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Amasa Raymond 1740–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 JUN 1740

Birth Location: Middleborough, Plymouth, Colony of Massachusetts, British Colonial America

Death Date: 26 DEC 1823

Death Location: Duncans Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Father: Peter Raymond

Mother: Christiana Machaan

Spouse(s): Jonas Bedford

Children(s): Mary Bedford

The story of Amasa Raymond began in 1740 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Colony of Massachusetts, British Colonial America. In 1740, Amasa Raymond resided in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United Sta. Amasa Raymond married Jonas Bedford, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Bedford. Amasa Raymond passed away in 1823 in Duncans Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Amasa Raymond began in 1740 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Colony of Massachusetts, British Colonial America.
  • In 1740, Amasa Raymond resided in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United Sta.
  • Amasa Raymond married Jonas Bedford, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Bedford.
  • Amasa Raymond passed away in 1823 in Duncans Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Raymond
1718–1760
Birth Location: Middleboro, Mass
PR
Christiana Machaan
1720–1800
Birth Location: Springtown, Cumberland, Colony of New Jersey, British Colonial America
CM

Spouses(s)

Jonas Bedford
1735–1751
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, Colony of New Jersey, British Colonial America
JB

Children(s)

Mary Bedford
1760–1847
Birth Location: , , Essex, Colony of New Jersey, British Colonial America
MB

Amasa Raymond's Ancestors

Self
Amasa Raymond
1740–1823
Birth Place: Middleborough, Plymouth, Colony of Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Parents
Peter Raymond
1718–1760
Middleboro, Mass
Christiana Machaan
1720–1800
Springtown, Cumberland, Colony of New Jersey, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Duncan Machaan
1655–1709
Patience Lawrence
1682–1710
Dorchester, Mass.
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Lawrence
1662–1711
Mary Harris
1660–1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Lawrence
1626–1685
Mary Harris
1626–1685
Thomas Harris
1618–1687
Martha Lake
1624–1700

Amasa Raymond's Descendants

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Amasa Raymond (3 JUN 1740–26 DEC 1823) m. Jonas Bedford (ABT 1735–BET 1751 AND 1833)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Bedford 1760–1847 m. William (Rufus) Byars 1760–1819
    1. 1. Andrew Byars 1812–1789
    2. 2. Eunice Byars 1802–1788
    3. 3. James Byars 1794–1865 m. Mary (Frances) Richards 1795–1875
      1. 1. Angeline Byars 1819–1899 m. Eli (J.) Byars 1810–1872
        1. 1. James (T.) Byars 1869–1937 m. Hattie Kohn 1871–1949
        2. 2. Nancy Byars 1854–1891 m. William (Alexander) Powell 1851–1938
        3. 3. William Byars 1849–1861
      2. 2. Berry (Frank) Byars 1825–1826
      3. 3. James (Carter) Byars 1832–1902 m. Sarah (E.) Stribling 1826–1884
        1. 1. John (Strbling) Byars 1858–1859
        2. 2. Rosa Byars 1880–1864
        3. 3. Walter Byars 1879–1872 m. Ida Harrison 1847–1872
      4. 4. Jason (G.) Byars 1834–1862 m. Elizabeth (S. J.) Hardin 1830–1855
        1. 1. Robert Byars 1855–1966
      5. 5. Lucretia (Angelina) Byars 1819–1848 m. Bradford Carter 1816–1898
        1. 1. James (M.) Carter 1845–1862 m. Martha (Elvira) Covington 1847–
        2. 2. Robert (U.) Carter 1842–1843 m. L (Catherine) Warner 1838–
        3. 3. William (F.) Carter 1838–1897 m. Louise Boland 1837–1919
      6. 6. Mary (Frances) Byars 1837–1851 m. Leonard Burke 1832–1870
      7. 7. William (Richard) Byars 1821–1894 m. Margaret (Caneala) Hardin 1828–1890
        1. 1. Elizabeth Byars 1860–1946 m. Pinxton Thigpen 1860–1893
        2. 2. Emma Byars 1866–1935 m. John (Dee) Smith 1862–1891
        3. 3. Harrel Byars 1851–1921 m. Martha (Elizabeth) Bounds 1845–1879
        4. 4. Jehu (Erastus) Byars 1858–1936
        5. 5. John Byars 1858–1849
        6. 6. Lucretia (Angelina) Byars 1856–1886
        7. 7. Mary (Anna) Byars 1852–1929 m. Aquilla Parker 1842–1927
        8. 8. Minerva Byars 1863–1946
        9. 9. Sarah (Candis) Byars 1853–1914 m. William Blaylock 1850–1870
        10. 10. William (Riley) Byars 1869–1886 m. Caroline (M.) Sugg 1877–1886
    4. 4. Joab Byars 1807–1884 m. Henrietta Arnold 1805–1892
      1. 1. Rufus King 1830–1860
    5. 5. Joesph Byars 1792–1850 m. Nancy Blanton 1792–1870
      1. 1. Charles (Bedford) Byars 1824–1897 m. Narcissa Silvery 1824–1906
        1. 1. Elizabeth Byars 1849–1850 m. James (C) Byrum 1822–
        2. 2. Francis Byars 1859–1860 m. Ira (Phillips) Sarratt 1856–1920
        3. 3. Laura Byars 1864–1865 m. Thomas (Preston) Goforth 1857–
        4. 4. Malcolm (B.) Byars 1853–1922 m. Eunice ("Nicey" Mae) Moore 1846–1896
        5. 5. Peter Byars 1854–1925 m. Juanita (Tallula) TURNER 1858–
        6. 6. Vend (A.) Byars 1863–1864
        7. 7. Victoria Byars 1861–1912 m. Junius (Henry) Gaffney 1852–1904
        8. 8. William (B.) Byars 1868–1935 m. Fanny Clark 1865–1932
        9. 9. William (Scott) Byars 1848–1910 m. Salena Camp 1848–1919
      2. 2. William (B) Byars 1826–1892 m. Melinda 1822–1847
        1. 1. William (B) Byars 1847–1955
    6. 6. Jonas Byars 1790–1867 m. Sarah Davis 1796–1850
      1. 1. William (George) Byars 1826–1902 m. Mary (Jane) Thomas 1835–1924
        1. 1. Mary (Alice) Byars 1866–1863 m. Julius (Edgar) Willoughby 1872–1863
        2. 2. Henry (H.) Byars 1871–1903
        3. 3. Travis (W.) Byars 1857–1872 m. Mary (Catherine) Jones 1859–1955
        4. 4. William (Edgar) Byars 1864–1906 m. Anna (Amanda) Willoughby 1866–1939
    7. 7. Lydia Byars 1792– m. Joel Blackwell 1779–
    8. 8. Nancy Byars 1797–1869 m. Allen Killough 1790–
    9. 9. Rebekah Byars 1788–1788
    10. 10. Robert Byars 1786–1875 m. Winnefray Cooper 1787–
    11. 11. Seth Byars 1795–1866 m. Martha (" Patsy ") Ray 1793–1863
    12. 12. Susie Byars 1809–1788

