Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, PHILIP (d. 1717), genealogist his son LLEWELYN WILLIAMS (who was buried 20 November 1740). For the titles of some of the poems (including one by ' Richard Edwards y prydydd o Wynedd') see volume one of N.L.W. Schedule of Penrice and Margam Muniments, 1942. For further details of the family see D. Rhys Phillips, Hist. of the Vale of Neath, 1925; see also G. J. Williams, Traddodiad Llenyddol Morgannwg, 224.
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM (1732 - 1799), Baptist minister, and justice of the peace ) and the (ultimately victorious) Baptists of south-west Wales who favoured the higher Calvinism and quasi-Methodism. Ironically enough, the principal factor in strengthening the hands of this party was the success of the Baptist mission in North Wales (1776), a mission started by William Williams, in conjunction with Thomas Llewelyn and Joshua Thomas, and of which he was the treasurer and organiser
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
WOGAN family . (4) Llanstinan. The Llanstinan branch was founded by REES WOGAN, son of Sir John Wogan of Boulston, who married Jenet, co-heiress of Llewelyn Lloyd of Llanstinan. His grandson, WILLIAM WOGAN, second son of Thomas Wogan, achieved distinction in the law. He was admitted to Gray's Inn on 23 May 1653, and called to the Bar on 1 June 1660. He was made king's serjeant on 4 May 1689. He served as chief
WYNN family Bodewryd, HOWELL is named as one of the heirs of ' Gwely Meuric ap Gathayran ' in the Record of Caernarvon. Howell is described as a free tenant in Caerdegog in 1391. He took part in the war of Owain Glyndwr, and was one of the long list of amerced persons, 10 November 1406. His wife was Angharad, daughter of Madoc ap Howell Gymen. His son GRIFFITH AP HOWELL's name is found in documents in 1421-2. LLEWELYN, son
WYNNE family Peniarth, , LLEWELYN AP KENRIC, also of Corsygedol, who married NEST (NESTA), daughter and heiress of GRIFFITH AB ADDA, of Dôl Goch and Ynysmaengwyn, Towyn (the tomb of Griffith ab Adda can be seen in Towyn church). From this marriage there descended - to take only the main line - EINION AP GRUFFYDD AP LLEWELYN, IEUAN AB EINION, RHYS AP IEUAN AB EINION (Rhys had a better-known brother, Dafydd ab Ifan ab Einion), and

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