Description and Background Information

A portrait of Mabel Harlakenden Haynes, daughter of Richard Harlakenden of Essex, England; and the second wife of John Haynes (also sometimes spelled Haines), who served as governor of Massachusetts in 1635 and as the first governor of Connecticut in 1639. She is depicted with blonde curls and dark eyes, wearing a pearl necklace and rust satin gown. Also in the Fine Art Collection is the oil portrait of Mabel's neice, Miss Harlakenden (presumed) (R0495).

Description and Background Information Rebecca Rawson was born into privilege in Boston on May 23, 1656, the ninth of twelve children of Edward and Rachel (née Perne) Rawson. Through her mother’s family she was related to the Hooker and Hawley families of New England. Described by her family as “one of the most beautiful, polite, and accomplished young ladies in Boston,” in July 1679 Rebecca married Lord Thomas Haile, the nephew of the lord chief justice of England. With her large dowry in tow, the newlyweds set sail from Boston...