Amasa Raymond's Timeline

4 Records

1740
1740
Amasa Raymond resided here in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1740
3 JUN 1740
Birth of Amasa Raymond in Middleborough, Plymouth, Colony of Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Middleborough, Plymouth, Colony of Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1823
31 DEC 1823
Age 83
Burial of Amasa Raymond in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
1823
26 DEC 1823
Age 83
Death of Amasa Raymond in Duncans Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Duncans Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 20 May 2019, 19:43), entry for Mercy "Amasa" Travis Raymond(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 947V-XWS
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Year: 1790; Census Place: Rutherford, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 139; Image: 88; Family History Library Film: 0568147
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 13710.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JJ2.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 5142.013; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Mercy Raymond, 03 Jun 1740; citing MIDDLEBORO,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0001250 V. 1, 0001250 V. 2, 0001250 V. 3, 0001251 V. 4, 0001251 V. 5, 0161967 V. 6, 0161967 V. 7, 0161967 V. 8, 0161968 V. 9, 0161969 V. 12, 0161969 V. 13, 0161969 V. 14, 0161970 V. 15, 0161970 V. 16, 0161970 V. 17, 0161971 V. 18, 0161971 V. 19, 0161971 V. 20, 0161972 V. 22, 0161972 V. 23, 0161972 V. 24, 0161972 V. 25, 0161973 V. 26, 0161973 V. 27, 0161973 V. 29, 0161974 V. 30, 0161974 V. 31, 0161974 V. 32, 0161975 V. 33, 0161975 V. 34.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 JUN 1740
    Event Place: Middleborough, Plymouth, Colony of Massachusetts, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 20 May 2019, 19:43), entry for Mercy "Amasa" Travis Raymond(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 947V-XWS
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Year: 1790; Census Place: Rutherford, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 139; Image: 88; Family History Library Film: 0568147
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 13710.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JJ2.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 5142.013; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 17 December 2018), null, ; Burial, ; citing record ID 69443567, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 3 November 2017), Mercy Raymond, 03 Jun 1740; citing Birth, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 3 November 2017), Mercy Raymond, 03 Jun 1740; citing Birth, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Mercy Raymond, 03 Jun 1740; citing MIDDLEBORO,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0001250 V. 1, 0001250 V. 2, 0001250 V. 3, 0001251 V. 4, 0001251 V. 5, 0161967 V. 6, 0161967 V. 7, 0161967 V. 8, 0161968 V. 9, 0161969 V. 12, 0161969 V. 13, 0161969 V. 14, 0161970 V. 15, 0161970 V. 16, 0161970 V. 17, 0161971 V. 18, 0161971 V. 19, 0161971 V. 20, 0161972 V. 22, 0161972 V. 23, 0161972 V. 24, 0161972 V. 25, 0161973 V. 26, 0161973 V. 27, 0161973 V. 29, 0161974 V. 30, 0161974 V. 31, 0161974 V. 32, 0161975 V. 33, 0161975 V. 34.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, !BIR-MAR:"Raymond Genealogy" Vol. 2, 929.273, R214ra by Samuel Edward Raymond; p.52 using "Mayflower Descendants, XV, p. 121 as reference for birth. (RAY HIS 001)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 31 DEC 1823
    Event Place: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 20 May 2019, 19:43), entry for Mercy "Amasa" Travis Raymond(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 947V-XWS
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Year: 1790; Census Place: Rutherford, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 139; Image: 88; Family History Library Film: 0568147
