Summary
Registrant Raymond Worth is a birth father looking for his son. The adoptee was born in New York in 1965 on April 19th. He was born William David Torns OR Worth in Plainview in Nassau County to 16 year old birthmother Karen Lynne Steinberg (maiden name Torns). Nassau OR Suffolk County Social Ser handled the adoption.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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New York Adoption Record: # 90197
Birth Father looking for Adoptee
Raymond Worth
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: William David Torns OR Worth
Adoptive Name:
Date of Birth: Apr 19, 1965 (now 60 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Plainview city, Nassau county, New York USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Karen Lynne Steinberg (Torns)
Born: May 25, 1948 (now 77 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 16
Religion: Lutheran
Birthfather's Info
Name: Raymond Sherwood Worth,jr.
Born: Oct 10, 1947 (now 78 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 17
Religion: Protestant
Born at Hospital: Central General, Now Northwell Plai
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Nassau OR Suffolk County Social Ser
Additional Info
Mother was heavily sedated at hospital, not sure of exact DOB, but it was over Easter Break 1965. Never saw or held son, but remembers social worker telling her prospective adoptive parents were teachers. Plainview is hamlet in Town of Oyster Bay, where original birth cert. would be recorded.
Registered: January 15, 2019
Updated: August 16, 2025
Birth Father looking for Adoptee
Raymond Worth
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: William David Torns OR Worth
Adoptive Name:
Date of Birth: Apr 19, 1965 (now 60 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Plainview city, Nassau county, New York USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Karen Lynne Steinberg (Torns)
Born: May 25, 1948 (now 77 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 16
Religion: Lutheran
Birthfather's Info
Name: Raymond Sherwood Worth,jr.
Born: Oct 10, 1947 (now 78 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 17
Religion: Protestant
Born at Hospital: Central General, Now Northwell Plai
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Nassau OR Suffolk County Social Ser
Additional Info
Mother was heavily sedated at hospital, not sure of exact DOB, but it was over Easter Break 1965. Never saw or held son, but remembers social worker telling her prospective adoptive parents were teachers. Plainview is hamlet in Town of Oyster Bay, where original birth cert. would be recorded.
Registered: January 15, 2019
Updated: August 16, 2025
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