[2] He was born at Goetre Farm in Llangybi, Cardiganshire, and educated at Carmarthen Academy.
He became a minister at Ciliau Aeron, where he married the local squire's daughter.
In about 1782 he moved to Castellhywel in the Cletwr valley, where he opened a school.
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