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William Payton 1503–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: Whepstead, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 06 Oct 1566

Death Location: Risby, Suffolk, England

Father: Sir Payton

Mother: Margaretha Navarra

Spouse(s): Lady Jervis

Children(s): Margaret PAYTON, George Payton, Ralf Payton, Adam Payton, Rose Payton, Margery Payton, Sybil Payton, Bezallel Payton

In 1503, William Payton entered the world in Whepstead, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Thomas Payton Sheriff Of Payton And Margaretha D Orleans Reina De Navarra. William Payton married Lady Joan Jervis, and had children including Adam Payton, Ann Jervis, Bezallel Payton, Edward Jervis, Edward Payton, George Payton, Margaret Payton, Margery Payton, Ralf Payton, Rose Payton, Sybil Payton. William Payton passed away in 1566 in Risby, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1503, William Payton entered the world in Whepstead, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Thomas Payton Sheriff Of Payton And Margaretha D Orleans Reina De Navarra.
  • William Payton married Lady Joan Jervis, and had children including Adam Payton, Ann Jervis, Bezallel Payton, Edward Jervis, Edward Payton, George Payton, Margaret Payton, Margery Payton, Ralf Payton, Rose Payton, Sybil Payton.
  • William Payton passed away in 1566 in Risby, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Payton
1480–1550
Birth Location: Suffolk, Kingdom of England (United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland)
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Margaretha Navarra
1488–1547
Birth Location: Thurston, Suffolk, England
MN

Spouses(s)

Lady Jervis
1503–1533
Birth Location: St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
LJ

Children(s)

Margaret PAYTON
1533–1599
Birth Location: St Edmonds, Suffolk, England
MP
George Payton
1532–
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
GP
Ralf Payton
1534–
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
RP
Adam Payton
1535–
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
AP
Rose Payton
1536–
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
RP
Margery Payton
1531–
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
MP
Sybil Payton
1534–1590
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
SP
Bezallel Payton
1530–1553
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, England
BP

William Payton's Ancestors

Self
William Payton
1503–1566
Birth Place: Whepstead, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Payton, Sheriff of Payton
1480–1550
Suffolk, Kingdom of England (United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland)
Margaretha (d'Orléans, Reina de) Navarra
1488–1547
Thurston, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Payton's Descendants

1.
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William Payton (1503–06 Oct 1566) m. Lady (Joan) Jervis (1503–Aft. 1533)
  1. 1. Margaret PAYTON 1533–1599 m. Lord (Thomas) Bright 1537–1587
    1. 1. Thomas Bright 1569–1626 m. Elizabeth Bright 1569–1612
      1. 1. Anne Bright 1595–1783 m. Richard Bate 1598–
        1. 1. Emmota Bate 1634–1702 m. George Reney 1627–1699
    2. 2. Anna BRIGHT 1566–1634
    3. 3. Mary BRIGHT 1562–1636
    4. 4. Kathrine Bright 1557–1563
    5. 5. Joan Bright 1569–1572
    6. 6. Susan Bright 1575–1579
    7. 7. Alice Bright 1579–
    8. 8. Henry (BRIGHT) Knight 1560–1609
    9. 9. Jasper Bright 1567–1629
    10. 10. Margaret Bright 1566–1634
    11. 11. Robert Bright 1556–1630
  2. 2. George Payton 1532–
  3. 3. Ralf Payton 1534–
  4. 4. Adam Payton 1535–
  5. 5. Rose Payton 1536–
  6. 6. Margery Payton 1531–
  7. 7. Sybil Payton 1534–1590
  8. 8. Bezallel Payton 1530–1553

William Payton's Timeline

3 Records

1503
1503
Birth of William Payton in Whepstead, Suffolk, England
Whepstead, Suffolk, England
1530
1530
Age 27
William Payton was married
None
1566
06 Oct 1566
Age 63
Death of William Payton in Risby, Suffolk, England
Risby, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: Whepstead, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1530

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Oct 1566
    Event Place: Risby, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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