Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DEIO LLIWIEL (LLYWEL?) (fl. beginning of 16th century?), poet
DEIO LLYWEL - see DEIO LLIWIEL
HERBERT, DAVID (1762 - 1835), Evangelical cleric August 1812, and with it held the curacy of Llanrhystud (1814) and the perpetual curacy of Rhyd-y-briw, Brecknock (1834). He married Mary Price of Felindre Uchaf, Llanfihangel Ystrad, and by her had five children: the eldest, William (1796 - 1893) followed him at Llansantffraed, where he was vicar from 1836-84, and the only daughter Mary, married David Parry (1794 - 1877), vicar of Llywel. David
JONES, MORGAN (1768 - 1835), Independent minister Born at Troed-y-rhiw, Llywel, Brecknock. After having had such elementary education as was available at that time in his neighbourhood, he became a farm labourer for five years. He was admitted to membership at Cefnarthen, 20 January 1782, and before long his gift for extempore prayer became widely known. When he was about 17 years of age he began to preach at Cefnarthen. He then spent four years
JONES, THEOPHILUS (1759 - 1812), historian of Brecknock Born 18 October 1759 at Brecon, son of Hugh Jones, at that time curate of Llanfaes there, later vicar of Llangamarch (1763-8) and of Llywel (1768-99), and prebendary of Christ College, Brecon - his wife Elinor (died 1786) was daughter of Theophilus Evans, and the historian spent much of his boyhood at Llwyn Einion, Llangamarch, his grandfather's home, and inherited historical documents from him
MATTHEWS, EDWARD (1813 - 1892), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author editorship of W. Llywel Morgan in 1911. His style was conversational and discursive, but his work was characterised by the imaginativeness of a born writer, and everything he wrote made good reading.
OWEN, DAVID (Brutus; 1795 - 1866), editor and littérateur intended, with a tendency towards political and ecclesiastical conservatism, and Brutus was threatened with expulsion from office. To resolve this conflict, Messrs. Rees launched a new journal, Yr Haul, with Brutus as editor, to serve the Established Church, and the Independents launched Y Diwygiwr, with D. Rees (1801 - 1869) as editor, in 1835. Brutus returned to the Anglican church, at Llywel, and
PARRY, DAVID (1794 - 1877), cleric in November 1821, was preferred to the vicarage of Llywel, Brecknock, where he remained for over forty years. In May 1862 he was collated to the living of Defynnog with Ystradfellte. He held this until his death at Defynnog on 22 October 1877. He was buried at Defynnog. He married Mary, daughter of David Herbert. Parry was a devoted parish priest and one of the most famous preachers of his day. He
PRYDDERCH, RHYS (1620? - 1699), Independent minister and schoolmaster refusing to attend his parish church. Thenceforward until the end of his days he was a staunch Independent. In spite of many tempting offers he refused to give up his new faith. Although he was not then ordained, he looked after small Independent congregations on the lower slopes of the Epynt. The main centre of those congregations was at Castell Craig y Wyddon. He travelled much to preach - from Llywel
REES family Ton England but, owing to ill health, returned to Llandovery in 1811; here he became a book-seller and kept the post-office. After the death of his father he inherited land in the parishes of Llandingad and Llywel. From 1829 to 1835 he was a partner with his nephew, William Rees, in a printing business, after which he was a banker for a short time. But he was chiefly noteworthy for the prominent part which
THOMAS, THOMAS JACOB (Sarnicol; 1873 - 1945), schoolmaster, writer and poet premature retirement owing to illhealth in August 1931. The remainder of his life was spent in Llywel, Laura Place, Aberystwyth, where he found kindred spirits interested in literature and etymology with whom he could discuss the subjects which, despite his science training, were nearest to his heart. He died 2 December 1945, and was buried at Bwlch-y-groes (Congl.) chapel cemetery in his native
WILKINS family JOHN WILKINS (1713 - 1784) Economics and MoneyLaw, Born 15 November 1713, deputy-protonotary from 1759 (at least) till 1784; he married SYBIL JEFFREYS, niece and heiress of WALTER JEFFREYS (died 1746), a banker, of a Llywel family. Here lay the origins of 'Wilkins and Co.', or the 'Brecon Old Bank' (now merged in Lloyds Bank), whose notes circulated throughout the region (including north Glamorgan

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