Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, BASSETT (fl. 1634-1659), scholar and physician ) was published in Oxford his Lapis chymicus philosophorum examini subjectus. He was involved in his family's dispute with Philip Jones over the manor of Wrinston, Glamorganshire; the documents of this affair were published in 1654 including Bassett Jones ' petition to Cromwell and his comments on Philip Jones's reply. In 1659 appeared his Hermaelogium, or, an Essay at the Rationality of the Art of
ROBERTS, ROBERT GRIFFITH (1866 - 1930), Baptist minister, and writer Born 13 December 1866, at Tyddyn Llidiart, Dyffryn Ardudwy, younger son of Morris and Catrin Roberts; the father, a 'character,' was a Calvinistic Methodist, but the mother (née Evans, of a family hailing from Llanystumdwy - and a descendant of the Lloyd of Cwmbychan in Ardudwy, for whom see under John Lloyd, 1733 - 1793) was a Sandemanian Baptist, and brought up her two sons in that connexion
HENRY, PHILIP (1631 - 1696), Presbyterian minister and diarist Born 24 August 1631; his father came from Briton Ferry in Glamorgan, migrated to London, where he tended the king's gardens in Whitehall; there young Philip came into contact with Charles I's two sons and with archbishop Laud. His foster-father was Philip, 4th earl of Pembroke; in 1643 he became one of Busby's pupils at Westminster school; in 1647 he entered Christ Church, Oxford, with a
WALTERS, THOMAS (1729 - 1794), Independent minister who lived at his ancestral home, Pant-yr-hesg, Mynydd-islwyn, Monmouth. It is not known when he started to preach; he was obviously too young to have been recruited by Howel Harris during his mission to that neighbourhood, but it is equally clear that it was a revival of Methodistical nature which influenced him, for Philip David censures him time and again in his diary for ' ranting and roaring
MORGAN, GWENLLIAN ELIZABETH FANNY (1852 - 1939), antiquary Born at Devynnock 9 April 1852, daughter of Philip Morgan (family pedigree in Theophilus Jones, History of the County of Brecknock, 3rd ed., iv, 134-6 - and see the article on Thomas Morgan, 1769 - 1851), who was perpetual curate of Pen-pont (1841-64) and of Battle, near Brecon (1859-64), and afterwards, from 1864 till his death in 1868, rector of Llanhamlach. ' Miss Philip Morgan,' as she was
LLYWARCH ap BRAN (fl. c. 1137), founder of one of the 'Fifteen (Noble) Tribes of Gwynedd' is described as brother-in-law of Owain Gwynedd, their wives being daughters of Gronw ab Owain ab Edwin, lord of Tegeingl. Like Hwfa ap Cynddelw, he is said to have been steward to Owain Gwynedd and to have lived in the township of Tref Llywarch, Anglesey; he is also described as lord of the commote of Menai, Anglesey. For the names of some of the families who claimed descent from him see Philip
JEFFREYS, GEORGE (1st baron Jeffreys of Wem), (1645 - 1689), judge brothers, Sir Thomas (knighted 1686) was a British consul in Spain, where he married a Spanish wife and adopted her faith; and William was vicar of Holt, 1668-75. George Jeffreys was educated from 1652-9 at his grandfather's old school, Shrewsbury (with periodic tests of his progress by his mother's friend Philip Henry), then at S. Pauls (1659), Westminster (1661), Trinity College, Cambridge (1662
PHILLIPS, SAMUEL LEVI (c. 1730 - 1812), banker and jeweller Dorothy Hood, and amongst their children were Philip, whose grandson was Hugh Price Hughes, and Sarah (1757 - 1817), who married David Charles I. Their daughter, Eliza (1798 - 1876), married Robert Davies (1790 - 1841).
REES, RICHARD (1707 - 1749), Arminian Independent minister endured no longer than 1747, when Rees and his fellow- Arminians seceded and formed a new church at Cefncoed-cymer - it has long since become Unitarian. Rees died in August 1749. Three of his sermons were published by Philip Charles in 1754; he was also a hymn-writer.
RICHARDS, THOMAS (1710 - 1790), cleric and lexicographer vicariate of Eglwysilan, but he did not reside in that parish; he stayed at Coychurch until his death in 1790. He was twice married - christenings of his children are recorded in the Coychurch parish registers. He published his first book in 1746 - Creulonderau ac Herlidigaethau Eglwys Rufain, a translation of a work by Philip Morant. He then proceeded to translate the grammar (1621) and the Welsh-English
DAVIES, JOHN PHILIP (1786 - 1832), Baptist minister, commentator, and divine
YORKE, PHILIP (1743 - 1804) Erddig, Erthig,, antiquary

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