This family was at Morton on Lugg in Herefordshire. The family came to acquire holdings in Wellington, and became known as 'of Wellington'. Sir James Perrot, last of the Pembrokeshire line, left his estate, including Haroldstone, to Sir Herbert Perrot, last of the Herefordshire line. Nevertheless, Barnwell questions if this family was really related to the Pembrokeshire branch. Turvey clearly states they were related, albeit distantly. A reading of the will of Francis Perrott (below) indicates the family had considerable land holdings in Pembrokeshire A genealogy compiled by Robert Perrot of Herefordshire attributes the descendancy of this branch to the Scotsborough branch of the Pembrokeshire Perrots. They probably were more closely related-- by marriage-- via the Bromwitch family.

According to Barnwell, this branch of the family did not use the usual Perrot arms until they obtained it from Sir James Perrot, last of the Pembrokeshire line. Instead, they used quarterly per fess indented or and azure. This arms was one of the ones quartered on that of Penelope, daughter of the last Sir Thomas Perrot. However, according to the London Visitation, the line of this family (John/Thomas/Richard) said to have gotten their arms from Sir James apparently did maintain the use of the traditional Perrot arms all along, with a cresent for difference. However, another line of this family (John/Thomas/Roger) did have their arms respited but not dismissed.

Burke's Peerage includes a James Perrot of Wellington as a member of this family. He marries a Dorothy Perrot, said to be the daughter of the last Sir Thomas Perrot of Pembrokeshire, and his wife, Dorothy Devereaux. Barnwell makes it clear the existence of this James and Dorothy is ficticious. Nevertheless, the Dames of the Magna Carta have accepted the existence of James Perrot of Wellington and Dorothy Perrot.

See the Will of Francis Perrot, #39 below.

Based primarily on:

• Perrot notes, or some account of the various branches of the Perrott family, Edward Lowry Barnwell, (London: J. Russell Smith, 1867)
• A Critical Edition of Sir James Perrot’s ‘The Life, Deedes and Death of Sir John Perrott, Knight’, by James Perrot. Edited, annotated, and introduced by Roger Turvey. (Mellen Press, 2002)
• A Seventeenth-century pedigree roll from the Herefordshire, by by R.K. Turvey. (The National Library of Wales Journal, 30: 373-404. 1999
• A. Shaw Wright, honorary county archivist of Hereford Co., England, via Evalyn Parrott Scott, in Links that Bind, p. 22.

Where the sources conflict, Turvey prevails over Barnwell on these web pages.

1. William PERROT was born in Pembrokeshire.

William married Unknown CLANVOW.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 2 M    i. John PERROT was born in 1415 in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire and died in 1526 at age 111.

2. John PERROT (William¹) was born in 1415 in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire and died in 1526 at age 111.

General Notes: Founder of the Perrots of Morton.

John married Catherine MEYRICK of Winferton.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 3 M    i. Richard PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

   4 F    ii. Isabel PERROT .

General Notes: From Turvey, p 386: 'lived in the decimo of Harrie the 6 and was drownde in the river Arowe'

   5 M    iii. John PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

   6 M    iv. Henry PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

   7 M    v. Roger PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

   8 F    vi. Margaret PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

   9 F    vii. Eleanor PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

Eleanor married Roger BOHUM.

   10 F    viii. Alice PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

John next married Anne UNKOWN.

Children from this marriage were:

   11 M    i. Phillip PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

+ 12 M    ii. Thomas PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

   13 M    iii. Hugh PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

   14 M    iv. George PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

   15 M    v. Edward PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

   16 F    vi. Daughter PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

3. Richard PERROT (John², William¹) was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

Richard married Unknown UNKOWN.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 17 M    i. James PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire and died in 1577.

   18 M    ii. Richard PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

   19 M    iii. William PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

   20 M    iv. John PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

   21 M    v. Thomas PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire and died in 1613.

12. Thomas PERROT (John², William¹) was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

Thomas married Alicia WILCOCKS.

Children from this marriage were:

   22 M    i. Thomas PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

   23 M    ii. John PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

General Notes: From Turvey: "catholic recusant and soldier of fortune who first tested his martial skills against the Turks at the siege of Malta, hone them while serving the Spanish in southern Italy and perfected them under the Duke of Alva in the Netherlands"

+ 24 M    iii. Richard PERROT was born in 1552 in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

+ 25 M    iv. Roger PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

   26 M    v. George PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

+ 27 M    vi. James PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

   28 F    vii. Ann PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

Ann married Cornelius AB EVAN.

General Notes: Husband is Henry Monnington according to Barnwell.

   29 F    viii. Jane PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

Jane married Walter TEWE.

General Notes: Alexander Evans according to Barnwell

   30 F    ix. Eleanor PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

   31 F    x. Ales PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

Ales married Elis EVANS.

   32 F    xi. Elizabeth PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

17. James PERROT (Richard³, John², William¹) was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire and died in 1577.

James married Alice BROMWICH.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 33 M    i. John PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

   34 M    ii. Sylvanus PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

   35 F    iii. Anne PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

Anne married Richard EVANS.

