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Nathaniel Sawyer 1670 – 1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1670

Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1756

Death Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Sawyer

Mother: Mary Prescott

Spouse(s): Mary None, Mary None, MARY Houghton, Mary Sawyer, Mary Carter, Mary Houghton, Mary Houghton, Elizabeth, Sawyer

Children(s): John Sawyer

The story of Nathaniel Sawyer began in 1670 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. Nathaniel Sawyer married Mary, Mary, MARY Houghton, Mary Sawyer, Mary Carter, Mary Houghton, Mary Houghton, Elizabeth, 2nd wife of Nathaniel Sawyer, and had children including John Sawyer. Nathaniel Sawyer passed away in 1756 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Nathaniel Sawyer began in 1670 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Nathaniel Sawyer married Mary, Mary, MARY Houghton, Mary Sawyer, Mary Carter, Mary Houghton, Mary Houghton, Elizabeth, 2nd wife of Nathaniel Sawyer, and had children including John Sawyer.
  • Nathaniel Sawyer passed away in 1756 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sawyer
1616 – 1706
Birth Location: of Rowley, England
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Mary Prescott
1629 – 1705
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Mary None
1666 – 1687
Birth Location: –
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Mary None
1675 – 1713
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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MARY Houghton
1668 – 1754
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Mary Sawyer
1654 – 1697
Birth Location: –
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Mary Carter
1673 – 1724
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Houghton
– 1709
Birth Location: –
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Mary Houghton
1673 – 1713
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth, Sawyer
1675 – 1768
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

John Sawyer
1700 –
Birth Location: Gravesend, Kent, England
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Nathaniel Sawyer's Ancestors

Self
Nathaniel Sawyer
1670 – 1756
Birth Place: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Thomas Sawyer
1616 – 1706
of Rowley, England
Mary Prescott
1629 – 1705
Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
Grandparents
John Sawyer
1582 – 1660
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Agnes (May) Sharpe
1586 – 1635
Leverton, Lincolnshire, , England
John Prescott
1604 – 1681
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Mary Platts
1607 – 1688
Sowerby, Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
THOMAS Sawyer
1556 – 1660
Margaret West
1560 – 1630
Richard Sharpe
1560 – 1628
Isabel Austin
1561 – 1606
Ralph Shevington
1567 – 1609
Ellen Shaw
1570 – 1643
James Gawkroger
1578 – 1628
Martha Ainsworth
1580 – 1632
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Powell
1543 – 1570
William Baron
1520 – 1595
John Sharpe
– 1603
Lady Stanton
1537 – 1610
Thomas Austin
1538 – 1601
Lady Cresswell
1536 – 1574
Roger Shevington
1538 – 1594
Ellen Standish
1539 – 1576
Robert Shaw
1540 – 1634
Lady Cowp
1542 – 1636
James Platts
1548 – 1592
Lady Fairbanks
1552 – 1591
Robert Hayneworth
1553 – 1591
Lady Farnsworth
1553 – 1650

Nathaniel Sawyer's Descendants

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Nathaniel Sawyer (1670 – 1756) m. Mary (1666 – 1687) m. Mary (1675 – 1713) m. MARY Houghton (18 Jun 1668 – 1 Mar 1754) m. Mary Sawyer (1654 – 1697) m. Mary Carter (July 24, 1673 – April 7, 1724) m. Mary Houghton ( – About 1709) m. Mary Houghton (24 July 1673 – 23 Sep 1713) m. Elizabeth, (2nd wife of Nathaniel) Sawyer (1675 – 28 Dec 1768)
  1. 1. John Sawyer (1700 – ) m. Sarah (1715 – )
    1. 1. Elizabeth Sawyer (1733 – 1800) m. Thomas Povey (1731 – 1783)
      1. 1. Thomas Povey (13 Aug 1759 – Apr 1840) m. Sarah (1751 – 1832)
        1. 1. Sarah Povey (1787 – 1858) m. Henry (Andrew) Bickerstaff (1780 – 2 Apr 1858)

Nathaniel Sawyer's Timeline

3 Records

1670
1670
Birth of Nathaniel Sawyer in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
1734
19 Mar 1734/35
Age 64
Nathaniel Sawyer was married in Lancaster, Massachusetts
Lancaster, Massachusetts
1756
1756
Age 86
Death of Nathaniel Sawyer in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1734/35
    Event Place: Lancaster, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Newton, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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