Saturday, July 16, 2011

Surname Saturday - RAYMENT (England > MA)

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It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week. I am up to number 257, who is Eunice RAYMENT (1707-1772), one of my 6th-great-grandparents. This post starts my 6th great-grandmothers on Surname Saturday! [Note: The 6th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts]

My ancestral line back through four  generations of RAYMENT families is:

1. Randall J. Seaver

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)

4. Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)

8. Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922)
9. Hattie Louise Hildreth (1857-1920)

16. Isaac Seaver (1823-1901)
17. Lucretia Townsend Smith (1827-1884)

32. Benjamin Seaver (1791-1825)
33. Abigail Gates (1797-1869)

64. Benjamin Seaver (1757-1816)
65. Martha Whitney (1764-1832)

128.  Norman Seaver (1734-1787)
129.  Sarah Read (1736-1809)

256. Robert Seaver, born 29 October 1702 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died before 26 September 1752 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. He was the son of 512. Joseph Seaver and 513. Mary Read. He married 02 September 1726 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
257. Eunice Rayment, born 12 June 1707 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died after 1772 in probably Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. 

Children of Robert Seaver and Eunice Rayment are:   Joseph Seaver (1727-????);  Benjamin Seaver (1728-????); Thankful Seaver (1731-????); , born 06 October 1731 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States; Norman Seaver (1734-1787); Moses Seaver (1740-1809); Robert Seaver (1743-1828);  Samuel Seaver (1747-1830); John Seaver (1754-????).

514. Samuel Rayment, born 18 May 1679 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died about 1723 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.  He married  21 November 1704 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
515. Eunice Norman, born 14 March 1686 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died about 1743 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. She was the daughter of 1030. John Norman and 1031. Sarah Maverick.

Children of Samuel Rayment and Eunice Norman are: John Rayment (1705-????); Eunice Rayment (1707-1772); Samuel Rayment (1716-????); Sarah Rayment (1718-????); Benjamin Rayment (1719-????).

1028. John Rayment, born about 1651 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died 15 July 1725 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.  He married about 1673 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
1029. Martha Wooden, born 12 February 1655 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States; She was the daughter of 2058. John Wooden and 2059. Mary.

Children of John Rayment and Martha Wooden are:   John Rayment (1677-????); Samuel Rayment (1679-1723); Martha Rayment (1681-????); William Rayment (1685-????); Thomas Rayment (1687-????); James Rayment (1689-????); Martha Rayment (1692-????).

1056. John Rayment, born before 03 March 1616 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England; died 18 January 1703 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. He was the son of 4112. George Rayment and 4113. Mary. He married about 1651 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
2057. Rachel Scruggs, born before 23 May 1627 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England; died 02 May 1666 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. She was the daughter of 5114. Thomas Scruggs and 5115. Margery.

Children of John Rayment and Rachel Scruggs are:  John Rayment (1651-1725); Thomas Rayment (1653-1732); Bethia Rayment (1655-1662); Abigail Rayment (1657-1662); Rachel Rayment (1659-1696); Elizabeth Rayment (1662-1662); Abigail Rayment (1664-????); Jonathan Rayment (1666-1745).

John Rayment and his brother William were the immigrant ancestors of this branch of the Raymond/Rayment family. They came to America with their sister Elizabeth before the spring of 1651, and settled in Salem and Beverly Massachusetts

The major source of information for these families was the book:

Samuel Edward Raymond, Raymond Genealogy, Volume II (Seattle, Wash.: the author, 1972)

I also have some periodical articles, land records and probate records (if available) for these particular Rayment families.

1 comment:

Mel said...

This was fun! Here are my heritage pie charts: http://www.researchjournal.yourislandroutes.com/?p=2459