II. Elizabeth, m. to Thomas Wrenne, esq. of Hinton, in the Isle of Ely. Sir Robert d. 1st August, 1550, and was s. by his eldest son, SIR ROBERT PEYTON, who was M.P. for Cambridgeshire in the 4th and 5th of Queen MARY, and sheriff of the united counties of Cambridge and Huntingdon, in the 9th of ELIZABETH. He received the honour of knighthood from JAMES 1. at Royston, in November, 1608. Sir Robert m. Elizabeth, daughter of the LORD CHANCELLOR RICH, and aunt of Robert, Earl of Warwick, and had issue, Robert, who d. unm. Richard, d. s. p. Mary, m. first, to Robert Balam, esq. of Wolsoken, in Norfolk, and secondly, to Sir Richard Cox, of Braham, in the Isle of Ely. Frances, m. to John Hagar, esq. of Bourne Castle, in Cambridgeshire. Winifride, m. first to - Osborne, esq. barrister-atlaw; secondly to — Harefleet, esq. of Kent; and thirdly, John Hornbye, esq. of Lincolnshire. He was s. by his eldest surviving son, 1. SIR JOHN PEYTON, of Iselham, in the county of Cambridge, who received the honour of knighthood from King JAMES I. He was sheriff of Cambridge and Huntingdon, in the 35th of ELIZABETH, when he was knight of the shire for the last, as he was again in the 1st of JAMES the First, and the next year sheriff a second time. In the 9th year of the same monarch, he was created a BARONET, 22nd May, 1611, on the institution of the order. Sir John m. Alice, daughter of Sir Edward Osborne, lord mayor of London in 1585, and had issue, II. SIR EDWARD PEYTON, who was knighted at Whitehall, 4th February, 1610, and during the lifetime of his father was denominated" of Great Bradley, in Suffolk." He served in parliament from 18th of JAMES I. to the 3rd of CHARLES I. as one of the knights of the shire for the county of Cambridge, and was cus tos rotulorum thereof, which office he was deprived of by the influence of the Duke of Buckingham," Where at he was so much disgusted, that he first drew his pen against the court, and writ several pamphlets with great acrimony against CHARLES I. and the royalists." He subsequently sided with the presbyterians in the great rebellion, and so impoverished himself in the cause, that he was obliged to sell Iselham, and drawing his son into joining him, sold the whole estate, with the reserve only of annuities during both their lives. Sir Edward m. first, Matilda, daughter of Robert Livesay, esq. of Tooting, in Surrey, by whom he had JOHN, his heir. Edward, in holy orders, had three sons, Edward, Robert. Amy, m. to Henry Lawrence, esq. of St. Ives, in Huntingdonshire, and of St. Margaret's, in the county of Hertford. He m. secondly, Jane, daughter of Sir James Calthorp, knt. of Crockthorpe, in Norfolk, (widow of Sir Henry Thomelthorpe, knt.) and by that lady had one son, Thomas, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Wil liam Yelverton, of Rougham, in Norfolk, and dying in 1683, left four sons, William, of Dublin, m. Frances, daughter and co-heir of Sir Herbert Lunsford, knt. by whom he had no male issue. He d. in 1656. Robert, of Virginia. Charles, of Grimston, in Norfolk, m. Elizabeth, daughter of William Bladwell, of Swanington, in the same county, and had six sons, viz. 1. YELVERTON, capt. R. N. who inherited as fifth baronet. 2. Bladwell, m. Mary, daughter of William Probart, esq. of Court Evange wenge, in Radnorshire, and had (with two daughters) CHARLES, who inherited as sixth baronet. • Of this RICHARD, we have the following account from his epitaph in Iselham Church. Here under lyeth a Worthy Esquire that, Richard Peyton hight, He never wronged any one to whom he might do Right. Anno Domiui, 1574. The thyrtieth Day of April, Year seventy and four, 4. Charles, d. s. p. 5. Colby, d. s. p. 6. JOHN, a citizen of London, m. first, Dorothy, daughter of James Altham, esq. of Marks Hall, in Essex, and had by her a son, JOHN, who s. as seventh baronet. He m. secondly, Susan, daughter of Peter Calvert, esq. of Hunsdon, in Hertfordshire, and had another son, YELVERTON, who inherited as eighth Thomas, m. Miss Roberts, niece of Sir John Sir Edward m. thirdly, Dorothy, daughter of Mr. Edward Ball, of Stockwell, and by her had two other sons, Edward, of Surinam, merchant, who d. in 1675. He m. Mary, daughter of Mr. Multin, an Italian merchant, and left an only daughter, his