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Cornelius Sawyer 1748–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 November 1748

Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 4 May 1823

Death Location: Rushville, Yates County, New York, United States of America

Father: Jonas Sawyer

Mother: Lydia Sawyer

Spouse(s): Anna Williams

Children(s): Thomas Sawyer, Cornelius Jr, Sibel Sawyer, Prescott Sawyer

The story of Cornelius Sawyer began in 1748 in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America. In 1812, Cornelius Sawyer resided in Connecticut. Cornelius Sawyer married Anna Williams, and had children including Cornelius Sawyer Jr, Prescott Sawyer, Sibel Sawyer, Thomas Angell Sawyer. Cornelius Sawyer passed away in 1823 in Rushville, Yates County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Cornelius Sawyer began in 1748 in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America.
  • In 1812, Cornelius Sawyer resided in Connecticut.
  • Cornelius Sawyer married Anna Williams, and had children including Cornelius Sawyer Jr, Prescott Sawyer, Sibel Sawyer, Thomas Angell Sawyer.
  • Cornelius Sawyer passed away in 1823 in Rushville, Yates County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonas Sawyer
1716–1791
Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Lydia Sawyer
1728–1781
Birth Location: Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Anna Williams
1749–1807
Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Children(s)

Thomas Sawyer
1776–1853
Birth Location: Killingly, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
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Cornelius Jr
1788–1868
Birth Location: Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America
CJ
Sibel Sawyer
1782–1876
Birth Location: Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America
SS
Prescott Sawyer
1794–1876
Birth Location: Yates County, New York, United States of America
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Cornelius Sawyer's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius Sawyer
1748–1823
Birth Place: Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Jonas Sawyer
1716–1791
Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Lydia Sawyer
1728–1781
Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
James Sawyer
1657–1753
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary Prescott
1678–1763
Joseph Ross
1682–1743
Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sarah Utley
1697–1751
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sawyer
1616–1691
Mary Prescott
1630–1706
John Ross
1641–1724
Mary Barrett
1645–1725
Samuel Utley
1662–1722
Sarah Ashby
1672–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN SAWYER\SAYER\SAUER
1582–1703
Agnes Sawyer
1582–1635
John Prescott
1605–1683
Mary Platts
1607–1676
James Barrett
1615–1672
Anna Fosdick
1615–1681
Samuel Utley
1622–1662
Hannah Hatch
1627–1664
Anthony Ashby
1636–1708
Abigail Hutchinson
1636–1705

