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Two Valentine Peytons with Sons Named Robert

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Conflated by Hayden

In Virginia about 1750 were two men named Valentine Peyton - one a clerk of the court for Stafford County (into the 1750s)[1] and one a vestryman of Dettingen Parish in Prince William County (died before 1 October 1751).[2]

They both married a woman named Frances - one said to have married Frances Linton and the other Frances Harrison.

They both had a son named Robert - one (born c1725) who married Ann Guffey, and one (born 1745) who married Anne Rush.

Hayden's Virginia Genealogies combined the two Valentines, giving the single Valentine Peyton the 1751 death date and retaining the Robert who married Ann Guffey, with Frances "possibly Harrison" as Valentine's wife[3] and presumed mother of Robert (died in Tennessee in 1795).[4]

The Robert who married Anne Rush died in 1785 in North Carolina.[5]

Stafford County Order Book (1749-1755)

In Hayden's defense, the Stafford County Order Book that shows "Val. Peyton" as clerk of the court past the 1751 date that the Prince William County Valentine Peyton died was taken by a Union soldier and therefore not available to genealogists and other researchers until this century (2011, if I recall), when it was donated to the New Jersey State Library which returned it to the Library of Virginia. LVA digitized it.[1]

Clerk of the Court Valentine Peyton can be found in the digitized copy[1] after 1751 on the following pages:

"Pages 181-204" cover images of the Order Book from the July Court through the December Court, each concluding with "True Transcript Test Val: Peyton Clk Crt" (inconsistently transcribed by the Library of Virginia [LVA] as Clk Cur, Cf Cor, etc.).[1]
  • July Court, 1752 (see page 107 [image 4 of 13])
  • August Court, 1752 (see page 190 [image 6 of 13])
  • no September Court
  • October Court, 1752 (see page 193 [image 7 of 13])
  • November Court, 1752 (see page 201 [image 11 of 13])
  • December Court, 1752 (see page 204 [image 13 of 13]).
The next set of images ("Pages 205-227") finds the statement at the end of the May Court, 1753 (see page 222 [image 10 of 12]).[1]
For "Pages 228-241", Clerk of the Court is still Val: Peyton in September (see page 235 [image 5 of 8]) & October (see page 237 [image 6 of 8]). Page 241 is a record of the December Court.[1]
"Pages 242-272" start in the middle of the March Court, 1754 ("True Transcript Test Val. Peyton Clk Crt" on page 269 [image 15 of 17]). Image 17 is page 272, in the middle of the May Court, and finish up on page 273 in the next set of images.[1]
"Pages 273-316" (under the June Court, 1754 heading; June Court signed off by Val. Peyton on page 303 [image 18 of 25]).[1]
"Pages 317-345", page 318 (image 2 of 17): "True Transcript Test Val Peyton Clk Crt" (September 1754); same on next page for court held 16 September 1754. And on image 11 for October, 16 for November & 17 (page 345) for the December Court held 4 December 1754.[1]
Skipping to the last page of the last set of images ("Pages 317-345" - image 345, page 374), the April Court, 1755 concludes "True Transcript Test Val. Peyton Clk Crt".[1]

I should note at this point that John Peyton is a Gentleman of the Court during all this time.[1] Perhaps he is the 1761 guardian[6] of Robert? (Unless he's the John who died in 1760.)

Valentine, Frances, Robert, and Ann/e Peytons in WikiTree

In WikiTree, the two Valentine Peytons and the sons named Robert attached to them (as of 27 November 2023) are

Wives of the two Valentines include
Robert's Mother
  • The mother of Robert born c1725 is said to be Frances Linton.
  • The mother of Robert born c1745 is thought to be Frances Harrison.
Robert's Wife

Cochran Bible

The Cochran Bible - the Bible of one Hiram Peyton Cochran - belonged to Robert and Ann (Rush) Peyton's granddaughter and includes their birth dates. Mary Gregg's correspondent and co-researcher, Carlene St. John found and copied a transcription of the bible.

