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Margaret Peyton 1533–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1533

Birth Location: St. Edmonds, Suffolk, ENGLAND

Death Date: 20 NOV 1599

Death Location: London (St Dunstan All Saints), Greater London, ENGLAND

Father: William Peyton

Mother: Joan Jervis

Spouse(s): Thomas Bright

Children(s): Mary Bright, Robert Bright, Thomas Bright, Henry Bright, Anne Bright, Margaret Bright, Jasper Bright, Katherine Bright, Joan Bright, Susan Bright, Alice Bright

The story of Margaret Peyton began in 1533 in St. Edmonds, Suffolk, ENGLAND. Margaret Peyton married Thomas Bright, and had children including Alice Bright, Anne Bright, Henry Bright, Jasper Bright, Joan Bright, Katherine Bright, Margaret Bright, Mary Bright, Robert Bright, Susan Bright, Thomas Bright. Margaret Peyton passed away in 1599 in London (St Dunstan All Saints), Greater London, ENGLAND.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Peyton began in 1533 in St. Edmonds, Suffolk, ENGLAND.
  • Margaret Peyton married Thomas Bright, and had children including Alice Bright, Anne Bright, Henry Bright, Jasper Bright, Joan Bright, Katherine Bright, Margaret Bright, Mary Bright, Robert Bright, Susan Bright, Thomas Bright.
  • Margaret Peyton passed away in 1599 in London (St Dunstan All Saints), Greater London, ENGLAND.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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Margaret Peyton's Ancestors

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Margaret Peyton
1533–1599
Birth Place: St. Edmonds, Suffolk, ENGLAND
Parents
William Peyton
1510–1566
Whepstead, Suffolk, ENGLAND
Joan Jervis
1503–1566
Risby, Suffolk, ENGLAND
Grandparents
Thomas Peyton
1480–1550
Suffolk Co., ENGLAND
Margaret Fraunceys
1488–1547
Thurston, ENGLAND
Payton Jervis
1480–
Engalnd, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND
Great-Grandparents
John Peyton
1460–
Grace Burgoyne
1465–
Charles Orleans
1459–1495
Louise Savoy
1476–1531
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jean Orleans
1402–1468
Marguerite Rohan
1412–1496
Philippe Savoy
1438–1497
Marguerite Bourbon
1438–1483

Margaret Peyton's Descendants

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Margaret Peyton (1533–20 NOV 1599) m. Thomas Bright (1529–1 SEP 1587)
  1. 1. Mary Bright 1558–1634 m. Ralph Josselyn 1556–1631
    1. 1. Thomas Josselyn 1591–1661 m. Rebecca Marlowe 1592–1673
      1. 1. Mary Josselyn 1633–1711 m. Roger Sumner 1632–1698
        1. 1. William Sumner 1674–1739 m. Esther Puffer 1670–1748
        2. 2. Abigail Sumner 1657–1658
        3. 3. Mary Sumner 1665–1724 m. Israel Nichols 1650–1734
        4. 4. Samuel Sumner 1658–1695 m. Experience Blake 1665–1746
        5. 5. Jaazaniah Sumner 1668–1690
        6. 6. Rebecca Sumner 1671– m. Aaron Hobart 1661–1705 m. Edward Derby 1665–1724 m. Samuel Payne 1684–1763
        7. 7. Ebenezer Sumner 1678–1752 m. Elizabeth Clapp 1676–1763
        8. 8. Waitstill Sumner 1661–1748 m. Manassah Tucker 1654–1743
      2. 2. Abraham Josselyn 1615–1670 m. Beatrice Hampson 1623–1711
      3. 3. Dorothy Josselyn 1624–1645
      4. 4. Rebecca Josselyn 1617–1675 m. Thomas Nichols 1615–1696
      5. 5. Elizabeth Josselyn 1628–1667 m. Edward Yeomans 1627–1662 m. John Kilby 1632–1710
      6. 6. Agnes Josselyn 1630–
      7. 7. Susanna Josselyn 1643– m. Joseph Johnson 1639–1668
      8. 8. Nathaniel Josselyn 1627–1694 m. Sarah King 1632–1706
        1. 1. Peter Joslin 1665–1759 m. Martha Prescott 1680–1748 m. Johannah Whitcomb 1674–1717 m. Sarah Howe 1670–1692
        2. 2. Abraham Joslin 1649–1676
        3. 3. Dorothy Joslin 1662–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Joslin 1667–1731
        5. 5. Elizabeth Joslin 1657–1658
        6. 6. Henry Joslin 1652–1730
        7. 7. Martha Joslin 1669–1768
        8. 8. Mary Joslin 1670–1723
      9. 9. Joseph Josselyn 1621–1649
    2. 2. Joseph Josselyn 1580–1581
    3. 3. Dorothy Josselyn 1586–1606
    4. 4. John Josselyn 1584–1635 m. Helen Clench 1590–
    5. 5. Mary Josselyn 1586–1653 m. John Bennett 1585– m. John Benton 1579– m. Thomas Searle 1580–1614 m. Christian Searell 1591–
    6. 6. Agnes (Anna) Josselyn 1588–1653 m. Daniel Hudson 1587–1697 m. Richard Simon 1599–
    7. 7. Ralph Josselyn 1590–1657 m. Grace Leaggate 1589–
    8. 8. Simon Josselyn 1594–1655 m. Ann Stokes 1590– m. Anne Ecroft 1594–
    9. 9. Richard (Bright) Josselyn 1598–1679 m. Ann Benson 1601–1639 m. Ann Key 1602–
    10. 10. Joseph Josselyn 1600–1645
    11. 11. Nathaniel Josselyn 1602–1668
    12. 12. Elizabeth Josselyn 1604–1642
  2. 2. Robert Bright 1556–1631
  3. 3. Thomas Bright 1555–1626 m. Margaret Kent 1558–1589 m. Margaret Beton 1573–1614
  4. 4. Henry Bright 1560–1609 m. Mary Woodgate 1562–1618
  5. 5. Anne Bright 1562–1599 m. Thomas Reade 1562–1630
  6. 6. Margaret Bright 1564–1599 m. Robert Roades 1564–1591
  7. 7. Jasper Bright 1567–1609 m. Martha Marsh 1577–
  8. 8. Katherine Bright 1572–1630 m. Bennett Barker 1571–1631
  9. 9. Joan Bright 1573–1630 m. Edmund Houghton 1573–1630
  10. 10. Susan Bright 1579–1633 m. Henry Butler 1579–1616 m. Nicholas Throckmorton 1562–1644
  11. 11. Alice Bright 1579–1582

Margaret Peyton's Timeline

3 Records

1533
1533
Birth of Margaret Peyton in St. Edmonds, Suffolk, ENGLAND
St. Edmonds, Suffolk, ENGLAND
1599
1599
Age 66
Burial of Margaret Peyton in York, Allergill, Durham, Durham, ENGLAND
York, Allergill, Durham, Durham, ENGLAND
1599
20 NOV 1599
Age 66
Death of Margaret Peyton in London (St Dunstan All Saints), Greater London, ENGLAND
London (St Dunstan All Saints), Greater London, ENGLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1533
    Event Place: St. Edmonds, Suffolk, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: York, Allergill, Durham, Durham, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 NOV 1599
    Event Place: London (St Dunstan All Saints), Greater London, ENGLAND

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