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William Drayton Esquire 1731–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Or:1731/03/01-1732/03/01

Birth Location: St. Andrews Parish, Charleston, South Carolina

Death Date: 1790-05-18

Death Location: Charleston, South Carolina

Father: Thomas III

Mother: Elizabeth Bull

Spouse(s): Mary Motte

Children(s): Thomas Drayton, Sarah Drayton, Mary Drayton, Jacob Drayton, Elizabeth Drayton, William Colonel

In 1731, William Drayton Esquire entered the world in St. Andrews Parish, Charleston, South Carolina, born to Thomas Drayton Iii And Elizabeth Bull. William Drayton Esquire married Mary Motte, and had children including Elizabeth Drayton, Jacob Drayton, Mary Charlotte Drayton, Sarah Motte Drayton, Thomas Drayton, William Drayton Jr Colonel. William Drayton Esquire passed away in 1790 in Charleston, South Carolina.

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  • In 1731, William Drayton Esquire entered the world in St. Andrews Parish, Charleston, South Carolina, born to Thomas Drayton Iii And Elizabeth Bull.
  • William Drayton Esquire married Mary Motte, and had children including Elizabeth Drayton, Jacob Drayton, Mary Charlotte Drayton, Sarah Motte Drayton, Thomas Drayton, William Drayton Jr Colonel.
  • William Drayton Esquire passed away in 1790 in Charleston, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Esquire's Ancestors

Self
William Esquire
1731–1790
Birth Place: St. Andrews Parish, Charleston, South Carolina
Parents
Thomas Drayton III
1683–1760
Elizabeth Bull
1713–1751
Grandparents
Thomas Drayton
1650–1717
England
William Bull
1683–1755
Mary Quintyne
–1739
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Bull
–1706
Stephen Bull
–1706
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Esquire's Descendants

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William (Drayton) Esquire (Or:1731/03/01-1732/03/01–1790-05-18) m. Mary Motte (Or:1739/01/08-1740/01/08–1778-05-19)
  1. 1. Thomas Drayton 1775–1794
  2. 2. Sarah (Motte) Drayton 1773–1835
  3. 3. Mary (Charlotte) Drayton 1766–
  4. 4. Jacob Drayton 1762–
  5. 5. Elizabeth Drayton 1761–
  6. 6. William (Drayton Jr.) Colonel 1776–1846 m. Anna Gadsden 1778–1816 m. Maria (Miles) Heyward 1784–1862
    1. 1. Sidney \Drayton\ 1813–1864 m. Kirkpatrick 1809–1830 m. Sylvia 1812–1882
      1. 1. Percival Drayton 1858–1859
      2. 2. Maud Drayton 1857–1858
    2. 2. Percival (Drayton) CAPT. 1812–1865
    3. 3. Thomas (Fenwick Drayton) General 1808–1891 m. Emma (C.) \Pope\ 1822–1854
      1. 1. Thomas (Fenwick Drayton) Jr. 1854–1888 m. Alice Bryan 1842–1888
        1. 1. Catherine (Emma) Drayton 1885–1886
      2. 2. Emma (Gadsden Drayton) GENERAL 1852–1853
      3. 3. Percival Drayton 1849–1879
      4. 4. Mary (Edings) Drayton 1846–1886 m. Joseph (Daniel) Pope 1831–1887
        1. 1. Thomas (Drayton) Pope 1884–1885
      5. 5. William (Seabrook) Drayton 1845–1879 m. Alice \Wallis\ 1838–1882
        1. 1. Sarah Drayton 1879–1880
      6. 6. Anna (Maria) Drayton 1842–1882 m. John (G.) Thomas 1820–1882
        1. 1. Thomas (Drayton) Thomas 1880–1881
        2. 2. Martha Gadsden 1877–1878
        3. 3. John (Greensbury) Thomas 1874–1875
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Noyle) Thomas 1870–1871
        5. 5. Edith (Carson) Thomas 1868–1881
        6. 6. Catherine (Drayton) Thomas 1866–1867
      7. 7. George (Hughes) Drayton 1841–1841
      8. 8. John (Edward) Drayton 1839–1883 m. Esther Parsons 1836–1884
        1. 1. Henry (Haines) Drayton 1880–1965
    4. 4. Emma (Gadsden) Drayton 1805–1836

William Esquire's Timeline

2 Records

1731
Or:1731/03/01-1732/03/01
Birth of William Drayton Esquire in St. Andrews Parish, Charleston, South Carolina
St. Andrews Parish, Charleston, South Carolina
1790
1790-05-18
Age 59
Death of William Drayton Esquire in Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Or:17310301-17320301
    Event Place: St. Andrews Parish, Charleston, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790-05-18
    Event Place: Charleston, South Carolina

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