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Sir John Peyton Knight of Durrington, Lord Leutenant of the Tower 1544–1630 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1544

Birth Location: Knowlton, Kent, England

Death Date: 4 Nov 1630

Death Location: Beaupre Hall Outwell, Norfolk, England

Father: Sir Peyton

Mother: Dorothy Tyndall

Spouse(s): Baroness Beaupre

Children(s): Sir Peyton

The story of Sir John Peyton Knight of Durrington, Lord Leutenant of the Tower began in 1544 in Knowlton, Kent, England. Sir John Peyton Knight of Durrington, Lord Leutenant of the Tower married Baroness Lady Dorthea Beaupre, and had children including Sir Knight John Iii Peyton. Sir John Peyton Knight of Durrington, Lord Leutenant of the Tower passed away in 1630 in Beaupre Hall Outwell, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Peyton Knight of Durrington, Lord Leutenant of the Tower began in 1544 in Knowlton, Kent, England.
  • Sir John Peyton Knight of Durrington, Lord Leutenant of the Tower married Baroness Lady Dorthea Beaupre, and had children including Sir Knight John Iii Peyton.
  • Sir John Peyton Knight of Durrington, Lord Leutenant of the Tower passed away in 1630 in Beaupre Hall Outwell, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Peyton
1492–1558
Birth Location: Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England
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Dorothy Tyndall
1510–1575
Birth Location: Hockwold cum Wilton, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Baroness Beaupre
1538–1602
Birth Location: Beaupre Hall, Outwell, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Sir Peyton
1578–1635
Birth Location: Isle of Ely Doddington, Cambridgeshire, England
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Sir Tower's Ancestors

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Sir Tower
1544–1630
Birth Place: Knowlton, Kent, England
Parents
Sir John Peyton
1492–1558
Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England
Dorothy Tyndall
1510–1575
Hockwold cum Wilton, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Robert (Sir Knight "Sheriff of Cambridgeshire") Peyton
1468–1517
Iselham, Cambridgeshire, England
Dame (Elizabeth) Clere
1466–1522
Ormesby Manor, Norfolk, England
John Tyndall
1496–
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Tower's Descendants

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Sir (John Peyton Knight of Durrington, Lord Leutenant of the) Tower (1544–4 Nov 1630) m. Baroness (Lady Dorthea) Beaupre (19 Oct 1538–3 Feb 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
        1. 1. Dorothy Veale 1676–1726 m. Major (John) Wright 1685–1713 m. John (Benjamin “Justice”) Wright 1685–1739 m. William Awbrey 1652–1699
      2. 2. Captain (George) Brent 1640–1700

Sir Tower's Timeline

2 Records

1544
1544
Birth of Sir John Peyton Knight of Durrington, Lord Leutenant of the Tower in Knowlton, Kent, England
Knowlton, Kent, England
1630
4 Nov 1630
Age 86
Death of Sir John Peyton Knight of Durrington, Lord Leutenant of the Tower in Beaupre Hall Outwell, Norfolk, England
Beaupre Hall Outwell, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Knowlton, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1630
    Event Place: Beaupre Hall Outwell, Norfolk, England
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