The first marriage of William(1) is usually stated to have occurred about 1665 and the birth of his eldest son about 1666, but the fact that "Wm. Raiment jun. of Beverly was admitted a freeman on May 16, 1683, makes it seem certain that he was born at least twenty-one years before, in which case the first marriage of William(1) Raymond to Hannah Bishop, daughter of Edward, must have been nearer to 1660.
