James Trevillian, Gent, 1669

BORN: in 1669 in Brannel Cornwall.

There is some sort of error in this lineage. We may be missing a generation, perhaps another James. Here is why: One James Trevillian and Ann Stybly were married in Brannel on 1January 1665. Here is their marriage notice: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~boneplace/genealogy/mar/marexeter2.html

If one James Trevillian married an Ann Styrbly in Brannel in 1665 then how can this James Trevillian be born in 1669 who is also listed as marrying an Ann Strybly?

It needs to be sorted out.

I did find the marriage of a Jenefer Trevillian (his daughter?) to a Stephen Devonshire on 30 Mar 1703 in Brannel. LINK: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~boneplace/genealogy/mar/marexeter3.html

Daughters tend to marry in heir hometown while sons marry in their bride's hometown.

Brannel Cornwall, the presumed birthplace of James Trevillian, is where famous English china clay was found. Here is an article about the people of Brannel, drawn from probate documents and other similar records of those living in Brannel from 1750 to 1850, which is just after this James Trevillian died, but gives us a snapshot portrait of Brannel at that time. I did not find any probate record for any Trevillian children or grandchildren in the following Brannel record:

https://www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/sites/default/files/page-at...

The parish of St Stephen in Brannel, is where in the 1760s William Cookworthy discovered workable china clay for the manufacture of the now famous hard paste English porcelain. (William Cookworthy who lived from 1705-1780 was a younger contemporary of this James Trevillian.)

The discovery of fine china porcelain clay transformed the landscape of the parishes around St Austell. Today, research volunteers are ‘turning back the layers’ to try to discover how the people of these parishes lived and worked before this major industrial development in the mid-nineteenth century.

The first phase of research covers the period from 1750 to around 1850 and the sources under investigation are those common to many parishes, thus making possible realistic family connections and comparisons. The research group began working on probate records – the wills of local people – in order to ‘meet’ individuals and their families. As the documents were transcribed many questions were generated: who owned and farmed the land? What work did men do before china clay? What did the women do? Did children go to school? Were all these families related? What about misbehaviour and crime? Who cared for the poor? Members of the group have investigated other sources to try to find some of the answers.

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CHILDREN: John Trevillian II, 1727 (Born Trevillian), Catherine (Mary) Trevilian, Eleanor Trevilian, Jenefred Trevilian

The will of James Trevillian of Truro, gentleman, was probated 21 Oct 1728.

Cornish Probate Records: http://members.iimetro.com.au/~rosewarne/cor_prob.html

1694/5 Parish marriage record for: James Trevillian and Ann Strybly: http://archive.org/stream/cornwallparishr01rowegoog#page/n52/mode/2...

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James Trevillian was the last of his straight line of 13 blood ancestors born at Nettlecombe Court. James' 13 Nettlecombe generations is comprised of eight generations of Trevillians born at Nettlecombe. Plus, two generations of blood Walesborough and two generations of ancestral Raleigh also born at Nettlecombe, and the first Raleigh knight who acquired it. All 13 generations passed Nettlecombe Court from blood parent to child with no skipping of generations.

James moved to the town of Truro, where he became a merchant investing in ventures in the colonies and lived the life of a gentleman, where he married the daughter of a local merchant and where his children were born.

Nettlecombe continued to be the home to his uncle George Tevelyan (who was made a Baronet who changed the spelling to Trevelyan) and then it passed to his first cousin. His descendants lived there another 250 years until the late 19th century. Nettlecombe went from Trevelyan father to son in a direct line of family ownership. Thus, a blood generation of this family was born and bred at Nettlecombe, for about 600 years, since circa 1320.

Nettlecombe Court is listed in the Domesday Book as owned by William the Conqueror.

Today Nettlecombe and its relatively untouched surrounding countryside is owned by the British government's Field Studies Council as a scientific centre for the study of the natural environment.

The hereditary baronet was given to the Trevillian family to James Trevillian's grandfather for his loyalty to the crown during the Civil War.

