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John Sawyer 1582 – 1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1582

Birth Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 15 Jul 1660

Death Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Thomas Sawyer

Mother: Margaret Weste

Spouse(s):

Children(s): William (Sawre)

In 1582, John Sawyer entered the world in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, born to Thomas Sawyer and Margaret Jaye Weste. John Sawyer had children including William Sawyer (Sawre). John Sawyer passed away in 1660 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1582, John Sawyer entered the world in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, born to Thomas Sawyer and Margaret Jaye Weste.
  • John Sawyer had children including William Sawyer (Sawre).
  • John Sawyer passed away in 1660 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sawyer
1560 –
Birth Location: –
TS
Margaret Weste
1560 – 1631
Birth Location: Weybridge, Surrey, England
MW

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William (Sawre)
1613 – 1702
Birth Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
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John Sawyer's Ancestors

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John Sawyer
1582 – 1660
Birth Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Thomas Sawyer
1560 –
Margaret (Jaye) Weste
1560 – 1631
Weybridge, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Sir (Edmund Sawyer\Sayre) (Knight)
1540 – 1564
Crawston,Norfolk,England
Lady (Sarah) Powell
1543 – 1570
Christ Church, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
SIR SAYERS
1499 – 1564
LADY (Squyre)
1514 – 1567
JOHN POWELL
1518 – 1579
Lady Dodson
1526 – 1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sayer
1474 – 1530
Sir Odell
1485 – 1572
Lady Moore
1492 – 1567
William Powell
1478 – 1588
Agnes Pechey
1478 – 1571
John Dodson
1490 – 1588
Agenta White
1495 – 1549

John Sawyer's Descendants

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John Sawyer (25 Jan 1582 – 15 Jul 1660)
  1. 1. William (Sawyer) (Sawre) (17 Nov 1613 – 1 Mar 1702) m. Ruth BitfieldBidford (1623 – )
    1. 1. Sarah Brown (20 November 1651 – 2 August 1732) m. Joshua Brown (10 April 1642 – 20 March 1720)
      1. 1. Joseph Browne (11 Oct 1669 – 18 Oct 1732) m. Sarah m. Sarah Brown
        1. 1. Sarah Currier (22 Jun 1698 – ) m. Daniel Currier (31 May 1692 – 24 Sep 1727) m. Joseph Sargent (02 Jun 1687 – 18 May 1733)

John Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1582
25 Jan 1582
Birth of John Sawyer in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 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: 25 Jan 1582
    Event Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1660
    Event Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
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