Person:William Rakestraw (7)

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William Rakestraw
b.Abt 1650 of Henley On Thames, Oxford, England
d.5 Jan 1718 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Parents and Siblings
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m. 19 May 1643
  1. William RakestrawAbt 1650 - 1718
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  William RakestrawAbt 1650 - 1718
  • W.  Grace Wyron1652 - 1694
m. 7 Sep 1673
  1. Elizabeth Rakestraw
  2. Grace Jane Rakestraw1674 - 1741
  3. Pareluci Rakestraw1675 -
  4. Theophila Rakestraw1676 -
  5. Joseph Rakestraw1680 - 1700
  6. John RakestrawBef 1685 -
  7. Thomas Rakestraw1686 - 1728
  8. William Rakestraw, Jr.Bef 1690 - 1736
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 26 Aug 1696
  1. _____ Rakestraw
  2. _____ Rakestraw
  3. Sarah Rakestraw1697 -
  4. Susanna Rakestraw1698 - 1708
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m. 4 Jul 1705
  1. Ann Rakestraw - 1707
  2. Mary Rakestraw
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Facts and Events
Name William Rakestraw
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1650 of Henley On Thames, Oxford, England
Marriage 7 Sep 1673 New Windsor, Berkshire, Englandto Grace Wyron
Marriage Abt 26 Aug 1696 Long Island, , New Yorkto Elizabeth Willis
Marriage 4 Jul 1705 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniato Elizabeth _____
Death[1][2][3][4] 5 Jan 1718 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ron Johnson: b. 1652 in prob. Reading, Berkshire, England

  • DEATH: 5 11th mo. 1718


FAMILY HISTORY - Immigration: "entry dated 23 Sep - 4 Oct 1685 ... bound from London for Pennsylvania ... William Rackstro ... questions the arrival. (previous we had that he obtained a lease-grant 2 Apr 1683 from William Penn, and a deed recorded 21 Apr 1685 in Wilmington, Delaware suggested that he arrived in 1684). SHIP: "Welcome" (not likely - probably DISPATCH)

Abstract of Will: Rakestraw, William - of Philadelphia - Malster. Wife - Elizabeth. Children: John, Grace (Zane), Elizabeth, Sarah, Ann, Mary, William, and Thomas. William and Thomas executors. Grand-son Joseph Rakestraw. Son-in-law, Nathaniel Zane. Trustees: William Hudson, William Tidmarsh, and Thomas Chalkley. Witness: Tobias Nilee (his mark) William Hatcher (his mark) and John Cadwalader. Signed December 29th 1718; proved February 2nd 1718. Recorded P 113. [NOTE this abstract leaves out a son-in-law, James Whitel]

References
  1. ↑ Hinshaw, William Wade 1867-1947. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. (Ann Arbor, Mich. Edwards Brothers 1936-1950)
    2:410.
  2. ↑ Abstracts of Philadelphia Wills, 1682-1825. (Philadelphia:[Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania?], 1893-1904)
    v.A-D (v.III) 1682-1726;p.4.
  3. ↑ George E. McCracken. Rakestraw On the Delaware. (The American Genealogist)
    Vol. 51, No.1; Jan. 1975.
  4. ↑ Philadelphia Wills
    D:113, #144.
  5.   Complete Book of Emigrants 1661-1699. (ship lists)
    p. 547.

    23 Sep - 4 Oct 1685
    Shippers by the DISPATCH, Mr. Henry Patrick, bound from London for Pennsylvania: D_ Wright, George Hutchinson, William Rackstro, William Woodbe, Christopher Williams, Thomas, Mayleigh, Digery, Marshall, John Guy, Francis Chamberlin, Thomas Budd, Richard Witpan, John Pemble, Mathew Chitty, Simon Lewis. (PRO: E190/126/5) PRO=Public Records Office, Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1LR

  6.   William Rakestraw. Letter of William Rakestraw to William Penn; Philad:11:3mo 1702. (Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography)
    pg 498.
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