Born: About 1669, Nettlecombe, Devonshire, England

Spouse: Anne STRYBLY

Married: 1 Jan 1693-94, St. Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall

http://www.celtic-casimir.com/webtree/31/tr060.htm

Their Children:

1. Francis TREVILLIAN (d.y.)

2. James TREVILLIAN

3. Francis TREVILLIAN

4. Jane TREVILLIAN

5. Ann TREVILLIAN

6. Alice TREVILLIAN

7. Catherine TREVILLIAN

8. John TREVILLIAN born 1705 + married Catherine Phillips

9. Elizabeth TREVILLIAN died 1715

10. Arthur TREVILLIAN+

11. Amos TREVILLIAN

12. Gregory TREVILLIAN

PROBATE NOTICE: James TREVILLIAN of Truro Admon granted 21 Oct 1728 to Anne TREVILLIAN, widow. Bondsmen: Ann TREVILLIAN of Truro, widow, James TREVILLIAN of Fowey, gent, William SAUNDERS of Fowey,

(Ref. LDS Film No. 189696)

SON or GRANDSON'S WILL: Extracts from will of James Trevillian of Fowey, gentleman, numerous money bequests. 6th February 1773, proved 19th March 1773.

RECORD OF CONTRACT: 7 Sep 1725 Contract between, parties 1) John Treffry of Place, esquire, to 2) James Trevillian of Fowey. House with ground extending to 'Mr Treffry's new Pleasure-house'. Lease for 99 years.

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Oldest Cornish Surnames with the year continually recorded as resident in Cornwall

1. GODOLPHIN since 1140

2. VIVYAN / VIVIAN since 1210

3. TREVELYAN / TREVILLIAN since 1241

4. TRENOWETH / TRENOUTH / TRENWITH since 1250

5. BRAY since 1250

6. TREVENEN / TREVANION since 1280

7. FLAMANK since 1290

8 CARTHEW/CARDEW since 1300

9. PENROSE since 1302

10. BASSET/BASSETT since 1308

11 CAVELL/CAVILL since 1312

12. GLYN/GLINN/GLOYNE since 1327

13. ESTCOTT / ESCOTT since 1328

14 KENDALL since 1330

15 CODE / COAD / COODE since 1347

16. TRIPCONEY since 1353

17. TREMAYNE / TREMAIN since 1354

18. SYMONDS / SIMMONDS since1370

19. LANGDON since 1396

SOURCE: http://coadcoode.blogspot.com/2012/08/oldest-surnames-in-cornwall_2...

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TREVILLIAN LEGEND OF LYONESSE:

The Trevilian crest shows the image of a white horse in the sea based on the legend of Lyonesse. The crest is built into the structure of the hall at Nettlecombe Court.

The Legend of Lyonesse: Trevilian family legend traces their ancestry to Sir Trevillian, the sole surviving knight of King Arthur, who swam ashore on a white horse when Lyonesse sank into the sea during the Great Inundation. The story relates that Trevillian was the only knight who insisted that the men of Lyonesse were in danger and advocated seeking shelter at higher ground even as the storm raged. The knights bet on whether or not Trevillian could make it to higher ground. Trevillion rode through the sea on the back of a white horse to Marazion, while the other men perished when the water enveloped them. It is said that this man is the progenitor of all members of the Trevilian family. Medieval histories give an exact date for the Great Inundation and there is scientific evidence that the sea levels were once much lower, and that the English Channel was once a river surrounded by farmland and forest, now covered by the sea.

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History and Legends of Cornwall

The name "Cornwall" comes from Cornovii, meaning hill dwellers, and Waelas, meaning strangers. Human settlers from Europe crossed by boat and the once existing prehistoric land bridge to Cornwall. There were not many people here in the early Stone Age, but the first stone tools found date from about 4500BC. There are the remains of a stone age settlement at Carn Brea near Redruth. Many megalithic stone structures are found throughout the area, similar to the construction found at Stonehenge. There also exists many burial chambers from this period. Most of these have been damaged by weather or by man but you can still see good examples at Trethevy Quoit near St Cleer, Liskeard and at Chun Cromlech near Land's End.

