Dear Raynor Cousins, On January 17, 1903, Captain Alanson RAYNOR was interviewed by a Freeport, Long Island (formerly Raynor South then Raynortown) newspaper regarding his recollections of "Raynortown" in the mid to late 1800s. I thought that since it is the first day of the new millennium, you might find interesting, his description (at the end of the article) regarding how New Years were celebrated in the mid 1800s: ============================== "I allus like ter talk ‘bout Raynor South," said Captain Alanson, in his quaint way, "and tell what I know. "My great-great-grandfather settled here in Freeport during the sixteenth century. He located on Main street, at the head of Freeport Creek, near the homestead where I was born. My great-grandfather was named Thomas, my grandfather Benjamin and my father, Daniel Raynor. My father was born in 1791. My mother was a daughter of General Daniel BEDELL. BEDELL street is named in her honor and RAYNOR street in honor of my father." "The RAYNORS were closely settled in the neck leading to the meadows within a short distance of my home. My father kept the homestead for public patronage, and talk about sport! Raynor South was full of it in them days. Main street from the old Freeport house to the head of Bedell street, near where my brother, Mott, lives, was used for running races. My grandfather kept a number of running horses and put them in the races. He was fond of such sport and fox hunting. I guess I am a chip of the old block, although I have been a boatman nearly all my days. New Year's day was the day for a big time, though, in Raynor South. Every resident got a salute fired over his roof top to herald the new year, and it was impossible to sleep after midnight of the old year. Horse racing was a feature of the days sport. The fun was continued until late at night." ================================ The above newspaper article was donated to the Raynor Family Association Web Site by Gerald Van Sise Raynor. If anyone has anything more to offer regarding this particular Raynor family, I would greatly appreciate your sharing it with me. I will be putting this article on the RAYNOR Family Web Site, as well as some others provide by Gerald Raynor which were written at the same time. Best wishes for the New Year. When everyone gets settled into a normal routine, we should introduce ourselves and let the other members of the list know what information we are seeking, as well as what we might have to offer others. Karima Designer & Maintainer of: THE RAYNOR FAMILY WEB SITE http://userweb.springnet1.com/quest/Raynor.htm List Administrator of: RAYNOR Surname Discussion List (RAYNOR-L) http://userweb.springnet1.com/quest/RaynorListWelcome.htm

Subject: happy holidays Merry Christmas & Happy New Year To All! Carl and Karen Krihwan

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Hello, I don't usually pass on virus warnings, but it has been brought to the attention of all RootsWeb List administrators that we should advise our members of the situation regarding a new group of viruses. Please take time to go to the following URL for information you really should be aware of. http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/virus1.html If you want to discuss this further, please contact ME directly at: Mailto:quest@springnet1.com On another note, I want to thank you all for joining our list. After the Holidays are over, and our lives get back to normal, the traffic will pick up considerably. This is a slow time on all lists right now, which is to be expected. Have a Happy Holiday Season, Warm regards, Karima RAYNOR List Administrator

Stuart: Your attached list is correct as far as the names are concerned...I can't vouch for the dates. I know/knew this family quite well. Muriel Raynor and Kenneth Albin were my Grand Aunt and Uncle. We called Muriel "Aunt Miggs". Kenneth was the brother of my grandmother, Frances Brown (Albin) Wilson. Gary Skarka -----Original Message----- From: Stuart Howell [mailto:SHowell@ttlc.net] Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 8:18 AM To: RAYNOR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [RAYNOR] Howard Benjamin Raynor Yvonne - I am responding to your Wednesday email message to the Raynor mail list. The children I have for Howard Benjamin Raynor are different than those you listed. My information is that howard Benjamin Raynor m. Emma C. Gumz, b. 26 Dec 1881, d. 5 Jul 1973, d/o August and Wilhelmina (Gerka) Gumz. Issue: 1. Helena J. Raynor, b. 16 Apr 1901, d. 4 Jan 1994; m. Daniel Tuthill Havens, b. 21 Mar 1896 2. Albert H. Raynor, b. 21 Oct 1902, d. 21 Nov 1902 3. Muriel A. Raynor, b. 27 Apr 1904; m. Kenneth Albin, b. 30 Aug 1903, d. 12 Feb 1962. 4. Phylis L. Raynor, b. 3 Jul 1907, d. 7 Sep 1907 5. Laura M. Raynor, b. 15 May 1911; m. (1) Arnold Pye, b. 7 Jul 1910, d. 3 Mar 1963; m. (2) Richard Hoyt. 6. Lester H. Raynor, b. 9 Feb 1914; m. (1) Cynthia L. Robinson, b. 28 Feb 1915, d. 24 Jan 1958; m. (2) Gladys Marissal, b. 3 Nov 1921. 7. Lawrence E. Raynor, b. 26 Sep 1922; m. Gertrude E. Corwin, b. 31 Jul 1924, d/o Bartlett and Susie G. (Havens) Corwin. Issue: a. Barbara J. Raynor, b. 31 Dec 1948 b. Lauren E. Raynor, b. 4 Mar 1952 I would appreciate knowing the source of your information, as mine may be incorrect. Thanks, Stuart -- Stuart Howell showell@ttlc.net

