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Robert I Peyton of Isleham Gloucester County, son of Thomas I IMM England to Virginia before 1679, Attorney and Major of Troops, Godiva Society Qualifying Gateway Ancestor, Major 1641–1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1641

Birth Location: Roughtons, Norfolk County, England

Death Date: 15 Mar 1686

Death Location: Isleham, Gloucester County, Virginia

Father: Thomas Peyton

Mother: Elizabeth Yelverton

Spouse(s): Mary\Margaret ?)

Children(s): Elizabeth Peyton

In 1641, Robert I Peyton of Isleham Gloucester County, son of Thomas I IMM England to Virginia before 1679, Attorney and Major of Troops, Godiva Society Qualifying Gateway Ancestor, Major entered the world in Roughtons, Norfolk County, England, born to Thomas A Peyton And Elizabeth Yelverton. Robert I Peyton of Isleham Gloucester County, son of Thomas I IMM England to Virginia before 1679, Attorney and Major of Troops, Godiva Society Qualifying Gateway Ancestor, Major married Mary Margaret Boyd Boyd Carter M Beverley Keeble, and had children including Elizabeth Peyton. Robert I Peyton of Isleham Gloucester County, son of Thomas I IMM England to Virginia before 1679, Attorney and Major of Troops, Godiva Society Qualifying Gateway Ancestor, Major passed away in 1686 in Isleham, Gloucester County, Virginia.

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  • In 1641, Robert I Peyton of Isleham Gloucester County, son of Thomas I IMM England to Virginia before 1679, Attorney and Major of Troops, Godiva Society Qualifying Gateway Ancestor, Major entered the world in Roughtons, Norfolk County, England, born to Thomas A Peyton And Elizabeth Yelverton.
  • Robert I Peyton of Isleham Gloucester County, son of Thomas I IMM England to Virginia before 1679, Attorney and Major of Troops, Godiva Society Qualifying Gateway Ancestor, Major married Mary Margaret Boyd Boyd Carter M Beverley Keeble, and had children including Elizabeth Peyton.
  • Robert I Peyton of Isleham Gloucester County, son of Thomas I IMM England to Virginia before 1679, Attorney and Major of Troops, Godiva Society Qualifying Gateway Ancestor, Major passed away in 1686 in Isleham, Gloucester County, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Peyton
1616–1683
Birth Location: Rougham, Norfolk, , England
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Elizabeth Yelverton
1618–1668
Birth Location: Roughham, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary\Margaret ?)
1637–1678
Birth Location: Hull, West Yorkshire, England or Jamestown, Middlesex, Virginia
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Peyton
1670–1723
Birth Location: Jamestown, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
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Robert Major's Ancestors

Self
Robert Major
1641–1686
Birth Place: Roughtons, Norfolk County, England
Parents
Thomas A Peyton
1616–1683
Rougham, Norfolk, , England
Elizabeth Yelverton
1618–1668
Roughham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight Edward Peyton Second Baronet) Iselham
1578–1656
Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England
William (Yelverton 2nd Baronet of) Rougham
1590–1648
Rougham Castle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Major's Descendants

