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John Sawyer 1582–1651 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1582

Birth Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 14 Aug 1651

Death Location: Wasing, Berkshire, England

Father: Lord Sawyer

Mother:

Spouse(s): Agnes Sharpe

Children(s): Thomas Sawyer

John Sawyer was born in 1582 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Lord Edmund Sawyer And Lady Anne. John Sawyer married Agnes May Sharpe, Margery Jackson, and had children including Thomas Sawyer. John Sawyer passed away in 1651 in Wasing, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Sawyer was born in 1582 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Lord Edmund Sawyer And Lady Anne.
  • John Sawyer married Agnes May Sharpe, Margery Jackson, and had children including Thomas Sawyer.
  • John Sawyer passed away in 1651 in Wasing, Berkshire, England.

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Children(s)

John Sawyer's Ancestors

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John Sawyer
1582–1651
Birth Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Lord Edmund Sawyer
1552–
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sawyer's Descendants

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John Sawyer (1582–14 Aug 1651) m. Agnes (May) Sharpe (1585–17 Feb 1634)
  1. 1. Thomas Sawyer 1616–1706 m. Mary Prescott 1630–1706
    1. 1. Thomas (Sawyer \) Sayer 1649–1736 m. Hannah Lewis 1649–1720
      1. 1. Joseph Sawyer 1683–1737 m. Sarah (Thornton) Beaman 1682–1718
        1. 1. Thomas Sawyer 1710–1797 m. Elizabeth Houghton 1710–1760

John Sawyer's Timeline

4 Records

1582
1582
Birth of John Sawyer in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
1582
14 Jan 1582
John Sawyer was baptized in Banwell, Somerset, England
Banwell, Somerset, England
1651
14 Aug 1651
Age 69
Burial of John Sawyer in Wasing, Berkshire, England
Wasing, Berkshire, England
1660
15 Jul 1660
Age 78
Death of John Sawyer in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1582
    Event Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: Sep
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1582
    Event Place: Banwell, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1660
    Event Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1651
    Event Place: Wasing, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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