| ![Show Contents]() Trayton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Trayton familyThe surname Trayton was first found in Cheshire. "This family, originally written Treton, and springing from Cheshire, settled at Lewes, co. Sussex in the XVI century. The family became extinct in the XVIII century, but not the name, for singularly enough, at Lewes, and in a great many of the surrounding parishes, Trayton is an extremely common baptismal name. " 1 The Treeton or Trayton may have originated in Treeton, South Yorkshire where the place name dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was known as Tretone. 2 3 The place name literally means "tree enclosure or farmstead." 4 The Trett variant was frequently listed in the early Pipe Rolls. Robert filius Trote, 1165 was listed in the the Pipe Rolls, or Sheriff's Annual Accounts of the Counties of Cumberland, Westmorland and Durham during the reigns of Henry II, Richard I and John. The same source lists Richard filius Truite, 1179. 5 In Somerset, early records there show Nicholas Truhyt; Thomas Troht; Robert Trote; Thomas Trut; and Robert Tryut. All were listed 1 Edward III, in other words in the first year of King Edward III's reign. 6 "The Trotts are now established in the neighbouring districts of Honiton and Cullompton. John Trott, one of the martyrs of Monmouth's rebellion in 1685, died on the scaffold at Bridgewater." 7 Early History of the Trayton familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Trayton research. Another 142 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1076, 1084, 1135, 1194, 1406, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1562 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Trayton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Trayton Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Trayton, Treyton, Traton, Tratton and others. Early Notables of the Trayton familyDistinguished members of the family include - the Trayton family of Sussex
 Trayton migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Trayton Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Kath Trayton, who arrived in Virginia in 1653 8
| Contemporary Notables of the name Trayton (post 1700) | + |
- Trayton Golding Grinter (1885-1966), English first class cricketer who played for Essex County Cricket Club between 1909 and 1921
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
- Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Trayton migration to the United States 
