Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, IDWAL (1899 - 1966), educationist and university professor standard bibliography of Thomas Jones of Denbigh and to edit a new edition of that Methodist leader's autobiography in 1937. He was forced by ill-health to retire prematurely from his chair in 1960, due to an infirmity caused to a great extent by overwork during the war-years. He died January 3, 1966 at Caerwys and was buried in Colwyn Bay.
JONES, JACK (1884 - 1970), author and playwright Born 24 November 1884, at Tai Harry Blawd, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, the eldest of nine who survived of the fifteen children born to his mother, Sarah Ann, and his father, David, a miner. Educated at St. David's elementary school, Merthyr Tydfil, he left school at the age of twelve to work with his father at the coal-face. From 1902 to 1906, he was a regular soldier, serving in South Africa
JONES, JENKIN (d. 1689) Kilgerran, captain in the Parliamentary army, Puritan preacher, Independent of S. Mary's at Cardigan in 1702-3. Ann, the daughter of Theophilus, and the heiress of the Rhos-y-Gilwen property, married one of the Colby family, a pronounced Anglican. [See also Jenkin Jones (1623-)]
JONES, JOHN (Vulcan; 1825 - 1889), Wesleyan minister various periodicals. He edited Y Winllan, 1870-3, and was responsible for some years for its music; he was also on the editorial board of Y Gwyliedydd. He wrote Traethawd ar Resymeg, 1857, Athrawiaeth yr Iawn, 1861 (a review of Lewis Edwards's book), Penarglwyddiaeth Duw, 1873, Y Beibl, 1875 (an unsuccessful pryddest in the Bangor eisteddfod of 1874), and Ameuyddiaeth, 1877.
JONES, JOHN (Mephiboseth; 1850 - 1926), Baptist minister, poet, and author widely in England and Wales, and was a successful salesman. He wrote several books which had extensive sales, Darlith ar Onestrwydd, 1887, Traethawd or iawn ddefnyddio amser, and several collections of prose and poetry, Cawell Saethau, 1894, Mafon Mynydd, Lloffion Llafur, Gronynau Gwirionedd, 3 vols., 1903-7, Bwa Nimrod, 1911, Baner Bywyd. During his lifetime he suffered much unhappiness and during his
JONES, JOHN Maes-y-garnedd,, 'the regicide' , 2108, 2116, 2118-9, 2122-3). Henry Cromwell, who distrusted his republicanism, and probably influenced Richard to stop his wife's annuity in March 1660, accused him of having ' acted very corruptly ' in Ireland, but the charge lacks corroboration. His speculations in land with the debentures issued on his arrears of pay - including an interest in the crown lordship of Bromfield and Yale (with which
JONES, JOHN (1731 - 1813), early Welsh Moravian Born at Llanfaredd, Radnorshire, near Builth, 21 August 1731. He is first heard of as a member of Rhos-goch Moravian Society (Radnorshire), and 'a farmer ' (1755). By 1762 he was a member of Leominster Congregation, living however at Llanfihangel-tal-y-llyn, and married to a daughter of the ' Justice Prothero ' who is mentioned by John Wesley (3 May 1743) in his Journal. He remarried, living at
JONES, JOHN (CYNDDYLAN) (1841 - 1930), preacher and theologian with Edward Matthews, Ewenny, of the memoir of the Rev. J. Harris Jones. He married 3 times and left a son of the first marriage, E. Norman Jones, a Professor at Aberystwyth Theological College. He died 15 June 1930.
JONES, JOHN (Shoni Sguborfawr; c.1810 - 1867), Rebecca rioter having sexual intercourse with a twelve year old girl on 31 March 1863 and was sentenced to Port Arthur, where he died on 24 December 1867. He was adequately described by a contemporary as 'a half-witted and inebriate ruffian.'
JONES, JOHN (Ivon; 1820 - 1898), man of letters 9th in Aberystwyth cemetery; his wife Mary (born 3 February 1823) died 21 January 1895.
JONES, JOHN (Mathetes; 1821 - 1878), Baptist minister and littérateur Geiriadur Beiblaidd a Duwinyddol (3 vols., 1864-9,-83) and his Areithfa Mathetes, 1873. He was also co-editor of Y Greal, 1857-9, and Yr Arweinydd, 1869-70. A volume of his sermons has been preserved in NLW MS 691B.
JONES, JOHN (Idris Fychan; 1825 - 1887), shoemaker and harpist (Bardd y Brenin), which had on it a brass plate with the following inscription: 'Edward Jones Henblas Llandderfel 1765.' This is now in the National Library of Wales. He died 3 November 1887 and was buried in Ardwick cemetery.

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