MrsRaynorPage028 Oct 23 Have been working out door went in

MrsRaynorPage028
1884
Oct 23 Have been working out door went in woods this afternoon
Oct 24 clear and cool been gathering our apples
O 25 a cool day have been busy bakeing
O 26 Sun attended church Bro John preached Bro Robertson attended
Mr Crandells funeral Mr & Mrs R her to tea Praise service in Evening
came to dinner
O 27 not very pleasant David Mary L Jeannette & Em Hudson & Jenny
O 28 rather Stormy M Lib and I went to Louise to tea
O 29 went with Dave & Mary L to Brewsters to spend the day
O 30 a stormy day all went to Louise to dinner
O 31 not pleasant went to Patchogue took Dave & M Lib up to D Conklin
Nov 1 been pulling up bean poles girls all gone to Ems to eat Oysters
Nov 2 Sun Attended church Bro Robertson preached afternoon B John Evening
Nov 3 been assorting our apples girls gone to Brewsters to make cider
Nov 4 Election day has the appearance of rain been ironing
Nov 5 windy day have been sewing all day to night going to P meeting
Nov 6 blowing a gale Mrs Ruland & Susie Rose called
Nov 7 have been busy cutting Allie Reeves dress and Mrs R Basque
Nov 8 not as cold but windy looks like fall
Nov 9 Sun been to church Nov 10 washed then went in woods
Nov 11 ironing and sewing Nov 12 cool been cleaning church
Nov 13 Been to church again to day Nov 14 been to Patchogue with Mrs Rider
Nov 15 pleasant been to the church putting up curtains
N 16 Sun a fine day been to church Aunt Mary called
17 washed then went after a load of stumps
Bro Robertson attended Mr Crandells funeral Morris Crandall lived and died
in Bellport on Oct 25. He was 68 years old. The 1880 census spelled his name as
“Crandle.” His son, 40, is enumerated as “E” but appears to be Ed…. something.
Also in the house is a women enumerated as Kate Smith, age 70, described as
“mother,” and another women named “Crandle, Elirer, age 54.” This “Kate Smith”
may have been a daughter of Gershom Rock Smith and Nancy (Raynor) Smith.
Mr & Mrs R This is probably a reference to Charles Edward Raynor, son of
Edward and Eliza (Gildersleeve) Raynor and his new wife Lillian Amelia (Bradley)
Raynor. They were married in 1884 and their first child was born in 1886.
Hannah almost always referred to the family of Edward Steven Raynor by “R.”
O 27 not very pleasant David Mary L Jeannette & Em Hudson & Jenny
came to dinner “Em” may be Em Brown, daughter of Alfred and Eliza Ann
Brown. Jeannette Smith was probably the daughter of Edwin Sidney Smith and
his wife Agnes (Brydon) Smith, born 1878, so she would have been about age 6.
took Dave & M Lib up to D Conklin David Reeve was Hannah’s younger
brother. He lived in Brooklyn. Elizabeth Evans, M Lib, lived close by in Brooklyn
and was a long time family friend. David and M Lib were visiting Hannah. David
Conklin (60) was Lena’s father. Angeline (53) was her mother. The Conklin
family was obviously important to the Reeve family. See, pages # 8, # 17, # 24.
Mrs R Basque Susan Stevens Raynor, mother of Edward, appears to be ok.
been to Patchogue with Mrs Rider In 1880, “Rider” was probably spelled with
a “y” as “Ryder.” In earlier census it was more typically spelled with an “i.” Kezia
H. Ryder had died on April 1st of this year, page # 18. In the 1880 census there
was a Charles Ryder (72), his wife Kezia (69), and there son Milton (21), in
Bellport, near Hiram (82) and Edwin (52) Post. Charles and Kezia had had a large
family. One of their children was Daniel Rider. He as married in 1880, as Daniel
Ryder, and one could speculate that Hannah went to Patchogue with his wife, “C
W” age 29. It was quite common for Mrs Raynor to seek out those that were
left after a death. Perhaps this was her answer to this situation.
Footnotes for page # 28:
Bro Robertson attended Mr Crandells funeral The Barber Death Index has a
listing for 1884, Bellport, October 25th, as follows:
1884 Bellport Oct 25 Morris Crandall 68.
In the 1880 census he is listed at: T 9/ 934/ 118 (B). The listing is a little odd.
It is as follows:
Carndel Marven
Crandel E...
Smith Kate
Crandel Elirer
son
mother
65
40
70
54
In 1870, Crandall, Morris was living right next door to Jane Post and Amelia
Carman, in Bellport. His wife was named Elizabeth, age 50. Kate Smith was not
enumerated. The 1870 census was as follows: M 593/ 1100/ 372 (A).
Based upon the 1880 listing itself, the order and notes, it may be that Kate
Smith, age 70, was the mother of Elirer Crandel, age 54. It also raises the
question whether or not this “Kate Smith” was a daughter of Gershom Rock
Smith and Nancy (Raynor) Smith. If so, she was the sister of “Cousin Sally
Smith.” Here is a listing of those children, including “Caty Smith, born 1826:
Children of Gershom Smith and Nancy Raynor are:
+ 2 i. Sally (or Helen) M.7 Smith, born 1815 in New York; died April 08, 1884.
3 ii. Gershom Smith.
+ 4 iii. Sidney R. Smith, born April 28, 1821 in New York; died April 01, 1891.
+ 5 iv. Ann Smith, born 1824 in New York; died September 14, 1866.
6 v. Caty Smith, born 1826.