Cornelius Sawyer's Descendants

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Cornelius Sawyer (20 November 1748–4 May 1823) m. Anna Williams (20 December 1749–21 May 1807)
  1. 1. Thomas (Angell) Sawyer 1776–1853 m. Sally Blair 1779–1852
    1. 1. Orson (Valentine) Sawyer 1806–1872 m. Lorena Barker 1810–1880
      1. 1. Lucy (C) Sawyer 1842–1925 m. Ralph McClellan 1837–1909
        1. 1. Clyde (Alonzo) McClellan 1872–1903 m. Maude Etherton 1876–
        2. 2. Clayton (Whitney) McClellan 1875–1935 m. Stella (May) Forrester 1879–1918
        3. 3. James (Emmett) McClellan 1882–1973
        4. 4. Lulu (Odessa) McClellan 1881–1974
        5. 5. Lawrence (Augustus) McClellan 1868–1953 m. Martha (E) Case 1866–
        6. 6. Arthur (Phillip) McClellan 1878–1944
        7. 7. Arbie (Edward) McClellan 1878–1907
      2. 2. Mary (Clarabelle) Sawyer 1844–1877
      3. 3. Edward (Eugene) Sawyer 1834–1894 m. Lucinda (M) Hendrick 1841–1878
        1. 1. Victoria Sawyer 1863–1905 m. Henry Wolters 1856–1942
        2. 2. Ernest (Eugene Sawyer) Sr. 1873–1950 m. Daisy (M) Cax 1878–1949
        3. 3. Isabelle Sawyer 1865–1950 m. Joseph Hayes 1862– m. Herbert Horton 1859–1931 m. William Hayes 1876–
        4. 4. Arthur (Lincoln) Sawyer 1867–1926 m. Mary (Catherine) Newton 1873–1946
        5. 5. Vinnie (Ream) Sawyer 1869–1896 m. Anson (Almarion) Paris 1867–1951
      4. 4. Nancy (Lorena) Sawyer 1831–1902 m. Philip (A) Upp 1829–1910
        1. 1. Ellen Upp 1858–1927 m. Jacob (Delos) Bushong 1856–1913
      5. 5. Hiram Sawyer 1839–1885 m. Harriet (“Hettie”) Hubble 1843–1896
        1. 1. Elbert (E.) Sawyer 1862–1881
        2. 2. Hiram Sawyer 1876–1961 m. Mary (Agnes) Phillips 1883–1978 m. Erma Sebring 1883–1906
        3. 3. Myrtle Sawyer 1867–1932 m. Cornelius Bower 1879–1953 m. Vet Little 1868–
        4. 4. Baby (Boy) Sawyer 1880–1880
        5. 5. Florence (N.) Sawyer 1876–1946 m. Francis (Marion) Sweeney 1868–1917
    2. 2. Cornelius (Cuyler) Sawyer 1822–1883
      1. 1. Delorma (F) Sawyer 1852–1923 m. Helen (Maw) Russell 1868–1928
        1. 1. Hazel (Annetta) Sawyer 1889–1958
      2. 2. Addis (Annetta) Sawyer 1866–1945
    3. 3. Oliver (Warren) Sawyer 1804–1878 m. Lucia Cole 1805–1887
      1. 1. William (Cuyler) Sawyer 1844–
      2. 2. Angeline (Carton) Sawyer 1842–
      3. 3. Lucy (Jane) Sawyer 1834–
      4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Sawyer 1832–1906
      5. 5. Clarcy (Mary) Sawyer 1836–
      6. 6. Samuel (Cole) Sawyer 1838–1905
      7. 7. Zenantha (Buckley) Sawyer 1840–
      8. 8. James Sawyer 1848–
      9. 9. John (Cole) Sawyer 1831–
    4. 4. Anne (Williams) Sawyer 1808–1892 m. Luther Chapman 1799–1886
    5. 5. William (Bassett) Sawyer 1810–1876 m. Jane (Elizabeth) Comstock 1817–1883
      1. 1. Candace (Elah) Sawyer 1854–1937 m. Noah (W.) Laubach 1842–1920
    6. 6. Lucy (Ann) Sawyer 1811–1813
    7. 7. Hiram Sawyer 1813–1816
    8. 8. John (Blair) Sawyer 1816–1857 m. Mary (Ann) Brown 1826–1895
      1. 1. Thomas (D) Sawyer 1847–
      2. 2. Cornelia (Ellen) Sawyer 1848–1922 m. Miles Rainwater 1836–1914
      3. 3. Astley (T) Sawyer 1846–
    9. 9. Thomas (Ashley) Sawyer 1818–1872 m. Hannah (Elsa) Shell 1826–1912
      1. 1. Asa (Marion) Sawyer 1853–1936 m. Ida (Mae) Donns 1858–1933
      2. 2. Pemilia (Sophia) Sawyer 1850–1938
      3. 3. Philip (Shell) Sawyer 1852–
      4. 4. Anna (Maria) Sawyer 1848–
    10. 10. James (Prescott) Sawyer 1826–1896 m. Alice (Romina) Brey 1844–1908
  2. 2. Cornelius (Sawyer) Jr 1788–1868 m. Margaret Salisbury 1791–1862
    1. 1. Louisa Sawyer 1811–1868 m. John Halstead 1810–1894
    2. 2. John (W) Sawyer 1820–1838
    3. 3. Samantha Sawyer 1826–1904
    4. 4. Margaret Sawyer 1831–1845
    5. 5. Cuyler (S.) Sawyer 1828–1896
    6. 6. Seymour Sawyer 1824–1853
    7. 7. Nancy Sawyer 1815–1903
      1. 1. Henry Oldfield 1843–
  3. 3. Sibel Sawyer 1782–1876 m. Reuben (Warner) Fowler 1778–1856
  4. 4. Prescott Sawyer 1794–1876 m. Jemima Buckley 1799–1820 m. Zeruia Lamb 1804–1880
    1. 1. Caroline Sawyer 1818–1899 m. Daniel Farnham 1811–1896
    2. 2. Ransom (Gilbert Sawyer) Sr 1839–1910 m. Elizabeth (Brooks) Sawyer 1839–1912
      1. 1. Joseph (Smith) Sawyer 1874–1960
    3. 3. Henry (Alden) Sawyer 1830– m. Cordelia (E) Stone 1853–1939
    4. 4. Sylvia Sawyer 1844–
    5. 5. Cordelia (S) Sawyer 1828–1902 m. Emery Nelson 1820–
    6. 6. Jonas (P) Sawyer 1826–1878
    7. 7. Zeriua Sawyer 1832–
    8. 8. Frederick (Abel) Sawyer 1835–1915
    9. 9. Anna (Lena) Sawyer 1825–1892
    10. 10. William (C) Sawyer 1820–1899
    11. 11. Artemessia Sawyer 1824–1881 m. Oney (Rice) Hopkins 1818–1894
      1. 1. Selden (Rich) Hopkins 1843–

Cornelius Sawyer's Timeline

4 Records

1748
20 November 1748
Birth of Cornelius Sawyer in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
1749
20 February 1749
Age 1
Birth of Cornelius Sawyer in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
1812
1812
Age 64
Cornelius Sawyer resided here in Connecticut
Connecticut
1823
4 May 1823
Age 75
Death of Cornelius Sawyer in Middlesex, Yates County, New York, United States of America
Middlesex, Yates County, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 February 1749
    Event Place: Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 November 1748
    Event Place: Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source: Connecticut Men in the Revolutionary War

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 4 May 1823
    Event Place: Rushville, Yates County, New York, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Cornelius Sawyer 4 May 1823

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1823
    Event Place: Middlesex, Yates County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999, Probate Records; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Yates County); Probate Place: Yates, New York
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rushville, Yates County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Yates, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999, Probate Records; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Yates County); Probate Place: Yates, New York
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