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Elizabeth (Peyton) Le Hunte (abt. 1580 - 1640)

Lady Elizabeth Le Hunte formerly Peyton aka Irby
Born about [location unknown]
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 1603 [location unknown]
Wife of — married 13 May 1614 in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 60 in Whaplode, Lincolnshire, Englandmap
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Biography

This profile is part of the Peyton Name Study.

Elizabeth was the daughter of Sir John Peyton, Bart. and Alice Osborne.

Elizabeth married (1) Sir Anthony Irby.

They had three sons and two daughters. Anthony (Sir), Edward, Thomas, Alice, Elizabeth, Sir Anthony Irby died about 1610.

Elizabeth married (2) Sir George Le Hunte, knt. of Little Bradley, Suffolk, on 13 May 1614 at Isleham, Cambridge, England. [1] [2]

Children

  1. Peyton d. 1675 In Ireland
  2. Richard (youngest son) (Colonel) b. 10 August 1620 at Little Bradley, Suffolk, married Mary Lloyd. He settled in Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland.
  3. Alice

Sir George Le Hunt died about 1641.

Elizabeth died in 1640 and is buried in the tomb of Sir Anthony Irby.

Inscription on tomb of Sir Anthony Irby.

“Heere lieth buried Sr Anthonie Irby Knight sonne of Anthonie Irby esquire and Alice his wife daughter of Thomas Welbie esquire which Sr Anthonie tooke to wife, Elizabeth daughter of Sr John Peyton of Iselham in the countie of Cambridge knight and baronet of the noble race of the Uffordes sometimes Earls of Suffolk by whome he had issue Sr Anthonie Irby knight Edward Thomas Alice and Elizabeth who died an infant; Sr Anthonie the eldest married his first wife Fraunces daughter of Sir William Wray knight and baronet and Fraunces his wife daughter and coheire to Sir William Drury of Halsted in Suffolk; his second Margaret daughter of Sr Richard Smith of the countie of Kent knight.”

Sources

  1. FindmyPast - Cambridgeshire Marriages, Groom's First Name - George, kt, Last Name - Le Hunte, Bride's First name "The Lady" , Last Name "Erbie", Date 13 May 1614.
  2. "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2QH-FJG : 13 March 2020), George Le Hunte, 1614. Date 1 June 1614

Tomb of Sir Anthony Irby in St Mary's Church, Waplode, Lincolnshire, England. Sited and photographed by the Rice family (Rice 6041), in 2014.

http://www.southhollandlife.com/2015/08/sr-anthony-irby-irby-tomb-st-marys-church-whaplode/





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