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

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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(? 12 October 1724).

References

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  1. ^ wife's maiden name is correct – spelled Vivian, not Vyvyan
  2. ^ Trewan Hall – Camping and Caravanning in the Heart of Cornwall, England Archived 4 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Redding, Cyrus (1842). An illustrated itinerary of the county of Cornwall. How and Parsons. p. 138.
  4. ^ 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
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Mitchell
1701–1702
With: William Beaw 1701
William Courtney 1701–1702
Succeeded by
Preceded by 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
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Cornwall
1712–1713
With: John Trevanion
Succeeded by
Baronetage of England
Preceded by Baronet
(of Trelowarren)
1697–1724
Succeeded by
Francis Vyvyan