Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JEFFREYS, JOHN GWYN (1809 - 1885), conchologist Born 18 January 1809 at Swansea, of a long line of solicitors, and educated at Swansea grammar school. He was himself a solicitor, but from boyhood had been attracted to conchology, and at 19 had had a paper on molluscs published by the Linnean Society. As he had a good partner in his firm, he was enabled to devote more and more time to his researches, and to purchase a yacht for dredging. He
JENKINS, JOHN (1779 - 1853), Baptist minister, theologian, editor, and publisher Born 28 November 1779 in Llangynidr parish, Brecknock, son of Jenkin and Mary Jenkins. The only education he had was a short term at a night-school, and he taught himself to read and write. He began to preach in 1800 and was ordained at Llangynidr, May 1806. In 1809 he was inducted at Hengoed, Glamorganshire, where he remained for the rest of his life, travelling all over Wales on mission, and to
JOHNES, ARTHUR JAMES (1809 - 1871), county court judge Born 4 February 1809, the son of Edward Johnes of Garthmyl, Montgomeryshire, and Mary his wife, who was a Davies of Llifior, and thus connected with the family of Owen of Cefn-hafodau. He was educated at Oswestry grammar school and University College, London, and called to the Bar from Lincoln's Inn in 1835. In 1847 he was appointed a county court judge in North Wales and part of South Wales, and
JOHNS, DAVID (1796 - 1843), one of the London Missionary Society missionaries in Madagascar Son of John Jones of Llain, Llanina, Cardiganshire. He was a member of the Independent church at Penrhiwgaled. After being trained at Neuadd-lwyd Academy, Newtown Academy, and at Gosport, he was ordained to the mission field, 16 February 1826. He married Mary, daughter of William Thomas (1749 - 1809), Independent minister at Bala. He took out to Madagascar a printing press and spinning-jenny and
JONES, CADWALADR (1783 - 1867), Independent minister and first editor of Y Dysgedydd 1803. He began to preach in 1806 and the same year was admitted to Wrexham Academy, at which he paid his own expenses, spending the summer at home on the farm. William Williams (1781 - 1840) and Michael Jones were his fellow students for part of the time. In May 1811 he was ordained as the successor of Hugh Pugh (1779 - 1809) at Brithdir; 'his ministry extended from the Garneddwen to Barmouth, and
JONES, EDWARD (1775 - 1838), Wesleyan minister Born at Cynwyd, Meironnydd, 1775. Before his conversion he wrote and acted in interludes. Before long he joined the Wesleyans and became a minister in the following circuits: Beaumaris (1804), Welshpool (1805), Merthyr (1806), Machynlleth (1807), Ruthin (1808), Dolgelley (1809), Aberystwyth (1811), and Swansea (1813). In 1815 he was compelled to retire on account of ill-health; he died 15 April
JONES, EVAN (Gwrwst ab Bleddyn Flaidd, Gwrwst; 1793 - 1855), Baptist minister and littérateur Williams (Robert ap Gwilym Ddu) and David Owen (Dewi Wyn o Eifion), and was an active member of the Cymreigyddion Society at Dolgelley. He published Gwentwyson: sef Ymdrechfa Y Beirdd; neu Awdlau Galarnadol am … Y Parch. Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc), 1849, and the translation of Traethawd ar Faddeuant Pechod, 1809, by Abraham Booth is attributed to him, although he was then but a youth (see under Evan
JONES, EVAN (1777 - 1819), Baptist minister mentioned he published in 1809 Traethawd ar faddeuant pechod a translation of Abraham Booth's essay on Forgiveness of Sin (Cardiff Catalogue), and David Jones credits him with a small book, Bendithion Rhad, ac nid Prynedig, but see under Evan Jones, 1793 - 1855.
JONES, HUGH (1830 - 1911), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 13 January 1830, son of the Rev. Hugh Jones of Llannerch-y-medd. He was educated in a school there, and afterwards under William Roberts (1809 - 1887) at Holyhead; he served as apprentice at Llanfechell under John Elias, son of John Elias, but afterwards started keeping school near Bangor, and went to Bala C.M. College. There, he was advised to enter the ministry. He was pastor at Garreg
JONES, JOHN (1775 - 1834), cleric; became junior vicar of Bangor, and senior vicar in 1810. In the year 1809 he was appointed rector of Llandudno and archdeacon of Merioneth, and from 1819 he also held the benefices of Edern and Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd. He died 13 May 1834 and is buried at Llanbedr; there are memorial tablets to him in the churches of Llanbedr and Dolgelley. In 1804 he was one of a group of clergy who formed a society in
JONES, JOHN (1786? - 1863), cleric and antiquary son of John Jones, Lleddfa, Machynlleth. He went up from Friars School, Bangor, to Jesus College, Oxford, in February 1804 (during the same year he was admitted to Lincoln's Inn), and graduated in 1808. From 1809 to 1815 he was curate of Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog (Anglesey), from 1815 to 1819 curate of Llanfair-is-gaer, and from 1819 rector of Llanllyfni (both in Caernarfonshire). He published seven
JONES, JOHN RICE (1759 - 1824), lawyer and settler in the American mid-west laws (1807); and as a member of the territorial legislature he took a prominent part in the unsuccessful agitation for the retention of slavery in the territory (1802) and in the successful agitation for the admission of Indiana (1816) and Illinois (1818) as states of the Union. From about 1809 he was engaged in lead mining operations across the Mississippi in what became the state of Missouri

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