Sir Tristram Beresford, 3rd Baronet

Sir Tristram Beresford, 3rd Baronet (1669 – 16 June 1701) was an Anglo-Irish soldier, politician and baronet.

Early life He was the second, but oldest surviving son of Sir Randal Beresford, 2nd Baronet and the Hon. Catherine Annesley. Among his siblings were two sisters, Catherine Beresford (wife of Matthew Pennefather), and Jane Beresford (wife of Lt.-Gen. Frederick Hamilton).

His paternal grandparents were Sir Tristram Beresford, 1st Baronet, and Anne Rowley (a daughter of John Rowley of Castle Rose). His maternal grandparents were Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount Valentia and, his second wife, the former Jane Stanhope (a daughter of Sir John Stanhope).

Career Commanding a Protestant regiment, Beresford was attainted by King James II of England in May 1689. However he was acquitted after the Glorious Revolution.

Personal life In February 1687, he married Hon. Nichola Sophia Hamilton, youngest daughter of Hugh Hamilton, 1st Viscount of Glenawly, who spent most of his career in the Swedish army, and his second wife Susanna Balfour. Together, they were the parents of four daughters and a son, including:

Susanna Catherina Beresford (–1763), who married Hyacinth Nugent, 2nd Baron Nugent, son of Thomas Nugent, 1st Baron Nugent of Riverston, in 1703. In October 1693, Nichola wore one morning a black ribbon and after a request by her husband, declared that her friend had died. Lady Anne Beresford (wife of William Annesley, 1st Viscount Glerawly), Lady Jane Beresford (wife of Edward Cary MP), Lady Araminta Beresford (wife of George Paul Monck, MP), Lady Frances Maria Beresford (wife of Henry Flood, MP), and Lady Eliza Beresford (wife of Col. Thomas Cobbe).