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Edward RAYNOR

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  • Name Edward RAYNOR 
    Birth 1624  Ipswich, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Notes 
    • (1) Werner, Charles J., Genealogies of Long Island Families, New York, NY: Charles J. Werner, 1919, p. 55:

      RAYNOR

      This genealogy relates to the descendants of EDWARD RAYNOR who was one of the original settlers of Hempstead in 1644. Another family descends from Thurston Raynor who was early at Southampton and whose descendants stuck pretty closely to the east end. Both Edward and Thurston were at Watertown Mass. before coming to Long Island. It is possible that they were related and one authority states that Edward was a nephew of Thurston.

      The Edward Raynor family is by far the largest and most important. The members have generally lived in Nassau and the western part of Suffolk County. Up to about the middle of the past century, the thriving village of Freeport in Nassau County was known as Raynortown, from the large number of the family residing there. It is said that Edward Raynor founded the settlement in 1659.

      Edward Raynor was a large landowner and a prominent man in the town. Samuel Raynor his eldest son was executor of his father's estate.

      The Raynors are closely related to the Carman family with whom they have frequently intermarried.

      EDWARD RAYNOR was b. at Ipswich, England in 1624 and emigrated to Watertown Mass., from whence he removed to Hempstead in 1644, when that settlement was founded. He d. in Dec. 1685 or Jan. 1686. His will was admitted to probate on Jan. 18, 1686 and his son Samuel is named as executor. Children were Samuel eldest son, Josiah and probably several daughters.
    Person ID I33158  Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

    Children 
     1. Samuel RAYNOR
    Family ID F681  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024