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

Family and Education

b. c. Sept. 1592, C142/333/32. 1st s. of Thomas Trefusis of Landew and Mary, da. of Peter Coryton of Newton Ferrers, St. Mellion, Cornw. Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 467. educ. L. Inn 1611. LI Admiss. Trefusis has been confused with a cousin and namesake who attended Oxford: G.C. Boase and W.P. Courtney, Bibliotheca Cornubiensis, ii. 746; C. Fitz-Geffrey, Affaniae (Oxf., 1601), unpag.; Al. Ox. 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, 467; PROB 11/215, f. 302v; Vivian, Vis. Devon, 687; C142/333/13. sig. Nicholas Trefusis.

Offices Held

J.p. Cornw. 1620 – 24, 1626 – 27, 1628 – at least37, 1647–d., C231/4, ff. 98v, 204v, 262v; 231/6, p. 78; C66/2310; 66/2761; C193/13/3, f. 10; CSP Dom. 1627–8, p. 255. commr. Forced Loan 1627, C193/12/2. piracy from 1641, C181/5, f. 188. assessment 1641 – 42, 1647–8, SR, v. 60, 82, 149; A. and O. i. 962, 1079. militia 1648; A. and O. i. 1235. stannator, Foymore, Cornw. 1636. Add. 6713, f. 100.

Parlimentarian

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

Main residence: Landew, Lezant, Cornw.

Author

P.M.H.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

TREFUSIS, Nicholas (1592-1650)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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