Valentine Peyton served in the Revolutionary War. He joined in 1776 and was commissioned as a "Captain in the third Virginia Regiment in the Army of the United States," 4 October 1777. Captain Valentine Peyton served until he was "killed in Charlestown the 10th May 1780."[1] "He left at his death no children." His "heir at Law" was his elder brother Timothy, who died about 1786, leaving children Scithia, wife of Archibald Marshall (later [Dec. 1834], Scithia Ann is named widow of James Matson); Nancy, wife of William Mallory (later [Dec. 1834] named Ann T. Mallory, wife of William Mallory); Frances Elizabeth, wife of Baylis Grigsby; and Valentine [S.] Peyton. Since then, and before May 1834, Archibald Marshall and Frances Elizabeth Grigsby died. Frances Elizabeth left a daughter named Sally, wife of Alfred Rector.[2][3]
Research Notes
Birth year of 1755 is a guess based on his joining the Virginia Continental Line in 1776. This profile previously had a birth year of 1688, which is a year attributed to a different Valentine Peyton. The profile for Lettice (Peyton) Thornton was detached as his daughter.
Conflicting Information
Possibly not conflicting, but a different Valentine Peyton? The following notes are included in his pension application.[3]
F. B. Heitman’s Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution (1914) lists only one Capt. Valentine Peyton with the following data: "2d Lieutenant 3dVirginia, 5th February, 1777; 1st Lieutenant, 15th August 1777; Captain 12th September 1777; Brevet-Major, 30th September, 1783; served to close of war. (Died 1786.)" - Valentine, son of John
The pension application of Joseph Bowling (W25257) includes a discharge allegedly signed by Capt. "Valuntine Paton" of the 3 VA Reg. about five weeks after his death.
Sources
↑ Statement by Samuel Cabell, who was Lt.Col. of the 4th Virginia Regiment when he was captured at the surrender of Charleston, SC on May 12, 1780
↑ at a May 27, 1834 court at Fauquier County, Virginia
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this 1904 article says of Colonel Harry Peyton that "when he heard that his third and last son, Gelverton, had been killed by a cannon ball from the British fleet at the seige of Charleston, S.C., 1780, exclaimed: "Would to G[-]d I had another to put in his place."
Not so sure how accurate the article is (apparently confusing Valentine & Yelverton?), but if Col Harry had only three sons, all killed in the Revolution, and the last killed 1780 at Charleston...
3. Valentine was killed 1780 at the seige of Charleston
2. Harry Valentine shown as killed at Charleston by Valley Forge Muster
1. ?
Problem: This profiles says Timothy, Valentine's older brother who died 1786, was "heir at law" of Valentine.
Donna - I added you as a profile manager for Peyton-15 & set him as a rejected match with this profile, so we can make it representative for the Valentine who died 1780 (of the pension application mentioned in the previous post). Cheers, Liz
I don't think this Valentine is the one who married Frances Linton (that Valentine died 1751). However, the death date (1780) appears to belong to the Valentine Peyton of this application: http://revwarapps.org/blwt2241-300.pdf - who left no children.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-HFLL-T?i=634&cc=2546162 (image).
Citation: "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-HFLL-T?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RM9%3A1588791495 : 24 January 2018), Virginia > image 635 of 886; citing various published state rosters.
Not so sure how accurate the article is (apparently confusing Valentine & Yelverton?), but if Col Harry had only three sons, all killed in the Revolution, and the last killed 1780 at Charleston...
3. Valentine was killed 1780 at the seige of Charleston 2. Harry Valentine shown as killed at Charleston by Valley Forge Muster 1. ?
Problem: This profiles says Timothy, Valentine's older brother who died 1786, was "heir at law" of Valentine.
http://apps.sos.ky.gov/land/military/revwar/Revdetail.asp?Type=v&warrant=1296.0