"This bible is listed in a booklet entitled 'Collection of Bible Records' which was Published by the Houston Genealogical Forum, Houston, Texas, September 1963. [Salt Lake City Family History Center 976.4 A1 #108, pages 3 & 4.] It is a typed manuscript of Bible records. . .. The Holy Bible published 1824 in Philadelphia by H. C. Carey and I. Lea
H. P. Cochran and Nancy Stoker was married 11 Apr 1816 <snip>
Robert Peyton was born 1st September 1745
Ann Rush his wife was born 3rd April 1746

The above are H. P. Cochrans's matronal Grand Parents"[8]

The referenced booklet is found in FamilySearch, and includes Ann's death date: 9 September 1826, age 80 years 7 months 6 days.[9]

Another Peyton married another Ann Guffey

Yelverton Peyton (1755-1849) married Anne (Guffey) Peyton (1762-1849).

Recognized by the DAR as a patriot ancestor whose residence at the time of service was the Kentucky District of Virginia,[10] Yelverton Peyton of Madison County, Kentucky applied for a pension in 1832, stating that "in 1777 he volunteered from the boundary of the now County of Montgomery in Virginia".[11]

DAR Records for the Peytons who married (different) Ann Guffeys:

  • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed May 4, 2015), "Record of Yelverton Peyton", Ancestor # A090000.
  • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed May 4, 2015), "Record of Robert Peyton (b before 1740)", Ancestor # A089994.
    Note that the DAR record for this Robert (m Guffey) is now flagged (as of 11 December 2018):
    "1) PREVIOUSLY CREDITED SERVICE BELONGS TO ANOTHER MAN OF THE SAME NAME. 2) RESIDENCE MUST ALSO BE PROVEN. 3/2018."

Apparently the two Roberts were conflated in DAR records also.

Deconflating Peyton Information

Most all pre-1800 records for the area of Westmoreland County, Stafford County, and Prince William County mentioning Valentine Peyton, Robert Peyton, and/or Ann, wife of Robert, are assigned to the Valentine who died in 1751, the Robert who died in Tennessee in 1795, and his wife Ann Guffey.

The son Robert who was lost when Hayden conflated the two Valentine Peytons married Anne Rush, daughter of Benjamin Rush (named "daughter Ann Peyton" in his 1801 will).[12] Robert was born 1 September 1745.[13] He died 30 November 1785 in Franklin County, North Carolina.[5]

Tracking land and other records by parish and county may help sort which Peytons belonged in which nuclear family (see the next section). Details about the two Roberts' descendants (below) may also help.

Location Notes

The main parishes for the two Valentine Peytons were Hamilton Parish, Overwharton Parish, and Dettingen Parish. The main counties mentioned are Prince William County, Stafford County, and Loudoun County.

In 1762, the Robert Peyton who was born in 1745 (m Rush) went to orphan's court in Prince William County. In 1765, he and Ann Rush witnessed a land record between her father & his wife and John Tyler, both of Dettingen Parish in Prince William County. This is probably the Robert Peyton also found in Loudoun County records. However, Hayden conflated the two Valentines and omitted Robert m Rush completely. He assigns Virginia records mentioning Robert and Ann Peyton to the Robert who died in Tennessee, although that Robert (born c1725) was probably "of" Albemarle/Amherst and/or Rockbridge County (which didn’t exist until 1778, when it was formed from Augusta & Botetourt counties). Information quoted from Hayden by a Peyton researcher, sharing information from great-grandchildren of Robert, speaks of twin brothers John and Ephraim "born in or came from Amherst Co., Va.... Miss Peyton writes me: 'My grandfather induced his father Robert to follow him to Tenn. It was after the country was settled, because, in relating the circumstances of his death, my father told me that his grandfather Robert was...'" (Gregg, #814)

