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JONES, WILLIAM RICHARD (Goleufryn; 1840 - 1898), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and writer Born at Llanfrothen, Meironnydd, son of Richard Jones. He was apprenticed to a carpenter and did not begin to preach until 1865. He then went to the preparatory school at Clynnog and afterwards, in 1866, to BalaBala C.M. College. In 1869 he became pastor of Ty-mawr and Pen-y-graig churches in Llŷn, being ordained in 1871. His subsequent pastoral charges were Seion and Bethel, Llanrwst, 1873
KATHERYN of BERAIN (Mam Cymru, The mother of Wales; 1534/5 - 1591) , son and heir of Sir John Salusbury of Llewenni (the settlement deed is dated 11 February 1556/7). They had two sons (a) Thomas (born probably 1564) and (b) John (born 1565 or 1566); John died 1566, before his father; (2) in 1567 to Sir Richard Clough; she went with Clough to Antwerp, where he was concerned in business for Sir Thomas Gresham. It is said that Maurice Wynn of Gwydir proposed to her as
teulu KEMEYS Cefn Mabli, March 1822, J.P., D.L., for Monmouthshire and Somerset, colonel Somerset Militia. He married, as his first wife, 2 November 1848, Mary, daughter of George Frome, of Puncknoll, Dorset; as his second wife, 1873, Hannah Lewis; and, as his third, 1879, Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Fothergill, M.P., Tenby. He died 10 January 1891. HALSWELL MILBORNE KEMEYS-TYNTE (1852 - 1899), J.P. and D.L. Politics
teulu KENYON Gredington, Peel Hall, Robert Eddowes of Eagle Hall, Cheshire, by Anne, daughter and heiress of the Rev. Richard Hilton (died 1706) of Gredington, which he purchased from Sir John Hanmer on 9 May 1678. Hilton was vicar of Hanmer, 1662-1706. It would seem that the Kenyon's moved to Gredington soon after the vicar's death in 1706. LLOYD KENYON II (1732 - 1802) Second son of the above, was born at Gredington, 5 October 1732
KNIGHT, HENRY HEY (1795 - 1857), cleric and antiquary (1806? - 1873), who also occupied Nottage Court which is still in the hands of his descendants in the female line. The three brothers' (eldest) sister, ANNE BASSETT KNIGHT (1794 - 1825), married the Rev. John Blackmore, and was the mother of the novelist Richard Doddridge Blackmore (1825 - 1900), who when young spent much of his time at Nottage Court with his uncle Henry Hey Knight, is said to have
KYFFIN, RICHARD, dean of Bangor He was not connected with any branch of the better-known family of that name. It is very likely that he was the Richard ap John or Ris ap Ieuan ap Ris ap Gruffydd, rector of Gyffin in the diocese of Bangor, 'the son of unmarried parents,' who in 1470 received a papal dispensation, on account of his illegitimacy, for promotion to holy orders. As dean he appears to have been an active supporter of
teulu LANGFORD Allington, The pedigree books state that this family came from Leicestershire to Ruthin with one of the Greys, lords of that place. The earliest records of the family in Wales show that JOHN LANGFORD was steward of Dyffryn Clwyd and constable of Ruthin castle between 1403 and 1412. Edmund, lord Grey, granted the receivership of the lordship of Ruthin to RICHARD LANGFORD, 1441, son of the said John, and the
LANGFORD, JOHN (1640? - 1715/6?) translated by Edward Samuel in 1718 and this was one of the most popular S.P.C.K. translations in Wales. The original English version was published in 1658 and it is generally believed that Dr. Richard Allestree was the author. Extracts used occasionally to be read as sermons in the churches.
LATHROP, RICHARD (bu farw 1764), bookseller and printer
LAUGHARNE, ROWLAND (bu farw 1676?), Parliamentary major-general close associations with Bristol, garrisoned Haverfordwest, Pembroke, and Tenby for the Parliament. The king entrusted his cause in west Wales to Richard Vaughan, second earl of Carbery. Carbery did not make any definite move until after the capture of Bristol by prince Rupert (26 July 1643). He then entered Pembrokeshire and occupied Haverfordwest and Tenby. Pembroke held out, under its mayor, John
LEIGH, EDMUND (1735? - 1819), Methodist cleric Born c. 1735, son of Richard Nash Leigh, curate of Llanwynno and Aberdare. He is the ' Edmund Leigh of Penrydd, co. Pembroke ' who was ordained deacon by the bishop of S. David's in 1760 and licensed as curate of Henllan Amgoed. He was ordained priest in 1761 and appointed curate of Llandybie. From 1762 until his death he was curate of Llanedi and he also ministered to the neighbouring parish of
LEWELLIN, LLEWELYN (1798 - 1878), cleric Born 3 August 1798, third son of Richard Lewellin of Tremains, Coity, near Bridgend, Glamorganshire, and his wife Maria, daughter of David Jones of Llan-gan (1736 - 1810). He was educated at Cowbridge grammar school and Jesus College, Oxford, graduating B.A. 1822, M.A. 1824, B.C.L. 1827, and D.C.L. 1829. He was ordained deacon in 1822 and priest in 1823 by the bishop of Oxford, and in 1826 was

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