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Edward Sawyer 1608 – 1672 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1608

Birth Location: Gainsborough, West Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 9 Mar 1672

Death Location: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Sawyer

Mother: Agnes Sharpe

Spouse(s): Mary Peasley

Children(s): James Sawyer

The story of Edward Sawyer began in 1608 in Gainsborough, West Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England. Edward Sawyer married Mary Emily Peasley, and had children including James Sawyer. Edward Sawyer passed away in 1672 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Sawyer began in 1608 in Gainsborough, West Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England.
  • Edward Sawyer married Mary Emily Peasley, and had children including James Sawyer.
  • Edward Sawyer passed away in 1672 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sawyer
1592 – 1660
Birth Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
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Agnes Sharpe
1583 – 1635
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Peasley
1610 – 1693
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England
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Children(s)

James Sawyer
1632 – 1703
Birth Location: –
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Edward Sawyer's Ancestors

Self
Edward Sawyer
1608 – 1672
Birth Place: Gainsborough, West Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
John Sawyer
1592 – 1660
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Agnes Sharpe
1583 – 1635
Grandparents
Edmund (Thomas) Sawyer
1556 – 1660
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire,England
Richard ("Jackson") Sharpe
1560 – 1628
Leverton, Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Isabel Austin
1561 – 1606
Tetbury, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Sawyer\Sayre
1540 – 1564
Sarah Powell
Thomas Sharpe
1535 – 1575
Jone Strode
1535 – 1586
Thomas Austin
1538 – 1601
Mary Cresswall
1536 – 1574
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sawyer
1520 – 1600
Richard Strode
1510 – 1561
Ann Vaughan
1511 – 1553
Sir Cresswell
1510 – 1559
Catherine Sale
1512 – 1553

Edward Sawyer's Descendants

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Edward Sawyer (1608 – 9 Mar 1672) m. Mary (Emily) Peasley (1610 – 20 Feb 1693)
  1. 1. James Sawyer (1632 – 1703) m. Sarah Bray (14 May 1651 – 24 Apr 1727)
    1. 1. Isaac Sawyer (1684 – 1772) m. Martha (Haskell) Bond (25 Aug 1686 – 20 Aug 1724)
      1. 1. Thomas Sawyer (12 Oct 1711 – 1765) m. Mehitable Blake (11 May 1720 – 1814)
        1. 1. John Sawyer (1742 – 6 Apr 1810) m. Lettice ("Lettis") Whitney (27 Jun 1742 – aft 1840)

Edward Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1608
1608
Birth of Edward Sawyer in Gainsborough, West Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Gainsborough, West Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
1672
9 Mar 1672
Age 64
Death of Edward Sawyer in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: Gainsborough, West Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1672
    Event Place: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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