(1) Henry Rainsford, born about 1410, lived in Oxfordshire, England, died before 3 May 1469; married Elizabeth Wilcotes, born about 1413, daughter of John Wilcotes and Elizabeth Cheney.

        (2) William Rainsford, Esq., was born about January 1450, lived in Oxford, Berkshire, England and died 5 August 1487; married Alice Anne, born about 1450, daughter of John Anne.

        (3) John Rainsford, born about 1474, lived in Great Tew, England, died after 22 April 1551; married Alice Danvers, born about 1490, daughter of Sir William Danvers and Anne Pury.

        (4) George Rainsford, born about 1515 in North Weald, Bassett, Essex, England, died before 27 March 1559; married Katherine Taverner, born about 1515, died before 24 Sep 1558 in North Weald, buried in North Weald, daughter of Walter Taverner.

        (5) Richard Rainsford, born about 1540, lived in Epping, Essex, England, died 14 February 1603/1604; married Anne Meade, born about 1540, died before 5 July 1585, daughter of Thomas Meade.

        (6) Robert Rainsford, born before 7 February 1566/1567 in Epping, Essex, England, died 15 April 1629 in Staverton, Northampton, England, buried in Staverton; married on 14 December 1602 in Croydon, England, Mary Kirton, born about 1566 in Epping, Essex, England, died about 1629 in Staverton, Northampton, England, daughter of Thomas Kirton and Mary Sadler.

        (7) Edward Rainsford, born about 1606 in Staverton, Northampton, England, died on 16 Aug 1680 in Boston, Massachusetts. His first wife, Mary, died in June 1632, probably as a result of complications in giving birth to twins. He remarried to Elizabeth, who on 15 December 1633 was "admitted to Boston Church." She died 16 november 1688.
        Edward was immigrated with the WInthrop fleet aboard the Abigail with 220 passengers, embarking from Plymouth, England, and landing at Boston, Massachusetts, on 4 June 1635.
        He was Deacon of the First Church of Boston, and is famous in colonial history as a leader of that congregation.

Children:

1. Josiah, born 1 June 1632 in Boston, Massachusetts, died September 1632 in Boston, Massachusetts.
2. Mary, born 1 June 1632 in Boston, Massachusetts, died 12 April 1694 in Sandwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts; married in 1652 Deacon William Bassett II, born 1624 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, died 16 August 1670 in Sandwich, BarnstableCo., Massachusetts, son of William & Mary Bassett. After his death, Mary remarried on June 1671 at Sandwich to Sir James Percival, who died in 1691 at Sandwich. Some of the Bassett children were recorded with the surname Percival, which has caused some confusion in tracing their lineages. Mary Rainsford and William Bassett were parents of:
   1. Sarah Bassett, born 1662, died 1690; married Thomas Lewis of Falmouth, Massachusetts. Parents of:
      1. Ruth Lewis, born 1 January 1695; married 14 February 1717 in Hebron, Connecticut, Moses Sawyer, born about 1690, died 7 February 1732 in Hebron, Connecticut.