Jemima was born about 1730 in Setauket, Suffolk, New York. She was the daughter of Samuel Jayne and Dinah (Brewster) Tooker.
She married Thomas Wisner on 1 Jun 1755 in Orange, New York.
She died on 4 Jun 1807 in Orange County, New York.
The following if from The Jayne Family written by Oliver Popenoe:[1]
Jemima Jayne 1730, m Thomas Wisner, son of Adam Wisner and grandson of immigrant Johanes Weesner. In 1772, Thomas and Jemima mortgaged their 150 acre farm in the Chester area. During the Revolutionary War, Thomas was a lieutenant in the Wawayanda Company of Col. Hathorn's Fourth Militia Regiment. Afterwards the family, along with several relatives, moved to Northumberland County, PA and later to Cayuga County, NY, where Thomas died.
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Jemima Jayne 1730, m Thomas Wisner, son of Adam Wisner and grandson of immigrant Johanes Weesner. In 1772, Thomas and Jemima mortgaged their 150 acre farm in the Chester area. During the Revolutionary War, Thomas was a lieutenant in the Wawayanda Company of Col. Hathorn's Fourth Militia Regiment. Afterwards the family, along with several relatives, moved to Northumberland County, PA and later to Cayuga County, NY, where Thomas died.
ref.<The Wisners in America and Their Kindred> G. Franklin Wisner 1918 Baltimore, Maryland. Pgs. 22-23
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ref.<The Wisners in America and Their Kindred> G. Franklin Wisner 1918 Baltimore, Maryland. Pgs. 22-23