Anne Rees

Ancestors

Contents 1 My Perrott Family Tree 1.1 Current Research: 17thC Bibles in Africa & Australia 1.2 Current Research: Quaker Connections 1.3 Current Research: Laugharne Corporation Records 1.4 Current Research: Laugharne & Nearby Parishes 2 A Brief History of the Perrots 2.1 Family Origins in Wales 2.2 Sir John Perrot 2.3 Dissenting Perrots 3 Biography 4 Sources 5 References 5.1 My Surnames

My Perrott Family Tree

Wikitree Perrott One Name Study


My interest is the Perrotts of Wales, in particular Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. The family's ancient origins, together with the spread of its many branches to all quarters of the globe, provide a fascinating story spanning almost two millenia.

LAUGHARNE (f.k.a.Talacharn)

18thCentury British Sailor

Walter Perrott (c1690-1756), a mariner of Laugharne, was my 6 x great-grandfather. He is the earliest confirmed ancestor we've found so far but there are sources yet to be explored that may help trace his line much further back.
If you are also interested in researching this family please get in touch - collaboration is a key Wikitree objective!

Laugharne was a "vyllage" of 90 houses with 459 residents according to the Customs Revenue accounts of 1566. ^[1] After the 'Acts of Union' it grew steadily and by 1670 was a small but thriving port and market town. Its population in 1695 of around 600 was comparable to more recent times.

Contemporary Woodcut of the Great Flood

Gosport Harbour, at the head of the River Corran inlet, could then shelter vessels up to 350 tons before its capability to support navigation slowly diminished over the centuries as siltation gradually affected the tidal prism. The catastrophic 'Great Flood' of the Bristol channel in 1607 may have hastened this process but the community quickly revived and continued to prosper.

Bristol Channel 9m water level in 1607

The fortunes of the township declined during the second half of the nineteenth century. This reflected a significant reduction in its harbour traffic following the arrival of the railway in 1854 at nearby St Clears, which was a direct competitor to the sea-carrying trade.

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Current Research: 17^thC Bibles in Africa & Australia

The Perrott Family Bible now in South Africa

Note about a Pew Dispute in a 1634 Bible inherited by Justina (Perrott) Richards

Shown above is a Victorian copy of a 1781 manuscript entry in the family bible which was taken to South Africa by Robert Rees Perrott (1866-1938) after emigrating from Llanelli in 1896. The extract records a 1755 dispute about a pew in Laugharne church involving James Perrott and the Row family. It is from a substantial collection of family history notes written by Robert's sister, my great grandmother Emily Jane (Perrott) Lewis.

We have examined the bible first hand in Durban and found her transcriptions of its handwritten entries are meticulously accurate. It was printed in 1634 and purchased from William Skyrme (a Portreeve of Laugharne) of Island House by Robert's great-grandfather Walter Perrott in 1781 for the sum of 45s/6d, about £700 at today's prices.

In the margins of Psalm 28 he copied the account from his father's bible (with small but interesting changes) that the disputed pew was "given to his Grandmother by Bishop Thomas when he was Vicar of Laugharne." The identity of James' grandmother is currently uncertain but she could be Darneline (Row) wife of John Perrott. (§ 1:4.)

The Perrott Family Bible now in Australia

Victoria State Librarian's Report on the 1615 Perrott Family "Barker" Bible

The family bible owned by Walter's father James Perrott has fortunately also survived and is now in Australia. Its rich marginalia, as summarised above by a Victoria State librarian in 1983 has proved invaluable for our research. His description promised much: "Extensive genealogical notes on these and other members of the Perrott family of Boshaston [sic], Pembrokeshire continue throughout the Psalms, from which it is likely a lengthy genealogy of the family could be constructed."

