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Biography of Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet 1650-1721

Paternal Family Tree: Trelawny

Maternal Family Tree: Anne Fitzwilliam 1504-1588

Before 1646 [his father] Jonathan Trelawny 2nd Baronet (age 22) and [his mother] Mary Seymour (age 26) were married. They were first cousin once removed.

On 24th March 1650 Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet was born to Jonathan Trelawny 2nd Baronet (age 27) and Mary Seymour (age 31). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.12%.

In 1680 [his mother] Mary Seymour (age 61) died.

On 5th March 1681 [his father] Jonathan Trelawny 2nd Baronet (age 58) died. His son Jonathan (age 30) succeeded 3rd Baronet Trelawny of Trelawny in Cornwall.

In 1685 Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet (age 34) was appointed Bishop of Bristol.

In or before 1688 Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet (age 37) and Rebecca Hele Lady Trelawny were married. She by marriage Lady Trelawny of Trelawny in Cornwall.

Trial and Imprisonment of the Seven Bishops

On 13th May 1688 the Archbishop of Canterbury and seven bishops were imprisoned for seditious libel: Archbishop William Sancroft (age 71), Bishop Henry Compton (age 56), Bishop Francis Turner (age 50), Bishop Thomas White (age 60), Bishop Thomas Ken (age 50), Bishop John Lake (age 64), Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet (age 38) and Bishop William Lloyd (age 51). Their crime was to not read the Declaration of Indulgence as required by King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 54).

John Evelyn's Diary. 8th June 1688. This day, the Archbishop of Canterbury (age 71), with the Bishops of Ely (age 50), Chichester (age 64), St. Asaph (age 60), Bristol (age 38), Peterborough (age 60), and Bath and Wells (age 50), were sent from the Privy Council prisoners to the Tower [Map], for refusing to give bail for their appearance, on their not reading the Declaration for liberty of conscience; they refused to give bail, as it would have prejudiced their peerage. The concern of the people for them was wonderful, infinite crowds on their knees begging their blessing, and praying for them, as they passed out of the barge along the Tower wharf.

John Evelyn's Diary. 18th May 1688. King (age 54) enjoining the ministers to read his Declaration for giving liberty of conscience (as it was styled) in all churches of England, this evening, six Bishops, Bath and Wells (age 50), Peterborough (age 60), Ely (age 50), Chichester (age 64), St. Asaph (age 60), and Bristol (age 38), in the name of all the rest of the Bishops, came to his Majesty to petition him, that he would not impose the reading of it to the several congregations within their dioceses; not that they were averse to the publishing it for want of due tenderness toward dissenters, in relation to whom they should be willing to come to such a temper as should be thought fit, when that matter might be considered and settled in Parliament and Convocation; but that, the Declaration being founded on such a dispensing power as might at pleasure set aside all laws ecclesiastical and civil, it appeared to them illegal, as it had done to the Parliament in 1661 and 1672, and that it was a point of such consequence, that they could not so far make themselve parties to it, as the reading of it in church in time of divine service amounted to.

The King was so far incensed at this address, that he with threatening expressions commanded them to obey him in reading it at their perils, and so dismissed them.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

Before 1689 Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet (age 38) was appointed Archdeacon of Totnes.

In 1689 Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet (age 38) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.

On 26th July 1691 [his son] John Trelawny 4th Baronet was born to Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet (age 41) and [his wife] Rebecca Hele Lady Trelawny.

In 1696 [his daughter] Rebecca Trelawny was born to Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet (age 45).

John Evelyn's Diary. 8th November 1702. Our affairs in so prosperous a condition both by sea and land, that there has not been so great an union in Parliament, Court, and people, in memory of man, which God in mercy make us thankful for, and continue! The Bishop of Exeter (age 52) preached before the Queen (age 37) and both Houses of Parliament at St. Paul's [Map]; they were wonderfully huzzaed in their passage, and splendidly entertained in the city.

In 1707 Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet (age 56) was appointed Bishop of Winchester.

On 17th July 1716 [his son-in-law] Harry Trelawny 5th Baronet (age 29) and [his daughter] Letitia Trelawny were married. She the elder sister of [his son] John Trelawny 4th Baronet (age 24). They had been courting for many years before her father Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet (age 66) consented to their marriage. They had a son, who predeceased him, and three daughters, one of whom, Laetitia, also married a cousin. She the daughter of Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet and [his wife] Rebecca Hele Lady Trelawny. They were first cousins.

On 22nd July 1716 [his son-in-law] John Francis Buller (age 21) and [his daughter] Rebecca Trelawny (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet (age 66).

Around 1720 Godfrey Kneller (age 73). Portrait of Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet (age 69).

On 19th July 1721 Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet (age 71) died. His son [his son] John (age 29) succeeded 4th Baronet Trelawny of Trelawny in Cornwall.

[his daughter] Letitia Trelawny was born to Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet and Rebecca Hele Lady Trelawny.

Royal Ancestors of Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet 1650-1721

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet 1650-1721

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Ancestors of Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet 1650-1721

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Trelawny of Poole in Cornwall

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Trelawny of Poole in Cornwall

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Toose

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Trelawny

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Lamellyn of Lanteglos by Fowey

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margery Lamellyn

Great x 1 Grandfather: Johnathan Trelawny

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Reskymer

GrandFather: John Trelawny 1st Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Killigrew

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Killigrew

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Killigrew 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cooke of Gidea Hall

Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Cooke

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Saunders

Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Cooke 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Fitzwilliam 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Father: Jonathan Trelawny 2nd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Seymour 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Wentworth 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Filiol of Woodlands and Filiols Hall

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Filliol

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Walshe

GrandFather: Edward Seymour 2nd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Arthur Champernowne

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Champernowne Baroness Seymour

Mother: Mary Seymour 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Killigrew

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Killigrew

GrandMother: Dorothy Killigrew Baroness Seymour 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Cooke

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Cooke of Gidea Hall

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Belnap

Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Cooke

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Saunders of Banbury in Oxfordshire

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Saunders

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Spencer

Great x 1 Grandmother: Katherine Cooke 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzwilliam 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Fitzwilliam 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England