Background
His parents were both from the Welsh county of Merioneth, and his father and grandfather were patrons of Welsh poets.
His parents were both from the Welsh county of Merioneth, and his father and grandfather were patrons of Welsh poets.
He was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, matriculating in 1727 and graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1730 and a Master of Arts degree in 1735.
Wynn was baptised on 19 March 1709. He was ordained and served the parish of Watlington, Oxfordshire from 1734 to 1739, when he was appointed vicar of Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire. In 1747, he became rector of Manafon, Montgomeryshire, also becoming the parish priest of Llangynhafal, Denbighshire in 1749, where he died on 18 January 1760.