REYNOLDS, JOHN (1759 - 1824), Baptist minister

Born early in 1759 at Treglemais, Pembrokeshire, the property of his father. He and a younger brother lost their parents before 1772. He was baptized at Llangloffan in 1778, began to preach in 1785, and was ordained, 'by the laying of hands' in 1788; later he was to disapprove of this method.

When Felinganol Baptist church was incorporated he took charge of it, in association with John Clun, his manservant. He paid several visits to North Wales. He and others were appointed to speak in public in Carmarthen on moderate Calvinism at the time of the Arminian 'split' in 1799. He was moderator of the south-western Association in 1799 and again in 1802.

An attempt was made, unsuccessfully, to convict him of treason at the time of the French landing in Fishguard (1797). He died 13 April 1824, his widow dying five weeks afterwards.

Author

• Reverend William Joseph Rhys, (1880 - 1967)

Sources

• J. S. Jones, Hanes y Felinganol
• David Jones, Hanes y Bedyddwyr yn Neheubarth Cymru (1839), 195
• Trafodion Cymdeithas Hanes Bedyddwyr Cymru, 1930
• E. H. Stuart Jones, The Last Invasion of Britain (1950), 212

Additional Links

• Wikidata: Q20751814

Published date: 1959

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