Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd Baronet (ca. 1623 – 5 March 1681), of Trelawny in the parish of

Pelynt Pelynt ( kw, Pluwnennys, Pluwnonna) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 20 miles (32 km) west of Plymouth and four miles (6.5 km) west-northwest of Looe. Pelynt had a population of around 1,124 ...

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, England, was a Cornish

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Origins

He was the fourth child and eldest son and heir of Sir John Trelawny, 1st Baronet (d. 16 February 1664),

Sheriff of Cornwall Sheriffs and high sheriffs of Cornwall: a chronological list: The right to choose high sheriffs each year is vested in the Duchy of Cornwall. The Privy Council, chaired by the sovereign, chooses the sheriffs of all other English counties, oth ...

for 1630.

Career

He entered Parliament in 1660 as a

for his family's

pocket borough A rotten or pocket borough, also known as a nomination borough or proprietorial borough, was a parliamentary borough or constituency in England, Great Britain, or the United Kingdom before the Reform Act 1832, which had a very small electorat ...

of East Looe in Cornwall and the prestigious county seat of

in 1661. He was elected for both East Looe and

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in 1679 but was not called on to choose between them, and again in 1681, but died before Parliament convened.

Marriage and children

He married Mary Seymour (1619–1680), daughter of

Sir Edward Seymour, 2nd Baronet Sir Edward Seymour, 2nd Baronet (c. 1580 – 5 October 1659) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1625. He was an ambassador to Denmark. During the English Civil War, he supported the Roya ...

(c. 1580–1659) of

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in Devon, great-grandson of

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of England and eldest brother of Queen

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(d. 1537), the third wife of King

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. By his wife he had six sons and at least one daughter as follows: * Captain John Trelawny (ca. 1646 – 14 May 1680), eldest son and

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, a soldier killed in action at

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. He had no children and predeceased his father. * Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd son, died an infant *

Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet (24 March 1650 – 19 July 1721) was an English Bishop of Bristol, Bishop of Exeter and Bishop of Winchester. Trelawny is best known for his role in the events leading up to the Glorious Revolution which ar ...

(1650–1721), 3rd and eldest surviving son and heir, destined for the priesthood, who succeeded his father in the baronetcy and became

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and

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. * Major-General

Charles Trelawny Major General Charles Trelawny, also spelt 'Trelawney', (1653 – 24 September 1731) was an English soldier from Cornwall who played a prominent part in the 1688 Glorious Revolution, and was a Member of Parliament for various seats between 1685 ...

(ca. 1653 – 24 September 1731), a Member of Parliament * William Trelawny, died unmarried * Chichester Trelawny (d. 1694), unmarried * Anne Trelawny, unmarried 1730, named in the wills of her brothers John & Charles. (V.O.C. page 577? s/be 477) * Brigadier-General

Henry Trelawny Brigadier-General Henry Trelawny (ca. 1658 – 8 January 1702) was a British Army officer of Cornish descent, a Member of Parliament and Vice-Admiral of Cornwall. Origins He was the seventh and youngest son of Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd Barone ...

(ca. 1658 – 8 January 1702), a Member of Parliament, who married Rebecca Hals (1661–1699), 5th daughter of Matthew Hals (d. 1675/6) of Efford in the parish of

Eggbuckland Eggbuckland is a suburb of the city of Plymouth in the county of Devon, England. Before the Second World War Eggbuckland was a small village a few miles north of Plymouth. During the reconstruction of Plymouth many new suburbs were built and soo ...

, and of

Kenedon {{Short description, Historic manor in Devon, England Kenedon is an historic manor situated in the parish of Sherford in Devon. History It is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Chenigedone'', the 55th of the 58 Devonshire holdings of Ralph ...

in the parish of Sherford, both in Devon, and a co-heiress of her brother Matthew Hals (d. 1684) of Efford, from whom she inherited the manor of Efford. Risdon, Tristram (d.1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p. 401 *Mary Trelawny

References

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