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Jonas Sawyer 1716–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Sep 1716

Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 02 Nov 1791

Death Location: Abington, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: James Sawyer

Mother: Mary Prescott

Spouse(s): Lydia Sawyer

Children(s): Cornelius Sawyer, William Sawyer, Prescott Sawyer, James Sawyer, Sibbel Sawyer

Jonas Sawyer was born in 1716 in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of James Sawyer And Mary Prescott. Jonas Sawyer married Lydia Sawyer, and had children including Cornelius Sawyer, James Sawyer, Prescott Sawyer, Sibbel Sawyer, William Sawyer. Jonas Sawyer passed away in 1791 in Abington, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jonas Sawyer was born in 1716 in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of James Sawyer And Mary Prescott.
  • Jonas Sawyer married Lydia Sawyer, and had children including Cornelius Sawyer, James Sawyer, Prescott Sawyer, Sibbel Sawyer, William Sawyer.
  • Jonas Sawyer passed away in 1791 in Abington, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sawyer
1657–1753
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Mary Prescott
1678–1763
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Sawyer
1728–1781
Birth Location: Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Children(s)

Cornelius Sawyer
1748–1823
Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
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William Sawyer
1754–1845
Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Prescott Sawyer
1761–1831
Birth Location: Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
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James Sawyer
1747–1828
Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Sibbel Sawyer
1756–1777
Birth Location: Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Jonas Sawyer's Ancestors

Self
Jonas Sawyer
1716–1791
Birth Place: Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
James Sawyer
1657–1753
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary Prescott
1678–1763
Grandparents
Thomas Sawyer
1616–1691
Gainsborough, West Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Mary ((Marie)) Prescott
1630–1706
Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
JOHN SAWYER\SAYER\SAUER
1582–1703
Agnes Sawyer
1582–1635
John Prescott
1605–1683
Mary Platts
1607–1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sawyer
1556–1660
Margaret West
1560–1631
Sir Sharpe
1560–1628
Isabel Austin
1561–1606
Ralph Prescott
1571–1609
Ellen Shaw
1570–
Sir Platt
1578–1628
Lady Ainsworth
1580–1632

