Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DAVIES, EVAN (1694? - 1770), Independent minister and tutor Methodism in its early days, and indeed that in 1737 he invited Howel Harris to Pembrokeshire. Certainly a letter to Howel Harris (Trevecka letter 100, 20 August 1737) by Rees Davies (1694? - 1767), a kinsman of Evan Davies's, shows that Evan Davies was then corresponding with Griffith Jones of Llanddowror. But however that may have been, the wind had turned by 1741, as is shown by a letter of Evan
DAVIES, HENRY (1696? - 1766), Independent minister chronological data. Henry Davies's itinerating coincided with the earliest phase of Welsh Methodism, and (possibly owing to local contacts) he allied himself heartily with it. He was one of the Dissenters who invited Howel Harris to Glamorgan; he visited Trevecka; indeed, his co-operation with Methodism lasted longer than did that of any other of the early Dissenting friends of the movement if we except
DAVIES, HOWEL (c. 1716 - 1770), Methodist cleric It is thought that he was born in Monmouthshire, but he is known to have had an uncle living at Llanspyddid, near Brecon. In 1737 he was a schoolmaster at Talgarth, where he was converted by Howel Harris. Acting on the latter's advice he went to Llanddowror to study under Griffith Jones. He was ordained deacon in 1739 and priest in 1740. He served as curate under Griffith Jones at Llandilo
DAVIES, JAMES (d. 1760), Independent minister 'missionary' type of Dissenter. He itinerated vigorously in north Glamorgan and Monmouth (Edmund Jones, History of Aberystruth, 99, and diary for 1773), and on the inception of the Methodist movement welcomed it warmly, inviting Howel Harris to preach in the Glamorgan hill-country; there are two letters of his (138 and 145, both of 1739) in the Trevecka collection at N.L.W. In 1738 the Arminian wing at Cwm
DAVIES, JOHN (c. 1750 - 1821), Methodist cleric Born about 1750, son of Henry Davies, curate of Penarth (died 1723), and grandson of John Davies, curate of Llanddarog and Llanarthney, Carmarthenshire., from 1719 to 1762 (who was a friend of Howel Harris; letters written by him may be found in Welch Piety). John Davies was ordained deacon by the bishop of S. Davids in 1773 and priest in 1774; he was curate of Abernant and Conwil from 1775 to
DAVIES, REES (1694? - 1767), Independent minister Born in Cardiganshire; according to a letter of his (Trevecka letter 100, 20 August 1737) to Howel Harris, he was 'kinsman' to Evan Davies (1694? - 1770), tutor of Carmarthen. At a date unknown to us, he transferred his church membership from Crug-y-maen, Cardiganshire, to Abergavenny. In Dr. John Evans's lists of 1718, a 'Rice Davies' appears as minister of an unidentified place called
DAVIES, WILLIAM (1729? - 1787), Methodist cleric Gyfylchi, where he ministered for the rest of his life. He preached and travelled extensively in Wales, and so great was the emotional uplift of his sermons that when Howel Davies died it was he who was deemed fit to preside over the Pembrokeshire societies. He was also a hymnwriter, and some of his hymns were published in David William's Myfyrdod Pererin (Carmarthen, I. Daniel, n.d.); while two are
DAVIES-COOKE family Gwysaney, Llannerch, Gwysaney, Griffith ap Howel, fifth in descent from Elstan Glodrydd. The patronymic Davies was first assumed by JOHN AP DAVID, who married Jane, widow of Richard Mostyn and daughter of Thomas Salisbury, of Leadbroke, Flintshire. They had three children - two sons, Robert and John, and a daughter, Catherine, who married Edward Morgan of Golden Grove, Flintshire. ROBERT DAVIES (?- 1600), who succeeded to the family
DEIO ap IEUAN BWL (fl. c. 1530), poet His only known poem is a cywydd in praise of Llywelyn ap Ieuan ap Howel of Moelyrch while seeking also the gift of two dogs for William ap Mathew ap Griffith. According to Lewis Dwnn, Llywelyn died 1534.
EAMES, WILLIAM (1874 - 1958), journalist Hughes, the sister of Howel Harris Hughes and the author of Llyfr prydiau bwyd (1932). As ' Megan Ellis ', she was the editor of the women's pages in Y Ford Gron and she also broadcast from Bangor and Cardiff. Together, they wrote a novel, Melin y ddôl (1948). William Eames died at Colwyn Bay on 29 September 1958; his wife had died at Cardiff on 23 June 1955.
EDISBURY family Bedwal, Marchwiel, Pentre-clawdd, Erddig, This Cheshire family, descended from Wilkin de Edisbury, first appears in Denbighshire c. 1544, when RICHARD WILKINSON, alias EDISBURY, held lands in Bedwal. His younger son, ROBERT WILKINSON EDISBURY (died 1610), extended the estate by marriage with Jane, daughter of Kenrick ap Howel of Stryt yr Hwch, Marchwiel. Their son, KENRICK EDISBURY (died 1638), entered the service of the Navy Board
ELLIS family Bron y Foel, Ystumllyn, Ynyscynhaearn ), his heiress, whose husband was GRIFFITH WYNN (died 1719), of Penyberth, sheriff of Caernarvonshire in 1676, the estate going eventually to Margaret's third son, HUMPHREY WYNN (died 1724), vicar of Bosbury, Herefordshire. The estate became eventually (1837) the property of Rowland Jones, Broom Hall, near Pwllheli, to which house the portrait of Sir Howel y Fwyall also went. Several poems by Gruffydd

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