Draytons of African descent in records I've found via ancestry.com

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Permalink Reply by Bill Drayton on July 12, 2009 at 2:12am

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DRAYTON FAMILY TREE - SOUTH CAROLINA - NEW YORK

Edward Drayton 1868- + Henreatta May 1871-

Children born in South Carolina

Thaddeus * 8 Mar 1893
Drayton 1891-
Alfonso 1892-
Tatus 1893-

Brother to Edward ?

Ore Jacob $ 1871-

1900 family living in Manhattan
1910 family living Manhattan, Ward 12

Thaddeus * Adolphus, actor

Traveller

Arrived back from Rio de Janeiro on the Voltaire
In New York on 3 Dec 1927

Arrived back from Bordeaux on the St John
In New York on 27 Oct 1939
Address given as 2700 Bronx Park East, New York City.

Called up in WW1 in 1917,
Employment given as being in Newport, Rhode Island

Called up in WW11 in Charleston, SC.



Ore Jacob $, widowed in 1920 Census, Manhattan Assembly District 5

Children

Elsie 1911-
Edgar 23Sep 1914 - Jan 1979

Permalink Reply by Bill Drayton on July 12, 2009 at 2:13am

Bill Drayton said:

More!

DRAYTON FAMILY TREE - SOUTH CAROLINA - NEW YORK

Edward Drayton 1868- + Henreatta May 1871-

Children born in South Carolina

Thaddeus * 8 Mar 1893
Drayton 1891-
Alfonso 1892-
Tatus 1893-

Brother to Edward ?

Ore Jacob $ 1871-

1900 family living in Manhattan
1910 family living Manhattan, Ward 12

Thaddeus * Adolphus, actor

Traveller

Arrived back from Rio de Janeiro on the Voltaire
In New York on 3 Dec 1927

Arrived back from Bordeaux on the St John
In New York on 27 Oct 1939
Address given as 2700 Bronx Park East, New York City.

Called up in WW1 in 1917,
Employment given as being in Newport, Rhode Island

Called up in WW11 in Charleston, SC.



Ore Jacob $, widowed in 1920 Census, Manhattan Assembly District 5

Children

Elsie 1911-
Edgar 23Sep 1914 - Jan 1979

Permalink Reply by Bill Drayton on July 12, 2009 at 2:14am

DRAYTON FAMILY TREE - SLEEPY HOLLOW, AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA

William Drayton + Elender
Wagoner, black mulatto
1845-

Children

William * 1870-
Olivie 1874-
Lucy 1876-
Mary 1879/80-
Marshall % 1876-

Marshall % son of William and Elender +
Mary C (Devore) 1878-

Children

Lula M 1898-
Olivie M 1903-
Unnamed 1910-
Dewey = 10 Dec 1904-Mar 1978
Douska 1908-
Spurgeon 1895-

William * son of William and Elender + Mary

Children

Lucy 1898-
Lewis 1902-
John H. ^ Black (1910 Census) Mulatto (1920 Census)
William 1904-
Marshall 1907-
Bettie 1915-
R I 1916-

John H ^ son of William and Mary + Mamie 1896-

Children

Frank 1915-

Permalink Reply by Bill Drayton on July 12, 2009 at 2:20am

ARIS DRAYTON - VAUGHAN

Great-great grandparents

William Drayton + Martha (living in Florence,SC)

Children

George Drayton
Wilhelmina Drayton

Children of George Drayton

Willie Drayton
Vance Drayton

Permalink Reply by Bill Drayton on July 12, 2009 at 2:24am

GEORGETOWN DRAYTONS - current residents

Donald + Carolyn
Willie A
Vernell
Thomas J
Shirley
Ruth + Joseph
Russell + Evelyn
Paul
Mathew
Beverly
Mrs Ethel
Herman

Permalink Reply by Bill Drayton on July 12, 2009 at 2:25am

KEVIN DRAYTON (NEW JERSEY) - current member Drayton Fellowship

Father

Hugh Drayton (New Jersey)

Uncles

Colin Drayton (Florida)
Cecil Drayton (New York)

Kevin Drayton, born in Trinidad




Bill Drayton said:

More!

