Re: Foster - Raynor Connections NY
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Foster - Raynor Connections NY
Bob Raynor 8/10/03
Foster Genealogy by Frederick Pierce has the following on the Foster line of Frances:
JOHN SAWYER FOSTER (Wakeman, Jonas, Daniel, Joseph, Christopher), b. Canoe Place, L.I., April 12, 1789; m., Dec. 15, 1812, Phebe Penny, dau. of Joseph, b. May 6, 1795; d. Oct. 25, 1881.
John Sawyer Foster was born in the village of Pon Quoque, town of Southampton, Suffolk County, N.Y. His father, Wakeman Foster, was one of the first settlers in that locality. John S. Foster married Phebe Penny. He began farming early in life by cutting off the timber and clearing the land for cultivation. He was an energetic and successful farmer, owning at the time of his death nearly one hundred acres of tillable land, all of which he had cleared and reduced to cultivation by his own untiring industry and perseverance. He d. Jan. 15, 1853. Res., Quoque, L.I.
1. EDWARD H., b. Jan. 20, 1815; m. Mary Bellows.
2. PHEBE A., b. May 30, 1817; m. Joshua Corwin.
3. MARY JANE, b. Oct. 22, 1818; m. Theodore Conklin.
4. JOHN H., b. March 19, 1820; m. Mary Smith.
5. JOSEPH L., b. Feb. 7, 1822; m. Deborah H. Davis.
6. WILLIAM S., b. Oct. 14, 1824; m. Mary A. Penney.
7. DEBORAH A., b. April 1, 1825; m. William Stratton.
8. NANCY M., b. 1827; m. Lorenzo D. Bellows.
9. NATHAN P., b. Oct. 26, 1829; m. Electa M. Wells.
10.JAMES R., b. Jan. 1, 1832; m. Sarah L. Phillips.
11.EMELINE P., b. Sept. 16, 1834; m. Henry P. Carter.
12.ROSETTA M., b. Feb. 2, 1836; m. Allen P. Squires.
13.FRANCES A., b. May 16, 1840; m. William N. Raynor. Ch.:1. Marion E. She m., 2d, Silas Topping. Ch.: 2. William N.Topping.
14.ALONZO, b. Oct. 15, 1842; m. Mrs. Georgiana (Squires) Penney
I can provide the details on the earlier generations if you'd like. I have no independent confirmation of any of this line - just the information as presented in the book.E-mail me if interested in the additional details.
Florence
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Re: Foster - Raynor Connections NY
Bob Raynor 8/12/03