Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Peyton was born about 1559, in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England, her father, Sir Robert Peyton, High Sheriff of Cambridge, MP, was 37 and her mother, Elizabeth Rich, was 30. She married Charles Balam about 1575. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died about 1615, in Cambridgeshire, England, at the age of 58, and was buried in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Mary Coxee, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
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World Events (5)
1569 · State Lottery
A State Lottery was recorded in 1569. The tickets were sold at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
1571 · The Royal Exchange is Organized
The Royal Exchange was organized in January 1571 by Sir Thomas Gresham. Gresham is known as the father of English banking.
1585 · The First English Colony is Established in America
England established its first colony in North America in 1585 as a way to generate additional wealth. The colony was named Virginia, after the virgin Queen Elizabeth I.
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English and Irish: variant of Payton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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