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PRYS, JOHN (Philomath; 1739? - 1786?), almanac maker He was a native of Bryneglwys in Yale, and at one time lived at Bryn-y-llwynog, in the parish of Llandysilio, Denbighshire. He published an almanac regularly every year from 1739 to, at least, 1786. Its original name was Wybrenawl Genadwri, but in 1747 he changed it to Dehonglydd y Ser. Although the standard of the almanacs published by John Prys was beneath that of Gwilym Howell's almanacs, they
PRYS, Sir JOHN - gweler PRICE, Sir JOHN
PRYS, JOHN PRICHARD (fl. c. 1704-1721) Eglwys-ael, Llangadwaladr, poet
PRYS, OWEN (1857 - 1934), Calvinistic Methodist minister and college principal his imagination and in the fervour of his spirit that truth would become a blinding flame. He married Elizabeth, eldest daughter of John Parry of Tal-y-bryn, Bwlch, Brecknock, 2 August 1893, and they had two daughters. He filled a very definite niche in his denomination. In 1904 he delivered the ' Davies Lecture ' at Cardiff, his subject being ' The Doctrine of Man.' He was elected moderator of the
PRYS, THOMAS (1564? - 1634) Plas Iolyn,, poet and adventurer by his second wife, viz.: Peter, John, and William.
teulu PRYSE Gogerddan, the pedigree in Peniarth MS 156 as printed in West Wales Hist. Records, i, 3-4. As details for subsequent generations are given in Burke, T. Nicholas, Annals of … County Families of Wales, i, 207-9, and in other works there is no need to enlarge on all the members of the family or of its branches in this article. JOHN PRYSE, grandson of Rhys ap David Lloyd and barrister at law, was a member of the
PRYSE, JOHN (1826 - 1883), printer and publisher
PRYSE, JOHN ROBERT (1840 - 1862), poet - gweler PRYSE, ROBERT JOHN
PRYSE, ROBERT JOHN (Gweirydd ap Rhys; 1807 - 1889), man of letters , Papur y Cymry, 1863-4, was short-lived. His most important works are Hanes y Brytaniaid a'r Cymry (1872-4) and Hanes Llenyddiaeth Gymreig, 1300-1650 (1885). An outstanding characteristic of all his work is his independent judgement; he sought at all times to go to the fountain head and find out the truth for himself. JOHN ROBERT PRYSE (Golyddan; 1840 - 1862), poet Poetry Son of Gweirydd ap Rhys. Born
PRYTHERCH, WILLIAM (1804 - 1888), Calvinistic Methodist minister 1869 married Margaret Gregory of Rhosili. He was ordained at Llandeilo, 9 August 1870, and in 1872 returned to Gopa as minister of the church. On 10 April 1894 he took, as his second wife, Margaretta, daughter of the Rev. John Richards of Llechryd. In October 1894 he became minister of Trinity chapel, Swansea, in succession to Dr. David Saunders (1831 - 1892). He was moderator of the C.M. General
teulu PUGH Mathafarn, The first prominent member of the family was Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn, the poet who fl. c. 1480 and who was the author of a number of vaticinatory poems about Henry Tudor (Henry VII). He apparently possessed an extensive estate on both sides of the river Dyfi above Machynlleth. The line was continued by EVAN AP DAVID LLOYD and by HUGH AB EVAN, whose son, JOHN AP HUGH, served as a county
PUGH, DAVID (1739 - 1816), cleric Born at Dolgelley, the son of Hugh and Jane Pugh. He went to Hertford College, Oxford, 1758, and graduated in 1762. He became rector of S. Mary, Newport, Pembrokeshire, in 1770, and held the living until his death - this living had been offered to Daniel Rowland in 1769. He visited Llwyn-gwair, the home of the Bowen family, frequently; it was there, possibly, that he first met John Wesley. He was

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