Family and Education
bap. 10 Aug. 1575, Cornw. RO, P140/1/1. 1st s. of Hannibal Vyvyan† of Trelowarren and Philippe, da. and coh. of Roger Tremayne of Collacombe, Devon; bro. of Hannibal*. Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 529-30. educ. Exeter Coll. Oxf. 1594; M. Temple 1596, called 1605. Al. Ox.; M. Temple Admiss. m. (1) 13 Jan. 1606 (with £1,200), Elizabeth, da. of John Rashleigh† of Fowey, Cornw., s.p.; (2) settlement 25 Oct. 1610, Loveday, da. of John Connock of Treworgey, Cornw., 8s. (2 d.v.p.) 2da. suc. fa. 1610; Cornw. RO, DD.V/T/2/4,7; Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 529-30. Kntd. 9 Jan. 1619. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 170. d. 11 June 1635. C142/550/99. sig. Fran[cis] Vyvyan. Cornw. RO, DD.V/T/2/7.
Offices Held

Capt. St. Mawes Castle, Cornw. 1603–32; C66/1622; SP16/225/36. collector subsidy, Cornw. 1605;E401/2405. v.-adm. S. Cornw. 1607-at least 1611, Vice Admirals of the Coast comp. J.C. Sainty and A.D. Thrush (L. and I. Soc. cccxxi), 6. adm. in Duchy of Cornw. jurisdiction, Cornw. 1612; Cornw. RO, X78/16. commr. piracy, Cornw. 1607 – c.12, 1624; C181/2, f. 56; 181/3, f. 113. j.p. c.1611-at least 1624; C66/1898, 2310. sheriff 1617–18; List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 23. commr. subsidy 1624–5, E179/88/291, 293. impressment 1625, APC, 1623–5, p. 499. martial law 1627, CSP Dom. 1627–8, p. 440. Forced Loan 1626, C193/12/2, f. 7v. duchy of Cornw. tenures 1628; CSP Dom. 1628–9, p. 7. dep. lt. 1626 – ?27, 1629-at least 1630. Cornw. RO, X78/18–19; FSL, X.d.483(1).

Main residence: Trelowarren, nr. Mawgan-in-Meneage, Cornw.
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Commons 1604-1629
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VYVYAN, Francis (1575-1635)

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