John Peyton

Abt 1541 - 1630  (~ 89 years)

• Name	John Peyton
  Birth	Abt 1541	of Doddington, Cambridgeshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Nov 1630  [1]
  Burial	Doddington, Cambridgeshire, England   [1]
  Person ID	I36130	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	John Peyton,   b. Abt 1503, of Knowlton, Kent, England d. 22 Oct 1558 (Age ~ 55 years)
  Mother	Dorothy Tyndall   d. Aft 18 Oct 1559
  Family ID	F21249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Beaupré   d. Feb 1603
  Marriage	8 Jun 1578	Outwell, Norfolk, England   [1]
  Children	+ 1. John Peyton,   b. Abt 1579, of Doddington, Cambridgeshire, England d. Between 24 Feb 1635 and 22 Apr 1635 (Age ~ 56 years)
  Family ID	F21246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2021

  
  

• Notes

  "He served with distinction in the Irish Wars until the end of 1576, when he returned to England. [...] He served in the English army expedition in the Netherlands under the command of the Earl of Leicester in 1586. From this time he was in constant favor with Queen Elizabeth I. He was made Lieutenant of the Tower, and a member of the Queen's Privy Council. After Queen Elizabeth's death he was made Governor of Jersey by King James I." [Royal Ancestry, citation details below]

  
  

• Sources

  [S142] Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families by Douglas Richardson. Salt Lake City, 2013.