David RAWSON

Male 1683 - 1752  (68 years)


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  • Name David RAWSON  [1
    • David Rawson's will is recorded in the Suffolk records, Liber 46. He lived on the farm which was occupied by William, his father, near the Neponset Bridge in quincy, and left to his heirs a valuable estate. he was a persevering business man, and distinguished for energy of character. He d. inBraintree, now Quincy, April 20, 1752. His wife survived him, and her will is recorded in the records of Suffolk, vol. 51. Her personal property was valued at L212 12s 4d. He was buried at Quincy, and the following inscription may be found on his grave-stone, a few yards from the family tomb of the late Ex-President, J.Q. Adams:

      "Here lies ye body of Mr. David Rawson, who departed this life, April ye 20, 1752, in the 69th years of his age." [1]
    Birth 13 Dec 1683  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 Apr 1752  Braintree, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I93073  Main Tree
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2019 

    Father William RAWSON,   b. 21 May 1651, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1726, Braintree, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Anne GLOVER,   b. Abt 1656, Prob. Dorchester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1730 (Age 74 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 31 Jul 1673  Boston, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Family ID F38906  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary GULLIVER 
    Children 
    +1. Josiah RAWSON,   b. 31 Jan 1727   d. 24 Feb 1812, Warwick, Franklin Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F38904  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2018 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S10188] E.B. Crane, A Revised Memoir of Edward Rawson, Secretary of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay.

    2. [S10793] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 2019, Vol. 173 Summer.