Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, DAVID PRYSE (Brythonydd; 1878 - 1952), minister (B), writer, and historian , writing and following eisteddfodau and researching the history of the country between Newcastle Emlyn and the sea in the parish of Penbryn, and despite frequent attacks of infirmity, undoubtedly the first ten years of the 20th c. were the most fruitful for his researches. He published a constant flow of poems, articles and notes in the Cardigan and Aberystwyth weekly papers and in periodicals such as
WILLIAMS, JOHN ELLIS (1901 - 1975), author and dramatist preparation and planning, a craftsman's regard for the finished product, and the ablity to appeal to a wide audience without sacrificing standards. Among his more important works are the plays Y Pwyllgorddyn, Wedi'r drin, Yr erodrôm, Awel gref (an adaptation of Emlyn Williams' Wind of heaven) and adaptations of plays by E. Einon Evans; 'Sglodion (1932), Whilmentan (1961), Dychangerddi (1967), Tri dramodydd
WILLIAMS, MOSES (d. 1819), General (but Trinitarian) Baptist minister, and blacksmith Wesleyan mission to those parts, and we find him in 1806 (A History of Carmarthenshire, ii, 253) preaching in the Wesleyan chapel at Carmarthen. He preached in the Assembly of the General Baptists at Newcastle Emlyn in May 1807 (Monthly Repository, 1807, 333), but it is obvious that by 1809 (ibid., 1809, 695) it was a ' John Griffiths ' who had taken the lead at Llandyfân - for further information about
WILLIAMS, NATHANIEL (1742 - 1826), Baptist (Particular, afterwards General) minister, theological controversialist, hymn-writer, and amateur doctor Emlyn in 1816-7 - but it should be noted that the other two ministers mentioned in the same connection, Joseph James (above) and Evan Evans, had joined the Particular Baptists. There is, in fact, nothing to prove that Nathaniel Williams's theological views moved further 'to the left' than they had been in 1787 : he was not a member of the Unitarian Society in 1802; nor does his name appear on a single
WILLIAMS, THOMAS (Gwilym Morgannwg; 1778 - 1835), poet a youth. When he was about 27 years of age he went to London where, however, he only stayed some six months. On his return he was employed by Rhys, son of Hywel Rhys, and it may be inferred that it was the teaching which he was given by, his master which enabled him to write, in co-operation with John Jenkins (1779 - 1853) of Hengoed, the first version of Y Parthsyllydd, 1815-6. Ioan Emlyn in his
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM (1732 - 1799), Baptist minister, and justice of the peace fellow- Nonconformists when war broke out in 1793. In 1792, he had supported M.J. Rhys's plan to send Bibles to France, and was, in fact, treasurer of the fund raised for this purpose. But when the 1793 crisis occurred he summoned a conference of ministers of the 'Three Denominations' in the west (about forty of them responded and met at Newcastle-Emlyn on 13 February), and drafted a resolution
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM LLEWELYN (1867 - 1922), Member of Parliament, lawyer, and author , and two of his father's brothers were ministers, namely JOHN WILLIAMS (1819 - 1869), who was first of all minister of Llangadog close by, and later of Newcastle Emlyn with Capel Iwan (H. Egl. Ann., iii, 421-2), and BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (1830 - 1886), who was at Gwernllwyn (Dowlais), Denbigh, and Canaan (Swansea) and who was the author of a number of books (H. Egl. Ann., v, 123-5). Llewelyn Williams was
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM NANTLAIS (1874 - 1959), minister (Presb.), editor, poet and hymn writer Born 30 December 1874 at Llawr-cwrt, Gwyddgrug, near Pencader, Carmarthenshire, the youngest of the ten children of Daniel and Mari Williams. He was educated at New Inn elementary school, and at the age of 12 he was apprenticed to his brothers as a weaver. He was brought up in New Inn church, where he began preaching in 1894. He was educated for the ministry at Newcastle Emlyn grammar school and

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