John Trelawny (died 1563) explained

John Trelawny (or Trelawney) (c. 1504 – 29 September 1563) was a Cornish Member of Parliament. The son of Walter and Isabella Trelawny of Poole-in-Menheniot, Cornwall, he was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1547 and 1560. He represented Liskeard in the first Parliament of 1553 and Cornwall from 1559 until his death.^[1] He married twice; his son by his marriage to Margery Lamelion, John, was his heir and also served as High Sheriff.

References

• Vivian's Visitations of Cornwall (Exeter: William Pollard & Co, 1887) http://uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Cornwall/visitations/index.html
• 1. 2. 1.
• Richard Polwhele and John Whitaker, The Civil and Military History of Cornwall (London: Cadell & Davies, 1806)

Notes and References

1. Web site: TRELAWNY, John (c.1504-63), of Poole in Menheniot, Cornw.. History of Parliament Online. 2012-03-27.