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About Francis Brayton, of Portsmouth
Date of death has also been (erroneously?) reported to be:
- 1612
- 1634
immigration about 1643
commander, commissioner, deputy and tavern keeper
Date and place of death have also been (erroneously?) reported to be:
- 1691 at Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island
- 1692 at Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island
- January 30, 1717/1718 at Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island
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- shown erroneously as father and son instead of as a single person:
Francis was the progenitor for the Rhode Island Brayton lineage. No one has been able to prove where he came from, although many suspect he came from England. The first record he left was in a town meeting in Portsmouth on November 28, 1643. The record states that Francis "was received as an inhabitant, gave his engagement unto the government and propounded for a lot of land." Much of the information on the Brayton line until about 1800 comes from "Brayton Family History." Brayton gives the history of Francis and his descendents. LDS gives name as Franas, gives father's name as Francis I; AFN: 18VB-DMM, born in England.
Text below is from: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rigenweb/brayton.html
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TERCENTENARY OF NEW ENGLAND FAMILIES 1620-1922
By THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Pages 1-16
Among the very oldest of American families is that which bears the name of Brayton, which was established in the Colony of Rhode Island sometime before the middle of the seventeenth century, probably in the year 1643, when its founder was received as an inhabitant of Portsmouth. The members of the Brayton house have been extremely prominent in connection with the development of Southeastern Massachusetts, particularly with that region centering about the city of Fall River, and the early territory which went to form that city. The great industries which have grown up thereabout are not a little indebted to the enterprise and intelligence of the early Braytons, various members of the family having been numbered among the most prominent business leaders, financiers, and promoters of the colossal milling industries of the region.
1. FRANCIS BRAYTON, immigrant ancestor and founder of the family in America, was born in England, in 1611-12. He came to this country as a young man, and was admitted as an inhabitant of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, as early as the year 1643. Eight years later, in 1655, he was made a freeman, and in 1662-63 was chosen to represent Portsmouth in the General Court. He served as deputy to the General Court in 1669-70, 1678, and 1684. In 1667 he enlisted in the troop of horse which was maintained for the common defense, and generally played an important part in the life of the community.
Francis Brayton married Mary _______, who died about the year 1692. He died in the same year.
Children:
1. Francis, died in 1718
2. Mary, married Joseph DAVOL
3. Stephen, mentioned below
4. Martha, married John PEARCE
5. Elizabeth, married Jared BOURNE
6. Sarah, married Thomas GATCHELL
* Reference: WeRelate Genealogy - SmartCopy: Mar 7 2017, 16:10:24 UTC
https://accessgenealogy.com/new-york/biographical-sketch-of-francis...
Francis Brayton, the immigrant ancestor, was born in England in 1612, and settled in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, where he was received as an inhabitant and propounded for a lot of land in 1643. In 1655 he was freeman; in 1662-63, commissioner; in 1669-70-71-79-84, deputy, in 1688, a member of the grand jury. August 10, 1667 he enlisted in a troop of horse; January 6, 1671 he made an agreement with his son-in-law, Joseph Davol. by which the latter in behalf of his daughter, Mary Davol, was to pay her five pounds, at fifteen years of age, said sum to be paid into the hands of his father-in-law, if then living; if Mary Davol died before the age of fifteen, the same sum was to be set apart for the use of Joseph Davol’s son Joseph. The daughter Mary was given to the care of her grandfather Francis Brayton during the life of her grandmother or until she was married, and said Francis agreed to pay Mary five pounds at the time of his decease. September 1, 1688 Francis Brayton was summoned to appear for selling drink to the Indians on the first day of the week, and having confessed the fact, was fined ten shillings. His wife was Mary -. He died in 1692; his will was dated October 17, 1690, and proved September 5, 1692. In it he mentioned his wife, sons Francis and Stephen, daughters Martha Pearce. Elizabeth Bourne, Sarah Gatchell, grandsons Francis, son of Francis, Preserved and Francis Pearce; granddaughter Mary, wife of James Tallman. Children : Francis, mentioned elsewhere; Mary, married Joseph Davol; Stephen, died 1692, married March 8, 1679, Ann Tallman: Martha, married John Pearce: Elizabeth, died 1718, married Jared Bourne; Sarah, married Thomas Gatchell.
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Francis Brayton, of Portsmouth's Timeline
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1612
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London, Middlesex, England
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1645
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Portsmouth, Portsmouth Colony
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January 1, 1647
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Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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1647
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Watertown, Middlesex County, MA, United States
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1648
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Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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1649
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Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island
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1660
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Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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September 5, 1692
Age 80
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Portsmouth, Rhode Island
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