Joseph RAYNOR III  (Joseph "Blind Joseph", Joseph, Josiah, Joseph, Thurston) was born August 16, 1797 in St. George's Manor, Long Island, New York.  He married Mary "Polly" TERRY on February 4, 1823 in Middle Road, Riverhead, Long Island.  Mary was born on December 10, 1803 in Middle Road, Riverhead, the daughter of James TERRY and Bethiah REEVE.
 
 

• Walter RAYNOR was born September 2, 1824 in Manorville, and died February 7, 1915 in Bellport, New York. 

• Oscar RAYNOR was born February 2, 1826, and died September 18, 1839, at sixteen years of age. 

• Lousia Cordelia RAYNOR was born April 20, 1828 in Manorville. 

• Edgar RAYNOR was born August 20, 1830 and died March 5, 1900.  He married Edna J. HOWELL December 28, 1867 in Parsonage, Upper Aquebogue.  Edna was born September 14, 1841 in Riverhead, Long Island. 

• Preston RAYNOR was born August 4, 1832 in Manorville. 

• Theodore RAYNOR was born January 8, 1835, and died October 5, 1839, before his fifth birthday. 

• Margaret Angeline RAYNOR was born September 8, 1837. 

• Joseph RAYNOR was born October 13, 1839.  He married Adelaide A. CONKLIN on July 29, 1861 in Northport, Long Island. Adelaide was born July 20, 1844 in Northport, Long Island, the daughter of William CONKLIN, a fisherman, and Sarah TOOKER.  The 1865 Census for Huntington, Long Island lists Joseph and Adelaide as living with her parents.  Joseph’s occupation was listed as "teacher." Joseph and Adelaide had at least one son, Eddie Clarington RAYNOR, who was born March 4 1862 and died on September 9, 1862. 

• James RAYNOR was born December 31, 1841 and died before his first birthday on November 30, 1842. 

• Alonzo RAYNOR was born November 6, 1843 in Manorville and died September 30, 1919 in St. Louis, Missouri.  He married Celestia Tryphosa "Lettie" LINCOLN on September 10, 1865 in Evansville, Vandenburg Co., Indiana.  "Lettie" was the  daughter of Lewis LINCOLN and Ruth Phipps BANNISTER of Vermont.  "Lettie" was born January 14, 1842 in Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont, and died January 30, 1911 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.  Alonzo and Lettie had five children. 

• Frances Sophronia RAYNOR was born 16 June 1846.  She first married Hartt NICHOLS.  She then married Charles Havens HOMAN on February 13, 1866 in Riverhead.  Charles HOMAN was born October 8, 1841 in Mt. Sinai, Long Island and died there on October 3, 1869.