Jonas Sawyer's Descendants

1.
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Jonas Sawyer (04 Sep 1716–02 Nov 1791) m. Lydia Sawyer (22 March 1728–4 September 1781)
  1. 1. Cornelius Sawyer 1748–1823 m. Anna Williams 1749–1807
    1. 1. Thomas (Angell) Sawyer 1776–1853 m. Sally Blair 1779–1852
      1. 1. Orson (Valentine) Sawyer 1806–1872 m. Lorena Barker 1810–1880
        1. 1. Lucy (C) Sawyer 1842–1925 m. Ralph McClellan 1837–1909
        2. 2. Mary (Clarabelle) Sawyer 1844–1877
        3. 3. Edward (Eugene) Sawyer 1834–1894 m. Lucinda (M) Hendrick 1841–1878
        4. 4. Nancy (Lorena) Sawyer 1831–1902 m. Philip (A) Upp 1829–1910
        5. 5. Hiram Sawyer 1839–1885 m. Harriet (“Hettie”) Hubble 1843–1896
      2. 2. Cornelius (Cuyler) Sawyer 1822–1883
        1. 1. Delorma (F) Sawyer 1852–1923 m. Helen (Maw) Russell 1868–1928
        2. 2. Addis (Annetta) Sawyer 1866–1945
      3. 3. Oliver (Warren) Sawyer 1804–1878 m. Lucia Cole 1805–1887
        1. 1. William (Cuyler) Sawyer 1844–
        2. 2. Angeline (Carton) Sawyer 1842–
        3. 3. Lucy (Jane) Sawyer 1834–
        4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Sawyer 1832–1906
        5. 5. Clarcy (Mary) Sawyer 1836–
        6. 6. Samuel (Cole) Sawyer 1838–1905
        7. 7. Zenantha (Buckley) Sawyer 1840–
        8. 8. James Sawyer 1848–
        9. 9. John (Cole) Sawyer 1831–
      4. 4. Anne (Williams) Sawyer 1808–1892 m. Luther Chapman 1799–1886
      5. 5. William (Bassett) Sawyer 1810–1876 m. Jane (Elizabeth) Comstock 1817–1883
        1. 1. Candace (Elah) Sawyer 1854–1937 m. Noah (W.) Laubach 1842–1920
      6. 6. Lucy (Ann) Sawyer 1811–1813
      7. 7. Hiram Sawyer 1813–1816
      8. 8. John (Blair) Sawyer 1816–1857 m. Mary (Ann) Brown 1826–1895
        1. 1. Thomas (D) Sawyer 1847–
        2. 2. Cornelia (Ellen) Sawyer 1848–1922 m. Miles Rainwater 1836–1914
        3. 3. Astley (T) Sawyer 1846–
      9. 9. Thomas (Ashley) Sawyer 1818–1872 m. Hannah (Elsa) Shell 1826–1912
        1. 1. Asa (Marion) Sawyer 1853–1936 m. Ida (Mae) Donns 1858–1933
        2. 2. Pemilia (Sophia) Sawyer 1850–1938
        3. 3. Philip (Shell) Sawyer 1852–
        4. 4. Anna (Maria) Sawyer 1848–
      10. 10. James (Prescott) Sawyer 1826–1896 m. Alice (Romina) Brey 1844–1908
    2. 2. Cornelius (Sawyer) Jr 1788–1868 m. Margaret Salisbury 1791–1862
      1. 1. Louisa Sawyer 1811–1868 m. John Halstead 1810–1894
      2. 2. John (W) Sawyer 1820–1838
      3. 3. Samantha Sawyer 1826–1904
      4. 4. Margaret Sawyer 1831–1845
      5. 5. Cuyler (S.) Sawyer 1828–1896
      6. 6. Seymour Sawyer 1824–1853
      7. 7. Nancy Sawyer 1815–1903
        1. 1. Henry Oldfield 1843–
    3. 3. Sibel Sawyer 1782–1876 m. Reuben (Warner) Fowler 1778–1856
    4. 4. Prescott Sawyer 1794–1876 m. Jemima Buckley 1799–1820 m. Zeruia Lamb 1804–1880
      1. 1. Caroline Sawyer 1818–1899 m. Daniel Farnham 1811–1896
      2. 2. Ransom (Gilbert Sawyer) Sr 1839–1910 m. Elizabeth (Brooks) Sawyer 1839–1912
        1. 1. Joseph (Smith) Sawyer 1874–1960
      3. 3. Henry (Alden) Sawyer 1830– m. Cordelia (E) Stone 1853–1939
      4. 4. Sylvia Sawyer 1844–
      5. 5. Cordelia (S) Sawyer 1828–1902 m. Emery Nelson 1820–
      6. 6. Jonas (P) Sawyer 1826–1878
      7. 7. Zeriua Sawyer 1832–
      8. 8. Frederick (Abel) Sawyer 1835–1915
      9. 9. Anna (Lena) Sawyer 1825–1892
      10. 10. William (C) Sawyer 1820–1899
      11. 11. Artemessia Sawyer 1824–1881 m. Oney (Rice) Hopkins 1818–1894
        1. 1. Selden (Rich) Hopkins 1843–
  2. 2. William Sawyer 1754–1845
  3. 3. Prescott Sawyer 1761–1831
  4. 4. James Sawyer 1747–1828
  5. 5. Sibbel Sawyer 1756–1777

Jonas Sawyer's Timeline

6 Records

1716
4 September 1716
Birth of Jonas Sawyer in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
1716
04 Sep 1716
Birth of Jonas Sawyer in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
1740
ABT 1740
Age 24
Jonas Sawyer was married in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
1746
11 November 1746
Age 30
Jonas Sawyer was married in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
1791
2 November 1791
Age 75
Death of Jonas Sawyer in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
1791
02 Nov 1791
Age 75
Death of Jonas Sawyer in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 September 1716
    Event Place: Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Sep 1716
    Event Place: Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [3] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1740
    Event Place: Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 November 1746
    Event Place: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 November 1791
    Event Place: Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Nov 1791
    Event Place: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Abington, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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