Wilson Rawson

Wilson was the son of The Rev. Grindal Rawson and Susanna Wilson, born 23 June 1692 at Mendon, Massachusetts.[1]

Wilson married Margaret Arthur on 4 May 1712.[2] They were the parents of eight children: Wilson, Thomas, Priscilla, Mary, Grindal, Edward, Stephen and Paul.[3][4]

Wilson was a farmer and remained in Mendon, along with his family, all of his life. The Annals of Mendon only mention him once, when he drew lots for the 7th Division of the town on February 16, 1719.[5]

His death came December 1, 1726, at the age of 34. After his death, his son Thomas was placed under the guardianship of Thomas' uncle, Benjamin Reynolds.[6]

Wilson's remains were likely laid to rest in the Old Cemetery at Mendon; if so, however, the stone has been lost and the grave is now unmarked.[7]

Wilson's wife, Margaret, remarried. Margaret died many years later at the age of about sixty-six.

↑ Birth: Massachusetts, Town Vital Records, 1620 - 1988, Wilson Rawson, Birth, 23 June 1692, Mendon, MA, father's Name: Grindall Rawson; mother's name: Susanah. ↑ Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633 - 1850, Wilson Rawson and spouse, Margaret Arthur, marriage date 4 May 1712, Worchester, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0599198. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988; Mendon, MA; father: Wilson Rawson; mother: Margaret. ↑ The descendants of Rev. Thomas Hooker, Hartford, Connecticut, 1586-1908 : being an account of what is known of Rev. Thomas Hooker's family in England : and more particularly concerning himself and his influence upon the early history of our country : also all items of interest which it has been possible to gather concerning the early generations of Hookers and their descendants in America by Hooker, Edward; Hooker, Margaret Huntington; Publisher Rochester, N.Y. : Margaret Huntington Hooker, 1909, page 32. ↑ Records of the Town of Mendon; Annals of Mendon. ↑ After his father's death, Thomas was placed under the guardianship of his Aunt Susanna's husband, Benjamin Reynolds in Bristol, Rhode Island. The Bristol probate records confirm that Thomas was the son of Wilson Rawson.