1778 19 February Born Whitson,
Monmouthshire
c 1782-1792 (4-14) Farmer parents
move from New Inn to Llangibby;
schools: Tredunnock then Trosnant,
Pontypool
c 1792-1799 (14-21) Helping on
family farm?
1795 (17) Baptised and joins
Pen-y-garn Baptist church
1796 (18) Begins to preach
1800 (22) December enters Bristol
Baptist Academy
1801 (23) Preaches first sermon at Ryeford, Herefordshire, on Christmas Day. Text: Luke
19:10.
1802
(24) Voted £5
by London Particular Baptist Itinerating Society to itinerate in
Herefordshire
19 September Ordained Ryeford
c 1804 Marries first wife Sophia
Wall of Ross, 23 years his senior!
1806 (28) Moves to Abergavenny
1807 (29) 1 January Academy takes
first student Jonathan Davies. February two more arrive
19 April
English Baptist church begins under him with four others. Two baptised in the river
1808 (30) 12 June Baptises 4
Independents including John Jones, later of Blakeney
1810
(32) 5-7 June S East Baptist Association
Doleu, Radnorshire; preaches in English
1811
(33) 3 October publishes Salvation of Sovereign
Grace; a Sermon preached at the Baptist Meeting-house, Abergavenny,
September 22, 1811
1812 (34) June Visit of Andrew Fuller to South Wales
1813 (35) 6 January Leads opening
services of Caerwent Baptist with students
April Preaches at opening
of English Baptist, Merthyr, on Zechariah 13:7
1815 (37) His student Rees Davies
from Aberdare becomes first pastor at Caerwent. 19 March Second
wife's brother-in-law John Conway dies leaving 7 children 10 and
under.
1816
(38) February 22 Church's
Frogmore Street building registered and then opened
1817 (39) Baptises and receives
into membership 8 people including the Conways
1819 (41) 30 August Death of John
Harris, deacon and future father-in-law
1820 (42) Spring In London and
Watford
1821 (43) Preaches at induction of former student W Johns at Caerwent
1822 (44) June Preaches for BMS,
London on James 5:20
2 September Thomas Thomas becomes student, stays
2 years
1827
(49) John Jenkins criticises Thomas and Academy in letter to
Cyfrinach y Bedyddwyr.
Split in Abergavenny church leading to formation of
Bethany
1828 (50) Undergoes operation on his knee in
London
19 November Takes part in induction of E A Claypole to Ross
Baptist
1829 (51) 21 April First wife
Sophia dies (born 1755) Endorses Booth's book against paedobaptism.
November House burgled by gang while preaching
1830 (52) 29 June Marries
second wife Rachel Harris, daughter of John Harris, Govilon
1834 (56) 10 December 5
disgruntled students leave the Academy over differences
1835 (57) Rumblings continue
through the year following the students leaving
1836 (58) Resigns from Academy, which tranfers to Pontypool under Thomas Thomas
1839 (61) Chartist riots
1840 (62) 22 January Writes to
Lord Normanby pleading for the Chartists' lives
2 June Speaking at induction of Daniel Jones in Llanthewy
1841
(63) The Error and the Delusion and
Destructive Tendency of Infant Sprinkling practised as Christian
Baptism
1842
(64) Infant Christening Falsely called
Baptism Explained in its nature and basis, chiefly in its Evil
Workings
1843
(65) 5 July
preaching at opening of new building Longtown, Herefordshire. The
Important Claims of Ministerial and Pastoral Conduct addressed to the
students at the annual meeting of Pontypool Baptist Theological
Institution, July 26th, 1843.
1845 (67) Unable to preach for 15 weeks of the year - his longest lay off in 43 years
1846 (68) June 24 Preaches to
students of his old college at service in Old King Street Chapel on 2
Corinthians 5:18-20
1848 (70) Deaths sisters-in-law: 9
March Mrs John Conway (nee Anne Harris)
2 May Elder sister Mrs Joseph
Price (nee Catharine Harris)
1853 (75) 25 September Preaches last sermon 28 November Death after
a few days illness
