Wrayton Strays
last updated January 04, 2008

Ed. note: Since this list was originally developed, a number of the Wrayton's are no longer "strays". Please see notes beside the name where the person can be connected to the family.

We have found a number of people who also have the Wrayton name either as surname or first name. However, in many cases we cannot connect that person to our ancestor, Michael Wrayton. We would be very interested in connecting with anyone else having the Wrayton name.

Can you tell us any further information about these names? Please contact Wray at wmcdonne@silk.net 

In the 1920 US Census we found:

Clara Wrayton age 16 in the state of Georgia. This person is listed as a coloured person so we would be particularly interested in how she came by the Wrayton name.

In the US SS death index, we found these people with Wrayton names:

----SSN---- SNDX ----NAME---- --BIRTH--- IS --DEATH--- R-ZIP P-ZIP RC

034-09-5274 B650 BROWN, WRAYTON 01-05-1879 MA 01-00-1973 01609 MA

291-20-0569 G635 GARDNER, WRAYTON 05-17-1911 OH 09-00-1980 63123 MO
A grandson of Michael Wrayton; son of Grace Meta Wrayton who was a daughter of Arthur McAvoy Wrayton and Lucy Alice Winsor Wrayton

554-21-4406 W635 WRAYTON, ADA 08-28-1890 CA 07-00-1978 91020
Ada Gordy wife of Percy Wrayton, a son of Michael Barrett Wrayton

552-18-9830 W635 WRAYTON, ARTHUR 08-09-1894 CA 03-00-1963 CA
A son of William Wrayton

292-03-6412 W635 WRAYTON, CHARLES 06-30-1912 OH 03-00-1982 7340173401 OK
Unknown connection ....possibly a son of Arthur Frederick Wrayton who, in turn was a son of Arthur McAvoy Wrayton  Charles Wrayton was the son of Roberta Kuner and was born in Willowbunch, Saskatchewan.
See war photos of Charlie Wrayton at this site. http://www.familylineage.com/italian_trees/Rivoli/rivoli_ww_photos.html  (Link is dead as of Jan 4, 2008)

555-07-8656 W635 WRAYTON, EARL 03-31-1915 CA 02-07-1989 92260
Son of Wilfred Wrayton, who was a son of William Wrayton

022-03-8095 W635 WRAYTON, EVELYN 03-08-1878 MA 05-00-1970 02178 MA
Daughter of Arthur Wrayton and Lucy Alice Wrayton

277-10-1541 W635 WRAYTON, GRETCHEN 05-11-1908 OH 08-00-1991
Wife of Charles Wrayton (above)

261-01-7617 W635 WRAYTON, JAMES 04-09-1892 FL 02-00-1970 32804 FL
His full name was James Isles Wrayton and he was the
Son of William Wrayton

The first two are with Wrayton given or Christian names. The Brown name was also found on the internet but I can find no connection of our Wrayton's to him.

Other Wrayton's found in various places:

Agnes Houliston Wrayton who married June 22, 1871 in Lake County, Ohio to Robert Montgomery. Source LDS IGI marriage for North America.

Robert Wrayton married Jan 9, 1797 to Mary Bell in St Michael, Barbados. Source LDS IGI marriages for Caribbean

Sarah Wrayton born about 1717 Lancashire spouse John Butler, Married Sept 4, 1738, Kirkham, Lancs Source LDS IGI ( see below as well)

David Wrayton Pollack - from an internet search of emails1996. See http://www.knuckysandy.com/thesis/davidpollack.html for photo.

Lorne Wrayton Zinck - died in 1977 - from http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/l/a/Lorraine-D-Clark/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-Index.html note that this family is from Nova Scotia but no connection to us can be made.

Wrayton Freeman - born April 16, 1858 - from http://web.winco.net/~wi_eagle1/nova.html note that this family is from Nova Scotia but no connection to us can be made

Peter Wrayton of Poulton, Lancashire 27 July 1779 Royal Lancashire Volunteers Source: www.gmcro.u-net.com/militia/militvy.htm

FROM THE IGI INDEX 2.16 - BRITISH ISLES:

(Name Group) Type/ Year/ Place Relative

Anny Wrayton C 1736 LAN Fa: Robert Wrayton

Anny Wrayton C 1742 LAN Fa: Robert Wrayton

Burgoyne Wrayton C 1846 LAN Fa: Henry Wrayton

Eleanor Wrayton C 1739 LAN Fa: John Wrayton

Elizabeth Wrayton C 1682 LAN Fa: Richard Wrayton

Elizabeth Wrayton M 1801 LAN Sp: James Mc Pherson

Elyzabeth Wrayton M 1576 LDN Sp: John Rynge

Henry Wrayton C 1570 OXF

Henry Wrayton C 1740 LAN Fa: Robert Wrayton

James Wrayton M 1671 LAN Sp: Anna Robinson

James Wrayton C 1746 LAN Fa: Robert Wrayton

Jane Wrayton S 1592 LAN Sp: Edward Carter

Jane Wrayton M 1592 LAN Sp: Edward Carter

Jane Wrayton M 1592 LAN Sp: Edward Carter (cannot explain this duplication)

Johannes Wrayton C 1671 LAN Fa: Jacobi Wrayton

John Wrayton S 1631 LAN Sp: Ann Williamson

John Wrayton S 1631 LAN Sp: Ann Williamson (cannot explain this duplication)

John Wrayton M 1631 LAN Sp: Ann Williamson

John Wrayton M 1735 LAN Sp: Jane Jackson

John Wrayton C 1737 LAN Fa: John Wrayton

John Wrayton C 1747 LAN Fa: John Wrayton

Margret Wrayton C 1632 LAN Fa: John Wrayton

Margt. Reaton or WraytonC 1746 LAN Mo: Eliz. Reaton or Wrayton

Mary Wrayton C 1737 LAN Fa: Robert Wrayton

Mary Wrayton C 1745 LAN Fa: Robert Wrayton

Robert Wrayton M 1735 LAN Sp: Mary Greenall

Sarah Wrayton M 1738 LAN Sp: John Butler

I assume that C = christening, M= marriage, S=??