Dictionary of Welsh Biography

LEWIS, MATHEW (1817? - 1860), Congregational minister and writer Born at Llanidloes. A weaver by trade, he was induced to enter the ministry. After a few years' residence in Anglesey in the double capacity of schoolmaster and pastor, he held pastorates at Bangor and Holywell. Resigning from the ministry, he then went to Liverpool as sub-editor of Yr Amserau. Amongst his contributions to this paper were two tales - ' Rhydderch Prydderch,' and ' Y Ddwy Lili.' He
LEWIS, THOMAS (1823 - 1900), Baptist minister, and historical writer Pontypool. He was a minister at Llanddewi Rhydderch, 1848-56; Lanelli, Brecknock, 1856-9; Jerusalem, Rhymney, 1860-3; Penuel, Carmarthen, 1863-74; Moriah, Risca, 1874-80. He retired to Newport, Monmouth. He published Cofiant … Titus Lewis, Carmarthen; Cofiant … James Richard, Pontypridd; Ymddygiad y Feibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor at y Bedyddwyr; and Esboniad y Teulu. His Hunangofiant appeared in
LLOYD family Dolobran, fled from Demetia to Powys after slaying the mayor of Carmarthen. A Kelennyn ap Ririd was a juror in Mechain Uchcoed in 1292. The upper reaches of the pedigree are confused. Gwladys, daughter and heiress of Rhiryd ap Cynfrig Efell of Llwydiarth, is given as the wife of Rhiryd and of his son Celynin. According to Dwnn, Celynin's mother was Gwladys, daughter of Meredith ap Rhydderch, a descendant of
LLOYD, HUMPHREY (1610 - 1689), bishop of Bangor Born at Bod-y-fudden, Trawsfynydd, July or August 1610, third son of Richard Lloyd, D.D., (1573/4–1647?) vicar of Ruabon, and Jane, (died in or after 1648), daughter of Rhydderch Hughes of Maesypandy, and grandson of Howel Lloyd of Dulasau, Penmachno. He matriculated from Jesus College, Oxford, 25 January 1627/8, but graduated from Oriel College, 1629. He proceeded M.A. in 1635 and was created
LLYWELYN GOCH ap MEURIG HEN (fl. c. 1360-1390), poet One of the last of the 'Gogynfeirdd,' and a native of Merioneth. A large number of his poems are preserved in MSS., including a religious poem, poems addressed to Dafydd ap Cadwaladr of Bachelldref, Goronwy ap Tudur of Penmynydd, and to the South Walians - Hopcyn ap Tomas of Ynys Dawy, Llywelyn Fychan and his brother Rhydderch, and Rhys ap Gruffudd ab Ednyfed. His elegy to Lleucu Llwyd (Lucy
MILLS, RICHARD (Rhydderch Hael; 1809 - 1844), musician
MORGAN (fl. 1294), rebel He was the leader of the Glamorgan insurgents during the rising of Madog ap Llywelyn in 1294-5. Owing to personal grievances against the De Clares, he claimed to be at war only against the lords of Glamorgan. He may, therefore, have been Morgan ap Maredudd, a direct descendant of Rhydderch ap Iestyn; his father, Maredudd, the last native lord of Caerleon, had been deprived twenty years earlier by
MORGAN ap HYWEL (fl. 1210-1248), Welsh lord of Gwynllwg or Caerleon under the earls of Gloucester (lords of Glamorgan), a descendant of Rhydderch ap Iestyn ap Gwrgant. It may be useful to enter under his name a note on his family, compiled from Lloyd, A History of Wales (see the genealogy on p. 771 of that work). Caradog ap Gruffudd, grandson of Rhydderch ap Iestyn, was killed in the battle of Mynydd Cam (1081). By 1140 we hear of Caradog's son, OWAIN AP CARADOG
MORGAN, ABEL (1673 - 1722), Baptist minister Born at Allt-goch, Cwrtnewydd, in the parish of Llanwenog, Cardiganshire, in 1673, son of Morgan Rhydderch (who was elected deacon at Rhydwilym, 1668, and ordained to the office, 1669), brother of Enoch Morgan (1676 - 1740) (minister of the Welsh Tract Church, Delaware, U.S.A.), and nephew of Siôn Rhydderch, printer, Shrewsbury. He moved at an early age to the Abergavenny district and became a
MORGAN, RHYS (c. 1700 - c. 1775), poet , vicar of Cadoxton from 1718 to 1727, a man who knew Iaco ab Dewi and Moses Williams. It was thus that Rhys Morgan came into touch with the followers of Edward Lhuyd, and that provides one explanation for the poetic revival witnessed in the hill-country of Glamorgan during the first half of the 18th century. He also came into contact with Siôn Rhydderch, and this probably accounts for the fact that he
MORRIS, ROGER (fl. 1590) Coed-y-talwrn, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, transcriber of manuscripts Nothing is known of his private life. He wrote an exceptionally neat hand, and he had opportunities to copy some of the older Welsh manuscripts, e.g. the ' Black Book of Carmarthen ' and the ' White Book of Rhydderch,' possibly through friendships with Jasper Griffith. His interests were wide and there remain of his transcription collections of lives of saints (Llanstephan MS 34), a botanology
MORUS GETHIN (fl. c. 1525), poet At least two examples of his work remain in manuscripts. They are elegies to Tudur Aled, and Gruffudd Rhydderch of Tregayan. Two elegiac englynion composed by Morus Dwyfech on the poet's death are also preserved.

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