Sir Reginald Mohun, 1st Baronet (1564 – 26 December 1639) of

Boconnoc Boconnoc ( kw, Boskennek) is a civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, approximately four miles east of the town of Lostwithiel. According to the 2011 census the parish had a population of 96. The parish is rural in character and i ...

in Cornwall, was a prominent member of the gentry of Cornwall and an MP.

Origins

He was the eldest son and heir of Sir William Mohun (d. 1587) of Boconnoc,

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, othe ...

in 1572, by his first wife Elizabeth Horsey, daughter and heiress of John Horsey.Vivian, 1887, p. 325 He was descended from the ancient Mohun family, feudal barons of Dunster in Somerset, seated at

Dunster Castle Dunster Castle is a former motte and bailey castle, now a English country house, country house, in the village of Dunster, Somerset, England. The castle lies on the top of a steep hill called the Tor, and has been fortified since the late Anglo- ...

Career

He was the

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for Fowey in 1584 and 1586 and for East Looe in 1614. He was also elected in a double return in 1625 when four names were submitted, which was not knowingly resolved by Parliament. He was selected

for 1592–93 and made a Deputy Lieutenant of Cornwall in 1600. He was knighted in 1599 and created a

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on 25 November 1612.

Marriages and children

The Boconnoc Estate - parish church of Boconnoc (dedication unknown) - monument to Penelope Mohun - geograph

He married three times: *Firstly in 1589 to Mary Killigrew, 3rd daughter of Sir Henry Killigrew (c. 1528 – 1603), MP, diplomat and ambassador, by whom he had one son: **William Mohun (d. 1613) who predeceased his father without children. *Secondly to Philippa Hele, a daughter of the eminent lawyer Sir John Hele (died 1608) of

Wembury Wembury is a village on the south coast of Devon, England, very close to Plymouth Sound. Wembury is located south of Plymouth. Wembury is also the name of the peninsula in which the village is situated. The village lies in the administrative di ...

in Devon, by whom he had children including: ** John Mohun, 2nd Baronet, 1st Baron Mohun of Okehampton (1595–1640), eldest son and heir, created

Baron Mohun of Okehampton Baron Mohun of Okehampton was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 15 April 1628 for John Mohun, formerly a Member of Parliament for Grampound, Cornwall. The family was formerly seated at Hall in the parish of Lanteglos-by-Fo ...

in 1628. This was in reference to his family being one of the heirs of the Courtenay Earls of Devon and feudal barons of Okehampton in Devon, seated at

Okehampton Castle Okehampton Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle in Devon, England. It was built between 1068 and 1086 by Baldwin FitzGilbert following a revolt in Devon against Norman rule, and formed the centre of the Honour of Okehampton, guarding ...

. His ancestor William Mohun of Hall in the parish of

Lanteglos-by-Fowey Lanteglos (Old kw, Nant Eglos, meaning ''church valley'') is a coastal civil parish in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is on the east side of the tidal estuary of the River Fowey which separates it from the town and civil parish of ...

, Cornwall, had married Elizabeth Courtenay, a daughter of Sir Hugh Courtenay (1427–1471) of Boconnoc and one of the four co-heiresses of the last of the old Earls of Devon. **Elizabeth Mohun (born 1593), wife of John Trelawney of Trelawney in Cornwall. *Thirdly he married Dorothy Chudleigh, a daughter of John Chudleigh (1565–1589), MP, of Ashton, Devon, and sister of

Sir George Chudleigh, 1st Baronet Sir George Chudleigh, 1st Baronet (c. 1578 – 15 January 1658), of Ashton, Devon, was an English landowner and politician, who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1625. He had close family connections to a group of Dev ...

(c. 1578 – 1658), MP for

Lostwithiel Lostwithiel (; kw, Lostwydhyel) is a civil parishes in England, civil parish and small town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom at the head of the estuary of the River Fowey. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,739, increas ...

, Cornwall, in 1621 and 1625 and for East Looe, Cornwall, in 1614. By his wife he had three sons and four daughters, including: ** Reginald Mohun (1605–1642), 2nd son, a

for

, Cornwall, in 1626. **Ferdinando Mohun, 3rd son. **George Mohun (born 1613), 4th son.

Death

He died on 26 December 1639 and his will was proved on 30 April 1640.

Sources

* Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.
''The Visitations of Cornwall: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1530, 1573 & 1620''; with additions by J.L. Vivian, Exeter, 1887, pp 323–326, pedigree of "Mohun of Boconnoc"

References

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Mohun, Reginald 1564 births 1639 deaths Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall English MPs 1584–1585 English MPs 1586–1587 English MPs 1614 Knights Bachelor Deputy Lieutenants of Cornwall High Sheriffs of Cornwall Baronets in the Baronetage of England