Samuel Raynor was christened 12 September 1775 at St. Mary’s, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. He married Catherine Frost 30 October 1797 in St. Mary's, Nottingham.

Marriage record for Samuel Raynor and Catherine Frost in St. Mary, Nottingham:
"Samuel Raynor of this parish and Catherine Frost of this parish
were married in this church by banns this thirtieth day of Oct
one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven by me R. Wood.
This marriage was solemnized between us, Samuel Raynor his mark Catherine Frost her mark
in the presence of Wm Calah Saml Upton James Smith"

Catherine was christened 2 August 1778 in Nottingham, the daughter of Thomas Frost and Sarah Hempsell.

Samuel and Catherine had the following child:

1. Elizabeth, christened 1 April 1798 in St. Mary's, Nottingham.

Baptism record for Elizabeth Raynor in St. Marys, Nottingham: "1 Elizabeth d. of Samuel Raynor & Catharine"

 
2. Samuel, christened 11 April 1802 in St. Mary's, Nottingham; married 1) Eliza, 2) Harriett; occupation - framework knitter; had children Mary Ann, Catherine, John, Edward, William, Henry, Emma, George, Frederick, and Mary Ann.



Baptism record for Samuel Raynor in St. Mary, Nottingham: "11 Samuel (base) s. of Catharine Raynor."

 
*3. Harriet, born 10 September 1803 in St. Mary's, Nottingham; christened 25 September 1803 in Nottingham; married John Fowlke 14 July 1823 in Radford, Nottinghamshire; emigrated to Utah in 1861; died 13 September 1888 in Mt. Pleasant, San Pete, Utah; buried in Pleasant Grove, Utah.



Baptism record for Harriet Raynor in St. Mary, Nottingham: "25 Harriot (base) d. of Catharine Raynor."

4. William, born in 1804 in Nottingham; died 14 December 1804.

Burial record for William Raynor in St. Mary, Nottingham: "William s. of Catharine Raynor."

5. William, christened 16 February 1806 in St. Mary's, Nottingham.

Baptism record for William Raynor in St. Mary, Nottingham: "16 William (base) s. of Catharine Raynor"
 

Several IGI records list the father of the last four children as Thomas Roper, and "not married" as the marital status. No other source is cited to explain how the connection between Thomas Roper and Catherine Frost was determined. A post on www.ancestry.co.uk says, "Catherine Frost and Samuel Raynor married in St. Marys Parish Church October 30, 1797. Soon after their only natural child, Elizabeth, was born, April 1, 1798. Samuel died, deserted, or seemed to drop out of existence. To my knowledge, no record of his death has yet been found. I have not been able to find it. (*See burial date above - 13 January 1800 in St. Nicholas' parish, Nottingham). Catherine then became the common-law wife of Thomas Roper, and they become parents of four more children. The surnames of these children are somewhat confusing, but it seems for some reason they were christened under the name Raynor. It may be because Raynor was still the lawful husband." A history of Harriet Raynor's son, Frederick gives this interesting if inaccurate ancestry: "Frederick’s grandparents on his mother’s side were Samuel Raynor born in about 1760 and Catherine Frost born in about 1767.  Catherine’s father was Thomas Roper Frost, of Nottingham, Notts. England and her mother was Ann." (Life History of Frederick Fowlke on familysearch.org.) It is interesting that the name Roper was preserved. 

One Thomas Roper appears in Nottingham records: Thomas Roper, born about 1779 in Norwich, who was a clock maker in Nottingham. He married Sophia Pyne in 1801 in Nottingham, and had Henry (1803), Hannah (1804), Charlotte (1806), Hannah (1808), Sarah (1810), Elizabeth (1812), Henry (1815), Mary (1818), and Thomas (1821). He was married and having children at the same time as Catherine Frost.


Catherine Raynor died and was buried 26 May 1851 at St. Mary, Nottingham.



Burial record for Catherine Raynor in St. Mary, Nottingham: "Catherine Raynor, (abode) Work House, (date of death) May 26, (age) 68 years, (by) Wm Hodges curat"

Thomas Frost was christened 19 April 1740 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, the son of John Frost and Tabitha Slack. Mansfield is a town about fourteen miles north of Nottingham. It is described as "Prior to the middle of the 18th Century Mansfield was an isolated town, being surrounded by Sherwood Forest which was still populated with footpads and outlaws." In 1828, this description is given "The town is large, lighted with gas, well paved, and the houses are in general well built; the trade is flourishing; participating largely in the manufacture of stockings, bobbin-net and lace thread; considerable business is also transacted in corn and malt; and there are productive coal mines and stone quarries in the neighbourhood." (www.genuki.com)  

Mansfield

Thomas married Sarah Hempsell 8 December 1763 in Mansfield.

Sarah was christened 26 August 1742 in East Markham, Nottinghamshire, the daughter of Joseph Hempsell and Alice Lorrans. Thomas and Sarah had five children in Mansfield, then moved to Nottingham, where they had three more. Thomas died 26 January 1798 in St. Mary, Nottingham.

