Nathaniel GRAFTON

Bef 1642 - 1671  (> 28 years)

• Name	Nathaniel GRAFTON
  Birth	Bef 24 Apr 1642	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	60
  Reference Number	7182556
  Reference Number	7447927
  WWW	https://www.WikiTree.com/wiki/Grafton-136
  Death	11 Feb 1671	Barbados Island, West Indies
  Person ID	I540	Gummer
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph GRAFTON, Sr,   b. Bef 23 Sep 1604, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England d. 24 Jun 1682, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age > 77 years)
  Mother	Mary MOORE,   b. 1600, Southwold, Suffolk, England d. Nov 1674, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	30 Aug 1631	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
  Family ID	F117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth MAVERICK,   b. Bef 30 Sep 1649   d. Bef 3 Nov 1698 (Age < 49 years)
  Marriage	6 Apr 1665	Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
  Family ID	F434	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2024

  
  

• Notes

  == Biography == Nathaniel was a mariner, as was his father and brother. [[Belknap|Belknap]], pg. 20. He was made a Freeman in 1680. [[Belknap|Belknap]], pg. 20. He inherited land from his father as well as the widow, Ann or Hanna Moore, in 1664/5. [[Belknap|Belknap]], pg. 20. He joined with his brother and father in signing the petition against Imposts in 1688. [[Belknap|Belknap]], pg. 20. === Birth ===Nathaniel was the son of Joseph and Mary (Moore) Grafton. [[#Allerson|Allerson]] [[#Belknap|Belknap]], pg. 12. He was baptized 1 may 1642 at the First Church in Salem. [[Belknap|Belknap]], pg. 20. === Death ===Nathaniel died 11 February 1670/1 at Barbados. He was cast away on the ketch ''Prudence.'' He died intestate and his widow brought to court and inventory, 27 June 1671, and was appointed administer of his estate. [[Belknap|Belknap]], pg. 21. === Marriage ===He married Elizabeth Maverick, daughter of Moses and Remember (Allerton) Maverick, on 30 September 1649. [[Belknap|Belknap]], pg. 20. She was ordered to raise the children by the courts after Nathaniel died. [[Belknap|Belknap]], pg. 21. ===== Children ===== * Elizabeth (Grafton) Hughes (1667-1755) * Remember (Grafton) Knight (1669-) * Priscilla (Grafton) Jackson (1670-) == Sources == * Belknap, Henry Wyckoff. ''[[Space:The Grafton Family of Salem|The Grafton Family of Salem]]'' (Salem, Massachusetts : Essex Institute, 1928) * Vital Records of Salem, Mass.* Allerson, Isaac. ''Mayflower Families Through Five Generations,'' Vol. 17, pg. 10-11 === Acknowledgements === *Grafton-136 was created by [[Nadeau-246 | Kristian Nadeau]] through the import of Nadeau.ged on Jan 17, 2014.