John Rone Lassiter/Penelope Rayner
I found this family web page a while abck and revisited it today. It is probably the best maintained and documented family web page I have had the pleasure to search.
user.txcyber.com/~smkoestl/search.htm
In searching I found the following for those who are searching for info on John Rone Lassiter - hope it helps -
Skip Lassiter
Columbus, Georgia
Sally's 5-great-Grandparents and also 6-great grandparents:
John Rayner ca 1685 - bef 1734
& Mary Wood
of Chowan County, North Carolina
his parents|her parents
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This is my working hypothesis - the way I see it as of this moment!!
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16 July 1722 John Rainer buys 50 ac on Warrick Sw. from John Goodwin.
Nov 1722 John Ranerwit to deed in Chowan County.
4 April 1728 Edward Wood in Onslow Co. refers to his daughter Rainer.
Mary married 2nd a Mr. Rutter bef. 1834 when Edward Woodin a deed states "my movable estate to be divided between Robert Chappell & my daughter Mary Rutter."
Known Children ofJohn Rayner & Mary Wood:
1. Daniel Rayner ca 1716
conveyed land with mother Mary Rutter in 1737
2.John Rayner ca 1713 - 1796 Bertie Co
married ca 1742 Judith Chappell
3. Richard Rayner ca 1715 - 1785 Bertie Co
married 1st ca 1753 AnnReasons [Amelia Evans]
married 2nd Elizabeth ?
4. Susannah Rayner
Children of Richard Rayner & Elizabeth ?:
1. Penelope (Penny)Raynerca 1784 - 1817
Below is a story that has been passed down through the Lassiter Family over the years. Have you heard of it. PENELOPE RAYNOR/RAYNER ...Died 1817, was believed to be a WITCH, by the stories passed down by members of the family. During one of her transformations she was shot and later died. This story was told to me by my, 3Cou1R, J. PHILIP HOGGARD. His Aunt LETTIE HOGGARD LASSITER, told him the story. She now lives on the farm that JOHN RONE LASSITER SR., RACHEL BELCH LASSITER, WILLIAM J. LASSITER, Are buried at, Near ELM GROVE, BERTIE, N.C. PENELOPE RAYNOR/RAYNER, married JOHN RONE LASSITER SR. on 26 DEC 1806, BERTIE COUNTY, N.C. They had one child, DAVID LASSITER. There may have been more, but this is all that I've been able to find. email fromDewey Brown
married ca 26 Dec 1806 John [Rone] Lassiter ca 1787 -
Bertie County marriage bondsJohn Askew,Bdm.
1. David Lassiter
married Martha Burch
a. Sophia Jane Lassiter
married 29 May 1862 Cornelius Hughes
b. Penelope Lassiter
married 20 Nov 1866 Watson L White
John Lassiter married 2nd Rachel Belch
1. John Rone Lassiter Jr.
ancestor ofDewey Brown
2. Elizabeth (Betsy) Rayner ca 1782 -
married bef. 14 Jan 1804 Richard Martin
Bertie County estate records of Richard Rayner
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