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Robert (I Peyton of Isleham Gloucester County, son of Thomas I IMM England to Virginia before 1679, Attorney and Major of Troops, Godiva Society Qualifying Gateway Ancestor,) Major (1641–15 Mar 1686) m. Mary\Margaret (Boyd Boyd - Carter ' (m. Beverley) (Keeble) ?) (1 Mar 1637–28 June 1678)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Peyton 1670–1723 m. Thomas (John) Crenshaw 1669–1709 m. Thomas (J. "Granger") Crenshaw 1645–1704
    1. 1. Joseph (His Majesty's Virginia Colonial Militia, French & Indian War) Crenshaw 1698–1730 m. Sarah Crenshaw 1685– m. Crenshaw 1681– m. Sarah (Elizabeth) MacCallister 1690–1765
      1. 1. William (A Crenshaw) Sr 1707–1760 m. Susannah Carr 1707–1779 m. Susan Anderson 1700–
        1. 1. Nicholas Crenshaw –1822 m. Mary (Brooks) Carr 1725–1760
        2. 2. William Crenshaw 1725–1799 m. Susanna Carr 1735–1800
        3. 3. James (Elkanah) Crenshaw 1730–1772 m. Mary Winston 1732–1759
        4. 4. Charles (Edwin) Crenshaw 1730–1790 m. Sarah Bacon 1739–1816
        5. 5. James Crenshaw 1732–1784
        6. 6. Nicholas Crenshaw 1733–1752
        7. 7. Mary (Ann) Matthews 1745–1765
        8. 8. Sarah Crenshaw 1746– m. Mr. Wallis 1734–
      2. 2. Joseph Crenshaw 1670–1757
      3. 3. William (Haricane Crenshaw) Sr. 1720–1787
        1. 1. William (David) Crenshaw 1745–1815
    2. 2. William (A.) Crenshaw 1704–1760 m. Susannah Carr 1707–1772
      1. 1. Nicholas Crenshaw 1730–1822 m. Mary (Brooks) Carr 1738–1760
        1. 1. William Crenshaw 1755–1829 m. Sarah Baker 1767–1830
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Crenshaw –1825
        3. 3. Lucy Crenshaw 1783–
        4. 4. Martha Crenshaw 1779–
      2. 2. William Crenshaw 1736–1799
      3. 3. William (A) Crenshaw 1725–1799
      4. 4. Charles (Edwin) Crenshaw 1735–1790
      5. 5. Elkanah Crenshaw 1730–1771
      6. 6. James Crenshaw 1732–1784
      7. 7. Sarah Crenshaw 1745–1765
      8. 8. David Crenshaw 1751–1810
      9. 9. Mary (Ann) Matthews 1745–1765
      10. 10. Charles (Edwin) Crenshaw 1735–1790
      11. 11. Elkanah Crenshaw 1730–1771
      12. 12. James Crenshaw 1732–1784
      13. 13. Nicholas Crenshaw 1730–1793
    3. 3. Thomas (J) Crenshaw 1699–1730 m. Sarah Pettus 1685– m. Elizabeth Saunders 1650–1723 m. Sarah (Lady of King William, Virginia Pottes) Pettus 1685–1760
      1. 1. Joseph Crenshaw –1757
      2. 2. Joseph Crenshaw –1757
    4. 4. John Crenshaw 1667–1695
    5. 5. Cornelius Crenshaw 1702–1738
    6. 6. Joseph Crenshaw 1668–1758 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Crenshaw 1668–1765 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) MacCallister 1668–1765
      1. 1. John (Granger) Crenshaw 1700–1777
      2. 2. John (Granger) Crenshaw 1700–1777 m. Elizabeth Bates 1700–1811
        1. 1. Frances (Grainger) Crenshaw 1742–1825
        2. 2. Abraham Crenshaw 1755–1807
        3. 3. Barbara Crenshaw 1757–
        4. 4. Charles Crenshaw 1754–1791
        5. 5. Elizabeth Crenshaw 1725–1819
        6. 6. Lavinia Crenshaw 1732–1828
        7. 7. Martha Crenshaw 1758–
        8. 8. Tabitha Crenshaw 1751–1810
      3. 3. William (Sr) Crenshaw 1710–1787 m. Eliza (Jane) Stradling 1712–1765
        1. 1. William (I) Crenshaw 1731–1786
        2. 2. Robert Crenshaw 1734–1810
        3. 3. Sarah Crenshaw 1730–1759
    7. 7. John Crenshaw 1695–1780
    8. 8. Elizabeth Crenshaw 1699–1758
    9. 9. Robert Crenshaw 1695–

Robert Major's Timeline

2 Records

1641
1641
Birth of Robert I Peyton of Isleham Gloucester County, son of Thomas I IMM England to Virginia before 1679, Attorney and Major of Troops, Godiva Society Qualifying Gateway Ancestor, Major in Roughtons, Norfolk County, England
Roughtons, Norfolk County, England
1686
15 Mar 1686
Age 45
Death of Robert I Peyton of Isleham Gloucester County, son of Thomas I IMM England to Virginia before 1679, Attorney and Major of Troops, Godiva Society Qualifying Gateway Ancestor, Major in Isleham, Gloucester County, Virginia
Isleham, Gloucester County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1641
    Event Place: Roughtons, Norfolk County, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1686
    Event Place: Isleham, Gloucester County, Virginia
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