heir, Angiola, m. to M. Francis Ceffis, of Venice. Joseph, m. Mary, daughter and co-heir of Marmaduke Vincent, esq. of Great Smeaton, in the county of York, and had a son, Vincent, b. in 1685. This baronet died in April, 1657, and was s. by his eldest son, III. SIR JOHN PEYTON, who m. first, a daughter of Sir Edward Bellingham, but by her had no issue. He m. secondly, Miss Hobart, and had three sons and a daughter, viz. Edward, who d. young. JOHN, his successor. Thomas, captain in the guards, and favourite of Martha, m. to George Duncombe, esq. of Shalford, He d. in 1666, and was s. by his son, IV. SIR JOHN PEYTON, who served his king and country in several military stations; for presently after the Restoration, he went with the Earl of Rutherford to Tangier, under whom he served until his lordship's death, and then returning into England, he rode in the guards in the Lord Oxford's regiment, from which, through the influence of the Duke of Leeds, his kinsman, to be a lieutenant in Sir John Hanmer's company, in the Duke of Buckingham's regiment. He went into Ireland with this regiment in 1674, and continuing to reside there, after the revolution, he was appointed by Queen ANNE, governor of Ross Castle, in Kerry. He m. first the daughter of Mr. Newman, and widow of Kana O'Hara; secondly, a daughter of Lloyd, esq. of Morton Hall, in Wales, and widow of Richard Barry; and thirdly, Mrs. Rebecca Williams, of Liverpool, widow of the Rev. Mr. Tomlinson, but died s. p. at Dublin, 23rd March, 1721, when the baronetcy devolved upon his cousin, (refer to issue of the second baronet,) v. SIR YELVERTON PEYTON, captain R. N. who m. Flora, daughter of Mr. Philip Facy, of Plymouth, but d. issueless, 10th October, 1748, and was s. by his ne phew, VI. SIR CHARLES PEYTON, who m. Ruth, daughter of Mr. Box, of Hammersmith, but d. s. p. 6th Novem • If ROBERT PEYTON, of Virginia, left male descendants, as it is reported, this gentleman succeeded wrongfaily; Robert being the elder brother of his grandfather, ber, 1760, and was s. by his cousin (refer to issue of the second baronet), VII. SIR JOHN PEYTON, who died in 1772, without issue, and was s. by his half-brother, VIII. SIR YELVERTON PEYTON, who m, the daughter of Thomas Bayly, of Arley, in the county of Warwick, and widow of Felix Calvert, esq. but died s. p. 18th October, 1815, when the BARONETCY is presumed to have EXPIRED. Arms-Sable, a cross engrailed or. PEYTON, OF KNOWLTON. CREATED 29th June, 1611.-EXTINCT in Feb. 1683. Lineage. This was a branch of the ancient family of Peyton of Iselham, in the county of Cambridge. SIR ROBERT PEYTON, of Iselham, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Robert Clere, knt. of Ormesby, in Norfolk, and had two sons, ROBERT (Sir), who succeeded to, and carried on the line of, Iselham; and SIR JOHN PEYTON, knt. to whom his father gave the manor of Calthorpe, in Bumeham, St. Martin's, and Knowlton, in Kent. He m. Dorothy, daughter of Sir John Tindall, K.B. and had issue, Alice, m. to Robert Darell, esq. of Cale Hill, in Mary, m. to Sir Francis Clarke, knt. of Merton Anne, m. to Thomas Hales, esq. eldest son of Sir Elizabeth, m. to Sir Robert Banester, knt. He d. in 1611, and was s. by his son, 1. SIR SAMUEL PEYTON, knt. of Knowlton, in Kent, who was created a BARONET 29th June, 1611. He m. Mary, eldest daughter and co-heir of Sir Roger Ashton, knt. and had (by her, who wedded, secondly, in 1626, Edward Cholmeley, esq.) three sons and three daughters, viz. THOMAS, his heir. Samuel, d. s. p. Edward, who left a son, killed in Flanders. Margaret, m. to Thomas Osborn, esq. He d. in 1623, and was s. by his eldest son, 11. SIR THOMAS PEYTON, of Knowlton, who m. first, a daughter of Sir Peter Osborne; secondly, Cecilia, widow of Sir William Swan, knt.; and thirdly, Jane, daughter of Sir William Monins, bart. By his second wife he had issue, Thomas, who d. s. p. in 1667. DOROTHY, M. to Sir Basil Dixwell, bart. Charles Peyton, of Grimston, and the second son of Thomas Peyton, only son of the second baronet, by his second wife. ELIZABETH, M. to William Longueville, esq. of the ESTHER, M. to Thomas Sandys, esq. Sir Thomas, who was a member of the first parliament after the Restoration and a prize commissioner, had a grant of £2000 per annum in the coal farm. He died in February, 1683, when the BARONETCY EXPIRED. The manor of Knowlton devolved on his daughters as co-heirs, who joined with their trustees in the sale to Sir John Narborough, bart. Arms-Sa. a cross engrailed or. PEYTON, OF DODDINGTON. CREATED 10th Dec. 1660.