'Perrott' family birth entries in the family bible now in Australia

Earliest 'Perrott' entry

The first Perrott ownership reference to a Thomas in 1701 is particularly interesting.
He could be Thomas Perrott of Laugharne or it is even possible he was Thomas Perrot of Llan-y-bri, the noted 18^th century Principal of Carmarthen Academy. (§ 2.3)

St Martin's Church 'Vestry Book' 1755 pew dispute & corresponding family bible 'Noat'

The 1760 date of Walter's "Stile" as copied in the extract shown above, is somewhat problematic given his age at that time. His father James may have drowned in 1757, which might explain the unusual pattern of early ownership. The "Walter his book 1750" inscription could possibly be that of James' father Walter who died on January 20 1756.

It seems the bible was passed down from Walter's youngest brother Thomas, Portreeve of Laugharne in 1792, via his brother David. His great-granddaughter Ada Richardson (1860-1959) took it to Melbourne from Bristol when she emigrated with her sister Ann aboard the RMS Carthage to Adelaide in 1889, shortly after their younger brother James.

In 2019 the owner of the Australian bible kindly made available digital surrogates of all the manuscript additions. These will enable new graphological comparisons with other known examples of Perrott family handwriting and hopefully those yet to be discovered!

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Current Research: Quaker Connections

The Religious Society of Friends in West Wales

George Fox by S. Chinn

"In 1688 George Fox visited Carmarthen, which served as a rallying point for the Quakers of Swansea, Tenby, Haverfordwest, and other unspecified districts. His object was to have monthly meetings settled regularly in good order. The minutes of the meetings thus regulated by Fox have been carefully recorded and kept. Burial places were also secured, that of Laugharne being probably the earliest in date. Marriages were solemnised in Quaker form, witnessed by the 'joining together in the Lord' of John Bowen & Mary Anthony in John Rees' mansion in Llansadurnen in 1712. Not all the monthly meetings, not all the apparatus of a finely strung organisation, not all the piety and good works, availed to attach Carmarthenshire to the Quaker faith. There is no gainsaying the Churchwardens' reports. In 1684 they tell of a Quaker and his wife, both excommunicated at Laugharne, of a Quaker and his wife both excommunicated in Llanboidy, the James Thomas who was distrained for not paying tithes in that year; of James Price the giddy-brained at Myddfai, and two reputed Quakers at St Ishmaels." Thomas Richards ^[2]

Identifying these Laugharne excommunicants is a pressing desideratum for our future research. Dr Richards goes on to describe the fate of two Friends from nearby Narberth:
"The storm and stress were so severe that a few Quakers from Carmarthenshire joined with those from other counties in migrating to North America. The ink was hardly dry on the churchwarden’s report of 1684, that Francis Howell of Llandysilio was a schismatic Quaker, before he and his wife, Margaret Mortimer, decided to leave their native land. No doubt, the decision was helped forward by the distress laid upon him in this year for non-payment of tithe amounting to £1 19s 4d."

The presently anonymous husband and wife in Laugharne could have followed a similar route and this Pennsylvania Quaker Minute may be relevant: "Filed with the Haverford (or Radnor) Mo. Mtg. about 1684-5, is the certificate, undated, of "Alice Lewis, daughter of James Lewis of Llardevy [Narberth], Pembrokeshire," saying she "is clear from all men on ye acc't of Marriage." Signed by Alice, Margaret and Lewis Musgrave, Mary Morce, Mary Bowen, Mary and Henry Smith, Deborah Weston, Margaret and James Skone, Henry and Jone Hilling, Letica Pardo, James, Mary, and James Lewis, Anthony Tounson, Thomas Marchant, William Garret, John Perrot and David Morgan."

James & Mary (Stafford) Perrott - Quakers of Laugharne

In 1710 Edward Tenison's "Visitation of the Archdeaconry of Carmarthen" reported:
"The Quakers in Laugharne, who have continued ever since the reign of K. Charles II, are two families." According to a list of "Carmarthen Dissenters or Non-Conformists" ^[3] one family may be that of a John Thomas. It is likely the other, recorded as of "Gilberts House" in the 1695 register of Laugharne inhabitants, was that of Richard Stafford the brother of Mary Stafford, wife of James Perrott. James was brother to my direct ancestor Walter, and both could be the children of John, the youngest son of John Perrott, possibly the son of Watkin Perrott, all of Laugharne. This speculative link is set out in a Conjectural Pedigree at the end of § 1:4. along with other potential connections.

