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     Anne Perrot is the daughter of Sir John Perrot.¹ She married Sir John Philipps, 1st Bt., son of Morgan Philipps and Elizabeth Fletcher.¹
     Her married name became Philipps.¹

     Sir John Perrot was born illegitimately circa 1527.² He died in 1592.²
     Sir John Perrot held the office of Viceroy of Ireland.¹ He held the office of Lord Deputy [Ireland] between 1584 and 1588.³ He lived at Haroldstone, Pembrokeshire, Wales.⁴
     He is reputed to the illegitimate son of King Henry VIII and a Mary Berkeley, although Weir states that this is highly unlikely.²

     Jane Stanhope was the daughter of Sir John Stanhope and Catharine Trentham.¹ She married, firstly, Sir Peter Courtene, 1st Bt. before 1624.¹ She married, secondly, Sir Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount Valentia, son of Robert Annesley and Beatrix Cornwall, after 1624.¹ She died after 1642.¹
     From before 1624, her married name became Courtene.¹ From after 1624, her married name became Annesley.¹ As a result of her marriage, Jane Stanhope was styled as Baroness Mountnorris on 8 February 1628/29. As a result of her marriage, Jane Stanhope was styled as Viscountess Valentia on 5 March 1642.

     Sir John Stanhope married Catharine Trentham, daughter of Thomas Trentham.¹
     Sir John Stanhope lived at Elvaston, Derbyshire, England.¹

     Sir Peter Courtene, 1st Bt. married Jane Stanhope, daughter of Sir John Stanhope and Catharine Trentham, before 1624.¹ He died between 1622 and 1624.¹
     Sir Peter Courtene, 1st Bt. was created 1st Baronet Courtene in 1622.¹

     Catharine Trentham was the daughter of Thomas Trentham.¹ She married Sir John Stanhope.¹
     Her married name became Stanhope.¹

     Sir Philip Anstruther of Balcaskie, 2nd Bt. was born in 1688.² He was the son of Sir Robert Anstruther of Balcaskie, 1st Bt. and Jean Monteith.¹ He married Catherine Hay, daughter of Lord Alexander Hay and Catherine Charteris, circa 21 August 1738.^1,2 He died on 27 May 1763.¹
     Sir Philip Anstruther of Balcaskie, 2nd Bt. was an Advocate in 1711.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Anstruther, of Wrae, co. Linlithgow [N.S., 1694] in March 1737, and from 1698, "of Balcaskie, co. Fife."¹ He had six other sons.¹

     Sir Robert Anstruther of Balcaskie, 1st Bt. was baptised on 24 September 1658 at Anstruther-Easter, Fife, Scotland.¹ He was the son of Sir Philip Anstruther and Christian Lumsden.¹ He married, firstly, Sophia Kinnear, daughter of David Kinnear, before 1687.¹ He married, secondly, Jean Monteith, daughter of William Monteith and Margaret Dundas, on 12 March 1687 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.¹ He married, thirdly, Marion Preston, daughter of Sir William Preston, 2nd Bt. and Anne Lumsden, on 13 September 1703 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.¹ He died in March 1737 at age 78.¹
     Sir Robert Anstruther of Balcaskie, 1st Bt. held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Anstruther-Easter [Scotland] from 1681 to 1682.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Anstruther, of Wrae, co. Linlithgow [Nova Scotia] on 28 November 1694.¹ In 1698 he purchased the estate of Balcaskie, in the parish of Carnbee, Fifeshire.¹ He purchased Balcaskie in 1698 from Sir William Bruce, 1st Bt..² He was a Merchant Burgess.¹ He held the office of a Receiver of the Customs.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Anstruther-Wester [Scotland] between 1702 and 1707.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Fifeshire in 1709/10.¹ He had five other sons by his second wife.¹

     Sir Philip Anstruther was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Anstruther and Mary Swift.² He married Christian Lumsden, daughter of General Sir James Lumsden.² He died in 1702.¹
     Sir Philip Anstruther fought in the Battle of Worcester in 1651, where he was captured by Cromwell's forces, fined and his estates sequestered until the restoration.² He lived at Anstruther, Fife, Scotland.¹