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Edward Sawyer 1608–1672 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1608

Birth Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 9 Mar 1672

Death Location: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts

Father: JOHN Sawyer

Mother: Agnes SHARPE

Spouse(s): Mary Peasley

Children(s): Mary Sawyer, James5 SAWYER, Sarah Sawyer, Sarah Sawyer, Ezekial Sawyer, Magdalene "Sawyers", Hannah "Sawyers", Ruth "Sawyers", Samuel Sawyer, Henry SAWYER, Mary Sawyer, John "Sawyers", Samuel Sawyer

Edward Sawyer was born in 1608 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, the child of John Sawyer And Agnes Sharpe. Edward Sawyer married Mary Emily Peasley, and had children including Ezekial Sawyer, Hannah Sawyer Sawyers, Henry Sawyer, James5 Sawyer, John Sawyer Sawyers, Magdalene Sawyer Sawyers, Mary Jane Sawyer, Mary Sawyer, Ruth Bitford Sawyer Sawyers, Samuel Sawyer, Sarah Sawyer. Edward Sawyer passed away in 1672 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Edward Sawyer was born in 1608 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, the child of John Sawyer And Agnes Sharpe.
  • Edward Sawyer married Mary Emily Peasley, and had children including Ezekial Sawyer, Hannah Sawyer Sawyers, Henry Sawyer, James5 Sawyer, John Sawyer Sawyers, Magdalene Sawyer Sawyers, Mary Jane Sawyer, Mary Sawyer, Ruth Bitford Sawyer Sawyers, Samuel Sawyer, Sarah Sawyer.
  • Edward Sawyer passed away in 1672 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Edward Sawyer's Ancestors

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Edward Sawyer
1608–1672
Birth Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
JOHN Sawyer
1582–1660
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Agnes SHARPE
1583–1635
Leverton, Lincolnshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Sawyer's Descendants

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Edward Sawyer (1608–9 Mar 1672) m. Mary (Emily) Peasley (1610–20 Feb 1693)
  1. 1. Mary Sawyer 1634–1683 m. RICHARD Hamby 1626–1682
    1. 1. Elizabeth Hamby 1659–1720
    2. 2. Joseph Hamby 1676–1709
    3. 3. Richard Hamby 1672–1719
    4. 4. Charles Hamby 1674–1720
    5. 5. John Hamby 1652–1719
    6. 6. William Hamby 1655–1702 m. Elizabeth ((or Jeanne Jeane Payne (Paynel) )) Preble 1646–1702
      1. 1. Francis Hamby** 1680–1738 m. Elizabeth Walker 1680–1743
        1. 1. William (Hamby) II 1702–1788 m. Martha Simpson 1702–1722 m. Mary Pedrick 1703–1728
        2. 2. Samuel Hamby 1713–1780 m. Mary Sympson 1715–1780
        3. 3. Francis (Hamby) Jr. 1707–1757
        4. 4. Elizabeth Hamby 1715–1784 m. Arthur Monday 1697–
        5. 5. Mary Hamby 1709–1757
      2. 2. Jeremiah Hamby 1681–
      3. 3. Thomas Hamby 1682–
      4. 4. Ann Hamby 1675– m. Benjamin Knapton 1666–
        1. 1. Phebe Knapton 1694–
      5. 5. John (William) HAMBY 1679–1719 m. Judith Attaway 1668–1730
        1. 1. John Hanby 1705–1768
      6. 6. William Hanby 1690–1733
      7. 7. Richard Hamby 1695–1764
      8. 8. Daniel Hamby 1697–1747
      9. 9. John Hanby 1680–1741
    7. 7. Rebecca Hamby 1657–1720
    8. 8. Daniel Hamby 1676–1709
  2. 2. James5 SAWYER 1636–1703
  3. 3. Sarah Sawyer 1645–1645
  4. 4. Sarah Sawyer 1626–1726
  5. 5. Ezekial Sawyer 1626–1726
  6. 6. Magdalene (Sawyer) "Sawyers" 1630–1651
  7. 7. Hannah (Sawyer) "Sawyers" 1633–1660
  8. 8. Ruth (Bitford Sawyer) "Sawyers" 1648–1707
  9. 9. Samuel Sawyer 1637–1647
  10. 10. Henry SAWYER 1630–1730
  11. 11. Mary (Jane) Sawyer 1628–1704
  12. 12. John (Sawyer) "Sawyers" 1626–1726
  13. 13. Samuel Sawyer 1626–1726

Edward Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1608
1608
Birth of Edward Sawyer in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
1672
9 Mar 1672
Age 64
Death of Edward Sawyer in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1672
    Event Place: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Millennium File

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