Hi, I know a few others have an interest in the descendants of Anthony Raven who mostly lived in Upper Weardale and died there in 1753. His daughter Sarah Raven married Edward Fairless in 1749. I have found recently a little more about Anthony Raven's family. Anthony was baptised at Allendale 20.5.1691. He was the son of William Raven and Jane Watson. Many years ago I found a reference to this family in the will of Jane Watson's sister and brother in law (William Fairless and Sarah Watson). Recently I found that William Raven married Jane Watson 23.11.1681 at Hesket in the Forest Cumberland. I think that this marriage has only recently come on Familysearch. William Raven and Jane Watson also baptised a son Joseph Raven in that parish Joseph 21.12.1681.. A John Raven and a Robert Raven were also baptising children in that parish at that time. Indeed Robert Raven had a daughter Mary baptised on the same day as Joseph Raven in 1681. William Raven and Jane Watson had 3 more children in Allendale that I know of--Sarah 4.11.1683, Anthony and Jacob who drowned at the Holmes in 1705. Sarah Raven appears to have married Joseph Dawson in 1702 in Stanhope.Jane Watson was the eldest daughter of Anthony Watson and Elizabeth Nevin of Huntwell. The Watsons were a well documented Quaker family.. I am still trying to find the marriage of Anthony Raven to an Elizabeth about 1715.. Yours John Ayton