Ann Drane

Brief Life History of Ann

Ann Drane was born in 1702, in Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America. She married John Gravener on 25 December 1728, in St Mary in the Marsh, Kent, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died in 1742, in Frederick, Maryland, British Colonial America, at the age of 40.

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Family Time Line

John Gravener
1705–1769
Ann Drane
1702–1742
Marriage: 25 December 1728
John Gravener
1729–
Richardine Gravener
1733–1789
Susanna Gravener
1736–
Allen Gravener
1738–1802
Mary Gravener
1740–
Richeden Gravener
1742–
James Gravener
1743–

Sources (15)

  • Susanna Gravener, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
  • Susanna in entry for Richeden Gravener, "England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986"
  • Susana in entry for John Gravener, "England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986"

Name Meaning

English (Essex, Norfolk, and Suffolk): nickname for a lazy man, from Middle English dran, dron ‘drone’ (Old English drān) ‘drone, male honey bee’, long taken as a symbol of idleness.

English: variant of Drain 3.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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