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Biography of John Trelawny 4th Baronet 1691-1756

Paternal Family Tree: Trelawny

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

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

On 26th January 1708 John Trelawny 4th Baronet (age 16) matriculated Christ Church College, Oxford University.

On 20th April 1713 John Trelawny 4th Baronet (age 21) was elected MP West Looe at by-election. He was retuend again at the 1713 General Election.

In 1714 John Trelawny 4th Baronet (age 22) was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber to Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 6).

In 1715 John Trelawny 4th Baronet (age 23) was elected MP Liskeard

In 1715 John Trelawny 4th Baronet (age 23) was appointed Recorder of East Looe which position he held until 1734.

On 17th July 1716 Harry Trelawny 5th Baronet (age 29) and [his sister] Letitia Trelawny were married. She the elder sister of John Trelawny 4th Baronet (age 24). They had been courting for many years before her father [his 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 mother] Rebecca Hele Lady Trelawny. They were first cousins.

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

In 1722 John Trelawny 4th Baronet (age 30) was elected MP West Looe unopposed.

In 1727 John Trelawny 4th Baronet (age 35) was elected MP East Looe.

Before 2nd February 1756 John Trelawny 4th Baronet (age 64) and Agnes Blackwood were married. There were no children from the marriage. He the son of Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet and Rebecca Hele Lady Trelawny.

On 2nd February 1756 John Trelawny 4th Baronet (age 64) died. His first cousin Harry (age 68) succeeded 5th Baronet Trelawny of Trelawny in Cornwall.

Royal Ancestors of John Trelawny 4th Baronet 1691-1756

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of John Trelawny 4th Baronet 1691-1756

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Trelawny of Poole in Cornwall

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Trelawny

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Lamellyn

Great x 2 Grandfather: Johnathan Trelawny

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Reskymer

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Killigrew

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Killigrew

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Killigrew 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Cooke

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Cooke 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Fitzwilliam 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

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

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Filliol

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Walshe

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 2nd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Champernowne

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Champernowne Baroness Seymour

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Killigrew

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Killigrew

Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Killigrew Baroness Seymour 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

John Trelawny 4th Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Thomas Hele of Bascombe in Devon

Mother: Rebecca Hele Lady Trelawny