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Birth Name: Payton Michael Pritchard
Place of Birth: Tualatin, Oregon, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 28, 1998
Ethnicity: English, German, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Irish, Welsh, possibly other
Payton Pritchard is an American professional basketball player. A point guard and shooting guard, he plays for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Payton is the son of Melissa and Terry Pritchard. His father is from Oklahoma, and has deep roots in the American South. A picture of Payton with his parents can be seen here . He is married to YouTuber, Emma MacDonald.
Payton’s paternal grandfather was Marion Eugene “Gene” Pritchard (the son of Marion Oscar Pritchard and Maggie Louise Ballenger). Gene was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Payton’s great-grandfather Marion was born in Arkansas, the son of Thomas Pritchard and Articia “Hattie” Shrum. The Shrum family can be traced to Johann Nickel Nicholas Schrum, who was born in Waldmor, Rhenish Palatinate, Germany. Payton’s great-grandmother Maggie was born in Oklahoma, the daughter of Bedford Forrest Ballinger and Lovisa Caroline Bethell.
Payton’s paternal grandmother was Bonnie Jean Cunningham (the daughter of Wayne Dallas Cunningham and Lola B. Hoffman). Bonnie was born in Oilton, Creek County, Oklahoma. Wayne was born in Jackson County, Arkansas. Lola was born in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, the daughter of Berton Thomas “Bert” Hoffman and Dulcie L. Daniel.
Payton’s maternal grandfather was Lawrence S. “Larry” Griffith (who likely was the son of Arval Henry Griffith and Dorothea Jean Parsons). Larry was born in Oregon. Arval was born in Sisters, Deschutes, Oregon, the son of Charles Emitty Griffith and Eva Lucinda Matilda Grogan. Dorothea was born in Shoshone, Idaho, the daughter of Arthur Phillip Parsons and Agnes Artilla Large.
Payton’s maternal grandmother was named Maria.
Sources: Genealogy of Payton’s father (through his own sibling) – https://www.findagrave.com
WWII Draft Registration record of Payton’s paternal grandfather, Marion Eugene “Gene” Pritchard – https://www.familysearch.org