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John Peyton, Esq. of Knowlton 1517 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 1558

Death Location: Knowlton Hall Manor, Canterbury, Kent, England

Father: Robert Cambridgeshire"

Mother: Dame Clere

Spouse(s): Dorothy Tyndale

Children(s): Elizabeth Peyton, Thomas Knowlton, Edward Peyton, John Peyton, Frances Peyton, Charles Thanington

John Peyton, Esq. of Knowlton Sir was born in 1517 in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Robert Peyton, "Sheriff of Cambridgeshire" and Dame Elizabeth Clere. John Peyton, Esq. of Knowlton Sir married Dorothy Tyndale, and had children including Elizabeth Peyton, Thomas Peyton, of Knowlton, Edward Peyton, John Peyton, Frances Peyton, Charles Hales of Thanington. John Peyton, Esq. of Knowlton Sir passed away in 1558 in Knowlton Hall Manor, Canterbury, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • John Peyton, Esq. of Knowlton Sir was born in 1517 in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Robert Peyton, "Sheriff of Cambridgeshire" and Dame Elizabeth Clere.
  • John Peyton, Esq. of Knowlton Sir married Dorothy Tyndale, and had children including Elizabeth Peyton, Thomas Peyton, of Knowlton, Edward Peyton, John Peyton, Frances Peyton, Charles Hales of Thanington.
  • John Peyton, Esq. of Knowlton Sir passed away in 1558 in Knowlton Hall Manor, Canterbury, Kent, England.

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John Knowlton's Ancestors

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John Knowlton
1517 – 1558
Birth Place: Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Robert Peyton, "Sheriff of Cambridgeshire"
1468 – 1517
Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England
Dame (Elizabeth) Clere
1466 – 1522
Ormesby Manor, Norfolk, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Knowlton's Descendants

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John (Peyton, Esq. of) Knowlton (1517 – 1558) m. Dorothy Tyndale (1498 – 1575)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Peyton (1535 – Abt. 1573)
  2. 2. Thomas (Peyton, of) Knowlton (31 Mar 1540 – 1611)
  3. 3. Edward Peyton (1544 – 1576)
  4. 4. John Peyton (01 Apr 1544 – 4 Nov 1630)
  5. 5. Frances Peyton (1548 – 1580)
  6. 6. Charles (Hales of) Thanington (1551 – 02 FEB 1618) m. Elizabeth Fish (1558 – 1619)
    1. 1. Thomas Hales (1574 – 1667) m. ANN Peyton (1577 – abt 1634) m. Susane Gee
      1. 1. Thomas Hales (1600 – 20 Feb 1707)
      2. 2. Luke Hales (1602 – )
      3. 3. Anne Hales (1604 – )
      4. 4. Elizabeth Hales (1606 – )
      5. 5. Martha Hales (1610 – )
      6. 6. Stephen Hales (1612 – 07 Feb 1614)
      7. 7. Charles Hales (1614 – 7 Feb 1614)
      8. 8. Samuel Hales (30 Mar 1615 – 30 Mar 1665)
      9. 9. Robert Hales (1616 – Dec 1693)
      10. 10. Mary Hales (1617 – )
      11. 11. John Hales (1618 – )
      12. 12. Dorothy Hales (1621 – )
      13. 13. Robert (Dorrall) Hales
      14. 14. Eliza (Ann) Hall
      15. 15. Anna (Maria) Hales
    2. 2. Stephen Hales (1576 – 1667)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Hales (1604 – abt 1660) m. John Davenport (24 Jan 1579 – 7 Jan 1654)
        1. 1. John Davenport (1625 – 29 Mar 1708) m. Sarah Thompson ( – 14 Jun 1704)
    3. 3. Charles Hales (1578 – 1667)
    4. 4. John Hales (1579 – 08 Jan 1716)

John Knowlton's Timeline

2 Records

1517
1517
Birth of John Peyton, Esq. of Knowlton Sir in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England
Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England
1558
1558
Age 41
Death of John Peyton, Esq. of Knowlton Sir in Knowlton Hall Manor, Canterbury, Kent, England
Knowlton Hall Manor, Canterbury, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Knowlton Hall Manor, Canterbury, Kent, England

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