-EXTINCT 25th Dec. 1660. Lineage. SIR ROBERT PEYTON, knt. of Iselham, in Cambridge. shire, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Robert Clere, knt. of Ormesby, in Norfolk, and had two sons, ROBERT (Sir), his heir, and SIR JOHN PEYTON, knt. of Knowlton, in Kent, who m. Dorothy, daughter of Sir John Tindall, K.B. and had likewise two sons, THOMAS (Sir), his heir, and SIR JOHN PEYTON, knt. of Doddington, in the county of Cambridge, governor of the Tower temp. ELIZABETH, and of the queen's privy council; afterwards in the reign of JAMES I. governor of the islands of Jersey and Guernsey, in which office he succeeded Sir Walter Raleigh. "Sir John Peyton," in the words of an old writer," was educated after the politest manner of the age he lived in, by serving in the wars of Flanders under the most able and experienced soldiers and politicians of that time." Amidst the sunshine of a court and the affluence of a large fortune, his conduct was so regular and temperate that his life was prolonged to the age of ninety nine years, in so much health and vigour that he is said to have rode back hunting three or four days before his death. He m. Dorothy, daughter and heir of Edward Beaupre, esq. of Outwell, in Norfolk, widow of Sir Robert Bell, one of the barons of the Exchequer, and was s. at his decease by his only son, SIR JOHN PEYTON, knt. who m. Alice, second daughter of Sir John Peyton, bart. of Iselham, and had three sons and six daughters, viz. ROBERT, his heir. ALGERNON, in holy orders, heir to his brother. Henry, who, in the rebellion, taking up arms in the royal cause, was unfortunately killed by his own soldiers at Banbury, having forgotten the pass-word. Elizabeth, m. to Sir Anthony Chester, of Chichley, Bucks. Anne, m. to Frances, m. to Francis Fortescue, esq. barrister at-law, solicitor to Queen MARY, consort of CHARLES I. Susanna, m. to John Riches, esq. of Tring Hall, in Norfolk, and d. in 1706, aged ninety. Anne, m. to Brent, esq. of Worcestershire. He was s. at his decease by his eldest son, ROBERT PEYTON, esq. who m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Richard Anderson, knt. of Penley, in Hertfordshire, but d. s. p. 1658, when he was s. by his brother, ALGERNON PEYTON, D. D. rector of Doddington, in the Isle of Ely, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of John Cook, esq. of Chissel, in Essex, and had issue, JOHN, his heir. ALGERNON, of Peyton Hall, created a BARONET in 1666-7. Henry, who embraced a military life, and was Elizabeth, m. to Gregory Parlet, esq. of Downham, Alice, m. first, to the Rev. John Nelson, LL. D. prebendary of Ely; and secondly, to John Cremer, gent. of Norfolk. She d. in 1717. Doctor Peyton was s. by his eldest son, 1. JOHN PEYTON, esq. of Doddington, in the county of Cambridge, who was created a BARONET 10th December, 1660, but died unm. 25th December following when the BARONETCY EXPIRED, and the estates devolved upon his next brother, SIR ALGERNON PEYTON, bart. Arms Sa. a cross engrailed or, with a crescent for difference. PEYTON. CREATED 21st March, 1666-7.-EXTINCT 29th June, 1771. Lineage. 1. SIR ALGERNON PEYTON, BARONET, (second son of the Rev. Doctor Peyton, D.D.) so created 21st March, 1666-7, succeeded to the estates and representation of the family on the decease issueless, in 1660, of his elder brother, Sir John Peyton, bart. of Doddington, Sir Algernon m. Frances, daughter and heir of Sir Robert Sewster, knt. of Ravely, in the county of Huntingdon, by whom (who m. secondly, Colonel Skelton,) he had issue, SEWSTER, his successor. Anne, m. to Philip Bell, esq. of Wallington, in Algerina, m. to George Dashwood, esq. of Peyton Sir Algernon was s. by his son, II. SIR SEWSTER PEYTON, master of the buck-hounds temp. Queen ANNE, who m. Anne, second daughter of George Dashwood, esq. of London, and had issue," Sister of Sir Robert Dashwood, bart. of Northbrook, in Oxfordshire; to Robert Dashwood, esq. of Cley, in Norfolk; and to Colonel George Dashwood, the