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Sir John Peyton 1492–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1492

Birth Location: Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 26 Oct 1558

Death Location: Knowlton, Kent, England

Father: Robert Peyton

Mother: Dame Clere

Spouse(s): Dorothy Tyndall

Children(s): Sir Tower

In 1492, Sir John Peyton entered the world in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England, born to Robert Sir Knight Sheriff Of Cambridgeshire Peyton And Dame Elizabeth Clere. Sir John Peyton married Dorothy Tyndall, and had children including Sir John Peyton Knight Of Durrington Lord Leutenant Of The Tower. Sir John Peyton passed away in 1558 in Knowlton, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1492, Sir John Peyton entered the world in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England, born to Robert Sir Knight Sheriff Of Cambridgeshire Peyton And Dame Elizabeth Clere.
  • Sir John Peyton married Dorothy Tyndall, and had children including Sir John Peyton Knight Of Durrington Lord Leutenant Of The Tower.
  • Sir John Peyton passed away in 1558 in Knowlton, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Peyton
1468–1517
Birth Location: Iselham, Cambridgeshire, England
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Dame Clere
1466–1522
Birth Location: Ormesby Manor, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Tyndall
1510–1575
Birth Location: Hockwold cum Wilton, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Sir Tower
1544–1630
Birth Location: Knowlton, Kent, England
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Sir Peyton's Ancestors

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Sir Peyton
1492–1558
Birth Place: Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Robert Sir Knight "Sheriff of Cambridgeshire" Peyton
1468–1517
Iselham, Cambridgeshire, England
Dame (Elizabeth) Clere
1466–1522
Ormesby Manor, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Peyton's Descendants

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Sir (John) Peyton (1492–26 Oct 1558) m. Dorothy Tyndall (1510–1575)
  1. 1. Sir (John Peyton Knight of Durrington, Lord Leutenant of the) Tower 1544–1630 m. Baroness (Lady Dorthea) Beaupre 1538–1602
    1. 1. Sir (Knight John III) Peyton 1578–1635 m. Alice Osborne 1585–1640
      1. 1. Marianna (Anne) Peyton 1615–1674 m. Giles (George) Brent 1602–1671 m. Giles (George) Brent 1602–1671
        1. 1. Dorothy Brent 1653–1734 m. Maurice (Veale ( Morris) ) 1653–1696
        2. 2. Captain (George) Brent 1640–1700

Sir Peyton's Timeline

2 Records

1492
1492
Birth of Sir John Peyton in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England
Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England
1558
26 Oct 1558
Age 66
Death of Sir John Peyton in Knowlton, Kent, England
Knowlton, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1492
    Event Place: Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1558
    Event Place: Knowlton, Kent, England
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