1726 Lease for "Quakers Yard"

Above is the transcription of a 1726 title deed for the Cross Inn Quaker Burial Ground, Laugharne purchased by Mary (nee Stafford), widow of James Perrott of the town. In 1742 Mary's nephew and devisee, John Stafford, leased land nearby, also formerly in her possession, for the erection of a Meeting House for The Religious Society of Friends. It was built, but then sold to "Storke of Laugharne for £80" in 1824. The 1871 census records three Bristol born annuitants, the unmarried Stringer sisters Amelia (50), Francis (40) and Julia (36) with their cook Margaret Davies (27) of Laugharne in residence but by 1905 no remains were visible. The 1840 sketch below was described as the interior of the same building.


In 1827 Walter Perrott (1744-1833), who is my direct ancestor, wrote the following letter about his grandfather's brother, James Perrott (1697-1723), a Quaker of Laugharne. James' widow Mary (nee Stafford) had made lands over to the Society of Friends a century before and is the same person identified in the lease of 1726. This is a significant discovery which reliably traces my family tree back a further generation.

Walter Perrott's letter about his Quaker ancestor + 1908 extract from 'The Welshman'

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Current Research: Laugharne Corporation Records

Portreeve's Chain of Gold Cockleshells

Laugharne Corporation, led by its Portreeve (O.E. porta-gerafa), ^[4] was created by Charter at a turbulent time in Welsh history. In 1172 Henry II made peace with The Lord Rhys at Laugharne Castle, first built in 1116. After his death in 1189, Rhys seized St. Clears, Llanstephan and Laugharne, but soon lost them again. In 1215 Llywelyn the Great renewed the offensive and destroyed all three strongholds.

Llywelyn ap Gruffudd

William Marshal regained Laugharne castle for Edward 1 in 1223. It was strengthened after 1247 by the de Brian family of Walwyn's Castle in the commote of Rhôs (and also at Torbryan in Devon) as the southernmost fortress of the Landsker line.

In 1258 Sir Guy de Brian was captured and ransomed when Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, the last sovereign Prince of Wales, attacked Laugharne which was again occupied and burnt along with other towns and castles under Anglo-Norman control. He later granted a Charter to the burgesses between November 1279 and March 1282.

John Perrott Portreeve of Laugharne in 1658/59/60

The earliest records of the Courts Leet and Baron date from 1568: "The hundred of John Parrot, knight, held at the Guild Hall on 1st Oct 10 Elizabeth, before John Donn."

Sir John Perrot then held the Lordship at £80 per annum paid to the Earl of Northumberland before it was granted to him outright by Elizabeth 1 in 1575.

The Corporation History also records: "In 1660, the year of the Restoration of the Stuarts, the Portreeve, John Perrott, leads the rejoicing at the end of the 'sequestrators tyranny' as the Burial Register puts it. He pays Sir Sackville Crow, Lord of the Manor, £2.16s for "an ox to roast at the celebrations". The Common Walk was celebrated in great style. He says "Paid for one barrel of beer and tobacco on the perambulation, 15s."

Laugharne Town Hall, Plaque & Corporation Chests

Thomas Perrott, Portreeve in 1792

Walter Perrott's grandson Thomas was also elected Portreeve by the Burgesses in 1792. He was a cordwainer of Roches Castle, (See Opp.) a property incorporating part of the medieval manor house owned in 1594 by Sir Thomas Perrot and adjacent to its ruins.

Thomas bequeathed the "whole right and title of Roches House" to his brother Walter in 1815 and it was still occupied by family members in 1851. This evidence confirms my direct ancestors as firmly established Laugharne residents from the end of the 17^th century.

Further research in Laugharne Corporation's records of burgess admissions may shed new light on our family connections when they are made available to the public again following the re-opening of Carmarthenshire Archive Service in their new premises.

