Overview of Descendancy

1. Thomas Pepys, abt 1389, Cambridgeshire. (apocryphal)

2. Robert Pepys, abt. 1440 Cambridgeshire. (apocryphal)

3. William Pepys, abt. 1464   Had three sons:

        i.            Thomas Pepys, abt. 1490.
    The beginning of the First Norfolk, "South Creake" branch.

      ii.            John Pepys, abt. 1492
    The beginning of the Second Norfolk, "Burnham" branch

§        Norfolk Pepys/Peaps/Peapes/Peeps     The Pepys of (mainly) Norwich and Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Not included in published genealogy.

o       Pepys/Peaps/Peeps/Peaps of Norfolk from 1693-present day.

§        George Peeps of Brancaster/Burnham b. abt. 1693

        §        Peeps of Kings Lynn, Norfolk

        §        Peeps of Burnham, Norfolk

        §        George Peaps of Newcastle, b. abt. 1750

        §        John Papes of Binham, Norfolk, b. abt 1750

    iii.            William Pepys abt. 1494

The beginning of the "Impington" branch, from whom are descended: Samuel Pepys the  diarist, the Earls of Cottenham, and all living Pepys of UK and US.

Richard Pepys of Dublin abt 1730

A family of Ireland that could be descended from Samuel son of Richard Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, but not mentioned in published genealogies..