I am looking for information on Rev. John Williams Dissenting Minister d. 1780 - 1790 Erwood/Crickadarn Breconshire Wales. In particular for a possible son William Williams b. 1768, who married Isabella Pugh about 1791. The Pugh family lived at Skreen Farm Llandeilo Graban.
They attended Tredustan United Chapel, near Talgarth, and the Pugh Family baptized all of their children there.
I found this biography at the Library of Wales, and it seems that John Williams lived in a house called "Erwood" in Crickadarn, but probably refers to the village of Erwood a few miles away....
Does anyone know of a House called Erwood in Crickadarn?
Here is the short biography:
WILLIAMS , JOHN ( fl. 1739-1779 ), Methodist exhorter and hymn-writer . In 1739 Howel Harris mentions ‘dear Jack of Errwd ’; there was, in fact, a family with that surname living at ‘ Erwood ,’ in the parish of Cerrig Cadarn , Brecknock . He and his brother, William , were exhorters in 1742-3 and the Methodist society met at their house. William (d. 1746 ) m. Ann Bowen of Tyddyn . Sarah , his sister, m. Thomas James (d. 1751 ) (q.v.) , the Builth exhorter . In 1748 Howel Harris was godfather to John Williams 's son, but in 1750 the Erwood family, acting under the influence of Thomas James , deserted Harris and by 1751 had joined Thomas Bowen 's independent party. John Williams is believed to have been the author of a little collection of hymns published at Brecon in 1779 , Ychydig Hymnau: O waith John Williams o Sir Frecheiniog . The collection comprises four hymns. One man of this name was buried at Cerrig Cadarn 28 July 1779 , and another 22 Dec. 1783 . A collection of his hymns, Hymnau o Fawl i Dduw a'r Oen , etc., was published by the Trevecka press in 1805
Thanks!
Llanfi
