Dictionary of Welsh Biography

GRIFFITHS, ANN (1776 - 1805), hymn-writer Born April 1776 at Dolwar Fach, Llanfihangel yng Ngwynfa, Montgomeryshire, (baptised 21 April 1776), daughter of John (died c. February 1804) and Jane Thomas (died 1794). Her parents were church-goers. They had five children: (1) Jane, 1767, (2) John, 1770, (3) Elizabeth, 1772, (4) Ann, and (5) Edward, 1779. An extensive study of the children (and their descendants) has been made by David Thomas
GRIFFITHS, GRIFFITH (1799 - 1845), Anglican missionary christened 24 December 1799, son of Griffith and Elizabeth Griffiths, Ty'n–nant, Llanfihangel-genau'r-glyn, Cardiganshire. He was educated locally and under John Williams (1792 - 1858) at Lampeter grammar school. Ordained deacon, he sailed for Jamaica in 1825 as missionary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel; he was priested in Jamaica by bishop Lipscombe, and appointed to the
GWYNNE family Garth, Maes-llech, Llanlleonfel in Monmouthshire) Tŷ-mawr (Llanfihangel Bryn Pabuan) - a house built by Thomas Huet, and Bryn-iouau (variously spelt); it was thus that Garth was brought into the Glanbrân nexus. There appears to have been at this stage a family settlement: Garth and Llanelwedd (however Llanelwedd may have come to hand) went together to Marmaduke, the heir of this marriage, while the other estates went to the
HARRY, GEORGE OWEN (c. 1553 - c. 1614), antiquary According to the pedigree which he himself supplied to Lewis Dwnn, he was the son of Owain ap Harri of Llanelly and Maud, daughter of Phillip ap John ap Thomas of ' Hendre Mor,' Gower. He was instituted into the rectory of Whitchurch in Cemais, Pembrokeshire, on 18 March 1584, on the presentation of George Owen of Henllys. He was also rector of Llanfihangel Penbedw in the same neighbourhood
HENRY, DAVID (Myrddin Wyllt; 1816 - 1873), Independent minister and folk poet daughters and two sons were born of the marriage, one of whom was the Rev. Thomas Mathew Henry (1854-1883), Independent minister of Beddgelert, Caernarfonshire David Henry was ordained minister of the Independent cause at Cymer, Glyncorrwg, Glamorganshire, in July 1849, but removed to take charge of the two chapels at Milo, Llanfihangel Aberbythych, and Pen-y-groes, Llandybïe in 1857. He won numerous
HERBERT, DAVID (1762 - 1835), Evangelical cleric August 1812, and with it held the curacy of Llanrhystud (1814) and the perpetual curacy of Rhyd-y-briw, Brecknock (1834). He married Mary Price of Felindre Uchaf, Llanfihangel Ystrad, and by her had five children: the eldest, William (1796 - 1893) followed him at Llansantffraed, where he was vicar from 1836-84, and the only daughter Mary, married David Parry (1794 - 1877), vicar of Llywel. David
HOLLAND family Berw, them was buried at Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog, 12 March 1701/2. The next heir was the Rev. THOMAS HOLLAND, son of John Holland (brother of the Thomas who had succeeded in 1668?), of Caernarvon, and Elizabeth Levitt. Having taken holy orders, he had gone out to the Bermudas in 1703, and served there as a clergyman until he returned to this country in 1706 (Carreglwyd Deeds, i, 1770, 1850). In 1708 he
HOLLAND family . Pennant Ereithlyn, Eglwys-bach, Denbighshire - see J. E. Griffith, Pedigrees, 24). A son of his, John Holland (sheriff of Anglesey in 1461), married Elinor, daughter of Ithel ap Hywel of Berw in Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog, Anglesey, and founded the family of (4) Holland of Berw, separately noticed; DAVID HOLLANT I (b)(see J. E. Griffith, op. cit., 259); his eldest son, GRIFFITH HOLLAND, lived at (5
HUGHES, ANNIE HARRIET (Gwyneth Vaughan; 1852 - 1910), writer , gave her four children the best possible education; further, she took a most active part in public life. She died at Pwllheli 25 April 1910 and was buried (29 April) at Llanfihangel y Traethau. She wrote four novels: O Gorlannau'r Defaid, 1905; Plant y Gorthrwm, 1908; Cysgodau y Blynyddoedd Gynt (in Y Brython, 1907-8); and Troad y Rhod (unfinished - in Y Brython, 1909). She edited Welsh versions of
HUGHES, EVAN (d. 1800), cleric and author Details of his early life are not available but he is said to have been a native of Llangeitho, Cardiganshire. He was curate of Llaniestyn, Llandegwning, Penllech (1762-4), and Llanfihangel-y-pennant (1772-9) - all in Caernarfonshire. His fame as a preacher was such that he had to preach in the churchyards as all his hearers could not be accommodated inside the churches. He was a strong supporter
HUGHES, HUGH JOHN (1912 - 1978), schoolteacher, author, editor and reviewer and his unassuming personality'. He married 10 February 1940 Ann(ie) Laura Jones, Dyffryn Ardudwy (who died 28 October 1977); four daughters and one son were born to them. He died suddenly at East Glamorgan Hospital on 13 November 1978 at 66 years of age whilst visiting Cardiff. He was buried in St Michael's churchyard, Llanfihangel-y-traethau, Ynys, Talsarnau, Gwynedd.
HUGHES, JOHN (1775 - 1854), Calvinistic Methodist minister, author, and hymn-writer Born at Penyfigin, Llanfihangel yng Ngwynfa, Montgomeryshire, 22 February 1775. He was a weaver by trade but, after hearing Thomas Jones of Llanwnnog preach and after joining the Methodist Society at Penllys, he came to the notice of Thomas Charles of Bala and was appointed a teacher in his circulating schools. He lodged at one time at Dolwar Fach and it is known that in 1800 he was on friendly

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