RAYSOR FAMILY GATHERING
DESCENDANTS OF
MICHAEL RAYSOR & ELEANOR RISHER
This
page was created about 1998, and many "lowcountry" Raysor researchers
have
participated over the years. I am trying to update contact
information and
links, as well as make this site a little more mobile
friendly. If you find a bad email address or broken link, please let me
know! I believe the next challenges for Raysor researchers is to
establish firm connections with the Raysors of Pennsylvania, and African
American Raysors in lowcountry South Carolina.
Pat Sabin, Webmaster
PLEASE NOTE: In July 2017, we
heard
rumors that the the Ancestry.com product, RootsWeb Freepages, was
affected by a security breach. As of February 3, 2018, it looks probable that RootsWeb will be discontinued.
I am in the process of relocating the Raysor Family Gathering files to the web address below: http://www.oldplaces.org/raysorfamilygathering/ It will take awhile. Please check back in a few days. patriciasabin2012@gmail.com or patricia.sabin@comcast.net (Please put RAYSOR in your subject line) ![]() and daughter of Michael Raysor, Sr.?
2017: I have
heard from a Raysor - Boyett researcher, Brenda Antal (
bjantal@cfl.rr.com ) , whose research indicates that a Hannah Raysor
married Josiah Boyett around 1788. Hannah and Josiah Boyett had children
in Barnwell County, South Carolina. Hannah Raysor is mentioned by a
witness in a Barnwell County Court Case in 1855.
The
Raysor and Risher families are believed to have
migrated from New Bern, Craven County, North
Carolina, to the Red Bank area of Colleton County,
South Carolina. A Michael Razor appears in early
South Carolina documents as early as 1772 (There
also is a Michal Razor on an 1810 tax list for Lee
County, Virginia, so this may or may not be our
Michael "Raysor", Sr.)
However,
there is little doubt that land plats in the
Colleton and Charleston Districts of South Carolina
as early as 1786 mention our Michael Raysor, also
spelled Rasor and Razor. It is very likely that the
S.C. Raysors are distantly related to the early Pennsylvania Raysors.
"Michel Razor" appears in the 1790 Census index for
Charleston District, St. Bartholomew's Parish, South
Carolina. Michael Raysor's tavern appears on
an 1824 map
of the area. Abstracts of some early
documents are on this page.
The names of
Michael and Eleanor Raysor's
children are linked below to a brief outline
of each family group. Please scroll
down the page for much more
information & photographs. The children of Michael and Eleanor Raysor: James M. Raysor |
FAMILY OUTLINE Descendants of Michael Raysor & Eleanor Risher Last Updated 01-25-2013 |
Raysor & Related Families - Contact Information Last Updated 02/04/18
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CEMETERIES
CIVIL WAR RECORDS BIBLE RECORDS:
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Links to Other Related
Information on the Web
October 2015 - FamilySearch.org (LDS) gives space for photographs, genealogies, and stories on its site. I found an interesting story submitted by a descendant of Peter Andrew Raysor of South Carolina (he migrated to Texas after the Civil War). Go to www.familysearch.org, and search for Thornhill_Raysor I still host the Bamberg, Colleton, and Dorchester County SCGenWeb sites. Visit anytime! AFRICAN AMERICAN RAYSORS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
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