Family
Perrot married twice:
- to Anne Chayney of Kent, who bore his son and heir Thomas
- to Jane Pruet of Hartland in Devonshire, who bore him a son, William Perrot, and two daughters:
- Anne, who married Sir John Phillips, 1st Baronet, of Picton Castle, ancestor of the Viscount St Davids
- Lettice, who married Sir Arthur Chichester
In March 1593, some four months after his death, the attainder on his property was lifted so that his son Thomas - who had married a daughter of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex (and who thus became a brother-in-law of Elizabeth's favourite Essex) - could inherit.
Perrot also fathered bastard children. The best known, Sir James Perrott (1571–1637), produced the manuscript The life, deedes and death of Sir John Perrott, knight (published in 1728). A son John, born about 1565, appears in an entry in the Inner Temple Register dated 5 June 1583: "John Perot, of Haryve, Co. Pembroke, 3rd son of John Perot, Knight". A daughter Elizabeth, who married Hugh Butler of Johnston, was the granddaughter of Sir Christopher Hatton, later enemy of Sir John.
| Preceded by Thomas Cathern |
Custos Rotulorum of Pembrokeshire bef. 1562–1592 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Essex |
| Preceded by Lord Grey de Wilton |
Lord Deputy of Ireland 1584–1588 |
Succeeded by William Fitzwilliam |
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