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Peyton, of Iselham, co. Cambridge (E Baronet, 1611 - ?1720/1840)

Creation: let.pat. 22 May 1611

Extinct: doubtful after 1720 and probably extinct by 1840

Family name: Peyton

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Arms:

Sable a Cross engrailed Or

Crest:

A Griffin sejant Or

Motto:

Patior, potior

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Sir John Peyton, 1st Bt.

2nd surv. son and heir of Robert Peyton, of Iselham, co. Cambridge, by his wife Hon Elizabeth Rich, 5th dau. of Thomas [Rich], 1st Baron Rich

born

c. 1560

mar.

9 Jun 1580 Alice Osborne (bapt. 4 Mar 1562/3; d. between 29 Jan 1625/6 and 6 Dec 1626; bur. at Iselham, co. Cambridge), 1st dau. of Sir Edward Osborne, Lord Mayor of London 1583, by his wife Anne Hewett, dau. and hrss. of Sir William Hewett, Lord Mayor of London 1559

children

1. Sir Edward Peyton, 2nd Bt.

2. John Peyton (dsp.)

3. Robert Peyton

4. William Peyton, of Warlingworth, mar. Tabitha Payne, dau. of Henry Payne, of Walthamstow, co. Essex, and had issue:

1a. John Peyton

2a. William Peyton

5. Roger Peyton

6. Thomas Peyton

1. Anne Peyton (bur. 27 Sep 1640 at Ryburgh, co. Norfolk), mar. as his first wife Sir Robert Bacon, 3rd Bt., of Ryburgh, co. Norfolk, and had issue

2. Alice Peyton, mar. her cousin Sir John Peyton, of Dodington

3. Elizabeth Peyton, mar. Sir Anthony Irby MP, of Boston, co. Lincoln, Sheriff of Lincolnshire (bapt. 19 Jan 1576/7; d. 1632), and had issue

4. Mary Peyton, mar. Sir Roger Meres, of Hoghton, and had issue

5. Susan Peyton (bur. 20 Apr 1660), mar. bef. 14 Nov 1618 Sir John Brewse, of Little Wenham, co. Suffolk (bapt. 30 Jun 1597; bur. 9 Feb 1642/3), and had issue

6. Frances Peyton, mar. Sir Miles Hobart, of Plumstead, co. Norfolk (b. 12 Apr 1595; bur. 6 Dec 1639 in St Paul's, Covent Garden), 2nd surv. son of Sir Henry Hobart, 1st Bt., of Blickling, co. Norfolk, and had issue

bur.

19 Dec 1616 at Iselham, co. Cambridge

created

22 May 1611 a Baronet of England, styled "of Iselham, co. Cambridge"

suc. by

son

note

Sheriff of Cambridgeshire 1593-94; Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire 1593 and 1604-11; knighted 1596

Sir Edward Peyton, 2nd Bt.

born

c. 1588

mar. (1)

24 Apr 1604 Martha Livesey (bapt. 25 Oct 1584; bur. 30 Oct 1613 at Iselham, co. Cambridge), dau. of Robert Livesey, of Tooting, co. Surrey

children by first wife

1. Sir John Peyton, 3rd Bt.

2. Rev Edward Peyton (d. after 1632), mar., and had issue:

1a. Edward Peyton

2a. Robert Peyton

3a. Henry Peyton

3. Robert Peyton (bapt. 23 Jul 1611; d. after 1632)

1. Amy Peyton, mar. Henry Lawrence, of St Ives, co. Huntingdon, and St Margaret's, co. Hertford, President of Cromwell's Council, and had issue

mar. (2)

6 Jun 1614 Jane Thimblethorpe (widow of Sir Henry Thimblethorpe), dau. of Sir James Calthorpe, of Cockthorpe, co. Norfolk, by his wife Barbara Bacon, dau. of Francis Bacon

only child by second wife

4. Thomas Peyton, of Rougham, co. Norfolk (b. c. 1616; d. 1683), mar. Elizabeth Yelverton (d. 15 Jun 1668), sister and cohrss. of Sir William Yelverton, 3rd Bt., of Rougham, co. Norfolk, and 1st dau. of Sir William Yelverton, 2nd Bt., of Rougham, co. Norfolk, by his wife Ursula Richardson, 1st dau. of Sir Thomas Richardson, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench 1631-34, by his first wife Ursula Southwell, dau. of John Southwell, of Barham, co. Suffolk, and had issue:

1a. Thomas Peyton (dvp. 1637 aged 6 weeks)

2a. William Peyton, of Dublin (dsps. c. 1686), mar. 1656 Frances Lunsford, dau. of Sir Herbert Lunsford

3a. Maj Robert Peyton, settled in Virginia c. 1665 (d. 1685), mar., and had issue:

1b. Benjamin Peyton

2b. Thomas Peyton, mar. Frances Tabb, and had issue:

1c. "Sir John Peyton", of Iselham, Gloucester County, Virginia, mar., and had issue:

