PERROT (PARRET), John (1528/29-92), of Haroldston and Carew Castle, Pemb.

Family and Education

b. 1528 /29, reputed illegit. s. of Henry VIII by Mary, da. of James Berkeley of Thornbury, Glos., w. of Thomas Perrot of Islington, Mdx. and Haroldston; half-bro. of Henry Jones I and Richard Jones. educ. St. Davids. m. (1) Anne (d. Sept. 1553), da. of Sir Thomas Cheyne of Shurland, Kent, 1s. Thomas; (2) by 1566, Jane, da. of Hugh Prust of Hartland, Devon, wid. of Sir Lewis Pollard of Oakford, Devon, 1s. 2da.; at least 1s. illegit. James 2da. illegit. suc. Thomas Perrot 1531. Kntd. 17 Nov. 1549.Date of birth estimated from age at Thomas Perrot’s i.p.m., Wards 9/129/164v. Dwnn, Vis. Wales, i. 89, 134; C142/119/114; Lit. Rems. Edw. VI, p. ccvii; DNB; DWB (Perrot fam. of Haroldston).

Offices Held

Sheriff, Pemb. 1551 – 52; commr. goods of churches and fraternities, Pemb. 1553, concealed lands 1561, armour 1569, musters 1570, Denb. 1580, Haverfordwest 1581, piracy Card., Carm. 1575, Pemb. 1577; j.p. Pemb. 1555 – 58, q. Card., Carm., Pemb. 1558/59, q. all Welsh counties 1579 – d., marcher counties 1582; steward, manors of Carew, Coedraeth and Narberth, Pemb., and St. Clears, Carm. 1559, lordship of Cilgerran, Pemb. 1570; constable, Narberth and Tenby castles, Pemb. 1559; gaoler, Haverfordwest 1559; mayor, Haverfordwest 1560 – 61, 1570 – 71, 1575 – 76; custos rot. Pemb. by 1562; president of Munster 1570 – 73; member, council in the marches of Wales by 1574; ld. dep. Ireland 1584 – 88; dep. lt. Pemb. in 1587; PC 10 Feb. 1589.CPR, 1553, p. 418; 1558–60, p. 45; 1563–6, pp. 30, 31, 317; 1569–72, p. 252; APC, ix. 267–8; xii. 364; xvii. 76; CSP Dom. 1547–80, pp. 537–41, 615; R. Flenley, Cal. Reg. Council, Marches of Wales, 60, 122, 126, 132, 139–40, 172, 200, 213, 216, 234; P. H. Williams, Council in the Marches of Wales, 60–69; Arch. Camb. (ser. 3), xi. 195; Cal. Haverfordwest Recs. (Univ. Wales Bd. of Celtic Studies Hist. and Law ser. xxiv), 30, 184; HMC Foljambe, 26.

Parlimentarian

PERROT (PARRET), John (1528/29-92), of Haroldston and Carew Castle, Pemb.

Main residences: Haroldston; Carew Castle, Pemb.

Author

P.S.E.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

PERROT (PARRET), John (1528/29-92)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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