   36 M    iv. William PERROT .

24. Richard PERROT (Thomas³, John², William¹) was born in 1552 in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

General Notes: Mayor of Hereford, 1588-89. Burgess, merchant.

Richard married Margaret BROMWICH, daughter of Richard BROMWITCH of Hereford and Margaret BERKELEY.

General Notes: Turvey p 404 lists her father as Thomas Bromwich, grand uncle to Sir James Perrot.

Children from this marriage were:

   37 M    i. John PERROT was born ~1595 in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

General Notes: Died without issue.

+ 38 M    ii. Robert PERROT was born in 1572 in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire and died in 1657 at age 85.

   39 M    iii. Francis PERROT was born ~1598 in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire and died on 15 November 1642 in London at age 44.

General Notes: Died unmarried and without issue. Was a prosperous London merchant.

   40 M    iv. Richard PERROT was born ~1600 in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire and died ~1623 at age 23.

General Notes: Moved to London, and became an agent for over 20 years for Lionel Cranfield, Lord Treasurer. Cranfield later appointed him an office in the Custome House of London

Richard married Alice PAGNOL/PAGNELL.

   41 F    v. Alice Uxor PERROT .

General Notes: Found in Barnwell only.

Alice married Alex EVANS.

   42 F    vi. Ales PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

Ales married Walter GRISMONDE.

   43 M    vii. William PERROT .

William married Eleanor MONNINGTON.

Richard next married Alice DARNELL. Alice was born ~1573.

Children from this marriage were:

   44 M    i. Walter PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

   45 M    ii. William PERROT .

General Notes: Mentioned in the will of Richard Darnell, dated 12 Nov 1617:
1) Leonard Jefferes (remember John Jeffryes is in will of Richard of Middlesex)
2) Mrs. Elizabeth Bromwich to occupy my houses in city of Hereford
3) William Parrott, my sister's son
4) Thomas Lawrence, witness

   46 F    iii. Alice PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire and was christened on 22 January 1614/15 in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

25. Roger PERROT (Thomas³, John², William¹) was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

General Notes: Grocer and merchant in London

Roger married Elizabeth BREND, daughter of John BREND. Elizabeth was born in London.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 47 M    i. Symon PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire and died in 1652.

   48 M    ii. Nathaniel PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire and died in 1616 in Venezuela.

General Notes: Nathaniel Perrot, who accompanied Sir Walter Raleigh to find El Dorado in what is now Venezuela, up the Orinoco River in 1595, where he died.

Nathaniel married Ann Uxor BRISCOE.

   49 F    iii. Ann PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

   50 M    iv. John PERROT .

27. James PERROT (Thomas³, John², William¹) was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

James married Unknown TYSDALE.

Children from this marriage were:

   51 M    i. James PERROT was born in London.

James married Unknown WILBRAHAM?.

   52 M    ii. Richard PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

   53 M    iii. Thomas PERROT was born in London.

   54 M    iv. John PERROT was born in London.

33. John PERROT (James⁴, Richard³, John², William¹) was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

John married Unknown UNKOWN.

The child from this marriage was:

   55 M    i. John PERROT .

John married Unknown UNKOWN.

38. Robert PERROT (Richard⁴, Thomas³, John², William¹) was born in 1572 in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire and died in 1657 at age 85.

General Notes: -Becomes heir on death of his brother.
-clerk in the Exchequer, early 1620's, which gave him access to records for his genealogical work

-Oxford scholar who collaborated with Sir James Perrot in writing a Perrot genealogy

-From Turvey, p 380:
"matriculated aged 17 in July 1589 at Brasenose College, Oxford, from here he presumably graduated soon after in the early 1590's."

-From Barnwell, p 122:
"It was against Robert Perrot, his brother Francis, and his son Sir Herbert, that proceedings in the Herald's Court were taken for assuming the usual Perrot coat, they were not entitled thereto. The plaintiff was Thomas Perrot, a merchant of London. ... The plaintiff sets forth that Sir Owen Perrot of Hardleston (Haroldston) had four sons only, and exhibits his own descent from that family, which he proves by the bearings and depositions of divers persons. Now, as all recognized accounts give only two sons to Sir Owen, namely his heir, Thomas, and Robert, reader of Greek to Edward IV (and who appears to have died unmarried), it is not easy to ascertain how the plaintiff proved his descent, without relying on additions Philpot's Stemmata before alluded to, and who do assign two other sons to Sir Owen, namely Richard, described as bailiff of Sandwitch, who died without issue; and John, father of Thomas, of the Brook (now Claymor), who was the father of another Thomas. These additions are thought by Mr. King to be in the same writing as that of the rest of the MS. ... The suit must have taken place prior to 1642, the year that Frances Perrot died; and probably did take place between that year and 1636, when Sir Herbert came into the Haroldston bequest, and, naturally wishing to assume the usual Perrot coat, might have persuaded his father and uncle to do the same. Whatever was the result of the suit, Sir Herbert did ultimately use the disputed arms, as proved by the seal of his will and the monument in Wellington Church. The fact, however, of the claim being disputed confirms the statement that this branch of the Perrots were not related, or could not make out their relationship to the Haroldston family."