Yvonne - I am responding to your Wednesday email message to the Raynor mail list. The children I have for Howard Benjamin Raynor are different than those you listed. My information is that howard Benjamin Raynor m. Emma C. Gumz, b. 26 Dec 1881, d. 5 Jul 1973, d/o August and Wilhelmina (Gerka) Gumz. Issue: 1. Helena J. Raynor, b. 16 Apr 1901, d. 4 Jan 1994; m. Daniel Tuthill Havens, b. 21 Mar 1896 2. Albert H. Raynor, b. 21 Oct 1902, d. 21 Nov 1902 3. Muriel A. Raynor, b. 27 Apr 1904; m. Kenneth Albin, b. 30 Aug 1903, d. 12 Feb 1962. 4. Phylis L. Raynor, b. 3 Jul 1907, d. 7 Sep 1907 5. Laura M. Raynor, b. 15 May 1911; m. (1) Arnold Pye, b. 7 Jul 1910, d. 3 Mar 1963; m. (2) Richard Hoyt. 6. Lester H. Raynor, b. 9 Feb 1914; m. (1) Cynthia L. Robinson, b. 28 Feb 1915, d. 24 Jan 1958; m. (2) Gladys Marissal, b. 3 Nov 1921. 7. Lawrence E. Raynor, b. 26 Sep 1922; m. Gertrude E. Corwin, b. 31 Jul 1924, d/o Bartlett and Susie G. (Havens) Corwin. Issue: a. Barbara J. Raynor, b. 31 Dec 1948 b. Lauren E. Raynor, b. 4 Mar 1952 I would appreciate knowing the source of your information, as mine may be incorrect. Thanks, Stuart -- Stuart Howell showell@ttlc.net

Hi, My husbnds family is a descendant of Horward Benjamin Raynor, born July 1875, died March 1922. His children : William, Josephine ( married Dobbie Myers), Francis (married Al Fredericks), Catherine (married William Limbroth), Lucille May (married Robert Lroy Dunbar). Lucille (my husbands grandmother) had five daughters: Anna May, married Fredrick Stein, (2) Henry Larsen ( he died 5-16-1991) Daisy Landers, married George Muller ( he died 7-12-1981) lived in Rosedale, N.Y. Muriel Catherine, (died 3-16-1993) married Martin A.A. Donnelly, 2nd (died 1-1942), 2nd Frederick Abrams (died 2-1993) Jayne Priscilla, married Felix Sangenito, both live in Glen Cove, N.Y. Lorraine Gloria, married Anthony Ingolia, both live in Levittown, N.Y. I am presently working on the rest of the family. If anyone has any corrections, please let me know. I don;t know anything about Howard Benjamins other children , or anything about him. Would like more info on him. Thanks