Bronze Age: Around 2500 BC bronze was invented, which is an alloy of copper and tin, which makes copper strong enough for weapons, tools, and artwork; launching the Bronze Age. Cornwall happened to be the location of Europe's richest natural source of tin. Thus, Europe's oldest bronze foundry and the first incorporated village of Europe is found in Cornwall. The ancient classical civilizations of the Mediterranean created a high demand for bronze; and robust trade between Cornwall started growing in tin and copper with Mediterranean traders. During the classical period, the Phoenicians, Greeks and others sailed their curved bow ships to Cornwall to buy vast amounts of tin to make bronze in exchange for Mediterranean products such as olives, wine, and dates. The Greek author, Homer wrote of trade with Cornwall. It was these ships that the Vikings eventually copied to make their Viking ships. The remains of such Bronze Age villages can still be seen on Bodmin Moor and the West Penwith Uplands. Excavations have shown these peoples to be well organised, living in villages and practising farming and metalworking. Cornwall has been coveted since ancient times for its abundant tin mines. The Phoenicians traded cloth for it, and merchants of all backgrounds sailed far and wide to barter their wares for the rare and valuable commodity.

Research by Adam Rutherford, author of 1939’s Anglo-Saxon Israel or Israel-Britain reveals that: ""Cornish tin is mentioned by such classical writers as Herodotus, Homer, Pytheas and Polybius, whilst Diodorus Siculus gives the details of the trade route."

In 1998, a team of Russian scientists set out to identify the most likely location for the lost antediluvian civilisation of Atlantis. After considerable analysis they set their sights on Land's End and a stretch of sea 100 miles offshore called the Celtic Shelf. The land, which had been submerged since the last Ice Age, lies just beyond the neighbouring Isles of Scilly. The Russians could be forgiven for believing this was Atlantis; after all Plato quite clearly stated that the fabled city was located just beyond the Pillars of Hercules – or the Straits of Gibraltar, and this is where the Celtic Shelf resides.

Lyonesse: The Russian scientists were likely to have been influenced, or at least romanced, by the legend of Lyonesse; a sunken kingdom with Arthurian connections believed to have been connected to Land's End in the distant past when sea levels were much lower.

Trevilian: The last surviving knight of King Arthur was said to be Sir Trevillian who rode his white horse to higher ground during the Great Inundation which drowned Lyonesse and its inhabitants.

King Arthur: The English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson describes Lyonesse as the site of the final battle between King Arthur and Mordred. This is not surprising, as traditional mythology associates the Kings of Lyonesse with legendary Arthurian characters, such as Tristan and Iseult. Tennyson commemorated the legend in his Arthurian epic, Idylls of the King:

Then rose the King and moved his host by night And ever pushed Sir Mordred, league by league, Back to the sunset bound of Lyonesse A land of old upheaven from the abyss By fire, to sink into the abyss again; Where fragments of forgotten peoples dwelt, And the long mountains ended in a coast Tennyson’s work also featured Tintagel, the dramatic and ancient cliff side ruins on Cornwall’s north coast, said to have been Arthur’s birth place. Just a couple of miles from Tintagel, in Rock Valley; a seven ring classical labyrinth carved on a rocky outcrop. The symbol of the labyrinth was prevalent across the ancient world and is thought to represent spiritual pursuits and otherworldly realms. The design dates back millennia, and some argue, all the way back to the time of Atlantis.

Saint Michael's Mount: Not far from where Lyonesse is said to have flourished - and ultimately perished, stands Saint Michael's Mount, which sits stoically on a jagged grey hill in the water in the bay from Penzance. At low tide the majestic castle is joined by a natural causeway with Marazion, a town believed to be the oldest in Cornwall, and as we shall see, some would argue the oldest in all of Western Europe.

The Cornish name for Saint Michael's Mount means "the hoar rock in the wood". A forest once populated Mount Bay and the dramatic outcrop of grey granite could be seen rising above the tree line.

Brittany: A special relationship exists between Saint Michael's Mount in England, and Mont Saint-Michel in France. The sites are effectively mirror images of each other, i.e. name, setting, history, etc. and their visual similarities are striking. The two centres of worship also share the same apparition; Saint Michael is said to have appeared in a vision at the French Mont St Michel in 715 A.D., and at the Cornish St Michael's Mount in 495 A.D. The list of similarities between Brittany and Cornwall goes on. The Cornish and Breton language are almost exactly the same. Another interesting, inverse relationship between Cornwall and France is their flags. The Cornish flag is a white cross on a black background while the former Breton (Brittany) flag is a mirror of the Cornish: a white field with a black cross. Not surprisingly, the Cornish Coat of Arms is enclosed by a frame of waves – much like the county itself is enclosed by water, echoing the memory of Lyonesse. There are still further similarities between Cornwall and Breton, such as their flood mythology. Like the legend of Lyonesse, Breton has its own version of a sunken kingdom in the tale of the Cité d'Ys, which was submerged as a result of its wantonness. As in the story of Lyonesse, the Breton flood myth ends with a sole survivor - King Gradlon – who manages to escape on a horse.

