Mary (Unknown) Rawlins (abt. 1598 - abt. 1639)

Born about 1598 in England

Wife of Thomas Rawlins — married before 1619 in Weymouth, Dorset, England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1639 at about age 41 in Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Mary, the wife of was born about 1598 (assuming she was about 20 at her estimated marriage.) Her last name, parents and specific origins are unknown. Mary and Thomas Rawlins were married by about 1618 (or by 1632, when she was admitted to the Roxbury Church, if she was not the mother of all his children). She passed away in about 1639 in Roxbury.^[1] "Mary Rawlins, the wife of Thomas Rawlins, she lived a godly life, & went through with weakness of body, & after some years, when her husband was removed to sittuate, she died about the year 1639."^[2]

Note: the original profile had her LNAB as Fremont. Without any sources, this has been changed to "Unknown".

Research notes

FindAGrave memorial has an exact date of death (29 Nov 1639), but without a source.

Estimated birth: If Mary was not the mother of all of Thomas Rawlins children, and married him later in New England, her birth would be estimated at about 1612.

Sources

1. ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633 (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1995) Featured name: Thomas Rawlins.subscription site
2. ↑ Boston Record Commissioners. Boston Records Commissioners Reports Vol. 6. Roxbury Land and Church Records. (Rockwell and Churchill, Boston, 1875) Page 76.

See also:

• FamilySearch Mary Rawlings, born 1592 in Weymouth, Dorsett, England. Died 1643 in Roxbury MA. Note: this is one of 33 trees for Mary Rawlins in FamilySearch. None of them reference her LNAB.

• FamilySearch. Mary Fremont, wife of Thomas Rawlins, born 1592 in Weymouth, Dorset England. Died 1639 in Scituate, Plymouth MA. This would seem to be our Mary, but her DOD and burial are different from the first FamilySearch source.

• Findagrave. Mary Rawlins, born 1592 in England. Died 29 Nov1 639 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony, MA. Unknown burial. "Thomas Rawlins married: (1) By 1632 (but by 1618 if she was the mother of all Thomas's children) Mary _____; admitted to Roxbury church as member #47: "Mary Rawlins, the wife of Thomas Rawlins, she lived a godly life, & went through with weakness of body, & after some years, when her husband was removed to sittuate [Scituate], she died, about the year 1639."

• Anderson's Winthrop Fleet. They had five children: Thomas, Mary Parker, Joanna Kempton, Nathaniel, & John.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Darrell Parker for creating Rawlins-192 on 11 Nov 13.
• WikiTree profile UNKNOWN-86023 created through the import of BDM7-7-11.ged on Jul 8, 2011 by Brian McCullough.