John Killigrew (d.1567) of Arwenack was the first Governor of Pendennis Castle, situated on land within the Arwenack estate on the tip of a peninsula about 1 mile south-east of Arwenack House, appointed by King Henry VIII. He married Elizabeth Trewennard, 2nd daughter of James Trewennard of Trewennard, in the parish of St Erth.
Among their children were five sons:
Sir John Killigrew (d.1583/4)
Peter Killigrew (d.1603), 2nd son, Controller of Customs at Plymouth and Fowey
Sir Henry Killigrew (c.1528-1603), 4th son, an ambassador to Queen Elizabeth I and Member of Parliament for Newport & Launceston in 1553, Saltash in 1563 and for Truro in 1571-2
Sir William Killigrew (d.1622) of Hanworth, Middlesex, 5th son, Groom of the Privy Chamber to King James I, several of whose descendants were also royal courtiers and were buried in Westminster Abbey where survive various monuments to the family.
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