is trying to follow a minister's career (that of David Jones himself, to give one instance). Again, down to 1788 it is for the most part a mere reproduction of the work of Joshua Thomas. Yet it is quite indispensable for a

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