Elizabeth (Rich) Peyton (abt. 1532 - 1591)

Born about 1532 in London, England

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Peyton — married before 1551 in England

Descendants

Died 17 Oct 1591 at about age 59 in Cambridgeshire, England

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Biography

Elizabeth (b. c. 1527 - d. 17 Oct 1591; bur. 26 Oct 1591 Iselham, Cambs), was the seventh daughter of Richard Rich and Elizabeth Jenkes. ^[1] She married Robert Peyton, esq. of Iselham (b. c. 1523, age 27 in 1550 - d. 19 Oct 1590 London; bur. 12 Nov 1590 Iselham, Cambs; will 12 Oct 1590), son and heir of Sir Robert Peyton of Iselham (d. c. 1550) and Frances Hasleden (Hasliden). ^[2] in 1567, both Elizabeth and Robert, were named in the will of her father Richard Rich. ^[1]

Elizabeth and Robert are the parents of:

• 1. Robert (dvpsp 1577)
• 2. (heir) Sir John Peyton, BT of Iselham, Cambs. (1561 – Dec 1616).^[3][4]

m. (1580), Alice, dau. of Sir Edward Osborne, mayor of London

• 3. Richard (d.s.p)
• 1. Mary

m. Charles Balam, esq. of Walsoken (d. 31 May 1592)

m.2 Sir Richard Cox of Braham, Isle of Ely.^[4]

• 2. Frances

m. John Haggar, esq. of Bourne Castle, Cambs.

• 3. Winifred

m.1 (11 Dec 1587 Iselham, Cambs) Edward Osborne, esq. (d. 24 Mar 1591/2; bur. Temple Church), barrister of the Inner Temple

m.2 (04 Sep 1592 Ash, near Sandwich, Kent) Samuel Harflete, esq. (d. c. 1594)

m.2 (21 Jan 1594/5 Iselham, Cambs) Richard Hornsby (Horneby), esq.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers;PROB 1150Ancestry Record 5111 #1012666
2. ↑ PEYTON, Robert (c.1523-90), of Isleham, Cambs. | History of Parliament Online accessed:2 May 2021 HOP
3. ↑ Wikipedia: Sir John Peyton, 1st Baronet
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} see also: Burke & Burke, 1844, p. 410.[1]

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