DRAYTON FAMILY TREE - SOUTH CAROLINA - NEW YORK

Edward Drayton 1868- + Henreatta May 1871-

Children born in South Carolina

Thaddeus * 8 Mar 1893
Drayton 1891-
Alfonso 1892-
Tatus 1893-

Brother to Edward ?

Ore Jacob $ 1871-

1900 family living in Manhattan
1910 family living Manhattan, Ward 12

Thaddeus * Adolphus, actor

Traveller

Arrived back from Rio de Janeiro on the Voltaire
In New York on 3 Dec 1927

Arrived back from Bordeaux on the St John
In New York on 27 Oct 1939
Address given as 2700 Bronx Park East, New York City.

Called up in WW1 in 1917,
Employment given as being in Newport, Rhode Island

Called up in WW11 in Charleston, SC.



Ore Jacob $, widowed in 1920 Census, Manhattan Assembly District 5

Children

Elsie 1911-
Edgar 23Sep 1914 - Jan 1979

Permalink Reply by Bill Drayton on July 12, 2009 at 2:28am

EMMANUEL DRAYTON (PANAMA)

Grandparents

Junis + Julian Drayton (both from Barbados)

Father

Emmanuel George Drayton

His own full name

Emmanuel George Drayton II

Permalink Reply by Bill Drayton on July 12, 2009 at 2:30am

DRAYTON + WINEGLASS (Georgetown)

Rollie Drayton + Mary Gallant

Child

Jessie J Drayton + Inez McCray

Children

Kenneth Drayton (9th Feb 1955 - 6th Aug 2003) + living Wineglass

J. Yvonne Drayton

Others

Child of Kenneth + _______ Wineglass

Daughter + Leroy Sepelle Ross

Permalink Reply by Bill Drayton on July 12, 2009 at 2:32am

AMBER DRAYTON (current member of Drayton Fellowship) - family from SC

Father

Henry Drayton Jr

Grandfather

Henry Drayton Sr

Great-grandfather

Jake Drayton

Great-great uncle

Ben Drayton


Bill Drayton said:

EMMANUEL DRAYTON (PANAMA)

Grandparents

Junis + Julian Drayton (both from Barbados)

Father

Emmanuel George Drayton

His own full name

Emmanuel George Drayton II

Permalink Reply by Lowcountry Africana on July 12, 2009 at 10:00am

Bill you are a TRUE gem - thank you!:-)

LCA

Permalink Reply by Toni Carrier on July 12, 2009 at 10:44am

Hi Bill,
Thank you for bringing your African American Drayton research to the group and welcome! Isn't it wonderful to have a social networking site like GenealogyWise, dedicated entirely to genealogy? I hope your Drayton Fellowship research flourishes here!

Best,
Toni Carrier

Lowcountry Africana said:

Bill you are a TRUE gem - thank you!:-)

LCA

Permalink Reply by Alane Roundtree on July 12, 2009 at 12:55pm

Hello Bill!

My name is Alane Roundtree and my research of the Silver Bluff Slave Community in Barnwell, Edgefield and Aiken Counties includes persons with the surname DRAYTON in Hammond, Sleepy Hollow, Millbrook, and Gregg Townships in Aiken County post-emancipation.

Reverend Granderson DRAYTON was the first pastor of Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church in Jackson, South Carolina. This church was founded by freedmen and women who were enslaved at Silver Bluff, Cathwood, Cowden and Redcliffe Plantations. Although Mount Pleasant recognizes a formal organization date of 1870, ordination records for Reverend Granderson Drayton from Silver Bluff Baptist Church show he was ordained into the ministry in 1868 and may have been installed as pastor at Mount Pleasant as early as December 1868. This further suggests that Mount Pleasant may have been founded, though not formally organized, as early as 1866, immediately after emancipation. (1)

Reverend Granderson DRAYTON was born about 1833 in South Carolina and died on 01 Dec 1910 in Aiken County, South Carolina at about age 77. He was buried in Zion Fair Baptist Church Cemetery, Aiken County, South Carolina. The original burial site is no longer extant since the church and cemetery was relocated after the Savannah River Plant necessitated the removal of the town of Ellenton in 1951. The entire cemetery was relocated to the new Zion Fair Cemetery near New Ellenton, South Carolina. (2)

In addition to Mount Pleasant, Reverend Drayton was also called as the first pastor of Zion Fair Baptist Church in 1871 and served there for thirty-nine years until his death. (3)

Census records for Granderson Drayton from 1880 until his death in 1910 consistently record his assertion that his father's birthplace was AFRICA. (4)

I have been trying to establish Granderson Drayton's relationship, if any, with other DRAYTON families in the area, including Spencer DRAYTON, Frank DRAYTON and William DRAYTON among others.

