Person:John Rawlinson (2)

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John Rawlinson, of 'Greenhead' in Colton, Lancashire
 
 
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m. 1509
  1. John Rawlinson, of 'Greenhead' in Colton, Lancashire
  2. William Rawlinson, of 'Toddilbank' (Tottlebank)Est 1515 -
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  • H.  John Rawlinson, of 'Greenhead' in Colton, Lancashire
  • W.  _____ Sawrey
  1. William Rawlinson, of 'Greenhead' in Colton, Lancashire - 1603
  2. John Rawlinson
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Name[1][2] John Rawlinson, of 'Greenhead' in Colton, Lancashire
Gender Male
Residence[1][2] Abt 1546 Colton, Lancashire, England at "Greenhead", "... as appears by the deed, 38 Hen. VIII. (1547) ...." (Henry VIII reigned: 1509-1547)
Marriage to _____ Sawrey
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Rawlinson, of Greenhead, in Colton.
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The Rawlinsons are of a long standing in High Furness, and were very numerous in the parish of Hawkshead and Colton. Alexander, the immediate predecessor of the last abbot of Furness, was of that name. The well-known Curwen Rawlinson has left a pedigree of his family from the reign of king Hen. VII. down to his own time; which is as follows.‡
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... "William Rawlinson, who, 1 Hen. VIII. married the daughter of Benson, of Skellet, and by her had issue two sons ; John, the eldest, and William of Toddilbank, between whom he divided his lands, as appears by the deed, 38 Hen. VIII. These two sons married two daughters of Myles Sawrey, of Low Graithwait; and another of their sisters, being Myles Sawrey's daughter, was married to —— Benson, of Laughrigg.
"John Rawlinson had, by his wife, two sons, William and John, betwixt whom he divided the tenement and mill: but the mill was afterwards sold back. ...."
‡ The original is in the possession of Mr. T. Atkinson, of Dalton.
—taken from: The Antiquities of Furness by Thomas West. A new edition with additions by William Close. Published in 1805—S1
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Antiquities of Furness. Illustrated with Engravings. By Thomas West. A new edition with additions by William Close. Printed and sold by George Ashburner, … 1805
    pp. 317-318.

    Accessed on 16 Aug 2013 at: books.google.co.uk

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 'The parish of Colton', A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 8 (1914), pp. 383-387.

    « ... Greenhead, near Colton Church, is supposed to have been the original seat of the Rawlinsons; they have been noticed at Cark Hall in Cartmel. (fn. 23) Tottlebank also belonged to Rawlinsons. (fn. 24) »
    « fn. 23 See the account of Holker.
    fn. 24 William Rawlinson of Greenhead, temp. Hen. VIII, is said to have had two sons, John and William, between whom he divided his estate, William receiving Tottlebank; West, op. cit. ... »
    Accessed on 19 Aug 2013 at: british-history.ac.uk

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