Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JAMES, WILLIAM (1769 - 1847), Methodist and member of the 'Trevecka Family' He died 13 June 1847, aged 78, is recorded here as having been the last survivor of the ' Trevecka Family' established by Howel Harris. Possibly he was the son of the Glamorganshire William James who (with wife and two daughters) entered the Family in 1776.
JENKINS, DAVID ERWYD (1864 - 1937), Calvinistic Methodist minister and historian ) appeared his valuable little book, Calvinistic Methodist Holy Orders, which in fact is a better representative of his quality as an historian than is the unwieldy and somewhat undiscriminating book on Charles. He was now appointed by the C.M. Historical Society to copy, and to edit for publication as supplements to its Historical Journal, the correspondence and diaries of Howel Harris, but the plan
JENKINS, HERBERT (1721 - 1772), early Methodist exhorter, afterwards Independent minister at Howel Harris's call, and also to co-operate with the English Methodists. Indeed, though he had exhorted with great acceptance in Pembrokeshire in 1741 (despite a severe 'dressing-down' by Griffith Jones at Llanddowror) and again in 1743 (Cylchgrawn Cymdeithas Hanes y Methodistiaid Calfinaidd, iv, 7-8), and though Welsh hymns of his were printed in 1742 and 1744, and a Welsh version of James
JOHNS, DAVID (fl. 1569-1586), cleric and poet A native of Merioneth. In a letter to be found in B.M. MS. 9817 he calls himself 'David Johns al's ap John ap Hugh ap Howel,' and 'Howel ap Jenkyn o Ynys y Maengwyn,' in whose praise Tudur Aled had written, was his ancestor. David ap John was ordained deacon on 1 November 1569, and priest (' David ap John, alias Johns ') Christmas Day 1570. He was collated to Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, 22 September
JONES, DAVID (c. 1630 - 1704?), Puritan (particularly David Jones, vicar of Llangeler, 1661-1680). He was approved to the vicarage of Llanbadarn-fawr in 1658 and ejected in 1662. His domicile at Coedmor, Pencarreg, was sufficiently long for that place to become attached to his name. He secured a general licence to preach, 28 October 1672. Henry Maurice, in his list of 1675, records him as the only minister of the 'Cardiganshire church.' Howel
JONES, DAVID (1741 - 1792), Baptist minister Born at Ynys-domlyd, Cwmaman, Carmarthenshire, he worked as a tailor in Monmouthshire. Converted by Howel Harris, he was throughout his life a Methodist in temperament, though he joined the Baptists at Pen-y-garn, where he began to preach and was in 1773 ordained as assistant to Miles Harry - he is indeed generally referred to as ' David Jones of Pontypool.' He had published in 1758 Pererindod
JONES, EDMUND (1702 - 1793), Independent minister, and author Born in the parish of Aberystruth, Monmouth, 1 April 1702, son of John and Catherine Lewis of Pen-llwyn, a small holding (near the present Nant-y-glo railway station). Both parents were members of the Independent church at Penmaen. His only education was gained from the curate of Aberystruth, Howel Prosser. He began preaching in 1722, assisted the minister at Penmaen, and was ordained there in
JONES, LEWIS (1702? - 1772), Independent minister its pastor help in the years preceding his own ordination at Llanedy. However that may be, Jones was for many years very successful at Bridgend. He was an enthusiastic preacher, a zealous Calvinist, and (like his friend Edmund Jones, who refers frequently to him in his letters and diaries) one of the small band of Dissenting ministers who co-operated with Howel Harris in the early years of the
JONES, MORGAN HUGH (1873 - 1930), Calvinistic Methodist historian Inventory already mentioned, his laborious Itinerary of Howel Harris, and his printed bibliographies. Looking at his long list of contributions to the Journal, and also to the Carmarthenshire Society's Transactions (list of his articles on pp. 307-10 of The Trevecka Letters), it is difficult to remember that the years which produced them were also years of diligent preaching, faithful pastoral work, and
JONES, ROBERT (1706? - 1742), country gentleman , daughter of Robert Forrest, of Minehead, Somerset; there were five children, one son and four daughters. From time to time he received both Howel Harris and Charles Wesley at Fonmon Castle, but his leanings towards Arminianism made him a devoted friend and active follower of Wesley, on behalf of whom he exercised his influence to enable him to preach in various churches in the Vale of Glamorgan. He died
JONES, THEOPHILUS (1759 - 1812), historian of Brecknock prejudices are too obvious to cause trouble - his anti-Popery, his dislike of Dissent and of Methodism (yet his article on Howel Harris, reprinted in the memorial volume mentioned, is not altogether unkindly), his prosaic nature which blinded him to the merits of Henry Vaughan the poet. A second edition with some additions was published by Edwin Davies in 1898 in one volume. In 1909-11 Davies began
JONES, WILLIAM (1718 - 1773?), early Methodist exhorter, and possibly the first Anglesey Methodist Christened 28 July 1718, son of Hugh Jones of Trefollwyn near Llangefni, who was coroner and high constable. He was converted by Howel Harris, perhaps in Llŷn in 1741, became closely associated with the leaders of Welsh Methodism and with the Wesleys, and was active in introducing Methodism into Anglesey - his letters (1747-9) are of great value as evidence of this penetration. Yet he is ignored

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