Thomas Brayton
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Name Thomas Brayton Born 30 Dec 1786 Tiverton, RI 
[1] Gender Male Person ID I16270 Sorensen-Remington Family Tree Last Modified 7 Aug 2018
Father Borden Brayton, b. 25 May 1760, Newport, RI , d. 10 Dec 1849, Tiverton, RI (Age 89 years) Mother Mary Remington, b. 16 Oct 1762, Tiverton, RI , d. 17 Jan 1838 (Age 75 years) Married 12 Sep 1784 Tiverton, RI [2, 3] Notes - BRAYTON Borden, of David, and Mary Remington, of Joseph; m by Rev. Peleg Burroaghs, Sept. 12, 1784.
Their original marriage entry at Tiverton Town Hall has been photographed.
Family ID F01516 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Marietta Unknown Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F09480 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- BRAYTON Borden, of David, and Mary Remington, of Joseph; m by Rev. Peleg Burroaghs, Sept. 12, 1784.
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Notes - "Thomas, born Dec. 30, 1786, was captain of the first passenger boat which ran between Providence and Fall River, and his son, Captain Benjamin Brayton, ran a steamer between Providence and New York for thirty years." (from "History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations," Biographical; NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1920; p. 190f)
In his father's will, Thomas received 1/3 of his father's land in Fall River, taken from the westerly part.
- "Thomas, born Dec. 30, 1786, was captain of the first passenger boat which ran between Providence and Fall River, and his son, Captain Benjamin Brayton, ran a steamer between Providence and New York for thirty years." (from "History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations," Biographical; NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1920; p. 190f)
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