Dictionary of Welsh Biography

LEWIS, MORGAN JOHN (c. 1711 - 1771), Methodist exhorter and hymn-writer Born c. 1711, a native of Cwm Ebwy-fawr, Aberystruth, Monmouthshire. He was converted under the ministry of Howel Harris, c. 1738, and is said to have seceded from the communion of the Church of England when Daniel Rowland was forbidden to preach in Aberystruth church. He began to write hymns, and comes to our notice as one of the early hymn-writers of the Methodist revival. A hymn written by
LLEWELLYN, THOMAS (1720? - 1783), Baptist minister and tutor Born at Penalltau-isaf, Gelligaer, c. 1720, son of Evan Llewellyn and descended, it is said, from Tomas Llywelyn of Rhigos. After following the trade of tailor in the Castleton district, he was baptized in 1738, and underwent a course of training for the Baptist ministry, first at Trosnant (Pontypool) in 1740, then at Bristol in 1741, and finally in London in 1742, but although he was ordained at
LLOYD family Peterwell, matriculated from Jesus College, Oxford in 1738 and was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1742. In the same year he married his first wife a Miss Bragg of Essex who died in 1743; he married (2) Anne, daughter of William Powell of Nanteos and widow of Richard Stedman of Strata Florida. Herbert Lloyd was M.P. for Cardigan boroughs from 1761 to 1768, and was an unsuccessful candidate and petitioner in 1769
LLOYD family Rhiwaedog, Rhiwedog, LLOYD of Fachddeiliog served in 1738 and WILLIAM LLOYD (of Rhiwaedog again) for 1764-5; the latter died in 1774 without issue and was succeeded by WILLIAM LLOYD DOLBEN (above), son of William Lloyd's sister Susan (Dolben). HUGH LLOYD of Cefnbodig (on the Bala side of the lake) and Chester, sheriff in 1831-2, is described by W. W. E. Wynne (E. Breese, Kalendars of Gwynedd, 83) as ' lineally descended
MATHIAS family Llwyngwaren, Llwyn Gwaring, Llangwaren, Lamphey in Cymm., xlv (consult index). Of the six sons, three call for mention: JOHN MATHIAS (1720 - 1800?), a naval officer, sheriff in 1792, who died childless; LEWIS MATHIAS (1740 - 1815), sheriff in 1811, whose issue predeceased him, and the sixth son (and fourteenth child), David. DAVID MATHIAS (1738 - 1812), Moravian 'labourer' Religion; Born 27 June 1738. It is difficult to understand why Edward
MAURICE, MATHIAS (1684 - 1738), Independent minister and writer whole work by Evan Evans (1804 - 1886) of Nant-y-glo in 1862; both went into more than one edition. Maurice died at Rothwell on 1 September 1738. His widow Elizabeth died 8 October 1771, 73 years old.
MORGAN, THOMAS (1720 - 1799), Independent minister Born 7 January 1720 at Dyffryn-uchaf near Groes-wen, Eglwysilan, Glamorganshire - in 1783 he had a brother, Morgan Thomas, living at Gwerngeiwn, Pontypridd. He was converted by Howel Harris in 1738 or 1739; throughout his life he spoke highly of Harris, and for some years he mingled with the Methodists of his countryside, such as John Belcher and Thomas William of Eglwysilan. He joined (1739) the
PHILIPPS family Cwmgwili, Lincoln's Inn, 1741, unsuccessfully contested Carmarthen in 1741 and sat for the borough 1751-61 and 1768-74. He was closely associated in politics with George Rice of Newton, following the Whig leaders to the death of George II in 1760, and thereafter attaching himself to the leading politicians of the day. About 1738 he began a long struggle with the Tory and possibly Jacobite Sir John Philipps of
PHILLIPS, EDWARD (1716 - c. 1776), cleric son of Edward Phillips of Llanfaredd, Radnorshire. He became a member of Jesus College, Oxford, 8 November 1734, 'at 18 years of age'; B.A. 1738. He was rector of Maesmynys, near Builth, 1740-76. Although, in all probability, he was at first opposed to Methodism, he invited John Wesley to Brecknock in 1743 and from that time on supported Methodism - both Wesleyan and Calvinistic.
PHILLIPS, JAMES (1703 - 1783), cleric and antiquarian , and of Colby in the same county. This James Phillips matriculated from Jesus College in 1724?, graduated B.A. 1727, M.A. 1729/30, B.D. and D.D. 1743, and died in 1783. 'Visitation Returns' show that Dr. James Phillips was made vicar of Nevern in 1730, where he died in 1783, having been also from 1738/39 rector of Llangoedmor. His connection with Blaen-pant was temporary only. He lived there for ten
PRICE family Rhiwlas, Merioneth, 1730-1, and Caernarvon, where he had extensive property, 1731-2. He was an antiquary; letters written by him to Charles Lyttleton between March 1745 and 1757, and dealing with antiquarian remains and with the eisteddfod held at Bala in 1747, survive in the Stowe collection in the British Museum. Five bards composed eulogistic englynion to him at an eisteddfod held at Bala, Whitsuntide, 1738
PRITCHARD, ROBERT (fl. 1730-1738), poet and master mariner Blodeu-gerdd Cymry contains a long religious poem by ' Robert Pritchard of Pentraeth, Anglesey, 1738.' He was probably the 'Robert Prichard Poet,' master of the small vessel, Blessing, which carried slates from Abercegin, near Bangor, from 1730 to 1733, as recorded in the Penrhyn estate papers.

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