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John Sawyer 1645 – 1711 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1645

Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 28 April 1711

Death Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Father: William Sawyer

Mother: Ruth Bitford

Spouse(s): Mercy Little

Children(s): Sawyer None, Mercy Sawyer, Susanna Sawyer, Thomas Sawyer, Josiah Sawyer, Mary Sawyer, Anne Sawyer

The story of John Sawyer began in 1645 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts. John Sawyer married Mercy Little, and had children including Sawyer, Mercy Sawyer, Susanna Sawyer, Thomas Sawyer, Josiah Sawyer, Mary Sawyer, Anne Sawyer. John Sawyer passed away in 1711 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of John Sawyer began in 1645 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.
  • John Sawyer married Mercy Little, and had children including Sawyer, Mercy Sawyer, Susanna Sawyer, Thomas Sawyer, Josiah Sawyer, Mary Sawyer, Anne Sawyer.
  • John Sawyer passed away in 1711 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Spouses(s)

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John Sawyer's Ancestors

Self
John Sawyer
1645 – 1711
Birth Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Parents
William Sawyer
1613 – 1702
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Ruth (Elizabeth) Bitford
1623 – 1699
Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
John Sawer
1582 – 1660
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Margery Jackson
1570 – 1677
Whitechapel, Bristel, Yorkshire, England
Samuel (William) Bitfield
1602 – 1660
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Parker
1601 – 1669
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Gyles Bytfylde
1557 – 1615
Wilhemienia Flower
1562 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sawyer's Descendants

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John Sawyer (24 Aug 1645 – 28 April 1711) m. Mercy Little (1645 – 10 Feb 1693)
  1. 1. Sawyer (19 Aug 1667 – )
  2. 2. Mercy Sawyer (1 Feb 1668 – 22 Sep 1729) m. Anthony Eames (abt 1657 – 17 Sep 1729)
    1. 1. Mercy Eames (1 Oct 1687 – 2 Apr 1769)
    2. 2. Jerusha Eames (18 Mar 1688 – )
    3. 3. Elizabeth Eames (11 Mar 1691 – 8 Jun 1726)
    4. 4. Ichabod Eames (20 Sep 1693 – 8 Jun 1726)
    5. 5. Mark Eames (15 Sep 1695 – 1723)
    6. 6. Mary Eames (17 Jul 1698 – )
    7. 7. Anthony Eames (1703 – 26 Apr 1795) m. Anna Barker (19 Oct 1709 – 1 Aug 1790)
      1. 1. Mark Eames (5 May 1726 – 26 Apr 1794) m. Anne Grice (25 Mar 1729 – 31 Mar 1820)
        1. 1. Samuel (Eames) Ames (16 Nov 1751 – 18 Jul 1837) m. Anna Bennet (1757 – 5 Oct 1794)
      2. 2. David Eames (7 Jan 1728 – )
      3. 3. John Eames (17 Nov 1730 – )
      4. 4. Abner Eames (30 Apr 1732 – )
      5. 5. Lydia Eames (26 Jan 1734 – )
      6. 6. Anne Eames (3 Apr 1736 – )
      7. 7. Hannah Eames (14 Jan 1738 – )
      8. 8. Marcy Eames (5 Jan 1740 – )
    8. 8. David Eames
  3. 3. Susanna Sawyer (27 May 1671 – )
  4. 4. Thomas Sawyer (11 Feb 1672 – )
  5. 5. Josiah Sawyer (7 Jan 1675 – 15 Nov 1733)
  6. 6. Mary Sawyer (12 Oct 1677 – )
  7. 7. Anne Sawyer ( – 15 Dec 1682)

John Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1645
24 Aug 1645
Birth of John Sawyer in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
1711
28 April 1711
Age 66
Death of John Sawyer in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1645
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 April 1711
    Event Place: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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