Peyton/Payton Coat of Arms & Family Crest - Symbols, Bearers, History

Peyton/Payton “Family Crest” or Coat of Arms - Family History & Surname
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1) Sable a cross, engrailed or, in the dexter chief quarter a mullet of the last. Crest: A griffin, sejant, wings endorsed, or.
Peyton of Isleham, co. Cambridgeshire - Sir Robert Peyton (d. 1550), Sheriff, son of Sir Robert Peyton (d. 1518), Sheriff, both of Iselham, son of Thomas Peyton of Calthorpe, son of Thomas de Peyton of Esthorp and Iselham (1418-1484), son of John Peyton of Iselham (d. 1417), a descendant of Sir John de Peyton, son of Sir Robert de Peyton, a descendant of Sir John de Peyton of Peyton Hall, grandsons of Reginald de Peyton of Peyton Hall, co. Suffolk
Peyton of Bury St. Edmond’s, co. Suffolk - Sir Henry Peyton, son of Thomas Peyton, son of Christopher Peyton, son of Francis Peyton - also of this family was Sir Christopher Peyton, auditor of Ireland
Peyton of Knowlton, co. Kent - Sir Samuel Peyton, 1st Baronet (1590-1623), son of Sir Thomas Peyton of Knowlton (d. 1611), son of Sir John Peyton of Knowlton and Calthorope - Sir Thomas Peyton, 2nd Baronet
Peyton of Doddington, Isle of Ely, co. Cambridgeshire - Sir John Peyton (d. 1661), 1st Baronet and Sir Algernon Peyton, 1st Baronet (fl. 1666), sons of Algernon Peyton, rector, son of Sir John Peyton of Doddington - later there was Sir Henry Dashwood Peyton, 1st Baronet (1736-1789)
Peyton of Sutton Coldfield, co. Warwickshire - Walter Peyton, a Londoner, who made his fortune as a captain of East India Company ships, came to live at Marlpit Hall in Sutton in 1617
Peyton of Driney House, co. Leitrim Ireland - George Peyton of Driney House (1714-1714), son of James Payton, son of Humphrey Peyton of Boyle, co. Roscommon (d.1669)
2) Peyton of Lincoln's Inn-Fields, co. Middlesex - Henry Peyton (c. 1590-1656), entered Gray’s Inn and Lincoln’ Inn, Clerk of the High Court of Chancery, arms were confirmed to him, son of Henry Peyton of Stoke Prior, co. Worcestershire - sent four of his sons to Virginia - another son was Sir Robert Peyton (1633-1682), Member of Parliament for Middlesex - Sable a cross, engrailed or, in the dexter chief quarter a mullet of the last, with a bordure ermine. Crest: Crest: A griffin, sejant, wings endorsed, or, with a collar ermine.
3) Peyton of Brecknockshire, Wales - William Peyton, the last Brecknockshire resident of that Norman family, sold the mansions and lands of Peytin in the parishes of Garthbrengy and Llancldew, which had been granted to Richard Peyton in the 11th century - Vert a hind, couchant, argent.
4) Peyton or Paytontyn of Exeter, co. Devon - “but none of them in the least resemble Roger de Poitou's, Ermine, three chevrons Gules, as given by Bain. It was a mysterious coat, for it was certainly never borne by his father, nor, according to the same authority, was it that of his wife. I have met with a family of Peyton in Burke's Armoury that bore the same Ermine three chevrons Gules” - 1889 - Ermine three chevrons gules.
5) Peyton of Hadleigh, co. Lincolnshire - Sable three chevrons argent (another, argent, three chevrons gules)
6) Peyton of Lancashire - Argent, three magpies proper.
7) Payton - Purpure a lion rampant or.
not stated - one possibility: Anne Payton, daughter of Christopher Payton and wife of Sir Richard Grey, who was granted a coat of arms in 1612

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The first one mentioned is my mothers family.