I would love to correspond with you further regarding these DRAYTON families and any connection their families may have had to Drayton Hall.

With All Good Wishes,

Alane Roundtree


1. See the History of Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, Jackson, South Carolina, 126th Church Anniversary Program, August 4th, 1996; Dr. H.T. Scruggs, Pastor, Pg. 1: "The Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church was organized in 1870 with thirty-two members under a brush arbor. After being duly organized, the church called its first pastor, Reverend Granderson Drayton, more affectionately known as "Father Drayton." The church grew stronger and stronger spritually and members were added during his pastorate. He served the church faithfully as pastor for forty-two (42) years and was removed by death in 1910. During the pastorate of Reverend Granderson Drayton and Reverend J.M. Stephens (1870-1944) twelve (12) deacons were ordained (not in this order): Audrey Coleman, Frank Drayton, Fred Johnson, Hayward Johnson, Henry Newman, Sr., Alec Preston, Charlie Preston, Tom Rhodes, Nicholas Roundtree, Parish S. Roundtree, Ben Seigler, Jackson "Stonewall" Wilson and three ministers were licensed; Mr. Jones; Mr. Kit Newman and Deacon Parish Samuel Roundtree.

2. Reverend Drayton's birth date estimated from the 1870 US Census Record. Granderson Drayton Household, Gregg Township, Edgefield County, South Carolina, Dwelling 375; Family 400; Drayton, Granderson, age 37, male, black, born SC, farm laborer. In regard to Zion Fair Cemetery according to "This cemetery consisted of two hundred thirty-eight (238) graves and was an active cemetery which had been maintained. There were a large number of monuments and several brick vaults which were replaced in the same condition as found. Description of Grave #1. Rev. Granderson Drayton; DOD: 12-1-1910; Marble Head; Brick Tomb Foot." The Savannah River Site Research Project should have additional infomation on the removal of the original Zion Fair cemetery.

3. See Zion Fair Missionary Baptist Church History, 127th Church Anniversay Program, 20 July 1997, Pastor Rev. Bruce Wright, Pgs. 8-9, from the history compiled by members of the Zion Fair History Committee in 1990, credits Pg 11. Zion Fair Missionary Baptist Church, 97 Dry Branch Road, Aiken, South Carolina.

4. See 1880 US Federal Census, Grandison Drayten [sic] Household, Millbrook Township, Aiken County, SC, Dwelling 150; Family 150; Grandison Drayten, age 43, black, male, born SC, occupation: farmer & preacher, father born AFRICA, mother born SC. 1900 US Federal Census, Grandison Drayton Household, Millbrook Township, Aiken County, SC, Dwelling 468; Family 469; Grandison Drayton, age 62, black, male, born June 1837, occupation: farmer & minister, born SC, father born AFRICAN, mother SC. 1910 US Federal Census, Granderson Drayton Household, Millbrook Township, Aiken County, SC, Dwelling 40, Family 41, Whiskey Road, Granderson Drayton, age 72, black, male, born SC; father born AFRICA "country unknown"; mother born SC, owns farm free.





Bill Drayton said:

DRAYTON FAMILY TREE - SLEEPY HOLLOW, AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA

William Drayton + Elender
Wagoner, black mulatto
1845-

Children

William * 1870-
Olivie 1874-
Lucy 1876-
Mary 1879/80-
Marshall % 1876-

Marshall % son of William and Elender +
Mary C (Devore) 1878-

Children

Lula M 1898-
Olivie M 1903-
Unnamed 1910-
Dewey = 10 Dec 1904-Mar 1978
Douska 1908-
Spurgeon 1895-

William * son of William and Elender + Mary

Children

Lucy 1898-
Lewis 1902-
John H. ^ Black (1910 Census) Mulatto (1920 Census)
William 1904-
Marshall 1907-
Bettie 1915-
R I 1916-

John H ^ son of William and Mary + Mamie 1896-

Children

Frank 1915-

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