Dictionary of Welsh Biography

CYNOG (fl. 500?), saint was, according to legend, the son 'of Brychan, founder of the kingdom of Brycheiniog, and Banadlwedd, daughter of a king of Powys. He is chiefly commemorated in Brycheiniog, where Defynnog, Ystrad Gynlais, Penderyn, Battle, Llangynog, and Merthyr Cynog, are all named after him, the last being reputed his place of burial. These churches, with their chapels, account for a large part of the modern
PRICE, ROGER (1834 - 1900), missionary under the London Missionary Society, and linguist christened 24 February 1834 at [ Alltarnog ], Merthyr Cynog, Brecknock [son of Roger and Jane Price, who moved to Penbryn-glas, Llandyfaelog, Brecknock, c. 1838 ]; he was a member at Bethania, Merthyr Cynog. He studied at Western College, Plymouth, and was appointed by the L.M.S. in 1858 for the Makololo mission in Africa. Fever and war delayed the expedition, taking from him his wife and child
THOMAS, JOSHUA (d. 1759?), cleric and translator Born at Penpes in the parish of Llanlleonfel, Brecknock. He was curate at Tir yr Abad, Brecknock, in 1739, became vicar of Merthyr Cynog in 1741 and from 1746 held the living of Llanbister, Radnorshire, in addition; in 1758 he became vicar of Kerry, Montgomeryshire. He published Undeb mewn Gwlad, neu Bregeth Ynghylch y Newidiad Diweddar a wnaed yn y Flwyddyn (Shrewsbury, 1753?) - a sermon
DAFYDD EPYNT (fl. c. 1460), poet most probably from Brecknock. He wrote poetry to the gentry of his period, and also to Christ, the Virgin Mary, and S. Cynog.
DAVIES, TREVOR OWEN (1895 - 1966), minister (Presb.) and principal of Trefeca College W.P. Jones died he served as principal of the college till he retired in 1964. He married in 1933 Olwen Jane, daughter of the Rev. Benjamin Phillips, Merthyr Cynog, and they had one son. T.O. Davies was a prominent man in his denomination and in the public life of Brecknockshire. He was chairman of the United Colleges Board of his Connexion and was elected Moderator of the Association in the East in
HUMPHREYS, DAVID (1813 - 1866), minister (CM) carpenter, he made a success of his business. The lands for building the British school and Bethesda chapel at Llanrhaeadr were donated by him. His family had poetic talent and his brother, ' Iorwerth Cynog ', was an excellent poet. Although David Humphreys wrote much verse, only a temperance hymn, ' Babel gwympa ', was published. He died 25 July 1866.
LEWIS, THOMAS (fl. 1731-1749), translator and Methodist exhorter assume that he was the Thos. Lewis appointed as private exhorter at Pentruch and Newhouse. It is also doubtful whether it was he or Thomas Lewis, curate of Merthyr Cynog (vicar of Llanddew, 1741-83), who was regarded as chief supervisor of the Brecknock societies. Later, in 1743, he was appointed to supervise the societies between the 'Passage' (across the Severn) and the river Wye and, when necessary
BRYCHAN (fl. mid 5th century), saint entrusted to one Drichan. Some years later, Brychan was given by his father as a hostage to Benadel, king of Powys, whose daughter Banadlinet was violated by Brychan and gave birth to a son named Cynog. Brychan eventually succeeded to the kingdom of Garthmadryn, which was then renamed Brycheiniog. The most notable feature of the Brychan tradition is the large progeny attributed to Brychan and Prawst, his
PRICE, DAVID (1762 - 1835), Orientalist Born in 1762 at Merthyr Cynog near Brecon, shortly before the preferment of his father (of the same name) to be vicar of Llanbadarnfawr, Aberystwyth. After his father's death in 1775, David Price received a free education at the hands of David Griffith (1726 - 1816). master of Christ College School, Brecon, and his father's erstwhile rector. After one term (1779-80) at Jesus College, Cambridge
GRIFFITH(S), DAVID (1726 - 1816), cleric and schoolmaster of Glascwm. Sometime before 1757 he married Frances (born 1731), daughter of Hugh Morgan of Betws Diserth (H.S. Rads., 1724). She was buried at S. John the Evangelist, Brecon, 12 March 1792 (Griffith had been assistant curate there for some years before 1758). In that year, 10 March, he became vicar of Merthyr Cynog, and 14 August master of Brecon grammar-school. He held the vicariate till his
PRICE, BENJAMIN (1804 - 1896), first bishop of the 'Free Church of England' Born in 1804 at Builth, son of Isaac Price, shopkeeper and prominent Calvinistic Methodist elder. The father was a nephew of David Price, vicar of Llanbadarn-fawr, Cardiganshire in 1770, and was thus cousin to the Orientalist David Price (1762 - 1835); the mother is said to have been of John Penry's family - there were certainly Penrys who lived in Merthyr Cynog (Brecknock), which to all
JOHN, JAMES MANSEL (1910 - 1975), Baptist minster and college professor was baptised by the minister, the Reverend Cynog Williams. He was educated in Aberdare Primary School before moving to the Boys' Grammar School in the town, from where he was accepted in 1929 to read History in the South Wales and Monmouthshire University College, Cardiff. He graduated in 1933 and was awarded the Charles Morgan University Prize in Welsh History. In 1934, with the help of the James

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