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Richard Rich LORD RICH, Lord Chancellor

Richard Rich LORD RICH, Lord Chancellor

Male Abt 1470 - Yes, date unknown

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Richard Rich LORD RICH, Lord ChancellorRichard Rich LORD RICH, Lord Chancellor was born about 1470 in Of London; and died.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Lord Chancellor of England.
    • _UID: 3A24BC9EA4964C7AA335FB58B7A32DA50F57

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Richard Rich II LORD RICH  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1496 in St. Lawrence Jewry, London, Middlesex, England; died on 12 Jun 1567 in Of Rochford, Essex, England.
    2. 3. Mary RICH  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1515 in Of Enfield, Middlesex, England; and died.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Richard Rich II LORD RICHRichard Rich II LORD RICH Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born in 1496 in St. Lawrence Jewry, London, Middlesex, England; died on 12 Jun 1567 in Of Rochford, Essex, England.

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    • FamilySearch ID: L1W5-7HY
    • Name: Richard RICH
    • _UID: F554CCD763D84927BE755405E40EBF7C505C

    Notes:

    Note:
    1st Baron.

    Richard married Elizabeth JENKS before May 1536. Elizabeth was born about 1510 in Of London; died on 16 Dec 1558 in St. Bartholomew, London. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Elizabeth RICH  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1533 in Cheriton, Glamorgan, Wales; was christened in 1530 in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England; died on 17 Oct 1591 in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England; was buried on 26 Oct 1591 in St Andrew Churchyard Isleham East Cambridgeshire District Cambridgeshire, England.
    2. 5. Robert RICH  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1537; died on 27 Feb 1581 in Felstead, Essex, England.
    3. 6. Winifred RICH  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1539; died after Nov 1578.
    4. 7. Ethelreda RICH  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1543 in Of Enfield, Middlesex, England; and died.

  2. 3.  Mary RICHMary RICH Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born about 1515 in Of Enfield, Middlesex, England; and died.

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    • _UID: 24AF4CC87A0D4921BADDAD5CF3E04B730945

    Mary married about 1540. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Elizabeth RICHElizabeth RICH Descendancy chart to this point (2.Richard2, 1.Richard1) was born about 1533 in Cheriton, Glamorgan, Wales; was christened in 1530 in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England; died on 17 Oct 1591 in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England; was buried on 26 Oct 1591 in St Andrew Churchyard Isleham East Cambridgeshire District Cambridgeshire, England.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LZNC-BDW
    • _UID: 922F528E9BA04E6696FAAD3299D3EE2C85CC

    Notes:

    Find a Grave Memorial 105680944;

    According to her Biographical Novel about her father, with some information about her mom in it too, she was single for quite some time. A very independent single woman, before giving her father grandkids.

    She wrote (published) Richard Rich, The Man Who Kept His Head, A Biographical Novel, By Elizabeth Engbretson.

    Seventh daughter of Richard Rich, Lord Rich of Leighs Priory Essex and Elizabeth Jenks, daughter of William, a London grocer.

    Wife of Sir Robert Peyton, son of Sir Robert Peyton and Frances Hasilden. They were married before 1557 and had three sons and three daughters; Robert, Sir John, Richard, Mary, Frances and Winifred.

    Robert and Elizabeth were buried in the South Chapel of Isleham with an alabaster tomb with effigies and monumental inscriptions.

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    Our royal, titled, noble and commoner ancestors

    Elizabeth Rich1,2,3
    Last Edited3 Feb 2014
    F, #95342, b. circa 1527, d. 17 October 1591
    FatherSir Richard Rich, 1st Lord Rich, Lord Chancellor of England, Speaker of the House of Commons1,2,3 b. 1496, d. 12 Jun 1567
    MotherElizabeth Jenkes1,2,3 d. 1558
    Elizabeth Rich was born circa 1527 at of Leighs Priory, Essex, England.1 She married Robert Peyton, Esq., Sheriff of Cambridgeshire & Huntingdonshire, son of Sir Robert Peyton, Sheriff of Cambridgeshire & Huntingdonshire and Frances Hasilden, before 1557; They had 2 sons (Robert; & Sir John) and 3 daughters (Mary, wife of Charles Balam, Esq., & of Sir Richard Cox; Frances, wife of John Haggar, Esq; & Winifred, wife of Edward Osborne, Esq., of Samuel Harflete, Esq., & of Richard Homeby, Esq.)1,2,3 Elizabeth Rich died on 17 October 1591; Buried in the south chapel of the church at Isleham, Cambridgeshire.1,2,3 Her estate was probated on 21 June 1592.2,3
    Family
    Robert Peyton, Esq., Sheriff of Cambridgeshire & Huntingdonshire b. c 1523, d. 19 Oct 1590