Hey cool.......I am still here, but will not work on it until Jan(as long as we all can get on our computers with Y2K.....so have a good holiday.....tty then, J Also, visit my 4 personal home pages on spirituality and genealogy: http://www.geocities.com/crystalwoman_2000/ ----- Original Message ----- From: Karima <quest@springnet1.com> To: <RAYNOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 1999 10:26 PM Subject: [RAYNOR] Status Report! > Hello, > > This is a very busy season for all of us and the lack of traffic on our > list is reflective of that. This is true of most of the mailing lists > right now. I know we will all get back into the swing of things after > the Holidays. In the meantime, I wanted to let you know the following: > > There are now 55 members on our list. > > AND > > We have launched the RAYNOR FAMILY web site. It is still in the > preliminary stages and will never truly be "finished" as we will > continue to add new information to it as it becomes available. > > However, the site does contain a great deal of "historical" information > regarding the RAYNORs and their settlement in New England. > > Please visit the site when you have time and think about ways in which > you might be able to contribute material. > > The URL is: http://userweb.springnet1.com/quest/Raynor.htm > > We would love some feed back on the site and any suggestions you might > have as to how we can improve it. > > Best wishes and Happy Holidays! > > Karima > RAYNOR-L Administrator > > > ==== RAYNOR Mailing List ==== > Visit the RAYNOR Family Web Site at: > http://userweb.springnet1.com/quest/Raynor.htm > If you would like to submit information on your RAYNOR ancestors to be included on this site, > please contact Karima at mailto:quest@springnet1.com > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi

Hello, This is a very busy season for all of us and the lack of traffic on our list is reflective of that. This is true of most of the mailing lists right now. I know we will all get back into the swing of things after the Holidays. In the meantime, I wanted to let you know the following: There are now 55 members on our list. AND We have launched the RAYNOR FAMILY web site. It is still in the preliminary stages and will never truly be "finished" as we will continue to add new information to it as it becomes available. However, the site does contain a great deal of "historical" information regarding the RAYNORs and their settlement in New England. Please visit the site when you have time and think about ways in which you might be able to contribute material. The URL is: http://userweb.springnet1.com/quest/Raynor.htm We would love some feed back on the site and any suggestions you might have as to how we can improve it. Best wishes and Happy Holidays! Karima RAYNOR-L Administrator

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Here's a link regarding the below mentioned virus hoax. http://www.virusbtn.com/Hoax/details.html#Elfbowl A good site to read about hoaxes is at: http://www.virusbtn.com/ and http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html -- ---------- >From: Coraki99@aol.com >To: RAYNOR-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [RAYNOR] Virus alert if you have these down load files they need to be delated >Date: Fri, Dec 10, 1999, 10:51 PM > > This was detected by the Royal Bank of Scotland virus Shield. > > If you have received any of these games: > > Frogapult.EXE (FROG GAME) > > Elfbowl.EXE (ELF BOWLING GAME) > > Both have a delayed VIRUS attached to them that will be actived on CHRISTMAS > DAY and will wipe out your system > > Please pass this on, better to be safe than sorry > > Hoping every one will have a safe and wonderful Chrismas and NewYear. > > Rod > coraki99@aol.com > > > ==== RAYNOR Mailing List ==== > Visit the RAYNOR Family Web Site at: > http://userweb.springnet1.com/quest/Raynor.htm > If you would like to submit information on your RAYNOR ancestors to be > included on this site, > please contact Karima at mailto:quest@springnet1.com > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi >

Test number 2 - I promise, no more tonight :-) Karima

Just testing the taglines, Karima

searching for grandfathers name. Married to Bertha Pettit. Children were Donald, Theodore, Margaret. grandparents divorced around 1922. They were from Nebraska. Any help would be appreciated. Cheryl Cooper Coates

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I apologize for inadvertently listing the incorrect URL for the Raynor Family Association. The correct URL is: http://userweb.springnet1.com/quest/RaynorFamilyAssociation.htm Stuart -- Stuart Howell showell@ttlc.net

Dear List Members, If you haven't already, you might want to visit the following URL regarding the Raynor Family Association. Karima RAYNOR-L Administrator http://userweb.springnet1.com/quest/RaynorFamilyAssociation.htm