husband of Sir Sewster Peyton's sister. "All I can learn (says COLLINS) of this gentleman (the first baronet) is that he was son and heir of Thomas Phillips, second son of Thomas Phillips, of Montacute, in the county of Somerset, whose father, Richard Phillips, was of the county of Dorset; which Thomas, of Montacute, is probably the same Thomas Phylyps who was constituted (31 HENRY VIII.) chief builder and supervisor of the buildings in the town and marches of Calais." He, THOMAS PHELIPS, or PHYLYPS, had by his wife, the daughter of Smith of the county of Somerset, JOHN, whose descendants were of Corfe, in the county of Dorset. The heiress of this branch, Jane Phelips, m. the Rev. Sir James Hanham, bart. THOMAS. Richard. EDWARD (Sir), elected serjeant-at-law 45 ELIZA BETH, and made king's serjeant 1 JAMES I. knighted at Whitehall 23rd July, 1603, before the coronation of the king; and having served in several parliaments, was chosen speaker in the first parliament of JAMES I. wherein he represented the county of Somerset; he was afterwards appointed master of the Rolls. Sir Edward left a son, SIR ROBERT PHELIPS, knt. M.P. for the county of Somerset 21 JAMES I. and 1 and 3 CHARLES I. His son and heir, EDWARD PHELIPS, of Montacute, in Somersetshire, b. in 1613, represented that county in the Long Parliament. He was ancestor of the Phelips of Montacute, and the present CHARLes Phelips, esq. of Briggins Park, Hants. (See BURKE'S Commoners, vol. iii.) The second son, THOMAS PHELIPS, was father of 1. SIR THOMAS PHELIPS, knt. of Barrington, in the county of Somerset, who was created a BARONET 16th February, 1619-20. He m. Cherity, daughter and coheir of William Waller, esq. of Oldstoke, in the county of Southampton, by whom, who m. secondly, Wilham, Viscount Ogle, he left at his decease, in 1627, a son. II. SIR JAMES PHELIPS, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Richard Tichborne, bart. and was s. at his decease, in 1653, by his son, Lineage. 1. HENRY PICKERING, esq. purchased of the Tempests the manor and estate of Whaddon, in Cambridgeshire, in 1648, and being thence designated, was created a BARONET in 1660-1. He was succeeded at his decease by his son, II. SIR HENRY PICKERING, of Whaddon, at whose decease, without male issue, in 1705, the title became Sir Henry's widow sold the manor of Whaddon, in 1716, to Edward, Lord Harley, of whom it was purchased by Lord Chancellor HARDWICKE. EXTINCT. This family enjoyed extensive estates in the county of Berks for several centuries, and frequently received the honour of knighthood. The last of these knights, SIR GABRIEL PILE, or PYLE, married one of the daughters of Sir Peter Welch, some time cofferer to King JAMES I. and was s. by his eldest son, 1. FRANCIS PILE, esq. of Compton-Beauchamp, in Berkshire, was created a BARONET by King CHARLES for his services to the crown, 12th September, 1628. Sir Francis m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Francis Popham, knt. of Littlecott, in the county of Wilts, and had (with three daughters) three sons, viz. FRANCIS, his successor. SEYMOUR, of Axford, Wilts, who succeeded his brother in the baronetcy. Gabriel, of Okemarsh, Berks, m. Frances, third daughter of Sir Henry Moore, bart. of Fawley. He d. 1st November, 1635, was buried at Collinborn Kingston, in Wilts, and s. by his eldest son, 11. SIR FRANCIS PILE, who m. first, Mary, daughter of Samuel Dunch, esq. of Pusey, in Berks, and by that lady had a son, Francis, who d. young. He m. secondly, Miss Still, only daughter of the Right Rev. John Still, Bishop of Bath and Wells, and had three daughters, his co-heirs, viz. I. ANNE, m, to Francis, second Lord Holles, of DANZILL HOLLES, third Lord Holles, with II. ELIZABETH, m. to Sir Thomas Strickland, bart. of Boynton, in Yorkshire. -, M.