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The year when Peter Jett was born is not known, however, from circumstantial data, it can be estimated at between 1625 and 1635. It is certain that Peter Jett was in Old Rappahannock Co., VA by January 1664/5, because he witnessed an indenture from Allex. Fleming to John Massin that month. In my experience, many of the immigrants were in Virginia several years before they first appeared in court records, however, admittedly, this is based on the detailed ship lists circa 1635. It is also certain that Francis Triplett was already in Virgina by December 1660, when he acquired 238 acres by deed from Samuell Nicholls and wife Abigall. Since Francis Triplett and Peter Jett both patented land claiming each other's families as headrights in January 1666 (probably January 1666/7), it would not be unreasonable to assume that both families traveled together to Virginia sometime prior to December 1660.
From the abstract of the will of John Draper that you provided, my interpretation is that all three of the named grandchildren were still minors in 1632 and therefore, I think that it would be difficult, although not impossible, to make this William Jett the father of Peter Jett. Many published genealogists who research medieval and early colonial families use 25 to 30 years for an average generation during this period. One author even uses a "rule" of three generations per 81 years as an average. Using this average, John Draper would have to be about 81 years old prior to the birth of a great-grandchild, making him about 79 years old in 1632 if his grandson, William, fathered a son Peter circa 1634. While this is clearly not impossible, it is definitely at least one standard deviation away from the average lifespan of that time in England.
The "typical" English naming custom of that time (and there were clearly exceptions) was to name the first two sons after the two grandfathers and to name the next son after the father. There could very easily have been several daughters born prior to the William Jett born in 1638 and so it is possible, but clearly not proven, that Peter Jett could have been an older brother whose christening record was either not recorded (many churches do not have christening records for this time period) or has been destroyed. It is also possible that the father, William Jett, of the William born in 1638, could have been the grandson mentioned in the will of John Draper.
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