"Skarka, Gary W, CFGRE" wrote: > > Steve: > > My records show the following (courtesy of Stuart Howell, Genealogist for > the Raynor Family Association: > > Phebe Raynor, daughter of Isaac Raynor, b. 1663 Southampton, LI, NY, d. > 1732, Southampton and Mary ? > > Isaac was the son of Joseph Raynor, b. 1623, Ipswich (or Elmsett) England, > d. 1682, Southampton, LI, NY, will proven 8 May 1678, and Mary Youngs, b. ?, > d. aft. 1693, Southampton (Mary was the daughter of the Reverend John Youngs > and Mary (Warren) (Gardner). Joseph and Mary had seven children: Josiah, > b. 1665; Thurston, b. 1657; Elizabeth, b. 1659; Mary, b. 1661; Isaac > (above); John, b. bef. 1668, d. aft. 1717; and Hannah. > > Joseph Raynor was the son of Thurston Raynor, b. ?, Baptised 21 Sep. 1593, > Elmsett, Suffolk, England, d. Oct. 1667, Southampton, LI, NY, and Elizabeth > ?, b. ca. 1598, Suffolk, England, d. aft. 1635 in Massachusetts or elsewhere > in New England. They left Ipswich, Eng. April 1634, on the ELIZABETH, > arriving in Boston July 1634. Thurston and Elizabeth had five children: > Joseph (above); Thurston, 19 Sep 1621; Elizabeth, 1625; Sarah, 1627-1 Mar. > 1699; Lydia, 1633-1686. > > Thurston was the son of Edward Reynere, b. ca. 1560, Elmsett, Eng., d. 1621, > Elmsett, will 22 Mar 1620, and Margery Wiles, b. ?, d. bef. 1621. Edward > and Margery had nine children: Thurston; John; Samuel; Anna; Richard: > Edward; Robert; Joseph; and Margery. > > Edward was the son of Robert Reynere, b. ca. 1525, Wickham Market, Suffolk, > England, d. Oct-Dec 1571, Wickham Market, will 4 Oct 1571, and ??. They had > four childen: Edward; John; Dorothie; and Rose. > > Gary Skarka > Thanks, Gary. I didn't see your reply to Steve's inquiry until after I had written and sent my own reply. Stuart > -----Original Message----- > From: Steven L. Watts [mailto:swatts@woodland.net] > Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 8:38 AM > To: RAYNOR-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [RAYNOR] RAYNER, Phebe d/o Isaac, Southampton, L.I., NY > 1700's/1800's > > Hello! I recently joined this list and am just starting to research my > RAYNER/RAYNOR heritage. Here is what I now know... > > Daniel SAYRE, born at Southampton, L.I., was called "Daniel Tertius" in a > list of inhabitants of Southampton in 1698. He married Phebe, daughter of > Isaac RAYNER. [Src: _SAYRE FAMILY: Lineage of Thomas Sayre A Founder of > Southampton_, Theodore M. Banta; New York, NY, 1901, p.60] > > Elsewhere, Banta spelled her maiden name Phebe RAYNOR. If anyone can help > with info on Phebe and her lineage, I would appreciate it so much. > With kind regards, Steve swatts@woodland.net > > ==== RAYNOR Mailing List ==== > For information on subscribing, unsubscribing, rules, etc. Please visit the following URL: > http://userweb.springnet1.com/quest/RaynorListWelcome.htm > > ============================== > RootsWeb.com now offers UNLIMITED Web space for FREE! > Sign up today for RootsWeb's Freepages program: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi -- Stuart Howell showell@ttlc.net

