John Peryam

John Peryam (1541 – c. 1618), of Exeter, Devon, was elected four times as a Member of Parliament, for Barnstaple 1584, Bossiney 1586, Exeter 1589 and 1593.

[1] He was the younger brother of Sir William Peryam (1534-1604) of Little Fulford, near Crediton in Devon, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer.

John Peryam was born in Exeter, the second eldest son of John Peryam, twice mayor of Exeter, by his wife Elizabeth Hone, a daughter and co-heir of Robert Hone of Ottery.

Like the Bodleys, the Peryams were early adherents of Protestantism and were also threatened in the time of persecutions under Queen Mary I.

[3] He was elected four times as a Member of Parliament, for Barnstaple 1584, Bossiney 1586, Exeter 1589 and 1593.

Arms of Peryam: Gules, a chevron engrailed between three lion's faces or
Peryam (right) and Tuckfield (left) monuments in Holy Cross Church, Crediton. The reclining figure at right is Sir William Peryam, of Little Fulford, John Peryam's elder brother. The female seated figure at left is Elizabeth Reynell, heiress of Little Fulford, granddaughter of John Peryam and wife of Thomas I Tuckfield