Marazion The ancient village of Marazion connects Saint Michael's Mount to the Land's End Peninsula via a tidal walkway. The place is special in Cornish traditions; John Wesley preached there and the first Quaker meeting house in Cornwall was established there over 300 years ago. However its true place in history goes back much further, still.

Jewish Market? The name ‘Marazion’ is an amalgamation of two adjacent villages that have merged into one; Market Jew (Marghas Yow, or ‘Thursday Market’) and Marazion (or Marghas – or ‘Little Market’). Both names are Cornish, and local historians are quick to point out that neither implies a connection with Jews or Zion. Still others translate Marazion as ‘Zion by the Sea’, and as we shall see, this is not as farfetched as it first appears.

Marazion may well be the oldest town in England and possibly all of Western Europe as it is the oldest known incorporated village in Europe. This is due to the belief of some historians that Marazion is the Mictis of the historian Timaeus and the Ictis of Diodorus Siculus; the author of each work studied the lost texts of Pytheas, an ancient Greek geographer who visited Britain in the 4th century BC.

Certainly the stone carvings in the cemetery of All Saints church (formerly Saint Hilary’s, which burnt in a fire in 1853) confirm an ancient origin, as several date from the 4th century and one even pays tribute to Constantine the Great. Another stone is inscribed with ‘NOTI NOTI’, which has been translated as the mark of Notus, however accompanying the inscription are symbols with writing whose meaning remains a mystery.

There is ample evidence of the presence of Jewish communities in Land's End in modern times. Just down the road from Land's End point, in Sennen Cove, the 1876 Round House contains a Star of David carved in a roof beam. The house was constructed to allow fishermen to dry and mend their nets before trips.

Still one must ask what proof exists to confirm a Jewish occupation in Cornwall in ancient times. Cornwall’s Red Book of the Exchequer, circa 1198, contains a clause referring to every "man or woman, Christian or Jew." However to find earlier references we must turn our attention to more speculative accounts of fabled biblical characters and England’s most enduring legends – those of Christ on its shores.

Joseph of Arimathea: Researchers and historians have noted that the uncle of Jesus, Joseph of Arimathea, was a wealthy Jewish tin trader who made regular trading trips to Cornwall. Legend suggests that on at least one occasion he may have been accompanied by his nephew, Jesus. Roman historical documents state it was Joseph of Arimathea, as next of kin, who took the body of Jesus and it was his family tomb of where Jesus was laid. Legend also says that Joseph took possession of the chalice used at the Last Supper and that he transported the chalice to Cornwall, where it became called the chalice of the Holy Grail.

Joseph’s association with Glastonbury – a town long believed to be the true Arthurian Avalon, appears to have been the impetus for his association with the Holy Grail. As the 13th century approached the Burgundian poet Robert de Boron wrote the first account of Joseph’s life – the aptly named Joseph d'Arimathe, which featured the Holy Grail as the chalice used at the Last Supper. The cup was given to Joseph by his superior Pontius Pilate, who as another legend recounts, hailed form Fortingall Scotland – a strange village in the exact centre of Scotland with the oldest tree in Europe and a number of ancient stone circles and carved stones with cup marks.

What’s intriguing and certainly worth mentioning is the similarity in the Cornish mythology of Arthur and Christ. In fact, one could be forgiven for believing they were the same person. References to each occur over and over again in the southwest of England, and in his book Arthurian Britain, Geoffrey Ashe attributes nearly fifty Cornish sites to Arthur, alone. The similarities between the two icons are worthy of a review:

Each has a mystical legend in Cornwall Each had strong association with the Holy Grail Each had 12 initiates (Apostles | Knights of the Round Table) Each was mentored by a wise man (John the Baptist | Merlin) Each partnered with a mystical woman (Mary Magdalene | Guinevere) Each was born under auspicious circumstances and died with mystical associations and a prophecy to return from the dead in our hour of need.

The similarities are interesting, and would appear to represent a human archetype of some sort of savior and other symbols that are universally appealing– representing the themes of considerable significance in Cornwall.

