Captain John Rayment

Family

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John and Rachel (Scruggs) Rayment were the parents of eight children (uncertain birth order),[38][39][40]

1. John Rayment, born about 1648 (church records, 1722/1725)[41] or about 1650, died 5 June 1725.[42] (See G2G, A Rayment-Scruggs timeline conundrum.) He married Martha2 Woodin (John1).[43] John served in King Philip's war; said to have been the first soldier to enter the stockade in the Narragasentt Fort fight, 1675; perhaps the John Raymond shot through both legs during the 1690 expedition to Canada, while serving under Capt. William Raymond, his uncle.[44]
2. Thomas Rayment; born say 1652 or 1653, died Salem, before 23 October 1732;[45] married Mary _____.[46] Thomas was a soldier in King Philip's war.
3. Bethia Rayment, born Salem, 14 : 4 m : 1655 [14 June 1655],[47] died there 4 : 10 m : [after 1655].[48]
4. Abigail Rayment, died Salem, 18 : 10 m : 1662 [18 December 1662].[49]
5. Rachel Rayment, born Salem, 14 : 12 m : 1659 [14 February 1659],[50] baptized Beverly, 13 November 1670,[51] died before 1 February 1696/7;[52] married Beverly, 14 November 1676, William Bradford of Beverly.
6. Elizabeth Rayment, died Salem, 25 : 10 m : 1662 [25 December 1662].[53]
7. Abigail Rayment, born after 18 December 1662 and probably before May 1665 (birth of brother, 1666), baptized Beverly, 13 November 1670.[54] Did she marry Lot Conant Jr (1656-1744)?[55] See Research Notes and Conundrum - Abigail Rayment and Lot Conant.
8. Jonathan Rayment (Ensign), born then Salem, 25 or 27 April 1666,[56] baptized Beverly, 13 November 1670;[57] married 6 or 20 February 1688/9,[58] Sarah3 Woodbury (Peter2, John1).

Judith and her husband John Rayment were the parents of two children, born and baptized Beverly,[30]

1. Nathaniel Rayment, born 15 March 1670,[31] baptized 6 August 1671;[32] married Rebecca3 Conant (Lot2, Roger1).
2. Benjamin Rayment was born 25 August 1672,[33] died 1 September 1672.[34]

Research notes

Born about 1622. A prior version of this profile reported John was born "3 Mar 1616 at St Johns, Somerset, England." There is a baptismal entry so dated at St. John's, Glastonbury, and this date is often given as his baptism--for example, FamilySearch Family Tree (PID LC9J-6LT) and FindAGrave (memorial 60336123). However, a review of that record finds the gender is more likely a female (a "filia"), the parent's given name is unlikely George; the surname is unlikely Rayment or Raymond. See the restricted access record in "Parish Registers for St. John's Church, Glastonbury, 1603-1900"; images, FamilySearch (FHL film 1,526,630, DGS 4,021,891 (image 1632 of 2362). A snippet of the parish record has been uploaded to St. John's 3 March 1615/6 Snippet. No other baptismal record has been identified about John Rayment. According to George Lansing Raymond, "All the [St. John's] records are missing between about 1621 and 1653."[63]

Despite this vital record, John Rayment testified three times in court as to his age. First in 1660, he was about age 38 (EQC 2:219). In 1680, he was about at 60 (EQC 8:7), and 1682, he was again about age 60 (EQC 8:323).

Recent published reference to John Rayment's birth is found in David Curtis Dearborn and John Bradley Arthaud, "William1 Woodbury of Salem and Beverly, Massachusetts," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 175 (2021):207-222, at 215. These authors reported John was born "about 1622," citing "Ferris, Dawes-Gates ... , 2:697-699."

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jun 15 2016, 14:53:26 UTC
• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Apr 2 2020, 21:31:08 UTC

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• Citing "Commissary Court of London Act Books, Register 19, fol. 205 [FHL film 1,564,191], courtesy of Clifford L. Stott, "her name as 'Marie ffine,'" Charla Woodbury, James Hamlin and Gene Preston, "Identifying Judith Finne and the Early Family of William2 (William1) Woodbury of Stepney, Middlesex, England, and Beverly, Massachusetts," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 176 (2022):138-148; digital images by subscription, via pdf download, AmericanAncestors.