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Jacob Sawyer 1686–1767 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1686

Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, MA

Death Date: 18 Apr 1767

Death Location: Gloucester, Essex, MA

Father: James Sawyer

Mother: Sarah Bray

Spouse(s): Sarah Wallis

Children(s): Deborah Sawyer

Jacob Sawyer was born in 1686 in Gloucester, Essex, MA, the child of James Sawyer And Sarah Bray. Jacob Sawyer married Sarah Wallis, and had children including Deborah Sawyer. Jacob Sawyer passed away in 1767 in Gloucester, Essex, MA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Sawyer was born in 1686 in Gloucester, Essex, MA, the child of James Sawyer And Sarah Bray.
  • Jacob Sawyer married Sarah Wallis, and had children including Deborah Sawyer.
  • Jacob Sawyer passed away in 1767 in Gloucester, Essex, MA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sawyer
1636–1703
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, MA
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Sarah Bray
1651–1727
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, MA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Wallis
1694–1793
Birth Location: Beverly, Essex, MA
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Children(s)

Deborah Sawyer
1717–1795
Birth Location: Albermerle, Pasquotank, NC
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Jacob Sawyer's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Sawyer
1686–1767
Birth Place: Gloucester, Essex, MA
Parents
James Sawyer
1636–1703
Ipswich, Essex, MA
Sarah Bray
1651–1727
Gloucester, Essex, MA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Sawyer's Descendants

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Jacob Sawyer (24 Feb 1686–18 Apr 1767) m. Sarah Wallis (25 Feb 1694–1793)
  1. 1. Deborah Sawyer 1717–1795 m. Richard (Craig) Brothers 1715–1795
    1. 1. Sarah Brothers 1734–1814 m. Edward (Edmond) Kearney 1734–1794
      1. 1. Sarah Kearney 1758–1805 m. James Alston 1754–1805
        1. 1. John Alston 1781–1837 m. Jane (Hardaway) Davis 1780–1866
        2. 2. Sarah (Brothers) ALSTON 1795–
        3. 3. Guston ALSTON 1793–
        4. 4. Christian (Charity) Alston 1777–1857
        5. 5. Matilda (Mary Hinton) Alston 1782–1864
        6. 6. Sarah (Kearney) Alston 1795–1874
        7. 7. Charity (Dawson) Alston 1798–
        8. 8. James Alston 1791–1833
        9. 9. Elizabeth Alston 1789–
        10. 10. Ann Alston 1787–
        11. 11. Solomon Alston 1784–1807
        12. 12. Augustus Alston 1793–1850
      2. 2. Mary Kearney 1756–1794
      3. 3. James (Sr) Kearney 1765–1814
    2. 2. William Brothers 1738–

Jacob Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1686
24 Feb 1686
Birth of Jacob Sawyer in Gloucester, Essex, MA
Gloucester, Essex, MA
1767
18 Apr 1767
Age 81
Death of Jacob Sawyer in Gloucester, Essex, MA
Gloucester, Essex, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1686
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex, MA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1767
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex, MA
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