General Notes

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Werne (Wearne) TRELOWARTH was born about 1532 in Wendron, CON and was buri
ed on 6 Mar 1585 in Wendron, CON. A respected researcher Edward MARTIN, co
nsiders that Wearne, who was described in the 1569 Muster as an able Billm
an, with a bill, is in fact the father of Robert and the main ancest
or of the later Treloar families. He believes also that some of the childr
en assigned by Orson Treloar to Robert were children of Wearne. I have the
refore made some changes to the origins of the family. I agree with his lo
gic, which includes the fact that in the records none of the children assi
gned by Orson to Robert had a son named Robert. However, each of Robert a
nd John, had a son named Wearne. Part of the reasoning is that although th
ere is a 30-year difference between the marriages of Robert and Bennet (al
so known as Benedict), it is possible that they were brothers. Robert cou
ld have married young and Bennet the youngest at an older age, after havi
ng cared for ageing parents. At present there is no way of knowing for cer
tain what the relationship was, but the family group was quite small in t
he 16th and early 17th century and therefore the relationship is like
ly to have been close. The early records also show that other earlier gene
rations had the names Thomas and Ralph in them and Bennet had sons with th
ose names. It is possible that Wearne's father was Ralph Trelowarth who ap
peared in the Valuation and Muster at Wendron in 1522 and shown as havi
ng 12 pounds in goods and was armed with a bill, jack and sallet. Ralph w
as also in the Lay Subsidy at Wendron in 1524 with same valuation. A Ral
ph also appeared in the Muster of Tinners at Wendron in 1535, armed wi
th a bill. Raw or Ralph was also listed in the 1543 Lay Subsidy Roll in 15
43 but not in Muster of 1569. A John appeared in 1522 in Wendron, and a Th
omas at Helston same year. The name Ralph re-appeared in later generations