Dictionary of Welsh Biography

PANTON, PAUL (1727 - 1797), barrister-at-law and antiquary Ednywain Bendew, and Margaret Griffith was a great-grand-daughter of John Jones (c. 1578 - 1658) of Gellilyfdy. Paul Panton was educated at Westminster School (from 1739 to 1740), and Trinity Hall, Cambridge (from 25 June 1744). He matriculated in 1746, and had been admitted to Lincoln's Inn, 21 December 1744. Called to the Bar, 14 November 1749, he practised for some time. He married, 1 March 1756, Jane
PARRY, BLANCHE (1508? - 1590) one of his children, and that on that occasion he calls her his 'cousin,' but the relationship has not been established. Still less has any basis been discovered for the belief that such a relationship was the means whereby Blanche Parry attained the queen's favour. Indeed, her influence over the queen has probably been exaggerated. Her career has been elucidated in detail by C. A. Bradford, who has
PARRY, BLANCHE (1507/8 - 1590), Chief Gentlewoman of Queen Elizabeth's most honourable Privy Chamber and Keeper of Her Majesty's jewels not reciprocate and in fact Dee refers to her only three times - she was godmother (by deputy) of his son, a godson not mentioned by Blanche in either of her Wills; it is clear Dee was canvassing for her influence at Court. Blanche's career was first partly described by C. A. Bradford who dispelled many legends about her; the fully researched biography Mistress Blanche, Queen Elizabeth I's
PARRY, DAVID (1760 - 1821), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 13 February 1760 at Llwyndiriad, Caeo, Carmarthenshire, son of Dafydd Parry. As a young man, he joined the Methodists and began to preach in 1778, after which he was a student at lady Huntingdon's college at Trevecka for a short time. In 1784 he married Margaret Evans of Llofft-wen, Llanwrtyd, and c. 1797-8 went to live at Cilfach, Llanwrtyd. He was one of the first batch of ministers
PARRY, GEORGE (1613? - 1678), cleric, and author of a Welsh metrical version of the Psalms Born c. 1613, the son of James Rhys Parry. Some details concerning the connection of the family with Herefordshire and Brecknock are given in the article on the translator's father, and, more fully, in Journal of the Welsh Bibliographical Society, ii, 276-301, and iii, 13-6-many of the details being taken from the prefaces to George Parry's version of the Psalms (in NLW MS 641C). George, the son
PARRY, HENRY (1766? - 1854), cleric and antiquary Born c. 1766, son of Henry Parry, Brynllech, Llanuwchllyn, Meironnydd. He was educated at Jesus College, Oxford (matriculated 1 June 1786, aged 20; B.A. 1790). He was vicar of Llanasa, Flintshire, for a long period, namely from 1798 until 1854; he also served as rural dean and, on 3 May 1833, became a canon of St Asaph. He was prominent as an eisteddfodwr (see a reference in Seren Gomer, 1834
PARRY, HUMPHREY (c. 1772 - 1809), schoolmaster, member of the Gwyneddigion and Cymreigyddion Societies of London
PARRY, JOHN (The Blind Harpist; 1710? - 1782), harpist and publisher of music Born at Bryn Cynan, near Nevin, Caernarfonshire, c. 1710. Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc) says that his harp teacher was Robert Parry, Llanllyfni, Caernarfonshire; Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin) says that he received lessons from Stephen Shôn Jones, Penrhyndeudraeth. He became one of the best harpists in the kingdom and took part at concerts given in London, Cambridge, Oxford, and Dublin. He was family
PARRY, RICHARD (1560 - 1623), bishop and biblical translator impropriation and the lack of a learned, resident, ministry. Parry is chiefly remembered for his revised versions of the Welsh Bible and Book of Common Prayer, published in 1620 and 1621. Though Parry received the credit, his brother-in-law, Dr. John Davies of Mallwyd (c. 1567 - 1644), was mainly responsible for the work. He married, c. 1598, Gwen ferch John ap Rhys Wyn, and had four sons and seven daughters
PARRY, ROBERT WILLIAMS (1884 - 1956), poet, university lecturer and admired of all the eisteddfod awdlau of the 20th c. Five long poems in so many years was a remarkable output, and the poet was never again to produce so much in the strict metres. In 1911 there were signs of a very different metrical development in the form of a sonnet in full cynghanedd to greet his friend G.W. Francis on his marriage. During World War I he wrote several sonnets - ' Pantycelyn
PARRY, Sir THOMAS (d. 1560), courtier from Wales, representing Berkshire (of which he was twice sheriff) in Parliament from 1586-1614, except for an interval (1610) as member for S. Albans. From October 1601 (when he was knighted) to 1605 he was ambassador to Paris, where Thomas Morgan, the ex- conspirator (1543 - c. 1605), failed to interest him in schemes for the reconciliation of the English Roman Catholics. On 30 December 1607, he
PARRY, THOMAS (Llanerchydd; c. 1809 - 1874), poet

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