1d. John Peyton (dspm. c. 1830), mar. Anne Washington, dau. of Henry Washington

3b. Robert Peyton

4b. William Peyton

5b. Ambrose Peyton

4a. Charles Peyton, of Grimston and Swannington, co. Norfolk (d. after 1688), mar. Elizabeth Bladwell, dau. of William Bladwell, of Swannington, co. Norfolk, and had issue:

1a. Capt Yelverton Peyton RN, self styled 5th Baronet, Capt of HMS Hector (dsps. 10 Oct 1748), mar. Flower Facy, dau. of Philip Facy, of Plymouth, co. Devon

2a. Bladwell Peyton, mar. Mary Probart, dau. of William Probart, of Court Evangewenge, co. Radnor, and had issue:

1b. Charles Peyton, self styled 6th Baronet (dsp. 6 Nov 1760), mar. 14 Mar 1747 Ruth Box (bapt. 5 Feb 1709/10; bur. at Hammersmith 4 Mar 1748/9), dau. of Henry Box,of Hammersmith, co. Middlesex, and of the Inner Temple, son of Alderman Sir Ralph Box

3a. William Peyton, of Grimston, co. Norfolk (dsp.), mar. Alice Robotham, dau. of William Robotham

4a. Charles Peyton (dsp.)

5a. Colby Peyton (dsp.)

6a. John Peyton, of Fleet Street, London, distiller (d. 22 Oct 1741), mar. (1) Dorothy Altham (b. 1693/4; d. 4 May 1730), dau. of James Altham, of Marks Hall in Latton, co. Essex, by his wife Mary Tinker, dau. of Admiral John Tinker, and had issue:

1b. John Peyton, self styled 7th Baronet (d. unm. 6 Jul 1772)

John Peyton mar. (2) Susan Calvert, dau. of Peter Calvert, of Hunsdon, co. Hertford, and had issue:

2b. Yelverton Peyton, self styled 8th Baronet (b. c. 1739; dsp. 18 Oct 1815), mar. 19 Mar 1773 Rebecca Calvert (b. c. 1729; widow of Felix Calvert; d. 20 Sep 1812), dau. of Thomas Bayly, of Arley, co. Warwick

5a. Thomas Peyton (dsp.), mar. ..... Roberts

mar. (3)

13 Dec 1638 Dorothy Minshaw (b. c. 1617; mar. (2) Rev Edward Lowe, Vicar of Brighthelmstead, co. Sussex; bur. 10 Apr 1681 at Brighthelmstead, co. Sussex)

children by third wife

5. Edward Peyton, of Surinam (dspm. 1675), mar. Mary Mulfin, and had issue:

1a. Angiola Peyton, mar. Francis Ceffis, of Venice, Italy

6. Joseph Peyton, mar. Mary Vincent, dau. of Marmaduke Vincent, of Great Smeaton, co. York, and had issue:

1a. Vincent Peyton (b. 1685)

died

Apr 1657 (bur. in St Clement's Danes Church, London)

suc. by

son by first wife

note

knighted 1611; admitted to Gray's Inn 1611; Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire 1621-22, 1624-25, 1625 and 1626; Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire 1622-23; taking an active part with the Presbyterians in the Civil War, he so impoverished himself that he ruined his whole estate and (probably) had to sell Iselham

Sir John Peyton, 3rd Bt.

bapt.

2 Nov 1607

mar. (1)

31 Jan 1630/1 Mary Bellingham (bur. sp. 29 Jan 1633 at Iselham, co. Cambridge), dau. of Sir Edward Bellingham

mar. (2)

Dorothy Hobart (b. c. 1617; bur. 8 Feb 1640/1 at Iselham, co. Cambridge), dau. and cohrss. of Robert Hobart, of Clifford's Inn, London, by his wife Elizabeth Hord, dau. of Alan Hord, of Ewell, co. Surrey

children by second wife

1. Sir John Peyton, 4th Bt.

2. Edward Peyton (d. unm.)

3. Lieut Thomas Peyton (bur. sp. 3 Mar 1674/5 in St Martin's-in-the-Fields, London)

1. Martha Peyton, mar. George Duncombe, of Shalford

mar. (3)

Anne ..... (d. before 5 Jul 1693)

died

c. 1665 (bur. in St Giles's-in-the-Fields, London)

suc. by

son by second wife

note

Sir John Peyton, 4th Bt.

born

mar. (1)

..... O'Hara (widow of Kane O'Hara), dau. of ..... Newman

mar. (2)

..... Barry (widow of Richard Barry), dau. of ..... Lloyd, of Morton Hall

mar. (3)

Rebecca Tomlinson (widow of Rev Daniel Tomlinson; bur. 19 Sep 1730 in St Audoen's Church, Dublin), dau. of ..... Williams, of Liverpool, co. Lancaster

died

s.p. 23 Mar 1719/20 (bur. in St Audoen's Church, Dublin)

note

an officer in the Army; served at Tangier; Lieut in Buckingham's Regiment of Foot 1672; Quartermaster 1673; went into Ireland 1674 and was living at St Stephen's Green, Dublin, in 1688; attainted by King James II but restored by King William III; Governor of Ross Castle, co. Kerry

First written 8 May 2012

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