267 High Street – The tragic story of Rebecca Rawson (1656–1692)
Portrait of Rebecca Rawson c.1670, oil on canvas, courtesy of The New England Historic Genealogical Society
The story of Rebecca Rawson is one of great love, betrayal and cruelty by a con artist and a hustler, and then even more tragedy.
The Old Pillsbury House, 267 High Street, Newburyport, MA Courtesy of the Museum of Old Newbury, The Snow Collection
Edward Rawson, Rebecca’s father, sold his house and forty acres of land in Newbury in 1651 to William Pillsbury of Dorchester, and that is why it is known as the Pillsbury House.
The story can be read on the History ~ Newburyport website here.
Pillsbury home, on High Street, built in 1710
Courtesy of the Museum of Old Newbury, The Snow Collection
City and harbor of Newburyport, Mass. as seen from Pillsbury’s hill
Courtesy of the Museum of Old Newbury, The Snow Collection
Here is the link to the map: Newburyport – Keeping the Story Alive, Mapping historic stories of Newburyport, MA houses and places, with photos, paintings, videos, old maps, history and anecdotes. Created by The Newburyport Blog, Mary Baker Eaton, editor.
Rebecca Rawson (1656–1692)