m. unknown
b. unknown
d.unknown
her father: unknown
her mother: unknown
| Children | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas G. Graydon | b. c1770 Pennsylvannia (according to his grandson) |
d. c 20 Feb. 1840 Laurens Co. SC | 1m. Sara Camp |
| Mathew Graden | b. 1780 | d. July 1850 Laurens Co. SC of typhoid* | m. ____ Abercrumbie (d. July 1850 Laurens Co. SC of typhoid*) |
*deaths listed in the 1850 mortality schedule for Laurens Co., S. C.
I'm presently unsure who the parents of Thomas and Matthew Graydon
are
at this time. Most researchers believe that the origin of the family
name
is from Ulster Ireland from the clan of Gray, under the Earl of Gray.
In
colonial records the spelling is extremely inconsistent from one record
to the next. I have found it spelled Graden, Grayden, Greydon, Graydon
and Greden. Flora Graydon Gambrll wrote that the name was orginally
Gray
and later became Grayson and then Graydon. She says, "As far as we can
find out, the first Graydon came to Boston in the British Army. He
later
married a Philadelphia lady. He had four sons. The 2nd, Sterling, came
to Laurens County (S. C.) as a surveyer about the time of the American
Revolution. His oldest brother was pribater secretary to George
Washington
during the revolution, and there is a book called "Graydon's Memoirs"
which
tells this story. " I have not been able to find any evidence
supporting
this assumption. Records for this family are particularly rare perhaps
because the records were destroyed during wars, floods or other natural
disasters. A recently discovered writing by the grandson of
Thomas stated that he was "a native of Pennsylvannia". (see Thomas'
records)
The following story was written by Anne Elcybeth "Elsie" Terry Vance, about 1952 as part of the family history for her children. She was the ggranddaughter to Thomas Graydon, her parents being Robert Y. H. Terry. The following was taken from a written history that she was able to get from her father's memories of the family written about 1906.
|
The records on this family were developed Lewis Wood before 1995 and forwarded to me by his cousin, Elizabeth (Graydon) Peery.
These researchers believe that Mathew Graydon is the brother of my Thomas Graydon. Although there is no proof to verify this at this time I include this Graydon in the line with the hope that someone will provide the needed connective material. You will also note that there are a few disagreements with what I put together for the family of Thomas Graydon. For instance James is included in both families for the time being.
1800 - US Census, Laurens Co., Roll: 50 Page: 43
Mathew Graden,
(perhaps brother of Thomas)
males 0 0 1(16-20) 0 0
females 0 0 1(16-20) 0 0 - 0 0
[US Census 1800, Laurens co., SC. p43]
1810 - US Census, Laurens Co., has another Graden the right age to be a brother to Thomas Graydon.
p. 61b
Sollomon Graden
males 2 (U-10), 1 (26-45)
females 1 (26-45), 4 slaves
There is no record for Matthew Graden in Laurens Co.
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