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Current Research: Laugharne & Nearby Parishes

Original Parish Boundaries & Brook House, Llanddowror - as it is today

John Perrot (d.1560s) settled a cadet line of the armigerous family in Llansadurnen at Brook (aka Claymer ) now part of the civil parish of Llanddowror. Under a 1584 deed of settlement for the estates of his nephew, Sir John Perrot, provision was made for John's son Thomas Perrot "late of Broke, Carms. gent.," the grandson of Sir Owen Perrot.

Perrot Pembrokeshire Advenae in Golden Grove Book 1

In 1639 the Brook family was involved in a bitter case in the Earl Marshal's Court of Chivalry. They challenged the right to use the Coat of Arms by the Perrotts of Morton-on-Lugg after that branch inherited the estate of Sir John's illegitimate son, Sir James Perrot late of Westmead in the parish of Laugharne, ahead of them and his grandson John Lacharne.

Among those who gave evidence for the plaintiff were his kinsfolk Lady Dorothy Mansell and Thomas Palmer, both of Llansadurnen, together with Sir Henry Vaughan, son of Sir Walter of Golden Grove , whose collection of 'ancient pedigrees' he cited.

The lineal descent from Sir Owen of Thomas Perrot ( who was placed at the Inns of Court by Sir James) was not disputed at the trial and is shown in his petition below:

• Sir Owen Perrot of Haroldston, co. Pembroke, knt, had four sons, Robert, Thomas, Rhys and John.
• Robert Perrot, the eldest son had no legitimate heirs.
• Thomas Perrot, second son had a son, Sir John Perrot [rest faded]
• Rhys Perrot, third son of had an illegitimate son named Rhys but no legitimate male heirs.
• John Perrot, fourth son had a legitimate son, Thomas Perrot of Brooke, co. Carmarthen.
• Thomas Perrot (b 1602) Esq of the City of London (the plaintiff) was the legitimate son of Thomas Perrot of Brooke, co. Carmarthen, gent." (Born in Bristol, he was lineally descended from Sir Owen Perrot's fourth son John (d.c.1560s) and his sole male heir. The Perrots of Brook were cousins to Sir James Perrot with whom they (especially the plaintiff's father Thomas) were initially on good terms.) G.D. Squibb.

Under the terms of a deed of settlement of his estates issued by Sir John Perrot in 1584, Thomas's father had been named as a beneficiary in the event of the deaths of the issuer's sons, namely Sir Thomas (d.1594), William (d.c.1587) and Sir James (d.1637). After Sir John's attainder for treason his estates were forfeit to the Crown and from 1594-1608 Sir James and Thomas (plaintiff's father) worked together to recover them. Despite this early co-operation, the interests of the two parties were incompatible and Thomas Perrott, often in alliance with the Countess of Northumberland, later opposed Sir James' title to several substantial properties.

A link between the Perrots of Brook and those of Llanybri (§ 2.3ii) has been suggested but is not supported by the records cited. Certainly both they and other related groups across the Tâf estuary in St Ishmaels and Kidwelly all existed from the late 15^th century. Noting their 'tt' surname spelling variation, it is possible (although unlikely) that my line descends from the former group

Four different branches of the family from that at Brook were settled in closer proximity. David Perrott (d. 1701) was the last known male of a separate line also in Llansadurnen. Amy Perrott, living in the nearby parish of Eglyws Cymmyn in 1699, was the widow of Lewis Perrott (d 1697), the eldest son of William Perrott of Llanfihangel Abercowin. Lewis and Amy had four children, William, James, John and Joseph, all still living in 1700 according to the will of Sarah Chapman, their stepsister. They may have continued the Perrott name in the locality but sadly the parish records before 1732 are mostly lost.

Wm Perrott signatures

There is no decisive evidence yet that any of my direct ancestors had a connection with these groups. That said, in Laugharne John Perrott (d 1675,) Portreeve from 1658 to 1660, could well be the son of Watkin (Walter) Perrott (d 1629) and his other son William, may be William of Llanfihangel Abercowin ( d.1681), as referenced above, whose signature, shown opposite, witnesses John's will.

