About John Davies of Nercwys
Lived 1799 – 1879 (aged 79–80). John Davies of Nercwys was a British christian minister and writer.
John Davies (John Davies of Nercwys; 26 May 1799 – 5 March 1879) was a Welsh Calvinistic Methodist minister, preacher and writer.
He was born at Llanerch, in the parish of Llanarmon-yn-Iâl. His parents were Joseph and Eleanor Davies; a photograph of Eleanor (née Parry) is held by the National Library of Wales. He was baptised in the parish church on 31 May 1799, but the family moved to Rhos Ithel, Nercwys, in about 1800, and later to Mold; he grew up in the Mold area. At the age of 16, in 1815, he is known to have become a member of Mold Methodist Society.
Davies died in March 1879. His portrait hangs in Flintshire Record Office together with that of the novelist Daniel Owen, who was christened by him.
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Welsh Calvinistic Methodist minister (1790–1879)
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John Davies of Nercwys was born in 1799 in Llanarmon-yn-Iâl.
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John Davies of Nercwys died on 5 March 1879.
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John Davies of Nercwys was a christian minister and writer.
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