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From: "Patrick Black" <>
Subject: [SX+] RE: [SX+] Origins of the forename TRAYTON
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 20:44:57 -0000
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Lesley,

I had the same query a few months ago, and below is a copy of a message I
received about the name Trayton then. Hope it helps.

Patrick


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Hello, Ray and Patrick,

I think I can help you with the name Trayton. It occurred in the BLABER
family I am researching, and I chanced upon an MI that helped me to
understand the origin.

It is true that this name was the subject of discussion some months ago,
and my message from that time is probably in the archives, but I
understand the archives are not accesible, so I will send you a
quotation from the message sent at that time....

"The name Trayton as a given name has interested me, since it has
appeared in a few of the families I have studied. I had no idea where it
came from, since it was not the mother's maiden name in any case.

Last week I was reading the Burchell Collection films at the Kitchener
LDS FHC and came across a lot of MIs for the Trayton family in All
Saint's, Lewes. It seems they were an influential family for at least 3
generations, and well known for their good works.

Here is the MI for Ambrose Trayton who died Oct 23, 1679. "Ambrose
Trayton, Gentleman who died in the fourscore and seventh years of his
age. He was a Gentleman of great sobriety to him selfe, uprightness
towards his neighbour and piety towards God, never omitting the pulicke
(sic) worship of God, if he were capable, a good example for all
Christians to follow.
He layeth in ye north Isle in his father's grave which is Thomas
Trayton, as is expressed pn ye stone which is against their own seat."

Ambrose's son Edward who died in 1678 is also buried nearby.
Edward had 3 sons who presumably carried on the family piety.
Later, in reading baptisms from All Saints records, there were many
entries of baptisms of children of Ambrose and his wife Maria or Mary.
They are of sufficient importance to merit naming Maria's parents and
the child's godparents, at least for the first few kids. Later entries
are just for Blank, child of Mr. Ambrose Trayton and Mary."

After writing that message I learned that the original TRAYTON was a
Roundhead, active in Cromwell's Parliament. I don't know if the children
were named after him by anti-Royalist parents, or if they were named
after his descendants, who were influential around Lewes.

I do know that it is definitely a Sussex name, and probably even
specifically a Lewes name. Probably if you found a history of Cromwell's
time there would be more details about the role of the original TRAYTON.
I checked Britiannica online with no results.

Hope this helps,
Lynne Vickson
Waterloo, Ontario Canada


>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: lesleymsmith [mailto:]
>> Sent: 02 November 2001 22:00
>> To:
>> Subject: [SX+] Origins of the forename TRAYTON
>>
>>
>> Hello listers
>>
>> Philip Tester's query about the name Job reminded me that
>> I've been intending to ask if anyone knew the origins of the
>> forename Trayton.
>>
>> My ggf was Trayton SMITH (b. Hellingly 1832) and he passed
>> the name on to his eldest son. Census evidence indicates
>> that the forename was a reasonably common one in Sussex (and
>> perhaps elsewhere, for all I know) in the 19th century.
>>
>> Grateful for any info.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>>
>> Lesley (Salisbury, England)

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