Robert married Fortuna TOMKYNS, daughter of Richard TOMKYNS and Catherine BASKERVILLE. Fortuna was born in Monnington, Herefordshire.

General Notes: - settlement of her first marriage was on 2 July 1611, at which time her properties were conveyed to Robert

Children from this marriage were:

+ 56 M    i. Sir Herbert PERROT was born in 1617 in Wellington and died on 16 June 1682 at age 65.

   57 M    ii. James PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire and died in 1683 in Haroldstone.

General Notes: - Died unmarried. Buried in St. Mary's Church in Haverfordwest, next to Sir James Perrot.

   58 M    iii. Francis PERROT was born in 1619 in Monnington, Herefordshire, died on 24 October 1667 at age 48, and was buried in Monnington-on-Wye, Herefordshire.

General Notes: Barnwell: "Of Francis, the third son, nothing is known." Gives b as 1624, and d as 14 Oct 1662.

Dates provided here are from the P-rr-tt Society Family Notes, vol 21, page 173, March 2005.

A monument to Francis, bearing his bust and the standard Perrott arms, is on the north wall of the nave of St. Mary's Church, Monnington-on-Wye, Herefordshire.

Francis saw service at sea with the Venetian Republic against the Barbary Pirates. The following inscription is on his monument:

Upon the death of Francis Perrott,
Stay passanger-- if thou hast one tear
beflow it on the noble dust laid here.
Here Perrott lies, whose great capacious mind
His native limits scorned to be confined
To the unknown dangers of enranged seas
And foreign enemies more dangerous than these
His valour he exposed Venice may boast
The aid he lent her to defend her coast
Gainst unbelieving Turks-- Thus wifely he
Commits his credit to posterity.
The fading memory of wicked men
Scarce their dry funeral surviveth when.
Thoes who by virtuous acts chance this name
Live in records of eternal fame.

   59 F    iv. Penelope PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

General Notes: Named in honor of the daughter of Sir Thomas Perrot.

Penelope married Richard STREET.

Penelope next married Charles BRECKNOCK.

   60 F    v. Damaris PERROT was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire.

Damaris married Unknown EDWARDES of Trefgarne, Pembrokeshire.

47. Symon PERROT (Roger⁴, Thomas³, John², William¹) was born in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire and died in 1652.

General Notes: Information on Simon and his family from the London Visitation. Was a London grocer living in 1633.

Symon married Elizabeth DAVENPORT, daughter of William DAVENPORT.

Children from this marriage were:

   61 M    i. John PERROT was born in 1611 in London.

   62 M    ii. William PERROT was born in London.

   63 M    iii. Charles PERROT was born in London.

   64 M    iv. Simon PERROT .

   65 F    v. Ann PERROT was born in London.

   66 F    vi. Mary PERROT was born in London.

   67 F    vii. Eliza PERROT was born in London.

56. Sir Herbert PERROT (Robert⁵, Richard⁴, Thomas³, John², William¹) was born in 1617 in Wellington and died on 16 June 1682 at age 65.

General Notes: - Owner of the Wellington estate
- Matriculated Brasenose College at age 16, in Feb. 1664
- Inherits Haroldstone estate of Sir James Perrot of Pembrokeshire
- Attended Gray's Inn. Called to the Bar, 11 May 1621.
- Lived occasionally at Haroldstone.
- High sheriff of Pembrokeshire in 1666
- Mayor of Haverfordwest in 1677

Herbert married Jane LLOYD, daughter of Thomas LLOYD of Cilcethed (Kilkifeth) and Mary WOGAN of Wiston, circa 1645. Jane was born circa 1624 in Cilciffeth and died in 1667 at age 43.

General Notes: Barnwell gives name as Sybilla

The child from this marriage was:

   68 M    i. Herbert PERROT was born in 1643 in Morton on Lugg, Herefordshire and died in 1677 at age 34.

General Notes: "Herbert Perrot, first son of Herbert of Wellington of Hereford, equitis, Merton College, 1662, aged 15, bar-at-law, Middle Temple, 2 June 1671."

Councillor at-law. Stabbed by Captain Smith in the Devil's Tavern, Fleet Street, and died as a consequence of his wounds. Buried in the round part of Temple Church.

Links that Bind lists his mother as Unknown Barlow.

Herbert next married Hester BARLOW, daughter of William BARLOW of Slebech, circa 1671. Hester was born in Slebech and died in 1668.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 69 F    i. Hester PERROT was born in 1669 and was buried in 1715.

Herbert next married Susannah NORRIS, daughter of Sir Francis NORRIS, circa 1650.

69. Hester PERROT (Herbert (Sir)⁶, Robert⁵, Richard⁴, Thomas³, John², William¹) was born in 1669 and was buried in 1715.

General Notes: Became sole heir at age 14

Hester married Sir James PAKINGTON 4th Baronet. James died in 1727.

General Notes: Haroldstone thus passed from the Perrot family to the Packington family

The child from this marriage was:

   70 M    i. Sir Herbert Perrott PAKINGTON died in 1748.

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