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James Peyton

Born about 1762 in Virginia

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Elizabeth (Cox) Peyton — married 6 Oct 1788 in Amherst County, Virginia

Descendants

Father of Unknown Peyton, Washington Peyton, Lewis Peyton, Sarah (Peyton) McGlothlin, James Peyton Jr., William Peyton, Elizabeth (Peyton) Wiser and Peter Peyton Sr.

Died 26 Jun 1817 at about age 55 in Casey County, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Private James Peyton served with 10th Virginia Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Daughters of the American Revolution ^[1]

Ancestor #: A089989 Service: VIRGINIA Rank: PRIVATE

Birth: ANTE 1762 AMHERST CO VIRGINIA; Death:ANTE 6-26-1817 CASEY CO KENTUCKY

Service Source: NARA, M881, COMP MIL SERV RECS, ROLL #1012, #1066

Service Description: 1) CAPTS JAMES FRANKLIN, CLOUGH SHELTON, COLS EDWARD STEVENS, WILLIAM RUSSELL, JOHN GREEN 2) 6TH & 10TH VA REGTS

Land Office Military-Warrant 2297 ^[2]

Valley Forge Muster Roll

Private James Peyton

State: Virginia

Division: 5th

Brigade: Weedon's

Regiment: 10th Virginia

Company: Capt James Franklin

ID: VA24016 ^[3]

Parents

DNA and GENEALOGICAL PROOF ARGUMENTS by Larry Payton indicate that John Peyton is the father of this James Peyton.

From Peyton's of Virginia, vol 2 - current as of 11/7/2016

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born between 1760 and 1762 VA, presumably the son of James Peyton, Sr.

Private in the 6th & 10th Virginia Regiments, Revolutionary War 10 Oct 1776 -1 Jan 1780. ^[5]^[6]

Valley Forge winter of 1777-78. Amherst County militia. Discharged at Winchester, VA 17 Dec 1782. Virginia Military Land Warrant #2297

The Franklin County Court September term 1824 certified the heirs of James Peyton as Lewis Peyton, Peter Peyton, William Peyton, James Peyton, Sally McGalion late Sally Peyton, Elizabeth Peyton, and Washington Peyton.

He married Elizabeth Cox , daughter of Micajah John Cox and Rachael Street, 6 Oct 1788 Lexington Parish, Amherst Co., VA he died before 26 Jun 1817, Casey Co, KY. ^[7] ^[8]

Elizabeth Cox was born before 1762 Albemarle Co., VA. She died before 7 Nov 1828, Casey Co., KY.

Children of James Peyton (R-1) and Elizabeth Cox were as follows ^[4]

Washington Peyton (R-11) was born between 1785 and 1795 Amherst Co., VA, living Lawrence Co., IN 1825; he died after 1825.

Lewis Peyton (R-12), born 31 Oct 1786 Amherst Co., VA; married Sarah Sassene Roach.

Sarah Peyton (R-13), born circa 1790 Amherst Co., VA; married Thomas McGlothlin.

James Peyton Jr. (R-14) was born either in Amherst Co., VA, or in KY; he married Martha Cox 14 May 1824 Casey Co., KY; In sale of VA land bounty in Military District of Ohio as one of heirs of James Peyton (with siblings William, Peter, and Elizabeth named as younger children in will of father).

Unknown Peyton (R-15) was born between 1785 and 1800; he died after 1810 Not in James Peyton's will.

William Peyton (R-16) was born circa 1800 Lincoln Co., KY; He was living in 1870; he was buried Casey Co., KY, on his own land; He had Kentucky land patents, and was involved in many recorded deeds with his brothers, Peter and James, and in 1843 gave a deed to S.M. McGlocklin.

Peter Peyton Sr. (R-17), born 1802 KY; married Lois Eden.

Elizabeth Peyton (R-18), born 1803 KY; married Joseph Wiser.

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James Peyton was born in Amherst County, Virginia before 1762. He married Elizabeth Cox and had at least two sons, Lewis and Peter. During the Revolution, he seved in the 6th and 10th Virginia Regiments. James died in Casey County, Kentucky before June 26, 1817.^[1]

Excerpt: " James was in the 6th and 10th Virginia regiments (same regimen, but when by both name) of the Continental line of the American Revolution from October 30, 1776-January, 1780. James ' health was impaired from his stay at the hospital at Valley Forge^[9] where he was in a hospital for three months. He later survived in the Amherst County. , Virginia militia during the American revolution. Chief Black Hawk visited the Peyton's on Section 24. The hunters would stop off for food and morph wall on hunting trips (Indians). The Indians left and unknown white boy on the doorstep. This white boy died during the cholera epidemic." ^[10]

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1779 Culpeper County, VA James Peyton Rent Role Database: VA Early Census Index ^[11]

James Peyton married Elizabeth Cox 6 Oct 1788 Amherst County, Virginia ^[12] ^[13]

1810 Casey Co., KY ^[14]

Name James Peyton

Home in 1810 (City, County, State) Casey, Kentucky

Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 1

Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15 3

Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 2

Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 1

Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 1

Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 1

Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over 1

Number of Household Members Under 16 5

Number of Household Members Over 25 2

Number of Household Members 10

DNA

Paternal relationship is confirmed by Ancestry.com DNA Results

Peyton-1030 and Aunt 1,591 cM 62 segments
Peyton-1030 and 1st Cousin 559 cM 25 segments
Peyton-1030 and 1st Cousin 1x removed 244 cM 14 segments
Peyton-1030 and 2nd Cousin 164 cM 8 segments
Peyton-1030 and 2nd cousin 1x removed 105 cM 5 segments
Peyton-1030 and 2nd cousin 1x removed 53 cM 6 segments
Peyton-1030 and 3rd Cousin 23.4 cM 4 segments
Peyton-1030 and 3rd cousin 22.1 cM 1 segment

Calvin Fey and Tanya (Peyton) Jacobberger 5th cousins 1x removed Chr 2, 7.3 cM, MRCA James Peyton (abt.1762-1817)

Sources

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed April 26, 2017), "Record of James Peyton", Ancestor # A089989.
↑ Land Office Military-Warrant 2297 , James Peyton, 100 acres, in consideration of 3 years as a soldier in the Virginia Continental Line,
↑ https://valleyforgemusterroll.org/search-the-muster-roll/
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ID R-1, Peyton's Of Virginia, Volume Two, 2004, With updates through 25 Oct 2016
↑ Payton, James (Peyton), 6 CL. Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution pg 611, Ancestry.com
↑ Peyton, James, 6 CL, 10 CL. Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution pg 621, Ancestry.com
↑ History of Hancock County, Ill, 1880, by T. H. Gregg.
↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR77-3YK : 11 February 2018), James Payton Or Peyton and Elizabeth Cox, 06 Oct 1788; citing Amherst County, Virginia, reference P 43; FHL microfilm 30,273.
↑ Wikipedia, Valley Forge [1]
↑ Newer Peyton family cemetery, Wilcox Township, Hancock Count [2]
↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Virginia Census, 1607-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
↑ Dodd, Jordan. Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.Original data: Dodd, Jordan, comp.. Virginia Marriages to 1800. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Virginia.
↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch : 5 December 2014, James Payton Or Peyton and Elizabeth Cox, 06 Oct 1788; citing Amherst County, Virginia, reference P 43; FHL microfilm 30,273. [3]
↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2S-LVL : accessed 21 June 2018), James Peyton, Casey, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 44, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 9; FHL microfilm 181,354.