Yeah that is a picture of me in 1983 in olden days attire. I know I was born in the wrong generation. I do so love the times of yesteryear.
Share information and help me fill our family Hall of Time. Time stands still for no man and our heritage grows daily. If there is a story or info you can share regarding family history or info please post it to the message board or email me to post it. I will be updating and adding new pictures and pages detailing each ancestor with a page, pictures and info. As time goes along I am sure I will get all caught up , "yeah one can wish , can't they? LOL", so bear with me as I gather info and pictures to complete this major collection. Anything you have feel free to share, as I can use all the help I can get to complete this for future generations. |
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UPDATES : CREDITS and SUCH !!! Last Updated "Life in the Past Lane" unfolds!! Over the years many researchers have shared info and now the results of many years of work will now hopefully start to take form here. This is a set of genealogical records with both ancestry and decadency sets of data based on my family. Nothing is set in stone and all things in genealogy have to be vailidated to be true. So at this point , this genealogist is data collecting and processing validation as it become founded or shared. All validation will show in the family group it belongs as well as photos and documents. This quest is now advancing to levels that a clone or two will be needed, I am sure. (and Santa didnt have one under my tree last year again..*sigh* Please check back often to see the progress and to see if you are a long lost cuzin. Email if you find a name or branch that is a link in the tree. We would love to hear from you and include your information. ~ Sooooooooo grab a cup of coffee and get comfee. This is going to take a while to read. If you find a linking line please email me at kentuckywebmaster@yahoo.com . We will look forward to meeting all the new cousins out there. Welcome to "Life in the Past Lane" I am updating often..Anytime you revisit this page, be sure to refresh the page to enable new viewing of all the new additions/corrections. 12-2005 : Information is being worked up. Verifying and getting the correct information in order SURE is fun. *S* My quest gathering needed some revamping (9-05) so a change from individual pages to now a large one page file. This should enable all the see the whos who of the family. TO find a name among the data use "Control - F" (this opens up a FIND box) and enter the name you are looking for. Be sure you find the right name , as many of our ancestors all carry the same names. Noted: Sources A Credits to contributors through direct emails or mail show online with a link to their email, or a noted www or hardcopy email. [To find a name, among the vast information, use CONTROL and the F key .. and type in the name. PLEASE!!! If you find I have a mistake or a typo , dont hesitate to let me know. I hate to post wrong info but it happens, so bear with me and others , as we get this fine tumed , as it is an ongoing project. |

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Spelling variations include: Grafton, Graphton, Graffton and others.
First found in Worcestershire where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: James Grafton who settled in Virginia in 1634; John Grafton settled in Virginia in 1653; another John Grafton settled in Carolina in 1774; Joseph Grafton settled in New England in 1680. Some noteworthy people of the name Grafton Augustus Henry Fitzroy Grafton (1735-1811) English statesman Richard Grafton (c.1513-c.1572) English printer and historian |



Eugene S. Willey b. 1862 in ?, Delaware d. 17 Aug 1922 in Trenton NJ md. Emma Elizabeth Gilbert 4 Nov, 1886 in Columbus, NJ Emma b. Oct 1858 in Columbus, Burlington Co, NJ and d. 1897 (that's what her headstone says, but she shows up in the 1900 US census)
Marian Willey b. 15 May 1882 Trenton, NJ d. 20 Dec 1969 Trenton, NJ md Leonard Mayer Davenport 9 April 1913 in Trenton, NJ b. 11 Aug 1891 in Trenton, NJ d. 5 Oct 1953 in Manaloking, NJ
Andrew Rowan Willey b 3 Mar 1897 Trenton d 1 Jun 1967 Newtown, PA

John R Ricketts and Wife Missouri Civil War Museum
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Palmer Chamberlin Ricketts Jr b 1856 Elkton, Maryland. d 1934
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Joseph Grafton b 17 Aug 1658, Salem Essex MA d 11 July 1709 md Mary___ . He is buried at The Burying Point, Salem, Massachusetts
ElizabethGrafton b 1687 d 1691 age 2, buried at The Burying Point, Salem, Massachusetts
William Grafton b 1695 d 1697 age 4, buried at The Burying Point, Salem, Massachusetts
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John Grafton b 28 Feb 1639, Salem Essex MA christened on 28 Apr 1639 in Salem Essex MA, d 24 Nov 1715, Salem Essex MA OR d.Nov. 24, 1671 in Barbadoes; buried Charter Street Cemetery Essex MA married Seeth Gardner, d/o Thomas Gardner and Margaret Fryer/Friar 1 Dec 1659 in Salem Essex MA ( b. 25 Oct 1636 in Salem Essex MA, christened on 25 Dec 1636 in Salem Essex MA, d. 17 Apr 1707 in Salem Essex MA buried in England.)
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Estate of Joshua Conant of Salem Essex Probate Docket # None Administration on the estate of Joshua Connant, who died intestate in England, granted 29 : 9 : 1659 to Mr. Thomas Gardner. Amount of inventory of his estate in New England, 32 li. 6s Inventory of Seethe, widow of Joshuah Connant, taken by John Browne and Richard Price: One bed, one Bolster, a suit of Curtayns and valiants, one Rug and a Blankett and matt, 8 li.; five p of shetts and a half shett, 5 li.; Eleven napkins, 3 table Cloths, 1 li. 7s.; fowr pilow bears, 1 li. 4s.; twelve towels, 9s.; for pewter pans and spons, 1 li. 6s.; one Cloake, 18s.; one Trunk and on owld Chest, 10s.; one spitt, one payr of Andyrns, 3s.; to Sivs, two Trays, 3s.; one payr of scals and to wayts, 2s. 6d.; one trundl Bedsted and one blankett, 6s.; for wooll, 4s.; 5 stools, 9s.; 9 Chayrs, 13s.; 3 tabls, 1 li.; for divers howshowld implements, 8s. 6d.; for bras and Iron, 1 li. 10s.; one chest, one box, 1 li.; one Carpett, two Coshens, 5s.; one looking glas and two small boxes, 10s.; mony and platt, 1 li. 4s; for 6 shep, 5 li.; one kradle, 4s.; one bedstead, 10s.; total, 32 li. 6s. Mr. Thomas Gardner's account: a note of what was dewe to mee from Josuah Connant: Wintering of 8 sheepe at 6s. per sheepe, 2 li. 8s.; 32 lode of wood at 4s. per lode, 6 li. 8s.; for a bushell of wheate, 5s.; 3 bushels of Indian Corne, 9s.; payde for him to Jone Cotta, 11s.; dew to Joseph Gardner for 3 yeares rent for his house at 3li.; per yere, 10li.; payd for him to Richard Prince, 13s.; payd to Mr. Browne, 10li.; payd to Mr. Crommell, 5li. 13s. 11d.; total 35li. 7s. 11d. Hugh Jones testified that while he lived with his master Gardner, the latter wintered eight sheep for Joshua Connant, and deponent carried wood to his wife, "I gesse" upward of thirty loads, also corn and wheat, etc. Jone (her F mark) Cotta, wife of Robert, testified, 20: 4: 1660, that she received of Thomas Gardner of Salem, eleven shillings for the keeping of Josuah Connant's sheep one summer. Phillip Cromwell's receipt dated June 10, 1659, from "ould Mr Gardner" for a debt of 5li. 13s. 11d. Source: Essex Quarterly Court Files, vol. 5 leaves 116, 117. Also: Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, leaf 39. ** |
Jehoadan Grafton b 1669 d Dec 13 1707 buried at The Burying Point, Salem, Massachusetts



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