Sir Richard Vyvyan, 3rd Baronet
Sir Richard Vyvyan of Trelowarren, 3rd Baronet was a prominent Jacobite.
Richard Vyvyan was born in Colan, Cornwall. In 1697 he married a distant cousin, Mary Vivian, of Trewan Hall, St Columb Major, this uniting two branches of the family which had been separated for three centuries.
Sir Richard Vyvyan was involved in the Jacobite uprising in Cornwall of 1715 and was imprisoned in the Tower of London. His wife Mary joined him there and, while in the Tower, gave birth to a daughter. His widow survived him by 32 years, dying in 1756.
Marriage and issue
Richard Vyvyan married Mary Vivian of Trewan Hall in the parish of St Columb Major. They had 6 sons and 4 daughters:- Francis Vyvyan 4th Baronet
- Richard Vyvyan was born 1701 and married Philippa Piper. Ancestors of the Vyvyans of Withiel. Many became rectors there.
- Charles Vyvyan
- Thomas Vyvyan
- John Vyvyan
- James Vyvyan
- Loveday Vyvyan
- Bridget Vyvyan
- Anne Vyvyan
- Frances Vyvyan