Moses-5 was the son of Nathaniel-4 Rawson (1716-1803) and his wife 2) Rachel Daniels (1720-1802).

He was baptized on 5/06/1753 at the 1st Church Congregational, formerly 2d Parish of Mendon, Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts.

1 half-RAWSON sibling.
10 full RAWSON siblings.

Moses married Sarah Bussey in 1780 in Massachusetts. She was born in 1757 in Massachusetts, and died 4/30/1833 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Both are buried in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.

6 RAWSON children:

1. Oliver Rawson B-8/21/1781 in Windsor, Berkshire, Massachusetts and D-12/29/1868 in Oak Creek, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; m. Lois Howes.

2. Thomas Rawson B-01 Apr 1783 and D-8/09/1789.

3. Luther Rawson B-3/14/1786 in Massachusetts and D-1861.

4. Electa Rawson B-3/17/1788 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts and D-4/14/1861 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts at age 83y1m; m. Daniel Sears.

5. Mary/Polly Rawson B-6/27/1790 in Windsor, Berkshire, Massachusetts and D-3/12/1845; m. Lovewell Johnson.

6. Sarah Rawson B-3/17/1797 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts [not recorded] and D-1/22/1877 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts at the age of 79y10m; m. Jonathan Brackett.
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Moses was a Veteran of the American Revolution - Corporal Moses Rawson fought four and one-half years in the American Revolution and was with "Mad Anthony Wayne" at Stony Point. According to Revolutionary War Pension Files at the National Archives, he enlisted in the Ninth Regiment of the Massachusetts Line in April,1777 and was discharged at Camp West Point on April 21, 1780. He participated in the siege of Fort Stanwix, and the battles of Stony Point and Saratoga.
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RAWSON lineage: Moses-5 Rawson, Nathaniel-4 Rawson, Nathaniel-3 Rawson, William-2 Rawson, Edward-1 Rawson.
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Source: Rawson archivist Alison Franks, 2013.
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Research: Mary E. Warner, 2013.