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JOHNES, ARTHUR JAMES (1809 - 1871), county court judge a prize offered by the Cymmrodorion Society for an essay on The Causes which in Wales have produced Dissent from the Established Church. A second edition (expanded) appeared in 1832, and a third in 1870. In 1834 he published some translations of poems by Dafydd ap Gwilym. Johnes took an active part by voice and pen in resisting the scheme (c. 1838) to unite the sees of Bangor and S. Asaph and
JOHNES, THOMAS (1748 - 1816), landowner and man of letters Born at Ludlow, 20 August 1748 (O.S.), eldest child of Thomas Johnes (died 1780, M.P. for Radnorshire, 1777-80), a descendant of Sir Thomas Johnes of Abermarlais, nephew of Sir Rhys ap Thomas; educated at Shrewsbury, Eton, and Edinburgh University; M.P. for Cardigan Boroughs 1775-80, Radnorshire 1780-96, Cardiganshire 1796-1816; colonel of the Carmarthenshire militia, 1779-98; lord lieutenant of
JOHNS, DAVID (fl. 1569-1586), cleric and poet A native of Merioneth. In a letter to be found in B.M. MS. 9817 he calls himself 'David Johns al's ap John ap Hugh ap Howel,' and 'Howel ap Jenkyn o Ynys y Maengwyn,' in whose praise Tudur Aled had written, was his ancestor. David ap John was ordained deacon on 1 November 1569, and priest (' David ap John, alias Johns ') Christmas Day 1570. He was collated to Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, 22 September
teulu JONES Llwyn-rhys, added at right angles to the house to serve, it is said, as the meeting house. Preaching continued there until 19 October 1735. The house became an irreparable ruin about 1918. John Jones (1640? - 1722) traced his descent, through his father, John ap Ieuan Lloyd, from the Clements, lords of Caron, and through his mother, Angharad, daughter of Ieuan ap Thomas, from Rhydderch of Glyn Aeron (Golden Grove
JONES, Syr THOMAS (bu farw 1622?), cleric and poet Willis, Llandaff, 205), and that he had left it at an uncertain date before the end of the century (Bradney, ii, 208 - ' Thomas ap John '). It is generally held (see G. J. Williams, Traddodiad Llenyddol Morgannwg, 129) that this is the same man - incumbent successively of Llandeilo and of Llanfair, in that case - and it will be seen that the established dates are consistent with this belief. It is also
JONES, CADWALADR (1783 - 1867), Independent minister and first editor of Y Dysgedydd highly individual outlook and a most determined nature (see Ap Vychan, Cadwaladr Jones, 138). Although he was George Lewis's 'spiritual son,' yet, 'in the next generation he became Michael Jones's supporter in the battle of the Systems.' He was a Liberal in politics but was too moderate for some of his fellow-Independents.
JONES, DAFYDD RHYS (1877 - 1946), schoolmaster and musician successful years. In 1914 he returned to Britain to teach in Hereford. G.J. Williams, the headmaster of Cwmystwyth school (and cousin of Professor Griffith John Williams), was called for military service and replaced by temporary headteachers. In January 1917 Dafydd Rhys Jones began his second term as headmaster of his old school, and remained there until the permanent headmaster returned at the end of
JONES, DAVID (1741 - 1792), Baptist minister Rhys and others. His widow became very poor (owing to losses in her own business rather than to losses on the ' little Bible'), and is said to have died a pauper at some time after 1839.
JONES, DAVID (1708? - 1785) Trefriw, poet, collector of manuscripts, publisher, and printer Little is known about his birth and early years. His father's name is given as Siôn ap Dafydd in NLW MS 476E and NLW MS 3107B, and his mother's as Jane ferch Elizabeth Rowland in B.M. Add. MS. 14888, and Jane ferch Dafydd ap Sion in NLW MS 3107B. He married Gwen ferch Richard ap Rhys (NLW MS 3107B), but the date of his marriage is uncertain; Trefriw parish records note a marriage between a David
JONES, Sir DAVID BRYNMOR (1852 - 1921), lawyer and historian Wales. He took part in the drafting of the charter of the University of Wales, was a very important member of the Welsh Land Commission of 1893, and was placed on the Welsh Church Commission of 1907. With Sir John Rhys he produced a useful book, The Welsh People (1900), based on the knowledge acquired by the authors during their work on the Land Commission. But he also published contributions to Welsh
JONES, EDWARD (fl. 1781-1840), member, from 1781 of the London Gwyneddigion political debate in the Caradogion Society. When Leathart's book was published (1831), Jones was living in Paris, and was the oldest living member of the Gwyneddigion; [in the letter mentioned above, Leathart describes him as ' so advanced in years that we can say nothing more to him than ask his health ']. His help (and that of his brother Owen) is acknowledged in the preface to the 1789 Dafydd ap Gwilym
JONES, EDWARD (bu farw 1586), conspirator was the eldest son of Edward Jones of Plas Cadwgan, Denbighshire, and of Cornhill, London - tailor to Mary Tudor and master of the wardrobe to Elizabeth I - who was the son of John ap David ap Robert, a descendant of Cynwrig ap Rhiwallon. Edward Jones the elder (sheriff of his county in 1576), died at Cadwgan in 1581, leaving substantial legacies to North Wales relations and money for founding a

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