William Drayton (1732-1790)
Name: William Drayton
Born: 21 Mar 1732
Place of Birth: Magnolia Plantation, Charleston District, SC [1]
Died: 18 May 1790
Family Group Sheet
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1 Thomas Drayton d: ca. 1724 [4] |
| + Ann Unknown d: ca. 1742 [5] |
| 2 Mary Drayton b: ca. 1700-1704 [6] d: ca. 1751 [7] |
| 2 Thomas Drayton b: ca. 1710 [8] d: 11 Nov 1760 [9] |
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+ Elizabeth Bull b: 1713 [10] d: Nov 1751 [11] |
| 3 William Drayton b: 21 Mar 1732 [12] d: 18 May 1790 [13] |
| 3 Mary Drayton b: 21 Dec 1734 [14] d: 5 Feb 1806 [15] |
| 3 Stephen Drayton b: 21 Apr 1736 [16] d: 23 Nov 1810 [17] |
| 3 Henrietta Charlotta Drayton b: 28 Jul 1743 [18] |
| 3 John Drayton aka John Drayton The Younger b: 28 Aug 1745 [19] d: 27 Oct 1773 [20] |
| + Lady Mary MacKenzie [21] d: 21 Nov 1788 [22] |
| 3 Thomas Drayton b: 1 Oct 1759 [23] d: 22 May 1802 [24] |
| 2 Stephen Fox Drayton b: ca. 1713 [25] d: January 1733 [26] |
| 2 John Drayton b: before 1716 [27] d: 1779 [28] |
Inheritance, Acquisitions and 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 |