"Steven L. Watts" wrote: > > Hello! I recently joined this list and am just starting to research my > RAYNER/RAYNOR heritage. Here is what I now know... > > Daniel SAYRE, born at Southampton, L.I., was called "Daniel Tertius" in a > list of inhabitants of Southampton in 1698. He married Phebe, daughter of > Isaac RAYNER. [Src: _SAYRE FAMILY: Lineage of Thomas Sayre A Founder of > Southampton_, Theodore M. Banta; New York, NY, 1901, p.60] > > Elsewhere, Banta spelled her maiden name Phebe RAYNOR. If anyone can help > with info on Phebe and her lineage, I would appreciate it so much. > With kind regards, Steve swatts@woodland.net > Isaac Raynor, b. ca 1663, d. 1732, Southampton, had two daughters, Phebe and Hannah, and one son, Joseph. Phebe m. Daniel Sayre and moved to Elizabeth, NJ. Issac Raynor was s/o Joseph and Mary (Young) Raynor. Joseph was s/o Thurston Raynor, who settled in Southampton between 1646 and 1649. Thurston Raynor, with his wife, Elizabeth, and five children, and his 10 year old nephew, Edward, left Ipswich, England on the ship, ELIZABETH, in April 1634 and landed in Boston in July 1634. They were the first Raynors to come to America. They settled first in Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony, and left there in 1636 to settle in Wethersfield, CT. Five years later, Thurston and his family, along with others from Wethersfield, settled what is now Stamford, CT. In 1644, Thurston and his family and some other families from Stamford went across Long Island Sound to settle Hempstead on western Long Island. Thurston and his family later moved on to the young town of Southampton on the south shore of Eastern Long Island. Thurston died there in 1667. Thurston lived in Elmsett, in the County of Suffolk, England, before coming to America. For information on joining the Raynor Family Association, check out the following URL: http://userweb.springnet1.com/quest/RaynorFamily Association.htm Stuart > ==== RAYNOR Mailing List ==== > For information on subscribing, unsubscribing, rules, etc. Please visit the following URL: > http://userweb.springnet1.com/quest/RaynorListWelcome.htm > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi -- Stuart Howell showell@ttlc.net

Steve: My records show the following (courtesy of Stuart Howell, Genealogist for the Raynor Family Association: Phebe Raynor, daughter of Isaac Raynor, b. 1663 Southampton, LI, NY, d. 1732, Southampton and Mary ? Isaac was the son of Joseph Raynor, b. 1623, Ipswich (or Elmsett) England, d. 1682, Southampton, LI, NY, will proven 8 May 1678, and Mary Youngs, b. ?, d. aft. 1693, Southampton (Mary was the daughter of the Reverend John Youngs and Mary (Warren) (Gardner). Joseph and Mary had seven children: Josiah, b. 1665; Thurston, b. 1657; Elizabeth, b. 1659; Mary, b. 1661; Isaac (above); John, b. bef. 1668, d. aft. 1717; and Hannah. Joseph Raynor was the son of Thurston Raynor, b. ?, Baptised 21 Sep. 1593, Elmsett, Suffolk, England, d. Oct. 1667, Southampton, LI, NY, and Elizabeth ?, b. ca. 1598, Suffolk, England, d. aft. 1635 in Massachusetts or elsewhere in New England. They left Ipswich, Eng. April 1634, on the ELIZABETH, arriving in Boston July 1634. Thurston and Elizabeth had five children: Joseph (above); Thurston, 19 Sep 1621; Elizabeth, 1625; Sarah, 1627-1 Mar. 1699; Lydia, 1633-1686. Thurston was the son of Edward Reynere, b. ca. 1560, Elmsett, Eng., d. 1621, Elmsett, will 22 Mar 1620, and Margery Wiles, b. ?, d. bef. 1621. Edward and Margery had nine children: Thurston; John; Samuel; Anna; Richard: Edward; Robert; Joseph; and Margery. Edward was the son of Robert Reynere, b. ca. 1525, Wickham Market, Suffolk, England, d. Oct-Dec 1571, Wickham Market, will 4 Oct 1571, and ??. They had four childen: Edward; John; Dorothie; and Rose. Gary Skarka -----Original Message----- From: Steven L. Watts [mailto:swatts@woodland.net] Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 8:38 AM To: RAYNOR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [RAYNOR] RAYNER, Phebe d/o Isaac, Southampton, L.I., NY 1700's/1800's Hello! I recently joined this list and am just starting to research my RAYNER/RAYNOR heritage. Here is what I now know... Daniel SAYRE, born at Southampton, L.I., was called "Daniel Tertius" in a list of inhabitants of Southampton in 1698. He married Phebe, daughter of Isaac RAYNER. [Src: _SAYRE FAMILY: Lineage of Thomas Sayre A Founder of Southampton_, Theodore M. Banta; New York, NY, 1901, p.60] Elsewhere, Banta spelled her maiden name Phebe RAYNOR. If anyone can help with info on Phebe and her lineage, I would appreciate it so much. With kind regards, Steve swatts@woodland.net