7 vi. Mary Smith, born 1827. She married John M. Carroll January 05, 1848 in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
8 vii. Jahew Smith, born 1829; died 1848.
More About Jahew Smith:
Cause of Death: Lost at Sea Lat: 32-42 S Long: 3-12 E
+ 9 viii. Jane Smith, born November 19, 1832; died August 19, 1898.
10 ix. Rebekah Smith, born 1833.
The age is wrong by a good bit -- enumerated at 70 years of age but said to have
been born in 1826, a difference of 14 years -- but it is worth noting. As
discussed earlier, Cousin Sally Smith was about the same age as Kate Smith. To
have been “noted” by Mrs Raynor in her diary, there had to be something special
about the death of Marvin Crandell in Bellport. It just may have been “Kate
Smith.”
Recall also that on page # 13 it was noted that John Raynor, born about 183840, was married to Phoebe Smith, the daughter of Gershom Rock Smith and
Sarah Ann Green, and that they had a daughter named Agnes. Sarah Ann Green
was Gershom’s second wife after the death of Nancy Raynor. They lived in
Center Moriches their entire life. This John Raynor appears to be the “Brother
John” that preached regularly at the Methodist Church in Brookhaven.
David Mary L Jeannette & Em Hudson & Jenny came to dinner
On September 5th “Jennie Em Brown & myself visited Emma J”. “Emma J” may
have been Emma Johnson, age 21 in 1880, who, lived with her parents in Yaphank.
The census listing is at: T 9/ 935/ 149 (B). In terms of other specific names,
“Em” may be Em Brown, daughter of Alfred and Eliza Ann Brown.
Now, on October 27th, we have a some of the same people coming to Hannah’s
house for dinner. David and Mary L are David Reeves, Hannah’s youngest
brother from Brooklyn with his wife, Mary Elizabeth (Raynor) Reeve. Mary L was
Edward Stevens Raynor’s oldest daughter.
Jeannette (Smith) could have been the daughter of Edwin Sidney Smith and
Agnes (Brydon) Smith. She was born on December 6, 1878. Agnes and Edwin
were married 3 days later, on December 9, 1878. See, New York Marriages,
1686 - 1980 and New York Births and Christenings, 1640 - 1962. Em could be Em
Brown or, alternatively, it could be “Emma J” who lives in Yaphank.
So, that leaves “Hudson & Jenny.” At this point, we do not know either of
them. It is possible, however, that Jenny was Jenny (Clark) Raynor, wife of
John B. Raynor, who was the son of Edward Stevens Raynor and Eliza
(Gildersleeve) Raynor, born in 1850. See, New York Marriages, 1686-1980:
Groom's Name: John B. Raynor
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Jennie E. Clark
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 30 Jun 1875
Marriage Place: Manhattan, New York, New York
Groom's Father's Name: Edward Raynor
Groom's Mother's Name: Eliza Gildersleeve
Bride's Father's Name: George Clark
Bride's Mother's Name: Mary Leaman
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00153-9
System Origin: New_York-ODM
Source Film Number: 1562055
Reference Number:
Collection: New York Marriages, 1686-1980
John B. Raynor and Jenny (Clark) Raynor had a son named William E. Raynor, as follows:
William E. (Rayner)9 Raynor (John Benjamin (Rayner)8, Edward Stevens (or Stevans)7,
Mott (Rayner)6, John (Rayner)5, Joseph (Rayner)4, Ezekeil (Rainor) (Reyner)3, Samuel
(Rainor)2, Edward (Rainor)1)7,8,9,10 was born August 22, 1876 in Manhattan, New York,
New York. He married Helena (or Honette)11,12 1900. She was born 1876 in New York.
Alternatively, “Hudson & Jenny” might have been Fowler Hudson (born 1851) and
his wife Edith Jane (born 1853). They lived in Port Jefferson. The 1880 census
is as follows: T 9/ 934/ 81 (A). In the 1900 census: T 623/ 1165/ 101. There
are no other connections, however, other than the similarity of names.
took Dave & M Lib up to D Conklin David Conklin, age 50 in 1880, his wife
Angeline, age 53, and their son, Howard age 16, and daughter, Lena age 10, lived
at T 9/ 934/ 129 (B). A few pages from Edward Stevens Raynor and his second
wife, Hannah (Reeve) (Craft) Raynor.
been to Patchogue with Mrs Rider Kezia H. Ryder had died on April 1st of this
year, page # 18. In the 1880 census there was a Charles Ryder (72), his wife
Kezia (69), and there son Milton (21), in Bellport, near Hiram (82) and Edwin (52)
Post. Charles and Kezia had had a large family. One of their children was Daniel
Rider.
He was married in 1880, as Daniel Ryder, and one could speculate that Hannah
went to Patchogue with his wife, “C W,” age 29, as a way to provide support after
the death of Daniel’s mother. C.W. Rider, wife of Daniel who was the son of
Charles Ryder (72), and his wife Kezia (69), can be found in the 1880 census, as
follows: T 9/ 934/ 123 (A). Charles and Kezia were at: T 9/ 934/ 122 (B). The
whole family can be found together in 1860, at: M 653/ 865/ 775 (A).
In this 1860 census, Fanny Rider, age 25 in 1860, daughter of Capt. Charles
Rider, is enumerated with the family. She married Henry Nicholas Osborn and is
pictured in Principe, “Bellport Revisited,” on page 42. According to Principe,
Capt. Charles Rider was the builder of 37 Bellport Lane. “C.W.” may have been
the “Mrs Rider” that Hannah visited, wife of Daniel who was the son of Capt.
Charles Rider and the brother of Fanny Rider.