John Peckett Explained

John Peckett was the Lord Mayor of York through 1701 - 1702.[1] He also served as the city's Sheriff in 1695.[2] He was married to Alice Pawson, whose well-connected family succeeded John several times.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://yorkconservationtrust.org/properties/LadyspeckittsYard/LadysPeckittsyard.html York Conservation Trust
  2. Book: Knight, Charles Brunton. A History of the City of York: From the Foundation of the Roman Fortress of Eboracum A. D. 71 to the Close of the Reign of Queen Victoria A. D. 1901. With Brief Summaries of the Contemporary English History of Each Successive Period. Herald printing works. 1944. 505.
  3. Book: Burke, John. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours, Volume 2. Henry Colburn. 1835. 174.

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