PEROT

WILLIAM, was surnamed "DE PERROT," from Castel Perrott, which he built in Armorica (Brittany), and the town of Perrott, one league from it. He came over to England in 957, and obtained some lands in Wessex, on a river which changed its name to the Perrot (now corrupted to the Parret), in Somersetshire; but was constrained to return to Armorica, and his grandson, the SEIGNEUR DE PERROTT, in Brittany (who married Blanche, daughter to Ramyro, 2nd King of Arragon, and nearest relative of Norman William), furnished the CONQUEROR with his quota of ships and men, and came over with him; for which, with other services in the field he was knighted by the duke. Sir Richard then went to take posaession of the lands his forefather held in Somersetshire, and began there a city, whose remains are North and South Perrott. His son, SIR STEPHEN PERROTT, married the celebrated Princess Ellyn, Lady of Jestynston, daughter of Howel Dha, the great King of all Wales, "the Lycurgus or lawgiver of that land." The valour and magnanimity of Sir Stephen gained him the respect and love of the Princess Ellyn's people. Their son, Sir Andrew, claimed the kingdom of Wales, in right of his mother, and collected a body of forces in assertion of his right, but the King of England marched a numerous army into the country to take advantage of the disorders; the knowledge of which and a sum of money offered by the English king, through the Bishop of St. David's, brought him to declare for that prince, who knighted him, on his doing homage for the land for twenty miles round Sir William's camp, whereon he built the Castle of Narbeth, whose ruins are extant in Pembroke. He married Jonet, daughter of Ralph, Lord Mortimer. by Gladdis Dee, daughter of Llewellyn, (the last of the Welsh princes, and who was slain in fighting for his dominions againat EDWARD I.) Lord Mortimer's mother was Maud, daughter Of WILLIAM the Conqueror.

In the direct line of their descendants were many knights-banneret, (as well as the celebrated William (Perrott) de Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester); one of them, Sir Thomas, married Alice Picton, who was of the first blood of one of the knights of the Garter, Sir Guy de Bryan, by which the Barony of Laughane and other heritages came to the Perrotts. It was by the advice of their grandson, Sir Owen, that HENRY VII. landed at Milford, where he assisted the claimant to the crown of England with men and money; so nearly was he related to the king (both by Tudor and Plantagenet affinity), that the Royal letters styled Sir Owen "our dearly beloved cousin." The present representative of the Norman Perot appears to be SIR EDWARD BINDLOSS PERROTT, Bart.

--(This name appears on the Battle Abbey Roll).