Person:Israel Rayner (1)

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Israel Rayner
b.1762 England
m. 1795
  1. Jemima Rayner1795 -
  1. Martha Capon Rayner1811 - 1891
  2. Rebecca Capon Rayner1819 -
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Name Israel Rayner
Gender Male
Birth? 1762 England
Marriage 1795 Englandto Elizabeth Carpenter
Marriage to Martha Capon
Death? 1845 Pennant St Parramatta, New South Wales
Burial? Marsfield, New South Wales, Australia

Came to the colony as a free man on the Nile in 1801, bringing with him his wife, Elizabeth, and his daughter Jemima.

He received his grant of land of 100 acres on March 31, 1802 and settled down to become a farmer, though he was a shoemaker by trade. Two children were born to him and Elizabeth in the colony, then his wife left him and went to live at Wilberforce with Henry Baldwin.

Died aged 83.