William Rayner and Elizabeth Black

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Husband William Rayner

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       Marriage: 24 Sep 1658 - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts

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Wife Elizabeth Black

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           Born: Abt 1632 - Salem, Essex
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           Died: Bef 29 Mar 1693
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         Father: John Black (Abt 1591-1674)
         Mother: Susannah (      -      )

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   Other Spouse: Corporal Daniel Killam (1620-1699) - 25 Dec 1679 - Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts

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   Other Spouse: Humphrey Gilbert (Abt 1615-1657) - Abt 1632 - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts

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   Other Spouse: Henry Kimball (      -      ) - 16 Jun 1676

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Children

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General Notes (Wife)

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The following article 'Humphrey Gilbert's Second Wife' by Clarence Almon Torrey appeared in "The American Genealogist" (vol. 17, no. 1) in July, 1940:

"Humphrey Gilbert of Ipswich, Massachusetts, deposed in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Court, Dec. 18, 1651, aged about thirty-eight years, from which,it appears that be was born in or about 1616. His will, dated Feb. 14, 1657/8, was proved March 30, 1658. The inventory of his estate was taken March 10, 1657/8 (Essex Connty, Massachusetts, Probate Records, Vol. 1, pages 264-265).

"He left a widow Elizabeth, son John, daughters Hannah, Martha, Mary and Abigail. Birth dates of his children are lacking, but Hannah deposed in 1670, aged about twenty-four years age (Essex County Court Records, vol. 4, p. 264), hence born about 1646, and Martha deposed Nov. 23, 1668, aged about nineteen (Ibid, vol. 4 page 84), and April 21, 1670, aged 21 (Ibid, vol. 4, page 242), hence born in or about 1651 and Abigail about 1653.

"From Essex County Probate Records (vol. 1, pages 265-266), it appears that Humphrey Gilbert's first wife gave her daughters 'several things' on her death bed. Daughter 'Hauna' is mentioned but the other daughters are not named. This implies that at least two daughters were by his first wife, and Mary was probably her daughter. It is uncertain whether Abigail was by his first wife, whose name has not been found by the writer, or by his second wife Elizabeth, who was the mother of his son John.

"Humphrey Gilbert's widow married second, at Ipswich, Sept. 24, 1658, William Raynor, who died at Marblehead, Mass., Oct. 26, 1672. Administration on his estate was granted to his widow Elizabeth, March 25, 1673. Six children are mentioned in the probate records (Essex County Probate Records, vol. 2, pages 326-327). Subsequently, she married third, as his second wife, Henry Kimball. He died before June 16, 1676, when the inventory of his estate was taken. His widow Elizabeth was appointed administratrix of his estate June 30, 1676, and signed an agreement Sept. 26, 1676. The inventory mentions 'Remainder of Legacies belonging to Humphrey Gilbert's children' and 'Land belonging to Humphrey Gilbert's farm which William Rayner Recd. of Thomas Fiske' (Essex County Probate Records, vol. 3, pages 74-75). Elizabeth's fourth husband was Daniel Kilham, or Killam senior, to whom she was married by 1679, and she was living in 1686 (Essex Institute Historical Collections, vol. 49, page 215). She died before March 29, 1693 When Daniel Kilham married third, Rebecca Smith, according to Topsfield, Mass., vitals records. In Wenham, Mass. death records her baptismal name appears as Mary. Daniel Kilham had a fourth wife.

"John Black, senior, [of Beverly, Mass.], died intestate March 16, 1674/5. Administration on his estate was granted July 20, 1675, to his son John, who was ordered to make payments to hid sisters Eliza Kemboll, Pearcis Follett and Lydia Davis (Essex County, Mass., Probate Records, vol. 3, page 9).

"Evidently, the sister Eliza [Elizabeth] was the wife of Henry Kimball, who was the only Kimball in Essex County who had wife Elizabeth in 1675.

"Salem, Mass., church records mention the baptisms of three daughters of John Black: Lydia, Dec. 25, 1636, another Lydia June 3, 1638, and a daughter not named in the record, Nov. 27 1640.

"From the probate records it appears that Lydia, baptized June 3, 1638, was the youngest daughter living in 1675. Persis Black who married Robert Follett, Nov. 29, 1655, was younger than Elizabeth. Presumably, Elizabeth was born about 1632 and Persis about 1634.

"John Black's wife is not mentioned in Essex County Probate Records, Court Records, or in Perley's History of Salem. It is believed that she was the Susanna Black, who with her husband John Black, joined the church at Charlestown, Mass., Jan. 4 1634/5 (Wyman's Charlestown, page 86). Sept. 9, 1645, John Black, aged 54, was exempted from military training (Essex County Court Records, vol. 1, page 84).

"As nearly as can be ascertained, Humphrey Gilbert's son John, by his second wife Elizabeth Black, was born in or about 1656."

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