(1) Hugh Evans , who was b. in 1712 , was educated under David Price at Llwyn-llwyd Academy near Hay . He then went to live with an aunt at Bristol , where he received baptism and was in 1740 [7 Feb.] chosen coadjutor to Bernard Foskett , minister of Broadmead Baptist church and head of the Bristol Baptist Academy ; on Foskett 's death ( 1758 ) Evans succeeded him in both functions. He d. 28 March 1781 . His son CALEB EVANS ( 1737 - 1791 ), b. at Bristol 12 Nov. 1737 , became his coadjutor in 1758 and his successor in 1781 , dying [in Aug.] 1791 ; [he was D.D. of Aberdeen ]. Caleb Evans published several books , but is chiefly remembered for his championing of the American colonists against John Wesley in 1778 . Though he and his father had left Wales , neither lost touch with Wales . Joshua Thomas (q.v.) records that Hugh Evans regularly attended Welsh association meetings , and preached thereat seventeen times ‘always in English , but repeating portions of his sermon in Welsh ’; Caleb Evans ‘did not understand Welsh ,’ yet he would attend the meetings, and he preached six times. The Evanses were very influential among the Welsh Baptists , and their Academy attracted able young Baptists from Wales — William Richards of Lynn ( 1749 - 1818 ) (q.v.) was one of these.