We return to Joseph, not in the context of the Grail, but rather tin. Joseph was regarded as a trade hero by metal workers across England and at least one researcher, the Rev Lionel Smithett Lewis, author of 1953’s St Joseph Of Arimathea At Glastonbury, placed his entry into Britain at Marizion. Lewis wrote:

"We workers in metal are a very old fraternity, and like other handicrafts we have our traditions amongst us. One of these... is that Joseph of Arimathea, the rich man of the Gospels, made his money in the tin trade with Cornwall. We have also a story that he made voyages to Cornwall in his own ships and that on one occasion he brought with him the Child Christ and His Mother and landed them at St Michael's Mount."

On December 22, 2007, the Daily Express newspaper in the UK ran an article entitled ‘Our Mythical Christmas’ that recounted the now familiar tale. The article placed the specific landing spot of Christ in Brittan at Looe Island, just up the coast from Land's End. Curiously, folklore at Looe associated with the megalithic monument called the Giant's Hedge indicates that a centenarian of Looe is on record as having said:

"The piskies of Cornwall heard that a little boy and his uncle had landed at Looe Island, and they were so anxious to protect them, that they went to the giants, and got them to build a hedge."

Iron Age: Around 1000 BC a tribe of warrior-like settlers arrived in Cornwall from Europe, called the Celts. They brought with them knowledge of forging iron into weapons. These Celts are the ancestors of most of modern Cornwall. They lived in villages, farmed, mined for tin, copper, bronze and iron, smelted and worked the metals. The best known of their Iron Age settlements is at Chysauster, near Penzance, Here the low stone walls, the grinding stones and the fireplaces still remain. Most of their settlements were fortified against attack - hence many were on hilltops or on promontories that could be easily defended. Their houses were round. Hence the word "Car" or "Caer" in Cornish place names from the Celtic "ker" meaning fort, and "Dinas" meaning hill.

Roman Age: The Romans landed in Britain in 55 BC but they had very little influence in Cornwall. The Cornish at that time were considered motivated warriors and of independent strength in their own right due to their millennia of trade with the Mediterranean. Because of concerns for Cornish resistance, the Romans chose the Thames as the best route to invade England and there they founded Londonium, later simply called London. The Tamar River was considered by the Romans as their western boundary, and Hadrian's Wall as their northern boundary; preferring to not fight the Cornish or the Scots. The Cornish Celts were left much to themselves. The one major Roman settlement in the West was briefly at Exeter.

Saxon Era: When the Romans abandoned Britain, tribes of Germanic Saxons rushed-in to settle on the east coast of England, and very slowly Cornwall came under a measure of Saxon influence.

With the Norman Conquest, the whole of Cornwall was given to William the Conqueror's half brother Robert. He made his headquarters at Launceston where he built the castle to enforce his rule. Then for the next few hundred years Cornwall was ruled by a succession of relatives of the Norman and Plantageneet Kings. The first real integration of Cornwall into Britain took place at this time.

The first Duke of Cornwall was Edward, the Black Prince, son of Edward III who died. Then there was a succession of rebellions through the Middle Ages. In 1497 Perkin Warbeck landed near Sennan, claiming to be one of the Princes murdered in the tower. He was defeated in battle at Exeter. The Prayer Book Rebellion of 1549 against the imposition of the English Prayer Book, saw many Cornishmen executed. There was the Spanish invasion at Mounts Bay in 1595. The Civil War between 1642-1649 led to a number of battles and sieges in Cornwall. In 1685 there was the Monmouth Rebellion with its bloody aftermath where hundreds of Cornishmen were punished by Catholic King James II for supporting the Protestant Duke of Monmouth's claim to the throne.

Freesmasons: The Protestant Reformation allowed people to begin to think for themselves, yielding to the Age of Reason and the Age of Enlightenment, which gave birth to the Scientific Revolution. Freemasons were originally the stone craftsmen who built the great Gothic cathedrals with modes of measurement as their symbols. The craftsmen of other trades were also freemasons, including the metalworkers of Cornwall. These were essentially medieval guilds that protected the skills of the craft. Men had to serve a lengthy apprenticeship to acquire competence in an actual craft before becoming a member. Upon membership they became "free" from their apprenticeship and could legally contract themselves. Men who were members were favored as craftsmen because their skill was vouched by the membership. The skills of the craft were kept secret, only shared between members, to avoid competition.

