▁David ▁Dav ies ▁( d ied ▁ 1 8 0 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Wel sh ▁Independent ▁minister , ▁and ▁editor ▁of ▁' Y ▁Ge ir gra wn '. ▁He ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁grown ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁L l any by d der ▁area , ▁Car mar th ens hire . ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁studying ▁at ▁the ▁Academy ▁in ▁Sw anse a ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 6 . ▁By ▁ 1 7 8 7 ▁however , ▁he ▁was ▁ord ained ▁and ▁past or ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁at ▁Pen - y - G ra ig ▁and ▁of ▁Cap el ▁Sul , ▁Kid w elly . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁( about ▁ 1 7 9 0 ) ▁moved ▁to ▁Hol yw ell , ▁where ▁he ▁stayed ▁until ▁ 1 8 0 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁there ▁he ▁published ▁his ▁radical ▁magazine ▁' Y ▁Ge ir gra wn ' ▁( n ine ▁numbers , ▁Feb ▁— ▁Oct ▁ 1 7 9 6 ). ▁Its ▁controvers ial ▁views ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁caused ▁ups et ▁amongst ▁the ▁authorities ▁and ▁his ▁con greg ation , ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁that ▁surv iving ▁letters ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁speak ▁of ▁‘ un h appy ▁misunder stand ings ’ ▁which ▁‘ w ent ▁on ▁for ▁years ’ . ▁On ▁leaving ▁Hol yw ell ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Wel sh pool , ▁and ▁then , ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁to ▁Stone way , ▁Br id gn orth . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in