Brayton Family - Soldiers of the Revolution, farmers, Quakers

Stephen Borden, my great great grandfather, was born March 26, 1826 in Fall River and died there on July 20, 1897. He married Sarah Potter Brayton, March 30, 1846.

Sarah was born May 15, 1828 and died March 12, 1908 in Fall River. She was the daughter of Francis and Agnes (Lake) Brayton. Her siblings included; Elizabeth, Israel, Ruth, Rachel, Letitia, Mercy, Stephen, George and William.

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Stephen and Sarah's children included my great grandfather Stephen Andrew Borden.

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David Brayton (my 5th ggf), Borden Brayton (my 4th ggf), and Pardon Lake (4th ggf), were soldiers of the Revolutionary War. They lived in Tiverton and Fall River. Francis (my 3rd ggf), and Pardon Lake are buried in the North Cemetery in Fall River after being moved there. David and Borden Brayton are buried in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Tiverton, again after being removed from the family farm on Brayton Rd in Tiverton. The farm is still occupied today (2011) by the widow of a Brayton.

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As a member of the SAR, Sons of the American Revolution, my application is based on the documentation of my lineage to Borden Brayton

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Another branch of the Brayton family had their homestead on Brayton Ave, in Somerset, MA. They are buried in the small Brayton cemetery there.