Rainsborough
Rainsborough, or spelling variations, may refer to: *Thomas Rainsborough (1610–1648), Colonel in the English Civil War, brother of William Rainborowe * William Rainborowe (died 1673), Captain and then Major in the English Civil War, brother of Thomas Rainsborough *William Rainsborough (1587–1642), English Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy, and ambassador, their father See also *Rainsboro, Ohio Rainsboro is an unincorporated community in Paint Township, Highland County, Ohio, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located ...

Thomas Rainsborough
Thomas Rainsborough, or Rainborowe, 6 July 1610 – 29 October 1648, was an English religious and political radical who served in the Parliamentarian navy and New Model Army during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. One of the few contemporaries who rivalled Oliver Cromwell in terms of personal charisma and military ability, he has been described as "a soldier of impressive professional competence and peerless courage". He is perhaps best remembered for his leadership of the Leveller faction during the 1647 Putney Debates, when he spoke in favour of the "One man, one vote" principle, arguing "the poorest he ... in England hath a life to live, as the greatest he." Personal details Thomas Rainsborough was born on 6 July 1610 in Wapping, close to the Port of London, eldest son of William Rainsborough (1587–1642). A wealthy merchant and member of the Levant Company, in 1637 William was offered but refused a baronetcy for his help in negotiating a peace treaty with Morocco. Thomas' m ...
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William Rainsborough
Captain William Rainsborough (11 June 1587 – 16 Feb 1642) was an English Captain and Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy, English ambassador to Morocco and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. Naval expeditions On the orders of Charles I of England, Rainsborough led a successful naval expedition against the Barbary corsairs of Salé in North West Morocco in June 1637. His exploits were hailed in a court masque designed by Inigo Jones For his services to end white slavery Rainsborough was offered a hereditary knighthood, which he declined, and was presented with a Gold Chain and Medal by Charles I. Captain Rainsborough's Emblem was a Saracen's head crest. The Saracen Head as interpreted as 'the head of the foreigner'; the foreigner being the much-feared pirates of the north African coast. Usually referred to as Turks, these marauders were in the white slavery business. This emblem represented Captain Rainsborough's success at ending White Slavery ag ...
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William Rainborowe
Major William Rainsborowe (? – '' fl.'' 1612–1673), or Rainborowe, was an officer in the English Navy and New Model Army in England during the English Civil War and the Interregnum. He was a political and religious radical who prospered during the years of the Parliamentary ascendancy and was an early settler of New England in North America. Life Rainsborowe's birth and early years are obscure. William's brother was the Leveller Thomas Rainsborough so it is more than certain he was born in Wapping London England. His father, William Rainsborough, was a captain and Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy, and later Ambassador to Morocco (at which time he declined an Hereditary Knighthood). In later years William held Property in Wapping and Shadwell London. He also had a home in Putney London, as his brother Thomas stayed there during the Putney Debates of 1647. William Rainsborowe was educated in Magdelene College, Cambridge Life in New England William moved to the Massachus ...
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