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Maj. Robert Peyton 1640–1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: Wicken, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 1686

Death Location: Christ Church, Virginia

Father: Sir Peyton

Mother: Lady Yelverton

Spouse(s): Mary Keeble

Children(s): Elizabeth Peyton, John Peyton, Ambrose PEYTON, Benjamin Peyton, Thomas Peyton, William Peyton, Robert Peyton, Mary Beverley, Dorothy Marsh

Maj. Robert Peyton was born in 1640 in Wicken, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas A Peyton And Lady Elizabeth Yelverton. Maj. Robert Peyton married Mary Keeble, and had children including Ambrose Peyton, Benjamin Peyton, Dorothy Mary Marsh, Elizabeth Sallie Peyton, John Peyton, Mary Beverley, Robert Peyton, Thomas Peyton, William Peyton. Maj. Robert Peyton passed away in 1686 in Christ Church, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Maj. Robert Peyton was born in 1640 in Wicken, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas A Peyton And Lady Elizabeth Yelverton.
  • Maj. Robert Peyton married Mary Keeble, and had children including Ambrose Peyton, Benjamin Peyton, Dorothy Mary Marsh, Elizabeth Sallie Peyton, John Peyton, Mary Beverley, Robert Peyton, Thomas Peyton, William Peyton.
  • Maj. Robert Peyton passed away in 1686 in Christ Church, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Peyton
1616–1683
Birth Location: Iselham, Cambridgeshire, England
SP
Lady Yelverton
1618–1668
Birth Location: Rougham, Norfolk, England
LY

Spouses(s)

Mary Keeble
1637–1678
Birth Location: Hull, Yorkshire, England
MK

Children(s)

Elizabeth Peyton
1665–1723
Birth Location: York, Virginia, United States
EP
John Peyton
1677–1700
Birth Location: Gloucester, Virginia, USA
JP
Ambrose PEYTON
1675–1738
Birth Location: Jamestown, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
AP
Benjamin Peyton
1667–1754
Birth Location: Port Royal, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
BP
Thomas Peyton
1675–1738
Birth Location: Jamestown, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
TP
William Peyton
1671–1746
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
WP
Robert Peyton
1677–1746
Birth Location: Gloucester, Virginia, United States
RP
Mary Beverley
1664–1700
Birth Location: , , , England
MB
Dorothy Marsh
1657–1730
Birth Location: Port Royal, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
DM

Maj. Peyton's Ancestors

Self
Maj. Peyton
1640–1686
Birth Place: Wicken, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas A Peyton
1616–1683
Iselham, Cambridgeshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Yelverton
1618–1668
Rougham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Edward Peyton 2nd Baronet of Isleham &) Knight
1588–1656
Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England
Lady (Jane) Calthorpe
1589–1638
Cockthorpe, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Peyton
1548–1616
Lady Osborne*
1562–1633
Sir Calthorpe
1558–1615
Barbara Bacon
1553–1639
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maj. Peyton's Descendants

1.
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Maj. (Robert) Peyton (1640–1686) m. Mary Keeble (3 Jun 1637–28 Jun 1678)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Sallie) Peyton 1665–1723 m. Richard Wyatt 1650–1709
    1. 1. Thomas Wyatt 1700–
    2. 2. Henry Wyatt 1690–1732
    3. 3. Susannah Wyatt 1678–1700
    4. 4. Peyton WYATT 1688–
    5. 5. Richard Wyatt 1686–
    6. 6. Frances Wyatt 1676–
  2. 2. John Peyton 1677–1700
  3. 3. Ambrose PEYTON 1675–1738
  4. 4. Benjamin Peyton 1667–1754
  5. 5. Thomas Peyton 1675–1738
  6. 6. William Peyton 1671–1746
  7. 7. Robert Peyton 1677–1746
  8. 8. Mary Beverley 1664–1700
  9. 9. Dorothy (Mary) Marsh 1657–1730

Maj. Peyton's Timeline

2 Records

1640
1640
Birth of Maj. Robert Peyton in Wicken, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Wicken, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
1686
1686
Age 46
Death of Maj. Robert Peyton in Christ Church, Virginia
Christ Church, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Wicken, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1686
    Event Place: Christ Church, Virginia
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