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John Clemson Sawyer 1729 – 1813 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Aug 1729

Birth Location: Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America

Death Date: 12 Aug 1813

Death Location: Derry Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Lt

Mother: Sophia Clemson

Spouse(s): Jean Allen

Children(s): Hannah Sawyer

John Clemson Sawyer was born in 1729 in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America, the child of William Sawyer - 1st Lt and Sophia Holiday Clemson. John Clemson Sawyer married Jean 'Jane' Allen, and had children including Hannah Sawyer. John Clemson Sawyer passed away in 1813 in Derry Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • John Clemson Sawyer was born in 1729 in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America, the child of William Sawyer - 1st Lt and Sophia Holiday Clemson.
  • John Clemson Sawyer married Jean 'Jane' Allen, and had children including Hannah Sawyer.
  • John Clemson Sawyer passed away in 1813 in Derry Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

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John Sawyer's Ancestors

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John Sawyer
1729 – 1813
Birth Place: Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
Parents
William Sawyer - 1st Lt
1703 – 1784
Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Sophia (Holiday) Clemson
1705 – 1788
Bethel, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Charles (Edward) Sawyer
1687 – 1750
Saint John The Baptist, Croydon, Surrey, England
James Clemson
1654 – 1718
Staffordshire, England
Sarah Clemson
Great-Grandparents
Charles Sawyer
1665 – 1747
Mary Mccoy
1667 – 1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Sayer
1640 – 1671
Margaret Sayre
1640 – 1670

John Sawyer's Descendants

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John (Clemson) Sawyer (4 Aug 1729 – 12 Aug 1813) m. Jean ('Jane') Allen (May 1736 – Jul 1819)
  1. 1. Hannah Sawyer (February 1775 – 1819) m. John Allen (Aug 1769 – 27 Aug 1837)
    1. 1. Jane (Ann) Allen (28 May 1795 – 11 December 1876) m. Ezekiel Lofton (02 Mar 1792 – 14 May 1861)
      1. 1. James (Riley) Loftin (10 Mar 1831 – 14 May 1861)
        1. 1. James (L) Loftin (Dec 1852 – 1910) m. Sallie Loftin (Feb 1856 – 1937)

John Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1729
4 Aug 1729
Birth of John Clemson Sawyer in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
1813
12 Aug 1813
Age 84
Death of John Clemson Sawyer in Derry Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Derry Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1729
    Event Place: Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1813
    Event Place: Derry Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

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