Sir Richard Vyvyan of Trelowarren, 3rd Baronet (28 September 1681 – 1724) was a prominent Jacobite. Richard Vyvyan was born in

Colan, Cornwall Colan ( kw, Kolan) is a village and civil parish in mid-Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately three miles (5 km) east of Newquay. The electoral ward is called Colan and Mawgan. The population of this ward at the 201 ...

. In 1697 he married a distant cousin, Mary Vivian, of

Trewan Hall Trewan Hall (pronounced ''Trew-an'') is a historic manor house in the parish of St Columb Major, Cornwall, England, UK. The surviving Jacobean style manor house is located one mile north of the town. It was the ancestral estate of the Vivian fa ...

St Columb Major St Columb Major is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Often referred to locally as ''St Columb'', it is approximately southwest of Wadebridge and east of Newquay Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 ''Newquay ...

, this uniting two branches of the family which had been separated for three centuries.Trewan Hall – Camping and Caravanning in the Heart of Cornwall, England
Sir Richard Vyvyan was involved in the

Jacobite uprising in Cornwall The Jacobite uprising in Cornwall of 1715 was the last uprising against the British Crown to take place in the county of Cornwall. Background On 1 August 1714, Queen Anne died, George, Elector of Hanover, the son of the Electress Sophia, gran ...

of 1715 and was imprisoned in the

Tower of London The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which is separa ...

. 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.

Marriage and issue

Richard Vyvyan married Mary Vivian of

in the parish of St Columb Major. They had 6 sons and 4 daughters: * Francis Vyvyan 4th Baronet (Became

High 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, ot ...

in 1739) * Richard Vyvyan was born 1701 and married Philippa Piper. Ancestors of the Vyvyans of

Withiel Withiel ( kw, Egloswydhyel) is a civil parish and village in mid Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish of Withiel is between the parishes of St Breock, Lanivet, Roche and St Wenn. The name ''Withiel'' comes from the Cornish word ''Gwydhye ...

. 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 Mawgan-in-Meneage is a civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated in the Meneage district of The Lizard, The Lizard peninsula south of Helston in the former administrative district of Kerrier. The pari ...

, Cornwall in 1736(? 12 October 1724).

References

External links

Vivian/Vyvyan family
1681 births 1736 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England People from Cornwall Members of the Parliament of England for Mitchell Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Cornwall Cornish Jacobites English MPs 1701 English MPs 1701–1702 English MPs 1702–1705 English MPs 1705–1707 British MPs 1707–1708 British MPs 1710–1713 Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Cornwall {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub