William RAWSON
- Born: 1550, Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire, England
- Marriage (1): Anne MORGAN on 20 Nov 1577
- Died: Cir 1610 aged about 60
General Notes:
Descended from the Rawsons of Castleford, West Yorkshire, England.
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In 1593 (October 23rd) Thomas Morgan, of Heyford,
Anthony Morgan of Aynhoe, his brother, and Mary, his
wife, granted the advowson to their cousin, Francis
Morgan, of Kingsthorpe, for a term of thirty-one years,
reserving a rent of /,'30.t In 1600 Francis Morgan was
evidently trying to sell his right of presentation. Among
the Domestic State Papers in the Public Record Office
is a bill of complaint to Lord Keeper Egerton, by
William Rawson, of Kingsthorpe, who states that
though he had paid 200 marks for the right of patronage
of St. Peter's, Mr. Morgan unjustly refused to surrender
it. In a second lengthy document, Francis Morgan
presents his view of the case. He admits that he has
received 240 marks from William Rawson, but declares
that Rawson declines to give any security for the tithes,
which appears to have been the point at issue. He says
that complainant (Rawson) " hath not, nor as it seems
is inclined to performe his bargaine onlye promising
much and performing nothing, and yet hath very
slaunderously spoken and reported of defendant very
* Addit. MSS. 6704 ff. 10-12.
t Domestic State Papers, Elizabeth, 1600. vol. cclxxv.
Noted events in his life were:
1. Alt. Birth, 1550. 1
William married Anne MORGAN, daughter of William MORGAN of Kingsthorpe and Elizabeth, on 20 Nov 1577. (Anne MORGAN was born in 1552 in Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire, England and was buried on 2 Jun 1582 in Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire, England.)
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