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

Military: 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.

Local: 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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