Drayton of Nettleton and thereabouts

[ansteynomad]

Betsey Drayton married William Beck at Nettleton in MQ 1878.

I think her parents were Joseph Drayton blacksmith of Nettleton (c1827-1895) and Mary Ann Mathers, married in Caistor District MQ 1851, but I can't find a birth registration for Betsey or her older sister Sarah, although there is one for her younger sister Margaret in Caistor District MQ 1856 mmn Mathers, which seems to fit.

It looks as though the Becks came from Holton in Lincolnshire, although they were in Nettleton by 1851.  William's parents seem to be John (bc1811) and Jane (bc1815).

I'm looking at this family because my closest DNA matches are Betsey and William's great grandchildren and great great grandchildren and in 35 years of research I'd not previously heard of this family, so it's all a bit of a mystery. Trees on Ancestry take things from William and Betsey's marriage, but I think I may need to go back another couple of generations to try to locate the connection.

I wonder if anyone else has already done the groundwork on this family.

[CaroleW]

She & Sarah are on the 1861 census with widowed father Joseph.

Death in 1857 for Mary Ann on freebmd

Marriage of Joseph & Mary Ann in 1851 also on freebmd

[Comberton]

21st January 1878 Nettleton
William Beck  full age bachelor labourer Holton John Beck roadman
Betsey Drayton full age spinster Nettleton Joseph Drayton blacksmith
all signed, witnesses Thomas & Hanah Beck

14th May 1851
Parish Church Holton-le-Moor, Lincoln
Joseph Drayton  full age  bachelor blacksmith  Nettleton  William Drayton blacksmith
Mary Ann Mathers  full age spinster servant  Holton-le-Moor  John Mathers labourer
All filled out in capitals so no signatures
witnesses were Benjamin Iles who made his X and Sarah no surname but added Podham?

[DCB]

Lincolnshire Chronicle 13 November 1857
At Caistor, on the 7th inst. Ann the wife of Joseph Drayton, of Nettleton, blacksmith, aged 26;

[LincsJen]

I can help you with the Drayton side of the tree if that helps. My ancestors are Joseph Drayton's (1825-1895) parents - William Drayton and Ann Clayton. We could also see if we share any DNA so narrowing down which side of the family your connection is to your match - Beck or Drayton.

Jenny

[ansteynomad]

Jenny, that's brilliant.  I'd actually just written down "William Drayton and Ann Clayton".

Yes, let's see if we share any DNA.  I did the Ancestry test and have also uploaded to Gedmatch.

[LincsJen]

I'm on Ancestry. I'll message you with the details!

[ansteynomad]

We don’t appear to have a match, which is a shame, but going through my matches, I have quite a few with the Drayton name in their trees and none with Beck prior to Betsey Drayton’s husband William.

I suspect I am dealing with a non-parental event here, but who and where is still anybody’s guess. My Lincolnshire family is all South Kesteven on one side and South Holland the other.

Thanks anyway.

[LincsJen]

It was worth a try. I don't seem to have many matches on that bit of my tree at all, so perhaps I haven't inherited much of their DNA!
Good luck with your search!