After leaving the army, he earned his living as a publican and spirit-merchant, resulting in his later nickname of "Ginshop".
[2][3] However, he managed to alienate a number of members of his congregation, particularly when he expelled two granddaughters of the prominent Welsh Calvinistic Methodist leader Daniel Rowland for marrying "outside the Connexion".
[1] Not long afterwards, Jones's wife died; and in 1799 he became engaged to Gwen Prydderch, a young woman of 28 (30 years his junior).
The younger woman was persuaded by Jones's enemies to sue him for breach of promise, and in January 1801 he was fined £50.
[4] John Jones (Jac Glan-y-gors) revelled in his disgrace by composing a ribald ballad about his misfortunes; and the anti-Methodist Gwyneddigion and Cymreigyddion Societies added to his embarrassment by publishing a pamphlet of the love-letters which had been read out in court.