PEYTON, Sir Robert (c.1633-89), of East Barnet, Mdx.

Family and Education

b. c.1633, 4th s. of Henry Peyton (d.1656), examiner in Chancery 1632-54, of Chancery Lane, London. educ. L. Inn 1655. m. Jane (d. 17 Mar. 1684), da. of Lionel Robinson of Cowton Grange Yorks. and coh. to her bro. Richard, 1s. Kntd. 12 July 1670.Le Neve’s Knights (Harl. Soc. viii), 239; PCC 145 Berkeley; Aubrey, Antiqs. Surr. i. 230.

Offices Held

Examiner in Chancery 1654-June 1660.T. D. Hardy, Principal Officers of Chancery, 125.

Commr. for militia, Mdx. Mar. 1660, assessment, Mdx. Aug. 1660–80, 1689, Westminster 1673 – 80, Yorks. (N. Riding) 1679 – 80; maj. of militia ft. Mdx. by 1666 – ?76, member, Hon. Artillery Co. 1671; j.p. Mdx. 1672 – 76, dep. lt. ?1672 – 76, 1689 – d., commr. for recusants 1675.CSP Dom. 1665–6, p. 577; 1676–7; p. 11; 1689–90, p. 54; Ancient Vellum Bk. ed. Raikes, 98; HMC Finch, ii. 44.

Capt. indep. co. Nov. 1688; col. (later 20 Ft.) 1689 – d.

Parlimentarian

PEYTON, Sir Robert (c.1633-89), of East Barnet, Mdx.

Main residence: East Barnet, Mdx.

Author

E.C.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

PEYTON, Sir Robert (c.1633-89)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

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