Solomon
Rainsford
Born about in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Edward Rainsford
and Elizabeth (Unknown) Raynsford
Brother of
Mary (Rainsford) Percival [half], John Raynsford, Jonathan Rainsford, Ranis (Rainsford) Belcher, David Rainsford, Elizabeth (Rainsford) Greenough and Anna (Raynsford) Haugh
Husband of
Priscilla (Getchell) Rainsford
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Priscilla Raynsford
Died
at about age 45
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jul 2011
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Biography
This profile is part of the Rainsford Name Study.
Solomon Rainford birth estimated as 1646. He was the son of Edward Rainsford (Rainsford-3) and Elizabeth.
Samuel Seawall in his diary mentions Solomon Rainsford a couple times. Solomon had a shop in Boston. He was the brother of Anna Rainsford, and he supported Samuel Haugh (son of Anna and Samuel Haugh) to ask Samuel Seawall to be his guardian when Samuel Haugh was 14. Seawall accepted. " Jan. 16, 1691. Serj* Solomon Rainsford is buried."[1]
Children:
- Nathaniel b. 26 Dec 1670 Boston [1]
- Solomon b 1673 Boston
- Sarah b. 04 Feb 1677 [1]
- Nathaniel b 1679 Boston
- Priscilla b before 1682/3 married Thomas Beard June 24, 1703 (see references below)
- Jonathan b. 11 Dec 1683 Boston [1]
- Richard b. 25 June 1687 Boston [1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCWP-XRK : 10 February 2018), Priscilla in entry for Nathaniel Rainsford, 28 Dec 1670; citing BOSTON,SUFFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 397,042.
- Getchell, Everett Lamont. The Family of Samuel Getchell of Salisbury, Mass., The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1909) Vol. 63, Page 265.
- American Ancestors Boston church records: 1682/3 "Children of Solomon and Priscilla Raynsford Solomon, Priscilla, Sara, Nathaniel" [2]
- Family search records [3]
- Samuel Sewall noted in his diary that Serj. Solomon Rainsford was buried on Jan 16, 1692 [4]
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Michael Cayley
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