During the Medieval period when Christianity was at its height, bubonic plague killed half of townsfolk and a third of rural people across Europe. Since prayer did not save them, people began to question faith in Jesus, and started to consider natural explanations for events. The Renaissance was the re-birth form the devastation of plague. The Renaissance was characterized by turning to exploration of nature for answers and a rediscovery of the scientific and mathematical explanations developed by classical Europe. During this time, some reconsidered that the works of God and God itself were just the processes of nature itself. Thus, when some writers spoke of "God" they were also simultaneously referring to "nature" itself. Keeping such ideas veiled in Christian language so as not to offend the Church. Yet, nature and God were one and the same to many Europeans including early freemasons and even Christians. New expressions were created to reflect this view, such as thanking "providence" as an expression for the natural causal processes that provided nature's abundance.

Aristocrats who pursued scientific studies of nature could became freemasons if they had acquired an understanding of how nature worked. These men did not have building skills, but an understanding of "philosphia natura" (natural philosophy), which was the early term for what we now call science.

During the Age of Reason and Age of Enlightenment it was the aristocratic class that comprised the populace of learned men. Aristocrats were overwhelmingly Freemasons and gentlemen aristocrats comprised a great bulk of the great scientists who emerged at this time to bring us the Scientific Revolution.

Largely freemason aristocrats formed the British scientific body called the Royal Society. Cornishman, Humphry Davies was the first president of the Royal Society. Other members of the Royal Society included Sir Isaac Newton and Michael Faraday who discovered electromagnetism and built the first electric motor.

Industrial Revolution: Cornwall became a leader in the advancement of British science and engineering; and Cornwall is credited as being the place where the modern Industrial Revolution was born, due to the fact that the first productive industrial use of steam engines in human history was developed in Cornwall by Cornish engineers to build water pumps to pump water form the ancient Cornish mines, which had other wise become too deep to mine.

The invention of the steam engine in the 18th century and its rapid development in the 19th led to revolutional advances in mining. Engines could pump dry mines at a great depth and they could haul up ore and on the surface perform many of the jobs that previously had to be done by hand. The Cornishman, Richard Trevithick, was a leader in the development of steam engines. The economy of Cornwall exploded by steam engine use, by opening the Cornish mines to deeper mining. Practically every family in Cornwall had family members who became associated in some way with mining during this period. Mining was the money-maker and piggy bank of Cornwall for about 100 years.

Emigration: In the middle of the 19th century vast deposits of tin and copper ore were discovered abroad, and the Great Emigration of many Cornish miners took steam technology and their world-class mining skills to Australia, North and South America and South Africa. Meanwhile, the deep expensive Cornish mines became uncompetitive. Cornwall lost up to 80% of its population to emigration as they were drawn to the profitable mining districts across the globe. It wasn't just engineers and miners who left Cornwall, but as they departed, they also took their wives, grandparents, other relatives; and encouraged their pastors, craftsmen, builders, servants, farmers, and merchants to join the Cornish communities transplanted abroad. The Cornish communities called themselves, Cousin Jacks or Cousin Jennies. A Cornishman could go to any of the great mining districts in America, Australia or Africa and join a tight community of Cornish Cousins who would welcome them and give them support.

The Cornish economy back in England ceased to be dominated by mining. Cornish mines are now closed. In Cornwall, all that remains of their mining legacy are the ruins of engine houses with their massive granite walls and high brick chimneys, which can be seen on the skyline in many parts of Cornwall particularly in the areas of Camborne, Redruth, St Day and Botallack.

Cornish Methodism was a denomination of Protestant Christianity introduced to Cornwall by the Wesleys and their helpers in 1743. It rapidly took root in the County and entered every Parish from Morwenstow to Sennan, thus becoming a major factor in shaping the life of the community. Methodists were also known as ' Wezleeans', 'Methodies' and 'Bryanites' alike, as the old people called them. It's chief strength lay in the mining areas and in the fishing coves of its rock-bound coasts. As a brand of Methodism native to Cornwall, it was successfully transplanted by emigrant miners to America and Australia.

Many Cornish families often belonged to the Methodist Church and might also belong to a Masonic Lodge. While Cornish men of aristocratic origin tended to reman Episcopalian and also belonged to a Masonic Lodge.

The Trevillian family were Freemasons from the Age of Enlightenment until the 20th century. They also usually belonged to the Episcopalian church, where they were married and baptized.

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