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Where did the English Drayton family come from? What is the English Drayton family crest and coat of arms? When did the Drayton family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Drayton family history?
The ancestors of the bearers of the Drayton family name are thought have lived in ancient Anglo-Saxon England. They were first found in one of the many places called Drayton, or in the settlement of Dreyton in Devon.
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Until quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Drayton include Drayton, Draydon, Draton, Dradon and others.First found in Norfolk where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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Searching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Drayton or a variant listed above:
Drayton Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- John Drayton, who landed in Maine in 1642
- Anne Drayton who settled in Barbados in 1654
- Thomas Drayton, who landed in North Carolina in 1671
- Thomas Drayton settled in Barbados with his servants in 1680
Drayton Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- James Thomas Drayton, who arrived in America in 1811
- G Drayton, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
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- William Henry Drayton (1776-1846), American planter and lawyer from Charleston, South Carolina. He served as a delegate for South Carolina to the Continental Congress in 1778 and 1779
- Thomas Fenwick Drayton (1809-1891), American plantation owner, politician, railroad president, and military officer
- Charley Drayton, American multi-instrumental musician and producer
- William "Bill" Drayton (b. 1943), American social entrepreneur
- John Drayton (1766-1822), American politician, 40th Governor of South Carolina
- Buster Drayton (b. 1952), American professional boxer
- William Drayton (1732-1790), American lawyer and jurist
- Paul Drayton (1939-2010), American Olympic athlete and winner of a gold medal
- Grace Drayton (1877-1936), American illustrator
- Stan Drayton, American football coach
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- Innes, Thomas and Learney. The Tartans of the Clans and Families of Scotland 1st Edition. Edinburgh: W & A. K. Johnston Limited, 1938. Print.
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- Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Markale, J. Celtic Civilization. London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1976. Print.
- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
- Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
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