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William Rawson
1651 - 1726 (75 years)-
Name William Rawson Born 21 May 1651 Gillingham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom 
Christened 25 May 1651 Gender Male Buried Sep 1726 Died 20 Sep 1726 Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Person ID I3956 Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark Last Modified 11 Jan 2014
Father Edward Rawson, b. 16 Apr 1615, Gillingham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom , d. 27 Aug 1693, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 78 years) Mother Rachel Perne, b. Abt 1619, Gillingham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom , d. 11 Oct 1677 (Age ~ 58 years) Married Bef 1634 Family ID F1329 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ann Glover, b. 1656, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. 29 Jul 1730, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 74 years) Married 31 Jul 1673 Children 1. Ann Rawson, b. 11 Apr 1674, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. Yes, date unknown2. Wilson Rawson, b. 1675, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. Yes, date unknown3. Margaret Rawson, b. 1 Aug 1676, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. Yes, date unknown4. Edward Rawson, b. 6 Sep 1677, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. Yes, date unknown5. Edward Rawson, b. 29 Aug 1678, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. Yes, date unknown6. Rachel Rawson, b. 16 Oct 1679, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. Yes, date unknown7. Dorothy Rawson, b. 8 Aug 1681, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. 20 Sep 1689, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 8 years)8. William Rawson, b. 8 Dec 1682, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. Oct 1769 (Age 86 years)9. David Rawson, b. 13 Dec 1683, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. 20 Apr 1752 (Age 68 years)10. Dorothy Rawson, b. 19 Jun 1686, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. Yes, date unknown11. Ebenezer Rawson, b. 1 Dec 1687, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. 28 Aug 1696 (Age 8 years)12. Thankful Rawson, b. 6 Aug 1688, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. 21 Aug 1688, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 0 years)+ 13. Nathaniel Rawson, b. 3 Dec 1689, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts Colony, British America , d. 20 Apr 1731, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts Colony, British America (Age 41 years)14. Ebenezer Rawson, b. 25 Jul 1691, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. Yes, date unknown15. Edward Rawson, b. 27 Jan 1692, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. Yes, date unknown16. Ann Rawson, b. 28 Aug 1693, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. Yes, date unknown17. Patience Rawson, b. 8 Nov 1694, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. 14 Nov 1694 (Age 0 years)18. Peletiah Rawson, b. 2 Jul 1696, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. Yes, date unknown19. Grindall Rawson, b. 24 Aug 1697, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. Yes, date unknown20. Mary Rawson, b. 16 Dec 1698, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. Yes, date unknownLast Modified 22 Nov 2014 Family ID F1327 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 21 May 1651 - Gillingham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom 
Died - 20 Sep 1726 - Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - BIR,MG,DTH: Fam Group Rcd: "Rawson Fam Memorials pp 8-9, Braintree Town rcds pp 674-676; Boston rcds pp 133-139-142-149-155-158-161-171-176, UT Gen Archives", pg 213 Rawson Gen Book-copy of Pam Hallmark Wagner. Under "Place born, says "of Mendon, Suffolk, Mass." Under Chr, says bn at Gillingham Eng. Ped Chart & FGR with Wm as a child, same bk: bn "of Boston, Suffolk, Mass."
NOTES: Hist of Rawson Family-pg 276 of Rawson-Coffin Family History:
William Rawson 3rd son of Edward educated to a mercantile life & became a prominent merchant & an importer of foreign goods. Up to the time of his mg in 1673, he resided with his father on Rawson's Lane, Boston, where he kept a dry goods store. At 22 md Ann Glover-only dau of Nathaniel & Mary Smith Glover of Dorchester, Mass & is proven by a certificate copied from the ancient Bible. In 25 years, they had 20 children, but only 5 sons lived to grow up & have fams of their own. He purchased a house of Mr John Glover of Boston (wife's uncle) & resided in Boston some time. The names of their children are rcded in the ancient fam Bible.
In 1689, he sold this & moved his family to Dorchester. Later he purchased of the heirs of his great uncle, Rev John Wilson, a tract of land situated in Braintree, which he made into a homestead, & which is now know as "Ancient Rawson Farm". It is situated nr Neponset Vill, adjoining the homestead of the Honorable Josiah Quincy. It has been passed frm fthr to son into the 5th gen.
- BIR,MG,DTH: Fam Group Rcd: "Rawson Fam Memorials pp 8-9, Braintree Town rcds pp 674-676; Boston rcds pp 133-139-142-149-155-158-161-171-176, UT Gen Archives", pg 213 Rawson Gen Book-copy of Pam Hallmark Wagner. Under "Place born, says "of Mendon, Suffolk, Mass." Under Chr, says bn at Gillingham Eng. Ped Chart & FGR with Wm as a child, same bk: bn "of Boston, Suffolk, Mass."