Re: i have a grafton question
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i have a grafton question
bryanne grafton 9/05/06
From my research on the origin of the name I found this description at www.houseofnames.com.I am not sure how accurate it is, but is the only thing I have found thus far.Hope it helps."The lineage of the name Grafton begins with the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Britian.It is a result of when they lived in one of many regions called Grafton.The surname Grafton is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree.Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.Spelling variations include: Grafton, Graphton, Graffon 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."
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Re: i have a grafton question
bryanne grafton 9/20/06