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John Sawyers (Colonel, Captain) 1745–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Nov 1745

Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 20 Nov 1831

Death Location: Corryton, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Father: JAMES SAWYERS

Mother: Rachel Ball

Spouse(s): Rebecca Crawford

Children(s): John Jr

In 1745, John Sawyers (Colonel, Captain) entered the world in Augusta County, Virginia, USA, born to James B Sawyers And Rachel Hannah Hays Ball. John Sawyers (Colonel, Captain) married Rebecca Crawford, and had children including John Sawyers Jr. John Sawyers (Colonel, Captain) passed away in 1831 in Corryton, Knox, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1745, John Sawyers (Colonel, Captain) entered the world in Augusta County, Virginia, USA, born to James B Sawyers And Rachel Hannah Hays Ball.
  • John Sawyers (Colonel, Captain) married Rebecca Crawford, and had children including John Sawyers Jr.
  • John Sawyers (Colonel, Captain) passed away in 1831 in Corryton, Knox, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

JAMES SAWYERS
1722–1790
Birth Location: Tyrone, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Rachel Ball
1728–1776
Birth Location: Augusta Co. VA
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Crawford
1753–1841
Birth Location: Mountain View near Buffalo Gap, Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

John Jr
1786–1851
Birth Location: Knox, Tennessee, USA
JJ

John Captain)'s Ancestors

Self
John Captain)
1745–1831
Birth Place: Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Parents
JAMES B. SAWYERS
1722–1790
Tyrone, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Rachel ((Hannah Hays)) Ball
1728–1776
Augusta Co. VA
Grandparents
James (Sawyers Private in Continental Troops Jr.\) Captain
1691–1776
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
James Sawyer
1632–1703
Sarah Bray
1651–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Plantagenet)
1608–1703
Mary Newcomb)
1610–1693
THOMAS Jr.
1615–1694

John Captain)'s Descendants

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John (Sawyers (Colonel,) Captain) (28 Nov 1745–20 Nov 1831) m. Rebecca Crawford (7 February 1753–25 Feb 1841)
  1. 1. John (Sawyers) Jr 1786–1851
    1. 1. John Sawyers 1824–1900 m. Sarah (Sallie) Hill 1833–1910
      1. 1. George (Addison) Sawyers 1874–1958 m. Lula (Belle "Mollie") Tyree 1889–1974
        1. 1. George (Braxton) Sawyers 1921–1982 m. Lora Hill 1921–1997

John Captain)'s Timeline

2 Records

1745
28 Nov 1745
Birth of John Sawyers (Colonel, Captain) in Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
1831
20 Nov 1831
Age 86
Death of John Sawyers (Colonel, Captain) in Corryton, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Corryton, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1745
    Event Place: Augusta County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1831
    Event Place: Corryton, Knox, Tennessee, USA
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