TREFUSIS, Nicholas (1592-1650), of Landew, Lezant, Cornw.

Family and Education

b. c. Sept. 1592, 1st s. of Thomas Trefusis of Landew and Mary, da. of Peter Coryton of Newton Ferrers, St Mellion, Cornw.C142/333/32; Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 467. educ. L. Inn, 9 Nov. 1611.LI Admiss. i. 157. m. (1) 12 Dec. 1615, Catherine (bur. 24 July 1630), da. of John Lampen of Linkinhorne, Cornw., 1s. (d.v.p.) 2da.; (2) lic. 5 Apr. 1632, Philippa (bur. 7 June 1647), wid. of Nicholas Slanning of Tamerton Foliot, Devon, and da. of John Copleston of Copplestone, Devon, s.p. suc. fa. 1610; uncle, Richard Trefusis†, 1612. bur. 20 Oct. 1650 20 Oct. 1650.Cornw. RO, FP124/1/1; Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 467; PROB11/215/429; Vivian, Vis. Devon, 687; C142/333/13.

Offices Held

Local: j.p. Cornw. 15 Feb. 1620-c.1624, 4 July 1626 – July 1627, 19 Dec. 1628 – 4 Oct. 1643, 6 Mar. 1647–d.C231/4, ff. 98v, 204v, 262v; C231/6, p. 78; C66/2761; C193/13/3, f. 10; CSP Dom. 1627–8, p. 255; Docquets of Letters Patent ed. Black, 77. Commr. Forced Loan, 1627.C193/12/2, f. 7v. Stannator, Foymore, Cornw. 1636.Add. 6713, f. 100. Commr. oyer and terminer for piracy, Cornw. 11 Feb. 1641;C181/5, f. 188. subsidy, 1641; further subsidy, 1641; poll tax, 1641; contribs. towards relief of Ireland, 1642;SR. assessment, 1642, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648;SR; A. and O. Cornw. militia, 25 May, 7 June 1648;LJ x. 283a, 311a. militia, 2 Dec. 1648.A. and O.

Civic: free burgess and free tenant, Launceston by Sept. 1646–d.Cornw. RO, B/LAUS/183, 350.

: Cornw., Lezant.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

TREFUSIS, Nicholas (1592-1650), of Landew, Lezant, Cornw.

Will

13 Aug. 1647, pr. 14 Feb. 1651.PROB11/215/429.

Estates

in 1647 possessed bartons and demesnes of Landew and Dunhamsland (Lezant parish) Lanleake, Oldwhitt and Petherwin (South Petherwin par.), manor of Mutten or Maddeton (Botusfleming par.) and advowson of Botusfleming, and other lands in Devon and Cornwall.PROB11/215/429.

Oxford 1644

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