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Richard (The Pilgrim) Sayer 1590–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas

Death Date: 26 August 1676

Death Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Great-Grandfather

Mother: Marie Egmond

Spouse(s): Dorothy Thacher

Children(s): Paul Sears

The story of Richard (The Pilgrim) Sayer began in 1590 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas. In 1639, Richard (The Pilgrim) Sayer resided in Yarmouth. Richard (The Pilgrim) Sayer married Dorothy Thacher, and had children including Kynvet Sears, Paul Sears. Richard (The Pilgrim) Sayer passed away in 1676 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard (The Pilgrim) Sayer began in 1590 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas.
  • In 1639, Richard (The Pilgrim) Sayer resided in Yarmouth.
  • Richard (The Pilgrim) Sayer married Dorothy Thacher, and had children including Kynvet Sears, Paul Sears.
  • Richard (The Pilgrim) Sayer passed away in 1676 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Great-Grandfather
1528–1595
Birth Location: Amsterdam, N holland, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas
JG
Marie Egmond
1564–1678
Birth Location: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
ME

Spouses(s)

Dorothy Thacher
1603–1678
Birth Location: Queen Camel, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
DT

Children(s)

Paul Sears
1638–1708
Birth Location: Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
PS

Richard Sayer's Ancestors

Self
Richard Sayer
1590–1676
Birth Place: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas
Parents
John Bourchier Sears 14th Great-Grandfather
1528–1595
Amsterdam, N holland, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas
Marie (Lamoral Van) Egmond
1564–1678
Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Grandparents
Sir. (Richard (The Exile) Sayer \) Sayre\Sears
1508–1540
Colchester Borough, Essex, England
LADY (ANNE BOURCHIER) KNYVETT
1509–1607
Ashwellthorpe, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Sayer\Sayre\Sears
1482–1577
Sarah Sayer\Sayre\Sears
1486–1510
Sir II
1484–1546
Jane Knyvett
1486–1561
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Knyvet
–1504
Eleanor Tyrell
1466–1514
Katherine Bourchier
1467–1536

Richard Sayer's Descendants

1.
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Richard ((The Pilgrim)) Sayer (1590–26 August 1676) m. Dorothy Thacher (1603–19 March 1678)
  1. 1. Paul Sears 1638–1708 m. Deborah Willard 1645–1725
    1. 1. Paul Sears 1669–1739 m. Mercy Freeman 1674–1747
      1. 1. Thomas Sears 1699–1755 m. Elizabeth Sears 1706–1752
        1. 1. Thomas Sears 1746–
        2. 2. Willard Sears 1747–1826 m. Sarah Robbins 1752–1801
      2. 2. Joshua Sears 1708–1753
      3. 3. Mercy Sears 1702–
      4. 4. Paul Sears 1695–1770
      5. 5. Elizabeth Sears 1697–1728
      6. 6. Ebenezer Sears 1694–
      7. 7. Anne Sears 1706–1786 m. Ebenezer Bangs 1702–
      8. 8. Edmund Sears 1712–1796
      9. 9. Daniel Sears 1710–1771
      10. 10. Deborah Sears 1704–1781
      11. 11. Hannah Sears 1715–1739
      12. 12. Rebecca Sears 1701–1791
    2. 2. Samuel Sears 1663–1741
    3. 3. Mary Sears 1672–1775
    4. 4. Mercy Sears 1659–1672
    5. 5. Anna Sears 1674–1745
    6. 6. Daniel Sears 1682–1756
    7. 7. Richard Sears 1680–1718
    8. 8. Lydia Sears 1666–1748
    9. 9. Bethia Sears 1661–1724
    10. 10. John Sears 1677–1738

Richard Sayer's Timeline

3 Records

1590
1590
Birth of Richard (The Pilgrim) Sayer in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas
1639
1639
Age 49
Richard (The Pilgrim) Sayer resided here in Yarmouth
Yarmouth
1676
26 August 1676
Age 86
Death of Richard (The Pilgrim) Sayer in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Pays-Bas
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23905.003; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 3
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1633
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Yarmouth
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 August 1676
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Willard memoir : or, life and times of Major Simon Willard ; with notices of three generations of h
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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