James Peyton (1716 - 1790)

Born 1716 in Leitrim, County Leitrim, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah Wynne — married 1753 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 1 Mar 1790 at about age 74 in Cartrons, County Roscommon, Ireland

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Biography

James was born in 1716. He was a farmer of Cartrons, Co. Roscommon, Ireland.

He married firstly Elizabeth Whitelock or Willock after 1738.^[1][2] James was listed in the 1749 Census Of Elphin as living at Oxhill with three children under the age of 14 but no wife. A deed of the following year states that she is dead.^[3]

Only two children of this marriage are were alive as of July 1751:^[4]George who died unmarried; and Anne who married Richard Phibbs.^[1]

He married secondly Hannah, the daughter of Edward Wynne, in July 1751 (it was agreed that a marriage should be had and solemnised between the said James Peyton and Hannah Wynne before the twenty third day of the said month July (1751)).^[4] They had:^[1]

1. John, died unmarried on 24th July 1824 aged 72
2. Catherine, who married Archibald Frazer in 1780
3. William, born 1760, married Jane Chambers, he died 22nd December 1822
4. Wynne, who married Eliza Robertson in 1809^[5].

James died in 1790.

Research Notes

There is a record that the family of Peyton, formerly Malet of Peyton Hall in Suffolk, owned Cartrons, Co. Roscommon.

From the Wynn Genealogical Society

JOHN WYNNE, Esq., was of that place 1695. His son, Col. JOHN WYNNE, had three sons - (1) EDWARD, of Tubberpatrick, died in 1728, leaving a daughter, HANNAH WYNNE, m. 1753, JAMES PEYTON, Esq., of Cartons, same co.; (2) OWEN, Captain of Dragoons; (3) Rev. JOHN, Rector of Ardbraccan, co. Meath.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Registered Pedigrees Vol.20, Page 149
2. ↑ Betham, William. Genealogical abstracts of records of the Prerogative Court of Armagh Series 1, wills: v. 46 "M" 1739-1756
3. ↑ Register of Deeds Book 150 Page 416 Memorial 102707 Registered 18th April 1752
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Register of Deeds Book 176 Page 228 Memorial 118644 Registered 22nd October 1755
5. ↑ Madras Courier, 14th June 1809

Acknowledgments

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