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--- "Caledonian Mercury" 05 Feb 1728, page 2:
From Plymouth, That Justice Talbot, who refused to admith the Corn-plunderers to Bail, had been obliged to have a Guard of Sailors to defend his House from the Threats of a Confederate Mob, who thereupon dispersed. We hear further, That the Companions of the 3 Persons committed by Justice Bart, have swore to sacrifice him, and lit Fire to his House; upon which he is retired to the Dockyard for Safety. They have threatened Sir Nicholas Trevanion as much; but he keeps some of the Pearl's Crew at his Seat at Molenick for his Security.
--- "Stamford Mercury" 1 Dec 1737, page 2:
London, November 26.
Last Friday died, at his House at Plymouth, in an advanced Age, Sir Nicholas Trevanion, Knt. who for many Years was on of the Commissioners of his Majesty's Navy. His Commission bears Date, May 25, 1696.
--- "Ipswich Journal" 19 Nov 1737, page 1:
By an Express from Plymouth this Day we hear, That on the 17th Inst. Sir Nicholas Trevanion, Commissioner of the Dock-yrad died there.
--- "The Gentleman's Magazine" 1737, Vol 7, page 702:
[Deaths for 1737. Nov.] 16. Sir Nicholas Trevanion, Kt, Commissioner of the Navy, at Plymouth.
--- "Bibliotheca Cornubiensis: P-Z" George Clement Boase, 1878, page 792:
Trevanion, Sir Nicholas (third son of Rich. Trevanion. m. Miss Maunder. R. Trevanion's will was proved at Bodmin 17 Apl. 1714). Of Molenick in St. Germans; Capt. of H.M.S. "Dunwich," 25 May 1696; Capt. of H.M.S. "Dover," 50 guns, which captured "Le Compte de Thoulouse" with 300 French soldiers on board, Jan. 1702/03; knighted by Geo. I; Commr. of the navy at Plymouth 1726 to 1737. d. Plymoutyh 16 Nov. 1737. m. (1) 29 Mch. 1716 at St. Stephens by Saltash, hon. lady Sarah Coryton. She d. 27 Sep. 1719; bur. St. Germans, where is monu. m. (2) 13 Oct 1721 at St. Germans, Catherine, dau. of Will. Eliot, R.N. and his wife Anne Williams of Ireland. cf. Charnock iii, 144-46; Gent. Mag. vii, 702 (1737).
--- Heraldic Church Notes from Cornwall, edited by A. Jewers, page 77-8:
An armorial floor-slab commemorates Sarah Trevanion, wife of Sir Nicholas Trevanion, of Mollenick, Knt., die3d 27th Sept., 1719. . . . This lady was the eldest daughter of Edward Littleton, Esq. (who died before his father, Sir Edward Littleton, of Pillaton Hall, county Stafford, Bart.) by his wife Susanna, daughter of Sir Theophilus Biddulph, Bart. Lady Trevanion was the widow of Sir William Coryton, Bart., and became the second wife of Sir Nicholas Trevanion, being married 29th October, 1716, at St. Stephens-by-Saltash. Sir Nicholas married first Elizabeth, daughter of Peter Westlake, Esq., who died 14th February, 1715, aged 45, and is buried at Charles Church, Plymouth, with a monument, having the arms of Trevanion impaling the above coat for Westlake. After the death of Sarah Littleton, Sir Nicholas married thirdly, at this church, 13th October, 1721, Catherine, daughter of William Eliot, R.N., and Ann his wife, as mentioned under her monument above. . . .
Sir Nicholas had issue, by his first wife only, two sons and nine daughters, his co-heirs, and to whom the following extracts from this Register relate.
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