Parishes:
  • Nomini Parish: created before 1653; served Northumberland County to 1653. When Westmoreland County was formed from Northumberland, in 1653, "Nomini Parish went too." Nomini Parish served Westmoreland County to before 1660[14]
    • Westmoreland County was served by five [sic] parishes between 1653 and 1664: Appomattox, Chickacoan, Cople, Machodick, Nomini, and Potomac. From 1664 to after 1785, Westmoreland County was served by Washington Parish (a different Washington Parish than served Washington County) and from 1664 to before 1685 by Westbury Parish.[14]
  • Overwharton Parish, Stafford County
    • Stafford County was served by
      Overwharton Parish (c1702-aft. 1785)[14]
      Potomac Parish (1664-bef. 1680): "When Stafford Co was formed from Westmoreland Co, Potomac Parish went too." [14]
      St. Paul's Parish (bef. 1702-1776) - a different St. Paul's Parish than served New Kent County (1704-1720) and Hanover County (1704-aft. 1785)[14]
      Hamilton Parish (1730-1731)[14]... more? haven't finished looking yet
  • Hamilton Parish, Prince William County (per Hayden, Valentine d. 1751 was "of Hamilton Parish"[3]): Hamilton Parish, created in 1730 from Overwharton Parish, it served Stafford County until Prince William County was created from Stafford County in 1731 and "all of Hamilton Parish went." It served Prince William County from 1731 to 1769. "After Fauquier Co was formed from Prince William Co in 1759, Hamilton Parish served both counties. In 1769 Hamilton Parish was divided. All of the parish in Prince William and part of the parish in Fauquier Co was used to form Leeds Parish."[14]
  • Truro Parish: formed from Hamilton Parish in 1732; served Prince William County to 1742. Fairfax County was formed in 1742 "from that part of Prince William Co that was Truro Parish", which served Fairfax County to after 1758.[14]
  • Leeds Parish:
  • Dettingen Parish, Prince William County (Benjamin Rush, guardian of Robert, 1762,[15] was of Dettingen Parish[16])
Counties:
  • Westmoreland County (per Hayden, the birth location of Henry Peyton, born 1656, and father of Valentine who died in 1751)[17]
    • formed from Northumberland County in 1653[18]
  • Stafford County (Order Book shows "Val Peyton", Clerk of the Court after 1751[1])
    • formed from Westmoreland County in 1664[18]
  • Prince William County (location of 1751 death of Dettingen Parish Valentine[2])
    • formed from King George County and Stafford County in 1730[18]
  • Loudoun County (Robert's son-in-law George Noland's RW service was in the militia of Loudoun County; location of Noland's Ferry, which was run by George's uncle, Philip Noland, who was born in Overwharton Parish - see their profiles for details/sources)
    • formed from Fairfax County in 1757[14]

Descendants of the Two Robert Peytons

Children of the Robert Peyton who died in Tennessee in 1795:

  • John Peyton, twin[4]
  • Ephraim Peyton, twin[4]
  • Thomas Peyton[4]

Children of the Robert who died in Franklin County, North Carolina on 30 November 1785:

