Joseph Rawson was actually Joseph Thorpe, born to James Thorpe and Susanna Bett. James Thorpe was married to Susanna's aunt. She was illegitimt herself (daughter of Anne Bett of South Wingfield) and was a servant working for her Aunt and James Thorpe. After his wife died and without any surviving children James got Susanna Bett pregnant with Joseph, who inherited James estate, who died a very time after Joseph was born. Susanna then had an affair with John Rawson (both my ancestors) and she was pregnant and gave birth to Ann (Nancy). John and Susanna married and had two more children, George Rawson (also and Revolutionary and half brother of Joseph Thorpe, and Francis (my ancestor). This Francis born 3 March 1791 in Swanwick. He is the cousin of Francis Rawson bpt in Alfreton in 1792. John, the father and Susanna lived in Swanwick, where she died in 1797 and John maybe died there in 1807 (maybe not the right John who died). I have a picture of the John Rawson home in Swanwick, where George , Joseph and Francis lived. The home was occupied by Rawson's for 5 generations and was likely the house where George and Joseph were making bullets prior to the insurrection. Joseph was bapt in Alfreton 11 Feb 1787. His father James Thorpe died in April 1787. My Francis remained in Swanwick as FWK and died in Alfreton 1764. His grandchildren all came to America. They were cousins to Laban Taylor, the Cartledges and Radfords.

The Weightman book is now ready, as is the Ludlam and Turner books I am now woking on Hunt :)