    Elizabeth married Robert PEYTON, III on 12 Apr 1557 in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England. Robert (son of Robert PEYTON, II and Frances HASILDEN) was born in Apr 1523 in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England; died on 19 Oct 1590 in Cambridgeshire, England; was buried in Oct 1590 in St Andrew Churchyard, Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Robert PEYTON, IV  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1558 in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England; died in 1577.
    2. 9. Mary PEYTON  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1559; died about 1615.
    3. 10. Sir John PEYTON, 1st Baronet Of Isleham  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1561 in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England; was christened on 19 Oct 1561 in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England; died on 19 Dec 1616 in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England; was buried on 19 Dec 1616 in St Andrews Church, Isleham, Cambridge, England.
    4. 11. Winifred PEYTON  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1562 in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England; and died.

  2. 5.  Robert RICHRobert RICH Descendancy chart to this point (2.Richard2, 1.Richard1) was born in 1537; died on 27 Feb 1581 in Felstead, Essex, England.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: F58DFD051F5F4F81BA4CD568615DF9AE7AF7

    Robert married before 25 Nov 1554 in Felstead, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 6.  Winifred RICHWinifred RICH Descendancy chart to this point (2.Richard2, 1.Richard1) was born about 1539; died after Nov 1578.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: EA52E0DA47C5435088BCF0E6BD388F73A6A8


  4. 7.  Ethelreda RICHEthelreda RICH Descendancy chart to this point (2.Richard2, 1.Richard1) was born about 1543 in Of Enfield, Middlesex, England; and died.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Audrey RICH
    • _UID: 92DC2FF44C764B3492EBAEF8BDFA08E69A1F

    Ethelreda married about 1563 in Halstead, Suffolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Robert PEYTON, IVRobert PEYTON, IV Descendancy chart to this point (4.Elizabeth3, 2.Richard2, 1.Richard1) was born about 1558 in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England; died in 1577.

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    • _UID: BA6F81B34FB14BA894DEE7384C4BCAAFF1F3


  2. 9.  Mary PEYTONMary PEYTON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Elizabeth3, 2.Richard2, 1.Richard1) was born about 1559; died about 1615.

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    • FamilySearch ID: 27HR-RN4
    • _UID: 0216FF708E9545DD8B4FBF0D37F1AD175EEE

    Mary married about 1584. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 10.  Sir John PEYTON, 1st Baronet Of IslehamSir John PEYTON, 1st Baronet Of Isleham Descendancy chart to this point (4.Elizabeth3, 2.Richard2, 1.Richard1) was born about 1561 in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England; was christened on 19 Oct 1561 in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England; died on 19 Dec 1616 in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England; was buried on 19 Dec 1616 in St Andrews Church, Isleham, Cambridge, England.

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    • FamilySearch ID: GZ2R-1C3
    • _UID: 462D6A1179A94C43B9E1C5309B5D533AB3CE
    • Occupation: 1584, Isle of Ely, England; Justice of the Peace
    • Occupation: Between 1593 and 1594; High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire
    • Occupation: Between 1593 and 1604, Cambridgeshire, England; Member of Parliament
    • TitleOfNobility: 1 Nov 1596; Knighted
    • Note: 1604
    • TitleOfNobility: 22 May 1611; 1st Baronet of Isleham, Cambridgeshire

    Notes:

    Sir John Peyton, 1st Baronet (1561 ? December 1616) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1611.

    Biography
    Peyton was the eldest surviving son of Robert Peyton of Isleham and his wife Elizabeth Rich, daughter of Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich of Rochford Hall and Leigh's Priory, Essex. He was a Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the Isle of Ely from about 1584. He succeeded to the family estates on the death of his father in 1590. From about 1591 he was a JP for Cambridgeshire. In 1593, he was elected Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire. He was High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire from 1593 to 1594. He became Deputy Lieutenant in 1596 and was knighted on 1 November 1596. In 1604 he was elected again as MP for Cambridgeshire. He was created baronet on 22 May 1611.

    Peyton died at the age of 56 and was buried at Isleham on 19 December 1616.

