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Sir John Peyton (1544-1630), Administrator and Soldier

The son of John Peyton of Knowlton, Kent (d. 1558), and, Dorothy, daughter of Sir John Tyndale.

Knighted in 1586 & served under the earl of Leicester, lieutenant-governor of Bergen op Zoom 1586–7, colonel "in the forces for the defence of the queen's person against the threatened attack of the Spanish Armada" 1588, receiver Norfolk, Huntingdon & Norwich 1593, a deputy lieutenant Cambridgeshire serving Lord North 1596, treasurer of the household, and served Thomas, Lord Howard de Walden 1602, lieutenant of the Tower of London in June 1597- 1603, governor of Jersey 10 September 1603

On June 8, 1578, Peyton married Dorothy Bell d. 1603, (widow of Sir Robert Bell (d. 1577)), co-heiress of Edward Beaupré of Beaupré Hall, Outwell, Norfolk, and his second wife, Catherine Beddingfield. Peyton gained a position in the county of Norfolk from his wife's property and the responsibilities of raising Bell's eight children, together with his only son, Sir John Peyton (1579-1635).

References

Helen M. E. Evans, ‘Peyton, Sir John (1544-1630)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 7 May 2005

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 The son of John Peyton of [[Knowlton]], [[Kent]] (d. 1558), and, Dorothy, daughter of Sir John Tyndale.
-[[knight]]ed in 1586 & served under the [[earl of Leicester]], lieutenant-governor of [[Bergen op Zoom]] 1586–7, colonel "in the forces for the defence of the queen's person against the threatened attack of the [[Spanish Armada]]" 1588,  receiver  Norfolk, [[Huntingdon]] & [[Norwich]] 1593, a deputy lieutenant [[Cambridgeshire]] serving [[Roger North|Lord North]] 1596, treasurer of the household, and served Thomas, Lord Howard de Walden 1602, lieutenant of the [[Tower of London]] in June 1597- 1603, governor of [[Jersey]] 10 September 1603
+[[Knight]]ed in 1586 & served under the [[earl of Leicester]], lieutenant-governor of [[Bergen op Zoom]] 1586–7, colonel "in the forces for the defence of the queen's person against the threatened attack of the [[Spanish Armada]]" 1588,  receiver  Norfolk, [[Huntingdon]] & [[Norwich]] 1593, a deputy lieutenant [[Cambridgeshire]] serving [[Roger North|Lord North]] 1596, treasurer of the household, and served Thomas, Lord Howard de Walden 1602, lieutenant of the [[Tower of London]] in June 1597- 1603, [[Lieutenant Governor of Jersey|governor of Jersey]] 10 September 1603
+On June 8, 1578, Peyton married Dorothy Bell ''d.'' 1603, (widow of [[Sir Robert Bell]] (d. 1577)), co-heiress of Edward Beaupré of [[Beaupré Hall]], Outwell, Norfolk, and his second wife, Catherine Beddingfield. Peyton gained a position in the county of Norfolk from his wife's property and the responsibilities of raising Bell's eight children, together with his only son, Sir John Peyton (1579-1635).
+==References==
+*Helen M. E. Evans, ‘Peyton, Sir John (1544-1630)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/22080, accessed 7 May 2005]
+[[Category:People from Kent|Peyton]]
-On June 8, 1578, Peyton married Dorothy Bell ''d.'' 1603, (widow of [[Sir Robert Bell]] (d. 1577)), co-heiress of Edward Beaupré of [[Beaupré Hall]], Outwell, Norfolk, and his second wife, Catherine Beddingfield. Peyton gained a position in the county of Norfolk from his wifes property and the responsibilities of raising Bell's eight children, together with his only son, Sir John Peyton (1579-1635).
+[[Category:Politics of Jersey|Peyton]]
+[[Category:English army officers|Peyton]]
-==References==
-Helen M. E. Evans, ‘Peyton, Sir John (1544-1630)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/22080, accessed 7 May 2005]
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