With frequent outbreaks of disease, especially smallpox, clearing the field of other suitable candidates, it is possible (but so far unproven) that my direct ancestor Walter was the son of John Perrott (b c1665) the son of John the Portreeve and Mary above. If so, he may be a great grandson of Watkin of Laugharne, who was probably a brother or cousin to Griffith Perrott of Llansadurnen. Both may well descend from an earlier cadet line of the Haroldston Perrots to the branch of the family that settled at Brook.

In the absence (to date) of a birth record, will reference or other direct evidence of his paternity, the conjectured relationship placing Walter as the son of John Perrott is supported, in addition to consistent dates and naming patterns, by the following :

• Walter Perrott, my direct ancestor, wrote in 1827 that his grandfather Walter's brother was James Perrott, a Quaker of Laugharne, which was confirmed at the time by the Society of Friends via both their Milford and Neath Meetings.
  
• If the John Perrott who belonged to Haverfordwest Quaker Meeting in 1699 was the father of James above, born 1698 in Laugharne to his wife Darneline (formerly Row) and who married Mary Stafford in 1720, this John must also be father of Walter. (c.f.1755 pew ownership dispute involving the Row family.)
  

Perrott Family in Mayo & Elton Genealogy (C.H.Mayo 1908)

As described in the pedigree extract above it seems very likely the 16^th century Perrotts of Laugharne and some of the other nearby parishes descend from William Perrott of Tallacharn (c1480-1560), whose Inquisition Post Mortem was conducted there in 1560.
He was almost certainly the great-grandson of Sir Thomas Perrot (b Jestynton 1382 d Bristol 1461). If so, his father was John Perrot of Haverfordwest (c1440-c1500), son of Thomas Perrot (1398-1474), to whom his uncle Sir William Perrot of Haroldston (1433-1503) granted power of attorney "for the Lordship of Laugharne" on June 9^th 1487.

Conjectural Pedigree for the Ps of Haroldston, Brook, Laugharne,
Llansadurnen, Llanfihangel Abercowin & Eglwys Cymmyn
Location of Early Perrot(t) Family Groups in South Carmarthenshire

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A Brief History of the Perrots

Perrot Armorial Bearings

A parrot vert and three gold pears often feature in Coats of Arms associated with the family.
'The devices shown alongside are of
Sir Stephen Perrot of Popton, Pembrokeshire 1338,
Sir Thomas Perrot's shield impaled with Picton c1430,
Sir John Perrot' s achievement in November 1549, and also Sir Herbert Perrot of Morton in 1660.
Pictured above extreme right are the arms of James Perrott, quartered with those of his ancestors Sir Robert Jason and his wife Susan Lyon. For many years they were proudly displayed inside the front parlour of the noted Dartmoor guide's Chagford home.

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Family Origins in Wales

Maurice FitzGerald (c1105-76) Marcher Lord of Llanstephan

The Norman Invasion

"In South Wales there was a halt of some twelve years to the Norman conquest of the country, due to the recognition by William II of the claims of its king, Rhys ap Tewdwr, Hywel Dda's descendant, who had defeated his rivals at the Battle of Mynydd Carn in 1081. But on his death in 1093 all obstacles were removed; Glamorgan fell to Robert FitzHamon, Dyfed & Ceredigion to the House of Montgomery, Brecknock to Bernard of Neufmarche. All that was worth having went to French-speaking soldiers, from Monmouth to St. David’s; only the barren hills and remote wooded retreats were left to the country's ancient denizens. Such was the position in South Wales at the death of Henry 1 in 1135." Sir John Edward Lloyd

Intermarriage frequently occurred between the Norman-descended Marcher lords and Welsh Ruling Houses. The pedigrees of these bonheddig familes, as set down by their arwyddvarrd (herald bards), are based on oral traditions now considered to have significant historical value. They show the Perrot advenae connection by marriage to a descendant of Hywel Dda and back through him to his royal ancestors of Cymric legend.

