John Arundell (of Trerice, died 1580)

For other people named John Arundell, see John Arundell.

Arms of Arundel of Trerice (and of Arundell of Lanherne & Wardour Castle): Sable, six martlets argent. These are early canting arms, based on the French hirondelle, a swallow

Sir John VI Arundell (died 15 September 1580), of Trerice in Cornwall, was a Member of Parliament for Mitchell, Cornwall, in 1555 and 1558, and was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1573-1574.

Origins

He was the second son and heir of Sir John IV Arundell (1495–1561), of Trerice, nicknamed "Tilbury Jack" (or "Jack of Tilbury"), a commander of the Royal Navy during the reigns of Kings Henry VIII and Edward VI and twice Sheriff of Cornwall, by his second wife Juliana Erissey, daughter of James Erissey of Erissey and widow of a certain Gourlyn.

Career

He was a retiring figure for much of his life and less celebrated than either his father "Tilbury Jack" or his son Sir John VII Arundell, nicknamed "Jack for the King". He was twice a Member of Parliament for the pocket borough of Mitchell, Cornwall, in 1555 and 1558, and was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1573-1574.

Marriages and progeny

He married twice:

• Firstly to Catherine Coswarth, daughter of John Cosworth and widow of Alan Hill, by whom he had progeny four daughters:
  • Juliana Arundell (born 1563), who married Richard Carew (1555-1620), the historian of Cornwall, author of the Survey of Cornwall.
  • Alice Arundell (born 1564), wife of Henry Someater of Painsford
  • Dorothy Arundell (born 1566), wife of Edward Coswarth of Coswarth.
  • Mary Arundell (born 1568), wife of Oliver Dynham.
• Secondly he married Gertrude Denys, a daughter of Sir Robert Denys (d.1592) of Holcombe Burnell in Devon, by his first wife Mary Mountjoy (a first cousin to Lady Jane Grey and second cousin to Elizabeth I, Mary I and Edward VI through their common ancestor Queen Elizabeth Woodville]), a daughter of William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy (1478–1534), by his fourth wife Dorothy Grey, daughter of Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset. Gertrude survived her husband and remarried to Edward, Lord Morley. Her will is housed in the National Archives as "Will of Gertrude Morley, Widow of Trerise" 1635. By Gertrude he had at least eight children including:
  • Sir John VII Arundell (1576–c. 1656), eldest son and heir, of Trerice, nicknamed "Jack-for-the-King", MP for Cornwall and for Tregony and Governor of Pendennis Castle, Falmouth, during the Civil War
  • Thomas Arundell of Duloe, MP for West Looe, a soldier who served in the Netherlands.
  • Ann Arundell, wife of William Carnsew of Buckelly.
  • Catherine Arundell, wife of John St Aubin of Clowans.

See also

• Arundell family

Sources

• Vivian, J.L., ed. (1887). The Visitations of Cornwall: comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1530, 1573 & 1620; with additions by J.L. Vivian. Exeter: W. Pollard, p. 12, Pedigree of Arundell of Trerice[1]
• Tudor Place
• Burke's Extinct Peerage (London: Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley, 1831) [2]

Parliament of England
Preceded by Paul Stamford Andrew Tussard	Member of Parliament for Mitchell with John Thomas 1555 Thomas Gardiner 1558 1555–1558	Succeeded by Robert Hopton Francis Goldsmith
Honorary titles
Preceded by Peter Courtney	High Sheriff of Cornwall 1574	Succeeded by John Bevill