Richard Peyton (1720 - 1767)

Born 1720 in Tardebigge, Worcestershire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Baker) Peyton — married 12 Dec 1747 in London St Michael Queenhithe with Holy Trinity the Less, Middlesex, England

Died 1767 at about age 47 in London

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Biography

Richard was born in 1720. He was the son of Richard Peyton and Hannah Harris. He passed away in 1767. ^[1]

Richard was probably born at Cattespoole where the family lived at this time, we have no baptism for him as the family were non-comformist and did not attend the parish church.

Richard was only 11 years old when his father died in 1731 in 1738 he was apprenticed to Joseph Harris a fishmonger in London, his mothers maiden name was Harris and I suspect that Joseph was a relation of hers.

1738 Richard Peyton son of Richard Peyton late of Tardebigge gentleman, deceased to Joseph Harris citizen and fishmonger for 7 years.

1747 10th December Richard Peyton of the parish of St Magnus, London Bridge, fishmonger, bound in the sum of £200 that there is no impediment why the above bounden Richard Peyton bachelor and Elizabeth Baker spinster .... They were married 2 days later at St Michael Queenhithe.

Richard married Elizab Baker on 12 December 1747 in St Michael, Queenhithe, City of London, London, England.^[2]

1750 Richard's uncle Joseph Peyton dies leaving a brief will Joseph Peyton the elder of London citizen and Fishmonger leaves everything to my nephew Richard Peyton of London citizen and fishmonger.

1767 Richard died and (according to note from the Soc Gen) was buried in a vault at St Magnus the Martyr, London Bridge. These vaults have since benn cleared the whereabouts of the contents is no longer known. His wife Elizabeth died in 1787 In her will proved 11 Jan 1788 she wished to be buried with Richard or if too costly with her mother and father and some of her children in Aldersgate churchyard.

Children living in 1787 Elizabeth married to Thomas King Mary Peyton Sarah married to ... Wallis Samuel Peyton of Old Change Street St Mary Magdelan then Old Fish Street - tinman Thomas Peyton of Old Street Square St Lukes - watchcase maker Edward Ireson Peyton

- Richard's brother Abel was still alive and of 'Quxley Green'

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Sources

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Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Tiggy Payton, May 3, 2013
2. ↑ Marriage: "London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
   London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69/MIC6/A/002/MS09149
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1624 #7661719 (accessed 10 June 2022)
   Richard Peyton marriage to Elizab Baker on 12 Dec 1747 in St Michael, Queenhithe, City of London, London, England.

Acknowledgments

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