- Richards, esq. of Yaverland, in the Isle of Wight. Sir Francis d. about 1649, when the baronetcy devolved upon his brother, III. SIR SEYMOUR PILE, of Axford, in Wiltshire, who m. Elizabeth, second daughter of Sir Henry Moore, bart. of Fawley, in Berkshire, and was s. at his decease by his elder son, IV. SIR FRANCIS PILE, who m. Frances, daughter of Sir Bulstrode Whitlocke, knt. of Chilton, Berks, by whom he had two sons and two daughters. He was s. by his elder son, V. SIR SEYMOUR PILE, who m. Jane, only daughter of John Lawford, esq. of Stapleton, in Gloucestershire, by whom (who d. in July, 1726,) he had a daughter and a son and successor, VI. SIR FRANCIS-SEYMOUR PILE, of North Stoneham and Somerley, Hants, who m. Anne, daughter and coheir of Sir Ambrose Crowley, knt. of Greenwich, and relict of Richard Fleming, esq. but died without issue 4th May, 1761, when the BARONETCY EXPIRED. From the Piles, the estate of Compton Beauchamp, in Beauchamp, in Berkshire, passed by marriage, about the year 1670, to the family of Richards, of Yaverland, in the Isle of Wight. Mr. Richards, the last heir male of this family, bequeathed it, in case his daughter died s. p. to Mr. Wright, of Oxford, maternal grandfather of John Atkyns Wright, esq. of Compton Beauchamp, formerly M.P. for Oxford. Arms--Arg. a cross between four nails gu. 1. PETER PINDAR, esq. collector of the Chester cus toms, son of Reginald Pindar, of Southwell, in Northamptonshire, purchased from John Hurleston, esq. his brother-in-law, the manor of Idenshaw, in Cheshire, and was created a BARONET in 1662. He m. first, Judith, daughter and co-heir of Jeffry Walkenden, esq. of the Inner Temple; and secondly, Dorothy, daughter of John Hurleston, esq. of Pickton, and was s. by his son, 11. SIR THOMAS PINDAR, of Idenshaw, who m. Anne, daughter and heir of Robert Wynne, esq. of Flintshire, and was father of III. SIR PAUL PINDAR, of Idenshaw, at whose decease unmarried in 1704-5, the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. Arms-(Disallowed by Sir William Dugdale in the visitation of 1663)-Arg. three lions' heads az, crowned or. This family has been" of good antiquity" in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, as fully established by old deeds and records appertaining thereto. THOMAS PLAYTERS, esq. of Thorndon, in Suffolk, was father of THOMAS PLAYTERS, esq. of Thorndon and Sotterley, who died 21st September, 1479. He held Wilborne manor and advowson, in Norfolk, Sotterley, and Ugshall manor, in Suffolk; and lies buried in Sotterley church. By Anne, his wife, sister of Roger Deuny, esq. of Tatington, also in Suffolk, he left a son and heir, WILLIAM PLAYTERS, esq. who was living in 1483. He married Jane, daughter of Sir Edmund Jenny, knt. of Knotshall, in Suffolk, and had five sons, four of whom died unm. and he was s. at his decease, 11th November, 1512, by the fifth, CHRISTOPHER PLAYTERS, esq. living in 1492, who d. in 1547, seized of Sotterley, Ugshall, and Briseworth manors, in Suffolk. He married first, Dorothy, sister and co-heir of William Aslack, esq. of Carrow, in Norfolk, by whom he had one son, THOMAS; and secondly, Anne, daughter of William Read, esq. of Beccles, in Suffolk, by whom he had several other children. His eldest son and heir, THOMAS PLAYTERS, esq. who married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Jermyn, knt. of Rushbrook, in Suffolk, and dying 9th September, 1572, was s. by his son, WILLIAM PLAYTERS, esq. of Sotterley, who held the manor of Eloghe, Ugshall manor and advowson, Sotterley manor and advowson, with lands in divers towns in Suffolk, half the manor of Berrys, alias Holkham, in Norfolk, the manor of Scotts, in Essex, &c. He married first, Thomasine, daughter of George Duke, esq. of Frense; secondly, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Timperley, esq. of Hintlesham, in Suffolk; thirdly, Thomasine, daughter and co-heir of Edmund Tirrell, esq. of Beeches, in Essex; and fourthly, Mary, daughter and co-heir of William Drake, esq. of Hardly, in Norfolk; two of those ladies left no male issue; the issue of the fourth failed after two descents; the second was mother of the son and heir, 1. SIR THOMAS PLAYTERS, of Sotterley, high sheriff of Suffolk in 1605, who was knighted at Newmarket, 19th October, 1603, and created a BARONET 13th Angust, 1623. He married first, Anne, daughter of Sir William Swan, knt. of Southfleet, in Kent, and had surviving issue, WILLIAM, his heir. Frances, m. to Hamond Bozown, esq. of Wisingset, in Norfolk. Sir Thomas married secondly, Anne, daughter of Sir Anthony Browne, knt. of Elsinge, in Norfolk, and by that lady had Thomas, m. Mary, daughter of Sir Augustine Palgrave, knt. of Norwood Berningham, in Ner |