James Paynter (1666 - ?) was the leader of a

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in the 18th century. In 1715 he took an active part in proclaiming

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(the Old Pretender) on the death of Queen Anne, for this he was tried for High Treason at Launceston but claiming his right as a Cornish tinner he was tried in front of a jury of other Cornish tinners and was acquitted. He then was and welcomed by "bonfire and by ball" from thence to the

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. For his actions he was created Marquess of Trelissick (also called Marquis of Trelessick) in the Jacobite Peerage on 20 June 1715.

Family

James Paynter was descended from the wealthy Paynter family of

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; he was from a junior branch of this family that settled at Trekenning House in St Columb Major parish. His Paynter relatives at

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were also known to be Jacobite sympathisers and in 1745 villagers at

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were convinced that the Paynter family were harbouring

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(the Young Pretender).Pearce, John ''The Wesleys in Cornwall''. Truro: D. Bradford Barton, 1964

Other Jacobite leaders in the Southwest

* Sir Richard Vyvyan: in 1715 he was imprisoned in the

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. His wife Mary joined him there and, while in the Tower, gave birth to a daughter. *

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: in August 1715 he was

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, his estate forfeited, and honours extinguished. *

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, was imprisoned in the Tower of London between 1715 and 1717. *

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: on 30 September 1715 he was arrested on suspicion of involvement in plotting. A protracted legal battle ensued as Anstis claimed the title of Garter. Anstis eventually emerged victorious in May 1718

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John Parker, witness of the proclamation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Paynter, James Cornish Jacobites People from St Buryan Peers created by James Francis Edward Stuart Trelissick

Family

Other Jacobite leaders in the Southwest

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