Abigail (Stone) Rayner (1746 - 1792)

Born 23 Nov 1746 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Wife of Thomas Rayner — married 10 Nov 1763 (to 27 Feb 1792) in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 27 Feb 1792 at age 45 in Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Abigail (Stone) Rayner was born in Massachusetts.

Abigail, the daughter of Jacob Stone (1721-1746) and Jemima Miller (1726-1806) was born on 23 November 1746 at Charlestown, Massachusetts.^[1]

Marriage and Children

Abigail married Thomas Rayner (1740-1804), the son of John and Ann (Rand) Rayner on 10 November 1763 at Charlestown, Massachusetts.^[2] They had nine children:

1. John Rayner (b. 8 Mar 1764; d. 5 Jul 1765, Charlestown, MA)^[3][4]
2. Abigail Rayner (b. 3 Jun 1765; d. 1817)^[5] m. 8 May 1788 at Reading, MA, James Emerson (1759-1839)
3. John Rayner (b. 9 Sep 1766; d. )^[6] m. 6 Jul 1789 at Reading, MA, Mary Eaton (1774-1841)
4. Anne Rayner (b. 1768; d. 1812) m. Thomas Bryant Sr. (1768-1857)
5. Nancy Rayner (b. 1769; d. 1842) m. 20 May 1798 at Reading, MA, Thomas Bryant Sr. (1768-1857)
6. Sarah Rayner (b. 1771; d. 1800) m.
7. Thomas Rayner (b. 14 Apr 1775; d. 20 May 1777, Wakefield, MA)^[7]
8. Deac. Thomas Rayner (b. 20 Jun 1777; d. 1845)^[8] m. 8 May 1799 at Reading, MA, Mary Parker (1780-1843)
9. Jacob Stone Rayner Sr. (b. 13 Apr 1784; d. 1855)^[9]m. 22 Mar 1807 at Wakefield, MA, Abigail "Nabby" Dix (1784-1836)

Death

Abigail (Stone) Rayner died on 27 February 1792 in her 45th year at Wakefield, Massachusetts.^[10]She is buried in Old Burying Ground at Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts.^[11]

Research Notes

• Wakefield was part of Reading until February 25, 1868, when Wakefield became a separate town.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F42Q-54X : 20 May 2022), Abigail Stone, Nov 1746; citing Birth, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH4Z-F87 : 20 May 2022), Abigail Stone in entry for Thomas Rayner, 10 Nov 1763; citing Marriage, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F427-9RQ : 20 May 2022), Abigail in entry for John Rayner, 8 Mar 1764; citing Birth, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH24-CJB : 20 May 2022), Abigail in entry for John Rayner, 5 Jul 1765; citing Death, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F427-9R4 : 20 May 2022), Abigail in entry for Abigail Rayner, 3 Jun 1765; citing Birth, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F427-9RZ : 20 May 2022), Abigail in entry for John Rayner, 9 Sep 1766; citing Birth, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ2R-55H : 15 January 2020), Abigail in entry for Thomas Rayner, 1775.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZD9-24G : 15 January 2020), Abigail in entry for Thomas Rayner, 1777.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZD9-V4V : 15 January 2020), Abigail in entry for Jacob Stone Rayner, 1784.
10. ↑ VitalRecordsOfWakefieldTo1850.pdf confirms death of Abigail Stone, w. of Thomas, formerly of Charlestown, Feb. 27, 1792, a. 45 y. G.R.2.
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22257620/abigail-rayner: accessed 14 September 2023), memorial page for Abigail Rayner (unknown–27 Feb 1792), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22257620, citing Old Burying Ground, Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Denise (contributor 46820671).

Acknowledgements

• Biography written in full with inline sourcing, connected to son Jacob Stone Rayner and photo added following additional research by Carol Baldwin on 14 September 2023.