Dinefwr Castle: Seat of Hywel Dda

Hywel Dda "Howell The Good" (c. 880–948) was born in Seisyllwg. As grandson of Rhodri Mawr, he was a scion of the House of Dinefwr and created the Deheubarth dynasty, which came to rule most of Wales until its annexation by Edward I. Recorded as King of the Britons in the Annales Cambriae, he founded Welsh Law and the Senned was named Tŷ Hywel in his honour.

The name Perot occurs on the (much disputed) Battle Abbey Roll of knights accompanying William I in 1066. The 'Pirot/Perrott' family is listed in the Domesday Book as holding substantial tenures in 1086 and were well established in Kent by 1136. Even though Wales wasn't fully conquered until 1282, early pedigrees give Stephen Perrot of Jestynton as the proband in Pembrokeshire during the reign of Henry 1 (1100-35). S.R.Meyrick's 1846 transcription (see F Jones' cautionary comments) of Lewys Dwynn's 1588 Visitation notes:"Syr Stephen Perott, the first Norman settler in Pembrokeshire, married Eleynor, daughter and co-heir of Meirchion ap Rhys, ap Rydderch, ap Jestyn, ap Gwrgao, ap Hywel Dda, from which Jestyn this place received its name."

Earliest Extant Perrot Pedigrees

The only surviving membrane of a pedigree parchment dated 1633 of unknown origin. The Perrots of Pembrokeshire from John (b c1270) to Sir William (b 1433) are shown with the Phillips, Wogans and Fletchers.

From the 16^th century onwards pedigrees became increasingly detailed as they gained importance as warranties of property and inheritance. The customary Welsh patronymic forms, usually without surnames, were gradually replaced by sophisticated heraldic tabular charts. Ancient bardic sources, on which the early history of many noble Welsh families relied, continued to be incorporated but often with creative embellishment. The 1848 edition of Burke still contained such imaginative constructions along with clear fabrications and was the subject of harsh contemporary criticism as a result. Its Perrot pedigree was memorably described in 1857 by Barnwell as "a tissue of mendacious absurdities."

The Perrot lineage in Wales is often uncertain, inconsistent and difficult to date accurately before the 1290s. Identifying later forgeries is clearly very important but modern historiography also takes full account of corroborating genealogies from early sources recording indigenous connections with the advenae. Pedigrees such as those of George Owen of Henllys and others in the 16^th century, despite contradictions in chronology, preserve arguably reliable traditions which provide valuable evidence for the intermarriage of the Perrots with the princely families of Wales during the 12^th century.

"Who then were the Perrots?" asks Dr Roger Turvey - "The Perrots were a Pembrokeshire phenomenon and represent the classic tale of a family’s rise from obscurity to dominance in the space of two centuries. By the early 16^th century they were powerfully planted in south-west Wales. At this time the family consisted of several branches settled [first at Jestyngton and later] at Scotsborough with its cadet at Tenby, Cheriton, Kidwelly, [Caerforiog, Oxford, Laugharne] and of course, the main line at Haroldston outside Haverfordwest. They were among the county’s largest landowners with estates scattered throughout the earldom and its constituent lordships. The family’s success was due to the hard work of talented individuals who ensured that each generation contributed something to enhancing their social, political and economic power."

Iestynton Pele Tower House, Angle Bay & Haroldston (Steward's Tower), Haverfordwest Both early Perrot seats in Pembrokeshire

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Sir John Perrot

'The Man & The Myth' Stone Mask c1580.[5]

Sir John Perrot (1528-92), the most famous of the Haroldston line, Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1584 to 1588.

A great Elizabethan from Pembrokeshire, now restored by modern scholarship to his rightful place in history.

In 1589, soon after his return from Ireland, he was elevated to the Privy Council, but then suffered a spectacular downfall, being falsely charged with treason in 1590.

Lord Burghley masterminded a secretive, deadly attack on Perrot, in order to cover up the corrupt administration of Ireland after his departure by Burghley's late wife's cousin, William Fitzwilliam. Tried and found guilty in April 1592, he was not executed but died in the Tower seven months later, probably poisoned by his enemies fearing a pardon.

