John Drayton "The Younger" (1745-1773)
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Name: John Drayton, aka John Drayton the Younger
Born: 28 Aug 1745
Place of Birth: Magnolia Plantation, St. Andrews Parish, Charleston District, SC Married: Died: 1773
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Biographical Information John Drayton, son of Thomas Drayton and Elizabeth Bull, was referred to as John Drayton the Younger, to distinguish him from his uncle John Drayton, the builder of Drayton Hall.
John was fifteen when his father Thomas Drayton died. His father's will provided to John L60 sterling annually for his upkeep and education [1]. |
Inheritance, Acquisitions and Bequests In addition to the annual fund for his maintenance, John Drayton the Younger inherited from his father Thomas Drayton a house and lot on White Point in Charleston, land in St. Helena, one fourth of his father's slaves and livestock, and a share of the residue of his father's estate after special bequests were fulfilled [2].
In April of 1770, John purchased a lands on Wappoo Creek formerly owned by John Lucas of Antigua [3].
In his will, John the Younger ordered his plantation at Wappoo as well as his slaves to be sold. To Elizabeth Blamyer [also rendered Blamyen] and her son William he left the sum of L735 each. To brother Stephen Drayton, John left a tract of 300 acres adjoining his land in the Coosawhatchie Swamp in Granville [present-day Beaufort] County.
The remainder of his estate he ordered divided equally among nephew Jacob Drayton, son of John's brother William Drayton, and nephews Edward Percival and Henry Augustus, sons of his brother Stephen. A codicil to his will provides friend Alexander Rose with L1,000.
The plantation at Wappoo and slaves in John's estate were sold in 1774 [4]. |
References Cited |
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[1] Griffin, Dorothy Gail. 1985 "The Eighteenth Century Draytons of Drayton Hall." (Ph.D. diss., Emory University), p. 28. [Hereafter Griffin 1985].
[2] Griffin 1985, pp. 28-29.
[3] Griffin 1985, pp. 33-34.
[4] Griffin 1985, pp. 34-35. |