Moses Williams ( 1686 - 1742 )

Birth: Glaslwyn, , in the parish of Llan Dysul, Cardiganshire (02 March 1686) Death: St Mary's, Bridgewater, Somerset (09 April 1742) Burial: St Mary's, Bridgewater, Somerset (02 March 1742) Profession: Clergyman, Church of England; Author, theological Research field: Antiquities Education: Carmarthen School; University College, Oxford; BA (1708); King's College, Cambridge; MA (1718) Career: ?Sub-librarian at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (1707); Ordained deacon (1708), priest (1713); Curate of Chiddingstone, Kent (1708-1713); Vicar of Llanwenog, Cardiganshire (1715-1742); Vicar of Devynock of Defynog, Breconshire (1716-1732); Rector of Chilton Trinity, Somerset, and Vicar of St Mary, Bridgewater (1732-1742); supervised new editions of the Bible and Prayer Book in Welsh; his library, containing many Welsh books and manuscripts came into the possession of William Jones (FRS 1711) and then into the library of George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield (FRS 1722) at Shirburn Castle Membership: Fellow Election Date: 5/11/1719 Proposers: William Jones.