Thomas and Sarah.had the following children:

1. Mary, christened 28 October 1764 in Mansfield.

2. Sarah, christened 12 April 1766 in Mansfield; married Michael Shaw 28 May 1787 in St. Nicholas, Nottingham.

3. Ann, christened 1 January 1768 in Mansfield; married William Platts 23 May 1790 in Mansfield.

4. Elizabeth, christened 5 June 1773 in Mansfield.

*5. Catherine, christened 2 August 1778 in Nottingham; married Samuel Raynor 30 October 1797 in Nottingham; died 26 May 1851 in St. Mary, Nottingham.

Baptism record for Catherine Frost in St. Nicholas, Nottingham: "Catherine daughter of Thomas & Sarah Frost August 2d"

6. Joseph, christened 20 August 1782 in Nottingham.

7. Hannah, born in about 1784 in Nottingham; buried 9 February 1786.
 
 

John Frost was christened 5 December 1708 in Mansfield, the son of John Frost and Hester Slater. He married Tabitha Slack 26 February 1730 in Mansfield.

Mansfield parish register: "26 John Frost and Tabitha Slack both of this par"

Tabitha was christened 12 October 1707 in Mansfield, the daughter of Adam Slack and Tabitha Brierley.

John died 27 March 1772 in Mansfield.

Burial record for John Frost in Mansfield: "27 John Frost"

Tabitha died and was buried 24 January 1790 in Mansfield.

Burial record for Tabitha Frost in Mansfield: "24 Tabitha widow of John Frost aged 81 years"

John and Tabitha had the following children:
 

1. John, christened 23 November 1733 in Mansfield; married Mary Hough 5 December 1768 in Mansfield.
 

2. George, christened 12 October 1735 in Mansfield; married Elizabeth Hole 13 April 1762 in Mansfield; buried 10 May 1816 in Mansfield.
 

*3. Thomas, christened 19 April 1740 in Mansfield; married Sarah Hempsell 8 December 1763 in Mansfield; died 26 January 1798 in St. Mary, Nottingham.

Baptism record for Thomas Frost in Mansfield: "April 19th Thomas son of John & Tabitha Frost"
 

4. William, christened 5 August 1742 in Mansfield; married Elizabeth Slack 10 July 1764 in Mansfield; buried 22 June 1814 in Mansfield.
 

5. Ann, christened 12 November 1743 in Mansfield; married Samuel Herrod 2 August 1768 in Mansfield.
 

6. Mary, christened 6 September 1745 in Mansfield; married William Savage 17 December 1770 in Mansfield.
 

7. Sarah, christened 12 October 1746 in Mansfield; buried 22 October 1746 in Mansfield.

8. Sarah, christened 3 June 1748 in Mansfield; married William Morton 6 November 1764 in Mansfield. 
 
 

SOURCES: Mansfield parish register, FHL #503790; St. Mary parish register; IGI; extracted christening records for Mansfield on www.ancestry.com; www.familysearch.org.
 

John Frost was born in about 1670 of Mansfield. He married 1) Grace Emery 16 February 1689 in St. Nicholas, Nottingham. A marriage record is also found in Skegby (about three miles from Mansfield) for John Frost and Grace Emery on 16 February 1689. Grace died and was buried 24 April 1704 in Mansfield.

John then married 2) Hester Slater 2 October 1704 in Mansfield. Hester is most likely the daughter of John Slater and Catherine Strutt.

Marriage record for John Frost and Hester Slater in Mansfield: "Octo 2 John Frost & Hester Slater both of this parish"

Hester, "wife of John", died and was buried 18 October 1739 in Mansfield.

Burial record for Hester Frost in Mansfield: "18th Esther wife of John Frost"

John Frost was buried 30 March 1740 in Mansfield.

Burial record for John Frost in Mansfield: "30th John Frost, aged 84"

• Thomas Frost, son of Thomas Frost, christened 16 October 1664 in Skegby. Thomas married Elizabeth Daws in 1703 in Mansfield.
• William Frost, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Frost, christened 16 October 1666 in Skegby.
  
• Joseph Frost, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Frost, christened 25 October 1668 in Skegby. Joseph married Sarah Stuffing June 1625 in Mansfield.
• Thomas Frost was buried 6 May 1692 in Skegby. 
• Elizabeth Frost, widow, was buried 11 March 1718 in Skegby.

• A chrisome child of Thomas Frost, gender not named, was buried 30 January 1641 in Mansfield. A chrisome child was a child who died in the first month of its life. Marie Frost, wife of Thomas Frost, was buried just a few days later, on 3 February 1641 in Mansfield.
• Thomas Froste married Marie Claye three months later, on 27 May 1641 in Mansfield.
• Marie Frost was christened 27 April 1645 in Mansfield, the daughter of Thomas Frost.

• Hugh Frost was buried 28 June 1638 in Mansfield.
• Dyna Frost married Thomas Ireland 20 November 1617 in Mansfield.
• Marye Froste was christened 7 November 1607 in Mansfield.
• John Froste married Dawsabell Wittacres 1 July 1607 in Mansfield.
• Christofer Froste was buried 11 January 1574 in Mansfield.
• Alice, daughter of Christofer Froste was buried 10 May 1570 in Mansfield.
• Elizabeth, daughter of Christofer Froste was christened 28 August 1569 in Mansfield.
• Agnes Froste was buried 20 March 1568 in Mansfield.
• Peter Frost was buried 15 December 1559 in Mansfield.

SOURCES: Mansfield parish register; Skegby parish register.