  • Ann (m John Cochran)[7]
  • Alice / Alec (m George Noland)[19]
  • William / m Sarah ____[20]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Returned Stafford County, Virginia Order Book: Stafford County Court Records, Order Book (1749-1755). Available online through Library of Virginia's digital collections: search for "000039218" using the Library's DigiTool search (accessed 26 November 2023).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Valentine Peyton who was a Dettingen Parish vestryman died before 1 October 1751. From Mary Gregg's research (GenForum April 2000 post): "Valentine Peyton died in Prince William County, Virginia, between April 8, 1750, and October 1, 1751, as proved by the following Dettingen Parish records, from Records of Dettingen Parish, Prince William County, Virginia, 1745-1802 (Virginia Book Company, Berryville, Virginia).
    • "At a Vestrey (sic mg) held at Quantico Vestrey house the 8th Day of April 1750.Prsent:...Captn. Valentine Peyton...
    • "At a Vestrey held at Quantico Vestrey house the first Day of October 1751... Ordered that James Nisbet Gen. be appointed Vestreyman in the Roome of Valentine Peyton Gent. Decd."
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 H.E. Hayden, Virginia genealogies, page 494 (Hathi Trust copy, accessed 28 November 2023). See full citation below.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 H.E. Hayden, Virginia genealogies, pages 498-499 (Hathi Trust copy, accessed 16 November 2023). See full citation below.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 See the WikiTree image of the record of Robert Peyton's nuncupative will taken off the microfiched record at the North Carolina State Library.
  6. ↑ From "Historian's Guide to Loudoun, 1757-1766" by Phillips: Sent by Pat Duncan (Loudoun Co., Va., Order Bk A:509) September 10, 1761. Robert Peyton, an infant, is represented by John Peyton, his Guardian.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Peytons of Virginia II (citation below), FE Line, page 798. Robert Peyton born 1745 & married Anne Rush, is FE-1, son of Valentine Peyton (FE).
  8. ↑ From Genforum #352.
  9. ↑ FamilySearch Book (Collection of bible records, page 3 [image 4 of 56], accessed 15 November 2023). Page 4 (image 5 of 56) has Ann's death date. Note: You have to be logged in to FamilySearch for the links to work. If you're not, you land you on the search page - search for "Collection of Bible Records" +Houston +September +1963 (or click here).
  10. ↑ Yelverton Peyton, DAR Patriot Ancestor #A090000 (accessed 27 November 2023).
  11. ↑ Yelverton Payton pension application #S31291 (pdf), transcribed by Will Graves, posted by Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters, accessed 27 November 2023).
  12. ↑ See his profile for abstract: Benjamin Rush.
  13. ↑ FamilySearch Book: Collection of bible records, page 4, accessed 15 November 2023). Page 5 has Ann's death date: 9 September 1826, age 80 years 7 months 6 days. Note: You have to be logged in to FamilySearch for the links to work. If you're not, you land you on the search page - search for "Collection of Bible Records" +Houston +September +1963 (or click here).
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20240308145608/https://vagenweb.org/parishes.htm
  15. ↑ Prince William Co., Va., OB 1761-1763, page 385 (from Mary Gregg's Genforum post, citing Prince William County, Virginia Order Book, 1762-1763, Ruth and Sam Sparacio (copyright 1999; see this library entry for the 2017 publication).
  16. ↑ Prince William Co., Va., DB P:266-271 (also from Gregg's post, citing the Sparacio book):
    • December 5/6, 1762. Benjamin Rush of Parish of Dettingen in the County of Prince William Planter & Alice his Wife of one part and John Tyler of the Parish and County aforesaid of other part..."
    Wits: Charles Tyler, Robert Peyton, Anne Rush
    /s/ Benja. Rush, Jr. /s/ Alice Rush
  17. ↑ Hayden's PEYTON, of England and America, page 494, continued on page 495; Robert's entry starts on page 498 (Google Books, accessed 24 November 2023).
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~george/countyformations/virginiaformationmaps.html
  19. ↑ Based on witnesses to Robert Peyton's nuncupative will, 30 November1785, and wording of his widow's public statement about probate, which began "George Noland and Wife and the rest of my children...." See the WikiTree image of the record, taken off the microfiched record at the North Carolina State Library.
  20. ↑ Son William's information was included in Peyton Society of Virginia (PSV) updates to Peytons of Virginia II (2004; updates through 7 November 2016).

Sources

  • Hayden's Virginia Genealogies (WikiTree Source page)
    Hayden, Horace Edwin. Virginia genealogies: a genealogy of the Glassell family of Scotland and Virginia, also of the families of Ball, Brown, Bryan, Conway, Daniel, Ewell, Holladay, Lewis, Littlepage, Moncure, Peyton, Robinson, Scott, Taylor, Wallace, and others, of Virginia and Maryland (E.B. Yordy, Wilkes-Barre, PA : 1891).
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Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Copy of a comment posted to Robert Peyton (abt.1725-1795) - edited slightly for clarity

ah. found where PW marriage came from, but a source for it would still be good. Following is from a post by Mary Gregg[1]

The earliest published account of Robert and Ann (Guffey) Peyton that I [Mary Gregg] can find is in VIRGINIA GENEALOGIES: A GENEALOGY OF THE GLASSELL FAMILY OF SCOTLAND AND VIRGINIA Rev. Horace Edwin Hayden (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1891; Genealogical Publishing Company, 1973), and Mr. Hayden cautioned that "the connexion is tentative." ...

"...Robert5 Peyton (Valentine,4 Henry3 Henry2 Henry1 ), b. cir. 17--; d. Tenn., Jan. 5, 1795; killed by the Indians; m. --, Prince William Co., Va., Ann Guffey, sister of Henry Guffey, of Va. and Ky. This connexion is tentative."

edited to add note -

NOTE: Hayden conflated this Robert Peyton and the Robert Peyton who married Ann Rush, sons of different Valentine Peytons. The Peyton Society of Virginia recognizes Robert m Guffey as the P Line (now merged with the Robert in the G Line - G-3) and the Robert m Rush as the FE Line:

Robert Peyton, born 1 September 1745 Prince William Co., VA; married Anne Rush, daughter of Benjamin Rush and Alice Grigsby, before 1769 (page 798, father Valentine Peyton, FE Line). ~ Peyton Society of Virginia, Peytons of Virginia II, Volume Two, and updates (2004; updates through Nov. 7, 2016).
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