Sir Richard Vyvyan, 3rd Baronet
Sir Richard Vyvyan of Trelowarren, 3rd Baronet (28 September 1681 – 1724) was a prominent Jacobite.
Richard Vyvyan was born in Colan, Cornwall. In 1697 he married a distant cousin, Mary Vivian,[1] of Trewan Hall, St Columb Major, this uniting two branches of the family which had been separated for three centuries.[2]
Sir Richard Vyvyan was involved in the Jacobite uprising in Cornwall of 1715 and was imprisoned in the Tower of London. His wife Mary joined him there and, while in the Tower, gave birth to a daughter. His widow survived him by 32 years, dying in 1756.[3][4]
Marriage and issue
Richard Vyvyan married Mary Vivian of Trewan Hall in the parish of St Columb Major. They had 6 sons and 4 daughters:
- Francis Vyvyan 4th Baronet (Became High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1739)
- Richard Vyvyan was born 1701 and married Philippa Piper. Ancestors of the Vyvyans of Withiel. Many became rectors there.
- Charles Vyvyan
- Thomas Vyvyan
- John Vyvyan
- James Vyvyan
- Loveday Vyvyan
- Bridget Vyvyan
- Anne Vyvyan (born in the Tower of London)
- Frances Vyvyan
He died in Mawgan-in-Meneage, Cornwall in 1736.
References
- wife's maiden name is correct - spelled Vivian, not Vyvyan
- Trewan Hall - Camping and Caravanning in the Heart of Cornwall, England Archived 4 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Redding, Cyrus (1842). An illustrated itinerary of the county of Cornwall. How and Parsons. p. 138.
- Stanhope, Philip Henry (1841). History of England: From the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle. p. 114.
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| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by William Beaw Anthony Rowe |
Member of Parliament for Mitchell 1701–1702 With: William Beaw 1701 William Courtney 1701–1702 |
Succeeded by Renatus Bellott Francis Basset |
| Preceded by John Granville James Buller |
Member of Parliament for Cornwall 1703–1707 With: James Buller 1703–1705 Hugh Boscawen 1705–1707 |
Succeeded by Parliament of Great Britain |
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of England |
Member of Parliament for Cornwall 1707–1708 With: Hugh Boscawen |
Succeeded by Hugh Boscawen James Buller |
| Preceded by George Granville John Trevanion |
Member of Parliament for Cornwall 1712–1713 With: John Trevanion |
Succeeded by John Trevanion Sir William Carew |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by Vyell Vyvyan |
Baronet (of Trelowarren) 1697–1724 |
Succeeded by Francis Vyvyan |
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