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 13710.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JJ2.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 5142.013; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 17 December 2018), null, ; Burial, ; citing record ID 69443567, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Mercy Raymond, 03 Jun 1740; citing MIDDLEBORO,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0001250 V. 1, 0001250 V. 2, 0001250 V. 3, 0001251 V. 4, 0001251 V. 5, 0161967 V. 6, 0161967 V. 7, 0161967 V. 8, 0161968 V. 9, 0161969 V. 12, 0161969 V. 13, 0161969 V. 14, 0161970 V. 15, 0161970 V. 16, 0161970 V. 17, 0161971 V. 18, 0161971 V. 19, 0161971 V. 20, 0161972 V. 22, 0161972 V. 23, 0161972 V. 24, 0161972 V. 25, 0161973 V. 26, 0161973 V. 27, 0161973 V. 29, 0161974 V. 30, 0161974 V. 31, 0161974 V. 32, 0161975 V. 33, 0161975 V. 34.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: , , Colony of North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 20 May 2019, 19:43), entry for Mercy "Amasa" Travis Raymond(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 947V-XWS
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Year: 1790; Census Place: Rutherford, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 139; Image: 88; Family History Library Film: 0568147
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 13710.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JJ2.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 5142.013; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Mercy Raymond, 03 Jun 1740; citing MIDDLEBORO,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0001250 V. 1, 0001250 V. 2, 0001250 V. 3, 0001251 V. 4, 0001251 V. 5, 0161967 V. 6, 0161967 V. 7, 0161967 V. 8, 0161968 V. 9, 0161969 V. 12, 0161969 V. 13, 0161969 V. 14, 0161970 V. 15, 0161970 V. 16, 0161970 V. 17, 0161971 V. 18, 0161971 V. 19, 0161971 V. 20, 0161972 V. 22, 0161972 V. 23, 0161972 V. 24, 0161972 V. 25, 0161973 V. 26, 0161973 V. 27, 0161973 V. 29, 0161974 V. 30, 0161974 V. 31, 0161974 V. 32, 0161975 V. 33, 0161975 V. 34.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 20 May 2019, 19:43), entry for Mercy "Amasa" Travis Raymond(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 947V-XWS
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Year: 1790; Census Place: Rutherford, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 139; Image: 88; Family History Library Film: 0568147
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 13710.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JJ2.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 5142.013; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Mercy Raymond, 03 Jun 1740; citing MIDDLEBORO,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0001250 V. 1, 0001250 V. 2, 0001250 V. 3, 0001251 V. 4, 0001251 V. 5, 0161967 V. 6, 0161967 V. 7, 0161967 V. 8, 0161968 V. 9, 0161969 V. 12, 0161969 V. 13, 0161969 V. 14, 0161970 V. 15, 0161970 V. 16, 0161970 V. 17, 0161971 V. 18, 0161971 V. 19, 0161971 V. 20, 0161972 V. 22, 0161972 V. 23, 0161972 V. 24, 0161972 V. 25, 0161973 V. 26, 0161973 V. 27, 0161973 V. 29, 0161974 V. 30, 0161974 V. 31, 0161974 V. 32, 0161975 V. 33, 0161975 V. 34.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 DEC 1823
    Event Place: Duncans Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 20 May 2019, 19:43), entry for Mercy "Amasa" Travis Raymond(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 947V-XWS
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Year: 1790; Census Place: Rutherford, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 139; Image: 88; Family History Library Film: 0568147
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 13710.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JJ2.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 5142.013; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 17 December 2018), null, ; Burial, ; citing record ID 69443567, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Mercy Raymond, 03 Jun 1740; citing MIDDLEBORO,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0001250 V. 1, 0001250 V. 2, 0001250 V. 3, 0001251 V. 4, 0001251 V. 5, 0161967 V. 6, 0161967 V. 7, 0161967 V. 8, 0161968 V. 9, 0161969 V. 12, 0161969 V. 13, 0161969 V. 14, 0161970 V. 15, 0161970 V. 16, 0161970 V. 17, 0161971 V. 18, 0161971 V. 19, 0161971 V. 20, 0161972 V. 22, 0161972 V. 23, 0161972 V. 24, 0161972 V. 25, 0161973 V. 26, 0161973 V. 27, 0161973 V. 29, 0161974 V. 30, 0161974 V. 31, 0161974 V. 32, 0161975 V. 33, 0161975 V. 34.
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