LowCountry Africana : William Drayton b. 1732

William Drayton (1732-1790)

Name: William Drayton

Born: 21 Mar 1732

Place of Birth: Magnolia Plantation, St. Andrews Parish, Charleston District, SC

Married:

Died: 18 May 1790

Place of Death:

Family group sheet

1 Thomas Drayton d: ca. 1724

+ Ann Unknown d: ca. 1742

2 Mary Drayton b: ca. 1700-1704 d: ca. 1751
2 Thomas Drayton b: ca. 1710 d: 11 Nov 1760

           + Elizabeth Bull
            3 Thomas Drayton b: 3 Oct 1731 [1]
            3 William Drayton b: 21 Mar 1732 d: 18 May 1790 [1]

               3 Mary Drayton b: 21 Dec 1734 d: 5 Feb 1806 [1]
            3 Stephen Drayton b: 21 Apr 1736 [1]
            3 Henrietta Charlotta Drayton b: 28 Jul 1743 [1]
            3 John Drayton b: 28 Aug 1745 [1]
          + Lady Mary McKenzie

3 Thomas Drayton b: 1 Oct 1759 d: 22 May 1802 [1]
2 Stephen Fox Drayton b: ca. 1713 d: January 1733

2 John Drayton b: before 1716 d: 1779

Sources:

[1] Drayton Family. Family Bible of Thomas Fenwick Drayton. Copies at Georgia State Archives in Vertical Files: Family Files: Drayton.

Inheritance, Acquisitions, Bequests

William Drayton's will makes reference to enslaved people in his estate being employed on his son-in-law Daniel Wilson's Stono lands, and we do indeed see that reflected in his estate inventory. It appears as though his skilled laborers were in Charleston, perhaps hired out. The remainder of the enslaved people in his estate are listed as field hands and were apraised on Savannah River and at the Stono lands of Daniel Wilson. Their names were:

Name	Description	Where Appraised
Renty	A taylor	Charleston
Pender	A house wench	Charleston
Doll	A washerwoman	Charleston
Doll's female child Jenny		Charleston
John	A waiting man	Charleston
Neller	A coachman & waiting man	Charleston
Moll		Charleston
Nancy		Charleston
Nancy's child Lucy	6 years	Charleston
Nancy's child Harry	4 yrs	Charleston
Nancy's child Edwd.	18 months	Charleston
Charles	A mulatto waiting boy	Charleston
Old Jack		Savannah River
Amy		Savannah River
Caesar		Savannah River
Saundy		Savannah River
Young Jack		Savannah River
Phiaba (young)		Savannah River
Fanny		Savannah River
Molly & Mary Ann		Savannah River
Betty		Savannah River
Old Phiaba		Savannah River
Harry		Savannah River
Old Coffee		Savannah River
Coffee's daughter Rynah		Savannah River
Bob		Savannah River
Lydia his wife		Savannah River
Their child Hercules		Savannah River
Their child Grace		Savannah River
Tony		Savannah River
Cupid		Stono River Lands
Naffa		Stono River Lands
Grace		Stono River Lands
Peggy		Stono River Lands
Nelly		Stono River Lands
Kitty		Stono River Lands