Trading in Scrabbletown

Israel Brayton’s father was John Brayton, son of Israel Brayton, grandson of Preserved Brayton; all of Somerset. Letters from John Brayton to his son Israel were in the barrel. So we know.Israel, you notice, was named for his grandfather. Other members of his family were three older sisters; Mary, Sarah, and Nancy. Their letters also were in the barrel—nice little letters to brother Israel. And nice little bills, too, from brother Israel. He had an elder brother who died young, at sea; and the barrel holds letters from another brother—he wrote from Warren. We gather that at one time he was Captain of a ship that did some trading along the coast—Captain Stephen. Israel had, also, five younger brothers and sisters. They are not in the barrel but he had them.