Theophilus Jones (18 October 1758 – 15 January 1812) was a Welsh lawyer, known as a historian of Brecknockshire.

Life

Theophilus Jones was the son of Hugh Jones (d. 1799), vicar of

Llangammarch Llangammarch Wells or simply Llangammarch ( cy, Llangamarch) is a village in the community of Llangamarch in Powys, Wales, lying on the Afon Irfon, and in the historic county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire). It is the smallest of the four spa ...

and then Llywel, Brecknockshire, and a prebendary of the collegiate church of Brecon; and his wife, Elinor (d. 1786), daughter of the historian Theophilus Evans.Roberts 2004. For many years he practised as a solicitor in

Brecon Brecon (; cy, Aberhonddu; ), archaically known as Brecknock, is a market town in Powys, mid Wales. In 1841, it had a population of 5,701. The population in 2001 was 7,901, increasing to 8,250 at the 2011 census. Historically it was the coun ...

. The death of his father gave him an additional degree of financial security, and following his appointment as deputy-registrar of the archdeaconry of Brecon, he sold his business in 1808 to have time to write. Jones married Mary Price in 1783. He died on 15 January 1812, and was buried in the church of Llangammarch; his widow died on 22 July 1828.

Works

Jones's ''History of the County of Brecknock'' was published in two volumes in Brecon in 1805 and 1809. It was reprinted in one volume in 1898; and in a considerably enlarged form in four volumes, edited by

Joseph Bailey, 1st Baron Glanusk Joseph Russell Bailey, 1st Baron Glanusk (7 April 1840 – 6 January 1906), known as Sir Joseph Bailey, 2nd Baronet, from 1858 to 1899, was a Welsh Conservative Member of Parliament. Life Born at Leamington Spa, he was the son of Joseph Bailey ...

, in 1909 to 1930. Jones also published antiquarian communications in magazines, two papers in the ''Cambrian Register'' in 1795 and 1796, and another in '' Archaeologia'', journal of the

Society of Antiquaries of London A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Soci ...

, in 1814. He planned to write a history of Radnorshire which, however, never materialised; and he began a translation of

Ellis Wynne Ellis Wynne (7 March 1671 – 13 July 1734) was a Wales, Welsh clergyman and author. He is remembered mainly for one of the most important and influential pieces of Welsh language literature, Welsh-language literature. Life Born in Lasynys Faw ...

's romance ''Gweledigaethau y Bardd Cwsg'' (Visions of the Sleeping Bard).

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