PEYTO, Edward (1626-58), of Chesterton, Warws.

Family and Education

bap. 19 Jan. 1626, 1st. s. of Sir Edward Peyto of Chesterton and Elizabeth, da. of Sir Adam Newton of Charlton, Kent.Chesterton par. reg.; Dugdale, Warws. i, 472. educ. Magdalen, Oxf. 1638, BA 16 May 1641; Al. Ox. M. Temple 23 Nov. 1646.M. Temple Admiss. i. 143. m. 27 Jan. 1648, Elizabeth (bur. 23 Jan. 1664), da. of Sir Greville Verney† of Compton Verney, Warws. 3s. 3da.Chesterton par. reg.; St Bartholomew-the-Less, London par. reg. Dugdale, Warws. i, 472, 482, 568. suc. fa. 21 Sept. 1643. d. 24 Sept. 1658.Dugdale, Warws. i, 472.

Offices Held

lt. col. and capt. of horse (parlian.), regt. of Basil Feilding, 2nd earl of Denbigh, west midlands assoc. 23 Mar. 1644–2 Apr. 1645.SP28/136/34. Col. Warws. militia, 9 July 1650.CSP Dom. 1650, p. 507.

j.p. Warws. 8 July 1646–d.C231/6, p. 51. Commr. militia, Warws. and Coventry 2 Dec. 1648; assessment, Warws. 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649; Warws. and Coventry 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657;A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28) oyer and terminer, Midland circ. by Feb. 1654–d.C181/6, pp. 15, 311. Sheriff, Warws. 1654–5.List of Sheriffs (List and Index ix), 146.

Parlimentarian

PEYTO, Edward (1626-58), of Chesterton, Warws.

of Chesterton, Warws.

Likenesses

Likenesses: MI in Chesterton church.Dugdale, Warws. i. 482.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

PEYTO, Edward (1626-58), of Chesterton, Warws.

Will

23 Aug. 1658, pr. 19 Apr. 1660.PROB11/298, f. 88; Shakespeare Birthplace Trust RO, DR 98/1121.

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Kingston nr. Chesterton, Warws., Nov. 1648 Covent Garden, Mdx., Feb. 1650 Compton Verney, Warws. 1653-8.Chesterton par. reg.

Religion

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