Sarah Raynor (abt. 1770 - 1835)

Born about 1770 in Hempstead Town, Queens, New York Colony

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Died 19 Aug 1835 at about age 65 in Long Island, New York, United States

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Page 153. — ^Li the name of God, Amen. September the twenty-fifth, 1782. I, Amos Raynor, of Hemp- stead South, Queens County, being weak in body. My just debts and funeral charges to be paid. I leave to my two sons, Isaac and Elijah, all my real estate ; like- wise, all my rights and interest in the lands of my de- ceased father, which was given to me by will to be equally divided between them. Unto my loving wife Mary, one feather bed and furniture, two cows and calves ; and order that she shall have the use of all my estate, until my children shall come of age; Also, the use of £200 while my widow. Unto my three daugh- ters, Susannah, Sarah and Annah, remainder of all my moveable estate. I make my friends John Smith, of Goes Neck, and Benjamin Smith, son of Benjamin, ex- ecutors.

{Signed) Amos Rainer.

Witnesses, Nathaniel Merritt, Benjamin Rainer, yeomen; James Powell. Proved, November 30, 1782.

She passed away in 1835.

Sources

• New York Probate Records
• Genealogies of Long Island Families; a collection relating to the following Long Island Families: Dickerson, Mitchell, Wickham, Satterly, Hawkins, Arthur Smith, Mills, Howard, Lush, Greene; comp by Charles J. Werner. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark%3A%2F13960%2Ft83j3tg8n&seq=9