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Edward Sawyer 1608–1673 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1608

Birth Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, , England

Death Date: 9 Mar 1673

Death Location: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Sawyer

Mother: Agnes Sharpe

Spouse(s): Mary PEASLEY, Mary Peasley

Children(s): James Sr, Henry Sawyer, Ezekiel Sawyer, John Sawyer, Sarah Sawyer, Samuel Sawyer, Mary Sawyer, Sarah Sawyer, Mary Sawyer, Ezekiel SAWYER, Henry SAWYER, John SAWYER, Samuel SAWYER, Sarah SAWYER, Sarah Sawyer, John 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, Mary Peasley, and had children including Ezekiel Sawyer, Henry Sawyer, James Sawyer Sr, John Sawyer, Mary Sawyer, Samuel Sawyer, Sarah Sawyer. Edward Sawyer passed away in 1673 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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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, Mary Peasley, and had children including Ezekiel Sawyer, Henry Sawyer, James Sawyer Sr, John Sawyer, Mary Sawyer, Samuel Sawyer, Sarah Sawyer.
  • Edward Sawyer passed away in 1673 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Sawyer's Ancestors

Self
Edward Sawyer
1608–1673
Birth Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, , England
Parents
John Sawyer
1581–1660
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Agnes Sharpe
1584–1634
1670592, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Sawyer
1556–1660
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Margaret West
1560–1630
Weybridge, Surrey, England
Sir (Jackson (Richard)) Sharpe
1560–1628
England
Jane Stanton
1572–
England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Sawyer
1530–1564
Edmund Sawyer
1538–1570
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sawyer
1500–1532
Alice Squyer
1514–1567

Edward Sawyer's Descendants

1.
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Edward Sawyer (1608–9 Mar 1673) m. Mary (Emily) PEASLEY (1610–22 December 1689) m. Mary Peasley (1610–20 FEB 1693)
  1. 1. James (Sawyer) Sr 1640–1703 m. Sarah Bray 1651–1727
    1. 1. James Sawyer 1681–1776 m. Hannah Babson 1695–1747
      1. 1. James Sawyers 1722–1782 m. Rachel Ball 1728–1776 m. Rebecca Sawyers –1807
        1. 1. Anne Sawyers 1744–
        2. 2. John Sawyers 1745–1831 m. Rebecca Crawford 1753–1841
        3. 3. James Sawyer 1745–1783 m. Hannah (Hays) Sawyers 1750–
        4. 4. Rebecca Sawyers 1752–1806
        5. 5. Rachel Sawyers 1750–1821
        6. 6. Sampson Sawyers 1748–1817
        7. 7. Martha Sawyers 1753–
      2. 2. David Sawyer 1716–1754
      3. 3. Rachel Sawyer 1718–
      4. 4. Hannah Sawyer 1717–1803 m. Michael (Webber) 3rd 1716–1760
        1. 1. John Webber 1742–1809
        2. 2. Hannah Webber 1740–
        3. 3. Rebecca Webber 1744–1815
        4. 4. Sarah Webber 1748–1748
        5. 5. Michael Webber 1757–1827
        6. 6. Sarah Webber 1752–
      5. 5. James Sawyer 1715–1746
    2. 2. Jacob Sawyer 1686–1767
    3. 3. Isaac Sawyer 1684–1772
    4. 4. John Sawyer 1683–1688
    5. 5. Mary Sawyer 1683–1703
    6. 6. Abraham Sawyer 1680–1756
    7. 7. Nathaniel Sawyer 1677–1741
    8. 8. John Sawyer 1676–1760
    9. 9. Mary Sawyer 1672–1717
    10. 10. Thomas Sawyer 1670–1711
    11. 11. John Sawyer 1688–1756
    12. 12. Sarah Sawyer 1681–1724
    13. 13. Sarah Sawyer 1681–1761
  2. 2. Henry Sawyer 1631–1730
  3. 3. Ezekiel Sawyer 1650–1675
  4. 4. John Sawyer 1648–1722
  5. 5. Sarah Sawyer 1645–1645
  6. 6. Samuel Sawyer 1637–
  7. 7. Mary Sawyer 1628–1728
  8. 8. Sarah Sawyer 1626–1726
  9. 9. Mary Sawyer 1628–1704
  10. 10. Ezekiel SAWYER 1650–1675
  11. 11. Henry SAWYER 1657–1730
  12. 12. John SAWYER 1648–1722
  13. 13. Samuel SAWYER 1637–
  14. 14. Sarah SAWYER 1645–1646
  15. 15. Sarah Sawyer 1626–1726
  16. 16. John Sawyer 1626–1626

Edward Sawyer's Timeline

3 Records

1608
1608
Birth of Edward Sawyer in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, , England
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, , England
1608
13 Nov 1608
Edward Sawyer was baptized in Lapley, Staffordshire, England
Lapley, Staffordshire, England
1673
9 Mar 1673
Age 65
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, Lincolnshire, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1608
    Event Place: Lapley, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Staffordshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Staffordshire: Lapley - Parish Registers, 1538-1756
    Record Source: Staffordshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1636; Page Number: 257
    [2] Gale Research, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s (Online Publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.Original Data - Filby, P. William, Ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA:, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1636; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Rowley, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Rowley, Massachusetts; Year: 1643; Page Number: 255

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1673
    Event Place: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Millennium File

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