"Perrot, who did not conform as other men do, has never failed to excite and interest those who have come across his life story, tragic though its end may be. He is an attractive and influential figure certainly to be counted among the dozen second rank of supporting actors on the Elizabethan stage. In Pembrokeshire and Wales he dominated; in Ireland he ruled; and in England and in Court, he competed, and it was here he lost. Today it is he who is remembered and not those anonymous few who brought him down." R.K. Turvey

Sir John's Castles at Laugharne and Carew

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Dissenting Perrots

Two later Ps were also prominent as Dissenters in the 17^th and 18^th centuries.

Quaker John Perrot of Waterford

John Perrot (c1610 -1665) was an early Quaker schismatic who set out to convert the Pope in 1658. He had a wife and children in Waterford but was later claimed by relatives to be a blacksmith born in Sedbergh.^[6]

He came to London in 1661 after surviving three years imprisonment in Rome and Bordeaux. Following a short period of preaching and a famous dispute with George Fox about wearing hats at prayer, Perrot moved to Barbados in 1662 and later visited the Quakers of Virginia and Maryland. ^[7] His wife Elizabeth and two children joined him shortly before his death in Jamaica in 1665.^[8]

John Perrot's problematic origins and amazing exploits were explored, albeit with somewhat questionable dramatic license, in a 2006 Irish television programme. ^[9]

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Thomas Perrot (c1680-1733) Principal of Carmarthen Academy. Known as the Presbyterian College from 1828, this was the oldest surviving higher education institution in Wales until its closure in 1963. Thomas was an influential figure in the formation of Dissenting Academies whose impact is often neglected by recent historians.

Thomas Perrot's Academy (1726-33) rebuilt 1826 as Capel Heol Awst

In the 14^th century his birthplace of Llanybri (Morabri/Morblechurch), was a bond village in a demesne manor of the Lordship of Llanstephan, part of Cantref Gwarthaf.

Thomas inherited property from his father John in 1726. He belonged to a firmly rooted Perrot family with branches settled first at Cydweli in the 15^th century and later across the former Dyfed commote of Penrhyn.


They may well have been a branch of the Scotsborough line. It likely descended from Thomas, a burgess of Kidwelly, who petitioned the Pope to marry in 1488, or his brother Robert. A Jankyn Perot also appears as a land grant witness at 'Morbilchurche' in 1534.

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Biography

Born in Hampshire, now living in Cheshire.

Sources

Entered by Anne Rees at registration

• Perrotts Leeson Grid courtesy of Terry Perrott
  • Perrot Notes by E.L.Barnwell / Review by the Herald & Genealogist
    • Some minor lines of the Perrott family in South Wales - P Soc Journal Vol 7 Autumn 1990
      • Perrotts of England & Wales- An excellent free internet site containing much reliable information and links to many useful resources including the P*rr*tt YDNA Project

References

1. ↑ The Welsh Port Books, 1550-1603, with an analysis of the customs revenue accounts of Wales for the same period: by E.A.Lewis (1927 ) Cymmrodorion Record Series Number 12, volume XLVII, page 316
2. ↑ History of Carmarthenshire Vol 1 by Prof. Sir J.E. Lloyd (Ed) 1939
3. ↑ Carmarthen Antiquary. Vol 2. 1945 p.157
4. ↑ History of Laugharne Corporation: Charter & Portreeves by E.V.Williams 1967
5. ↑ Gatepost corbel from Laugharne Castle, now at the Bishop's Palace, Abergwili
6. ↑ Spriggs MSS 1/18 (1868): MS Vol 156 Friends House Library, London.
7. ↑ John Perrot Quaker : P*rr*tt Society
8. ↑ "John Perrot - Early Quaker Schismatic" by K.L. Carroll Ch. V (F.H.S.1971)
9. ↑ Black Sheep : John Perrott RTE TV programme.

My Surnames

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Bennett, Beynon , Bryan

Charles, Cottel

Edward, Evan

Gird, Goulstone

Hitchings, Hughe

Jenkin, Jones

Lewis

Mortimer

Perrott (Perrot, Pirot) , Phelp , Powell

Rees, Rees , Row

Vicare

Williams, Williams , Wright

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