PEYTON, Sir Edward, 2nd Bt. (c.1584-1652), of Isleham, Cambs.

Family and Education

b. c.1584, 1st s. of Sir John Peyton*, 1st bt. of Isleham and Alice, da. of Sir Edward Osborne† of St. Dionis Backchurch, London, Clothworker, gov. of Levant Co. 1581-92 and ld. mayor of London 1583-4. educ. Bury St. Edmund’s g.s., Suff. c.1598; G. Inn 1611; MA Camb. 1618. m. (1) 24 Apr. 1604 (with £3,000), Martha (bur. 30 Oct. 1613), da. of Robert Livesey of Tooting Bec, Surr. 4s. (at least 1 d.v.p.) 1da.; (2) 6 June 1614, Jane (d. aft. June 1631), da. of Sir James Calthorpe of Cockthorpe, Norf., wid. of Sir Edmund Themilthorpe (d.1613) of Worstead, Norf., 3s. (2 d.v.p.); (3) 13 Dec. 1638, Dorothy Minshaw (bur. 10 Apr. 1681), da. of Edward Ball of Stockwell, Surr. 2s.Vis. Suff. ed. Howard, ii. 122-3; R.E. Chester Waters, Geneal. Mems. of the Chesters of Chicheley, i. 238-40, 243; St. James Clerkenwell, iii. (Harl. Soc. Reg. xiii), 70; C142/376/114; Secret Hist. of Jas. I ed. W. Scott, ii. 391, 461; Al. Cant.; GI Admiss. Kntd. ?2 or 4 Oct. 1608; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 146, Sir ‘John’ Peyton; Harl. 6063, f. 54. See also below. suc. fa. as 2nd bt. 1616. d. by 3 Dec. 1652. C5/15/81. We are grateful to A.P. Wright for this reference. sig. Edw[ard]/Edwarde Peyton.

Offices Held

J.p. Suff. by 1614 – 16, 1617 – at least32, Cambs. 1617–34 (custos rot. 23 Dec. 1617–5 Feb. 1618), 1636, I. of Ely, Cambs. 1617-at least 1632, C231/4, ff. 29, 41, 54, 56; 231/5, f. 126v; C66/1988; SP16/212. Cambridge, Cambs. 1642; CUL, UA Collect. Admin. 5, f. 40. commr. sewers, Gt. Fens 1617 – at least31, Suff. 1619, oyer and terminer, Norf. circ. 1617–35, C181/2, f. 293; 181/4, ff. 165, 196v. to compound regarding provisions for royal Household, Cambs. 1620; SP14/113/1. sheriff, Cambs. and Hunts. 1622 – 23; commr. subsidy, Cambs. and Cambridge 1624, Forced Loan, Cambs. and I. of Ely 1626–7; C193/12/2, ff. 4v, 17v. freeman and alderman, Cambridge 1627; commr. swans, Cambs. and other counties 1627, C181/3, f. 226v. charitable uses, Cambs. 1629–36, C192/1, unfol. gaol delivery Camb. 1632-at least 1635; C181/4, ff. 105, 200v. dep. lt. Cambs. 1637–8. Harl. 4014, ff. 24v, 30.

?Commr. felons’ goods, several counties by 1619. Secret Hist. ii. 339.

Capt. of ft. (parl.) 1642. Oxford DNB, xliii. 978.

Parlimentarian

PEYTON, Sir Edward, 2nd Bt. (c.1584-1652), of Isleham, Cambs.

Main residence: Isleham, Cambs.

Author

A.D.T.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

PEYTON, Sir Edward, 2nd Bt. (c.1584-1652)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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