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From: "Carolyn K. Shearer" <>
Subject: Re: [PADAUPHI-L] RAYSOR
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 10:25:02 -0500


I don't have anything on RAYSOR, but I do have a RISHER line from PA.
Peter RISHER was the immigrant to York County PA before 1738 (date of
naturalization) Do you have any more on Eleanor RISHER?


-----Original Message-----
From: Pat Sabin <>
To: <>
Date: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 12:29 AM
Subject: [PADAUPHI-L] RAYSOR


>Hi,
>
>I'm new to the list and really didn't expect to be researching PA! I
>have just started working on my Raysor family from "low country" South
>Carolina, near Charleston. Raysor is not a common name, and I have
>thought that it was specific to this area of South Carolina (there has
>even been speculation that it may have been derived from another name).
>I just found out that there not only were Raysors in Dauphin Co, PA, but
>there is a Raysor Cemetery!
>
>Michael Angelo Raysor is our earliest known ancestor. He was born 1770
>in New Bern, Craven County, NC. This would have been a straight shot
>down the coast from PA, and then on to Charleston, SC, so it seems very
>possible PA was his place of origin. He married Eleanor Risher, whose
>family also migrated to SC from New Bern, NC. These two families were
>closely associated with a Stokes family.
>
>I am very curious to know if there is a connection between these two
>Raysor families. Does anyone have access to the Raysor cemetery
>records? I'm looking for the earliest Raysors of Dauphin County.
>
>I've attached a couple of old messages to the list that I found in
>archives, re: Raysor/Rasor.
>
>Thanks in advance for any help!
>
>Pat Sabin
>Low Country Families - http://www.patsabin.com/lowcountry.htm
>Our American Story - http://www.maddoxinteractive.com/sabin/
>
>> Sandra Price <> wrote:>
>
>> Is anyone researching the RASOR family? It is my understanding they
>> lived in Perry Twp in the late 1700's
>
>Sandra;
> I'm researching RAYSOR's in Dauphin Co., Pa. I have a
>Susanna RAYSOR (b: before 1771 d: ? ) who married a John MILLER. I'm
>looking for Susanna's parents, siblings, birth/death dates, etc.
> John and Susanna's daughter Barbara MILLER (b: 27 May 1789 d: 1
>Jan 1862) married Frederick EISENHOWER (b: 15 Jul 1794 d: 13 Mar 1884)
>in
>1816. Frederick was Ike's greatgrandfather.
> Any info on the RAYSOR/RASOR/RASER line would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks;
>Rich
>
>
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