Biography of Edward Peyton 2nd Baronet -1657

Paternal Family Tree: Peyton

In 1580 [his father] John Peyton 1st Baronet (age 19) and [his mother] Alice Osborne (age 16) were married. They had six sons and five daughters.

In or after 1580 Edward Peyton 2nd Baronet was born to [his father] John Peyton 1st Baronet (age 19) and [his mother] Alice Osborne (age 16).

On 24th April 1604 Edward Peyton 2nd Baronet (age 24) and Martha Livesey were married.

On or before 2nd November 1607 [his son] John Peyton 3rd Baronet was born to Edward Peyton 2nd Baronet (age 27) and [his wife] Martha Livesey. He was baptised on 2nd November 1607. He married (1) 31st January 1631 Mary Bellingham (2) in or after 1633 Dorothy Hobart and had issue.

On 18th March 1611 Edward Peyton 2nd Baronet (age 31) was knighted.

In 1613 [his wife] Martha Livesey died.

Before 6th June 1614 Henry Thimblethorpe and [his future wife] Jane Calthorpe (age 24) were married.

On 6th June 1614 Edward Peyton 2nd Baronet (age 34) and Jane Calthorpe (age 24) were married. They were fourth cousin once removed.

Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes

Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.

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Around 1616 [his son] Thomas Peyton was born to Edward Peyton 2nd Baronet (age 35) and [his wife] Jane Calthorpe (age 26). He married in or before 1640 his fifth cousin Elizabeth Yelverton, daughter of William Yelverton 2nd Baronet, and had issue.

In December 1616 [his father] John Peyton 1st Baronet (age 55) died. His son Edward (age 36) succeeded 2nd Baronet Peyton of Isleham.

In 1621 Edward Peyton 2nd Baronet (age 40) was elected MP Cambridgeshire.

In 1625 Edward Peyton 2nd Baronet (age 44) was elected MP Cambridgeshire.

In 1626 Edward Peyton 2nd Baronet (age 45) was elected MP Cambridgeshire.

On 31st January 1631 [his son] John Peyton 3rd Baronet (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Bellingham (age 21) were married.

In or after 1633 [his son] John Peyton 3rd Baronet (age 25) and [his daughter-in-law] Dorothy Hobart (age 16) were married.

In December 1638 [his wife] Jane Calthorpe (age 49) died.

Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.

In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.

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On 13th December 1638 Edward Peyton 2nd Baronet (age 58) and Dorothy Minshaw were married.

In or before 1640 [his son] Thomas Peyton (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Yelverton (age 21) were married. They were fifth cousins.

In April 1657 Edward Peyton 2nd Baronet (age 77) died at Wicken. He was buried at St Clement Danes. His son John (age 49) succeeded 3rd Baronet Peyton of Isleham.

In or after April 1657 Reverend Edward Lowe and [his wife] Dorothy Minshaw were married.