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Dorothy (Dolly) Sawyer 1729–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 OCT 1729

Birth Location: Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 13 DEC 1789

Death Location: Narrows, Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States

Father: Thomas Sawyer

Mother: Elizabeth None

Spouse(s): John Smithson

Children(s): Caleb Smithson, Elizabeth Smithson, Reuben Smithson, Nancy Smithson, Isaac Smithson, Mathias Smithson, Jemima Smithson, Mary Smithson, Seth Smithson, Jane Smithson, Aaron Smithson, Miriam Smithson, Female Smithson, John Smithson, Adam Smithson, Reuben Smithson, Jimmia Smithson

The story of Dorothy (Dolly) Sawyer began in 1729 in Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA. Dorothy (Dolly) Sawyer married John Smithson, and had children including Aaron Smithson, Adam Smithson, Caleb Cully Smithson, Elizabeth Smithson, Female Smithson, Isaac Smithson, Jane Smithson, Jemima Smithson, Jimmia Smithson, John Smithson, Mary Smithson Smithson, Mathias Smithson, Miriam Smithson, Nancy Smithson, Reuben Smithson, Seth Smithson. Dorothy (Dolly) Sawyer passed away in 1789 in Narrows, Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy (Dolly) Sawyer began in 1729 in Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Dorothy (Dolly) Sawyer married John Smithson, and had children including Aaron Smithson, Adam Smithson, Caleb Cully Smithson, Elizabeth Smithson, Female Smithson, Isaac Smithson, Jane Smithson, Jemima Smithson, Jimmia Smithson, John Smithson, Mary Smithson Smithson, Mathias Smithson, Miriam Smithson, Nancy Smithson, Reuben Smithson, Seth Smithson.
  • Dorothy (Dolly) Sawyer passed away in 1789 in Narrows, Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States.

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Dorothy Sawyer's Ancestors

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Dorothy Sawyer
1729–1789
Birth Place: Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas Sawyer
1702–1750
Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth
1708–1761
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Sawyer's Descendants

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Dorothy ((Dolly)) Sawyer (8 OCT 1729–13 DEC 1789) m. John Smithson (12 APR 1727–1808)
  1. 1. Caleb (Cully) Smithson 1820–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Smithson 1752–
  3. 3. Reuben Smithson 1750–1807 m. Bathsheba Davis 1752–1812
    1. 1. Sarah (Bathsheba) Smithson 1797–1878
    2. 2. Polly Smithson 1777–
    3. 3. William Smithson 1784–
    4. 4. Malachi Smithson 1785–
    5. 5. Miles Smithson 1785–
  4. 4. Nancy Smithson 1753–
  5. 5. Isaac Smithson 1755–1823
  6. 6. Mathias Smithson 1756–1824
  7. 7. Jemima Smithson 1759–
  8. 8. Mary ((Smithson)) Smithson 1743–1793
  9. 9. Seth Smithson 1758–1811
  10. 10. Jane Smithson 1761–
  11. 11. Aaron Smithson 1763–
  12. 12. Miriam Smithson 1766–
  13. 13. Female Smithson 1756–1766
  14. 14. John Smithson 1767–1848
    1. 1. Edmond Smithson 1795–
    2. 2. Keturah Smithson 1797–
    3. 3. Ann Smithson 1800–
    4. 4. Susan Smithson 1803–
    5. 5. Sarah Smithson 1806–
    6. 6. Davis Smithson 1808–
    7. 7. Richard Smithson 1810–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Smithson 1812–
  15. 15. Adam Smithson 1765–1810
  16. 16. Reuben Smithson 1750–1775 m. Bathsheba Davis 1752–
    1. 1. Malachi Smithson 1780–1834
    2. 2. Bathsheba Smithson 1782–
    3. 3. Miles (Gregory) Smithson 1784–
    4. 4. Polly Smithson 1786–
    5. 5. Sally Smithson 1788–
    6. 6. Sarah Bathsheba 1790–
    7. 7. William Smithson 1792–
    8. 8. Sarah (Bathsheba) Smithson 1797–1878
  17. 17. Jimmia Smithson 1759–

Dorothy Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1729
8 OCT 1729
Birth of Dorothy (Dolly) Sawyer in Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA
Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA
1789
13 DEC 1789
Age 60
Death of Dorothy (Dolly) Sawyer in Narrows, Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
Narrows, Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 DEC 1789
    Event Place: Narrows, Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 OCT 1729
    Event Place: Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA

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