    Family
    Peyton married Alice Osborne, daughter of Sir Edward Osborne, Lord Mayor of London, of St. Dionis Backchurch, London in 1580 and had six sons and five daughters. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Edward. Their daughter Frances Peyton was mother of Sir John Hobart, 3rd Baronet.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_John_Peyton,_1st_Baronet

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    The book "THE PEYTONS OF VIRGINIA", 2004, volumes 1 and 2, by The Peyton Society of Virginia, is the source for much of the informatin on the family

    25232.0 Sir JOHN PEYTON, 1st Baronet of Isleham
    He was born about 1560 in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England. He was Sheriff of Cambridge and Huntington in 1593 and was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth I on 1 November 1596. He was a member of Parliament in 1604.
    He was created the 1st Baronet of Isleham on 22 May 1611 when the Baronet order was created.(785 vol 1:18-19p,70)

    About 1577 John married Alice Osborne, eldest daughter of Sir Edward Osborne, Knight, and Lord Mayor of London in 1583, and ancester of the Duke of Leeds. They had at least 14 children:(785 vol 1:70,75-76)

    .1 EDWARD, Sir 1578-1657---The Main Line 12616.0
    .2 JOHN abt1580-1611
    .3 ROBERT abt1582-?
    .4 ROGER abt1585-1617
    .5 WILLIAM abt1587-?
    .6 ANNE (PEYTON) BACON abt1589-?
    .7 THOMAS abt1591-1613
    .8 NICHOLAS abt1593-abt1594
    .9 SUSAN (PEYTON) BREWES abt 1595-?
    .10 ALICE (PEYTON) PEYTON abt1597-?
    .11 MARY abt1599-abt1600
    .12 FRANCES (PEYTON) BEDINGFIELD HOBART abt1600-?
    .13 ELIZABETH (PEYTON) IRBY LE HUNTE abt1602-?
    .14 MARY (PEYTON) MEERES abt1603-?

    St Andrew's Church in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, built in 1331, was the parish church for the Peytons for the following three centuries. In the church are the raised tomb and effigy of Sir John Peyton, Edward's father and first Baronet of Isleham, and many more Peytons. There are also many brasses which have been used for rubbings.(785 vol1:31,76p) The bellfry has six bells, the oldest, dated 1684, was dedicated to the memory of Sir John Bernard and his son in law Thomas Peyton ( -1484 ) and bears their armorial shields. The Great seal of Queen Elizabeth I, originally atttached to the charter given to Lady Frances Peyton, wife of Sir Robert Peyton (1498-1550), in 1575 when she founded the nearby Lady Peyton Almshouses, can be seen upon application.(785 vol1:31-32)

    John died in December 1616 and was buried at Isleham in St Andrews Church on 19 December 1616. His will was probatede on 14 May 1617.(785 vol 1:70)

    The family ancestry may be traced even further back and is available in the THE PEYTONS OF VIRGINIA", 2004.(785 vol 1:5-17,43,65-77)

    You are welcome to use this information. Please give credit where credit is due.

    Note:
    Member of Parliament

    John married Alice OSBOURNE on 29 Jun 1580 in St. Dionis Backchurch, London, England. Alice (daughter of Edward OSBOURNE, Lord Mayor Of London and Ann HEWETT) was born on 4 Mar 1563 in St Dionis Backchurch, London, England; died on 29 Jan 1625 in Isleham, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England; was buried in St Andrew Churchyard, Isleham, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Sir Edward PEYTON, 2nd Baronet Of Isleham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1578 in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England; died in 1656-1657 in Wicken, Cambridgeshire, England; was buried in 1657 in St.Clement's, Danes, , England.
    2. 13. Elizabeth PEYTON  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1580 in Of Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England; and died.
    3. 14. Anne PEYTON  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1582; and died.
    4. 15. Mary PEYTON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 May 1590; and died.
    5. 16. Roger PEYTON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Feb 1593 in Iselham, Cambridgeshire, England; died in 1617.
    6. 17. Frances PEYTON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Apr 1595; and died.
    7. 18. Susan PEYTON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jul 1596; and died.
    8. 19. Thomas PEYTON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jun 1599 in Iselham, Cambridgeshire, England; and died.

  4. 11.  Winifred PEYTONWinifred PEYTON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Elizabeth3, 2.Richard2, 1.Richard1) was born about 1562 in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England; and died.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: K4NK-X3G
    • _UID: D82E020A5DC94668A8F12A1686E6CE7A7354

    Winifred married on 11 Dec 1587. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]