Dictionary of Welsh Biography

PRYS, EDMWND (1544 - 1623), archdeacon of Merioneth, and poet of Morgan ap Lewis of Pengwern, his first wife's cousin - both being descended from Dafydd ap Ieuan ap Einion, constable of Harlech castle, and, therefore, being of the lineage of Osbwrn Wyddel. His children by his first wife were JOHN PRYS, ROBERT PRYS (who married Elizabeth, daughter of Robert ap Edward of Maesyneuadd), and JANE PRYS. His children by his second wife were FFOULK PRYS (below
PRYS, ELIS (Y Doctor Coch, The Red Doctor; 1512? - 1594) Plas Iolyn, Second son of Robert ap Rhys ab Meredydd of Plas Iolyn, Ysbyty Ifan, Denbighshire. It is said that his grandfather, Rhys ab Meredydd, or Rhys Fawr, fought at Bosworth with Henry VII. His father, Robert ap Rhys, was chaplain to Cardinal Wolsey, and Henry VIII gave him the lands of Dolgynwal and parts of Penllyn, where his son Cadwaladr founded the family of Price of Rhiwlas (see articles Price of
PRYS, THOMAS (1564? - 1634) Plas Iolyn,, poet and adventurer , and (2) to Jane, daughter of Hugh Gwynn of Berth-ddu and Bodysgallen. He had three children by the first wife, and ten by his second. After his father's death Thomas Prys held the manor of Ysbyty Ifan, Denbighshire, with the livings held by his father; in 1599 he was sheriff of Denbighshire. He fought in the wars of the Netherlands at the end of the 16th century under Sir Robert Dudley, earl of
PRYSE, JOHN ROBERT (1840 - 1862), poet - see PRYSE, ROBERT JOHN
PRYSE, ROBERT JOHN (Gweirydd ap Rhys; 1807 - 1889), man of letters eldest and put the two youngest, Robert and William, on the parish. After a month at Tryfil Bach, Robert was sent to Pentre'r Bwâu. There he and Marged, the farmer's daughter, fell in love and there followed the happiest period of his life. But Marged died about 1823 and Robert left the place. He continued to work as a farm labourer for a time, then gave it up and became a weaver, working at Bontnewydd
PUGH, DAVID (1739 - 1816), cleric Benjamin La Trobe, the Moravian leader. Two of his brothers, John Pugh (1744 - 1799) and Robert Pugh, are separately noticed.
PUGH, JOHN (Ieuan Awst; 1783 - 1839), lawyer and poet published in the Dysgedydd, Seren Gomer, and similar periodicals, under the pseudonym Ieuan Awst. On 11 January 1815 he married Jane Oliver, daughter of Robert Oliver, Dolgelley, by whom he had eight children. He died 16 February 1839.
PUGH, JOHN (1744 - 1799), Evangelical cleric Born at Dolgelley, second son of Hugh and Jane Pugh, and brother to David Pugh and Robert Pugh. He was educated at Hertford College, Oxford, 1767, graduating in 1771. He was vicar of Rauceby and Cranwell, Lincs, from 1771 until his death. His friend, Joseph Jane, the Evangelical cleric of Iron Acton (1795), left him the greater part of his wealth; much of this Pugh himself bequeathed to
PUGH, ROBERT (1749 - 1825), cleric
PULESTON family Emral, Plas-ym-mers, Hafod-y-wern, Llwynycnotiau, . At the height of the rising the hated sheriff was seized and hanged by the Anglesey Welshmen during a sudden raid on the borough of Caernarvon. In all probability Master Richard de Puleston, who was sheriff of Caernarvonshire, 1284-95 (he was appointed on the same day as Sir Roger), was of the same family, although the pedigrees do not help to establish his exact identity. ROBERT PULESTON, son of
PUW family, prominent Roman Catholic family Penrhyn Creuddyn, Five of its members will be noticed: ROBERT PUW (died c. 1629), Roman Catholic recusant Religion Second son of Huw ap Reinallt ab Ieuan of Penrhyn Creuddyn, Caernarfonshire. He married Jane, daughter of Sir Richard Bulkeley. His grandson, Gwilym Puw (below), states that he was educated at Oxford. He entered the Middle Temple, 30 November 1567 (Register of Admissions to the Middle Temple, I, 32
PUW, ROBERT (1609 - 1679), author - see PUW

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