Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DAVIS, RICHARD (1658 - 1714), Independent minister lay itinerants, were repugnant to the more academic of his fellow- ministers; (3) his insistence on 'congregational' church-government and his hostility to 'a Presbyterian classis' greatly influenced English Congregationalists in their decision to abandon the ' Union ' of 1690 between Presbyterians and Independents. Daniel Williams was one of Davis's chief critics. In 1692 the Common Fund stopped
DEE, JOHN (1527 - 1608), mathematician and astronomer question (F. G. Payne in N.L.W. Jnl., i, 42-3) and who is mentioned several times in Dee's diary. He also called Thomas Jones, 'Twm Shôn Catti' with whom he was acquainted, 'cousin'. Dee graduated from S. John's College, Cambridge, 1544/5, and was nominated one of the original Fellows of Trinity College on its foundation in 1546. He visited the Low Countries in 1547, and was a student at Louvain from
DENNIS, HENRY (1825 - 1906), mining engineer, colliery owner, etc. , he found little time for local government work, and he declined to stand for Parliament, but when the Denbigh county council was formed he was elected one of the first county aldermen 'in recognition of his wonderful business aptitude and as a pioneer and captain of industry.' He died 24 June 1906 at his Cornish residence, Laninval, Bodmin, where he had arrived a few days earlier from his Welsh
DERFEL, ROBERT JONES (1824 - 1905), poet and socialist Son of Edward and Catherine Jones, born 24 July 1824 at Y Foty, his grandfather's farm in the hills between Llandderfel and Bethel, Meirionethshire. His parents moved to Tan-y-ffordd, a cottage near Llandderfel. In due course he left his home to look for work and, after a great deal of wandering, was employed by the firm of J. F. and H. Roberts [see Roberts of Mynydd-y-gof ], Manchester, as a
DILLWYN family F.R.S. as early as 1804 (see the D.N.B. article on him for a list of these works, and The Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1932-3, 69-70, for a list of his minor papers). Retiring from active concern in the pottery in 1817, he engaged in public life; he became high sheriff (Glamorgan) in 1818, and additional M.P. for the county in the Reform Parliament, 1832-7. At Swansea (of
DOLBEN family Segrwyd, ' in 1638, when complaints were also made of him to Laud by his vicar; but he was once more reinstated and served as sheriff in 1639 (N.L.W. Llewenny MSS. 3 (33, 48, 65, 146), 40 (4), NLW MS 1600E (250, 256)). William's eldest son JOHN DOLBEN (died 1662), who succeeded to the estate, was a lieut.-colonel in Charles's army, helped to defend Denbigh castle, and was fined (at one-tenth) £107 by
DOWNMAN, JOHN (1749 - 1824), painter . He died 24 December 1824, aged 74, at Wrexham. Editorial note 2023: John Downman is now known to have been born in Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire, and was baptized there on 12 September 1749. He is believed to have attended a school at Ruabon in Denbighshire.
DWN, HENRY (before c. 1354 - November 1416), landowner and rebel had been transferred in 1401 to John Skydmore (Scudamore), constable of Carreg Cennen castle, and in 1403 Dwn thrice attacked Cydweli, with his son Maredudd and grandson Gruffudd ap Maredudd, though he failed to take the town and castle, even with the aid of forces from France and Brittany on 3 October. In 1407 Dwn's lands were forfeited, and he was imprisoned at times in Cydweli and in Gloucester
EAMES, MARION GRIFFITH (1921 - 2007), historical novelist traditions in English and Welsh, and in contemporary writing, and she never failed to enjoy the company of those who shared, or influenced, her taste in reading. Marion Eames, who long endured illness with great fortitude, moved from Cardiff to Aberystwyth and then to Dolgellau, and died there on 3 April 2007. On 24 April cremation at Aberystwyth was followed by a service of thanksgiving at Salem
EDISBURY family Bedwal, Marchwiel, Pentre-clawdd, Erddig, king he was rounded up by Parliamentary forces at Bangor Iscoed on 16 February 1643, but released on exchange, and in 1646 he became steward of Chirkland under Sir Thomas Myddelton (1586 - 1666). This gave him influence with the victorious party, which made him a somewhat reluctant magistrate and commissioner of taxes and of the militia (1648) for his county; he also petitioned successfully (3
EDNYFED FYCHAN, noble family of Gwynedd marks of royal favour in the following years, Tudur was one of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd's leading advisers after 1256, succeeding his brother Goronwy as seneschal and remaining faithful to the prince until his death in 1278. His loyalty was emulated by his son HEILYN; he had been a hostage in the king's hands between 1246 and 1263 and he submitted finally to Edward I in 1282 (Littere Wallie, 3-4, 26, 50-2
EDWARDS family Stansty, physician to Charles I. As Fellow of Christ Church he refused to submit to the Parliamentary visitors in 1648 (10 May), but there is no record of his expulsion. JONATHAN EDWARDS (third son, born 1615) went to Jesus College, Oxford (matriculated 3 February 1633), graduated B.A. 1634 (9 June), became M.A. and Fellow 1637 (24 April), and D.D. (November 1642). By 1679 he was archdeacon of Londonerry. Their

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