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Samuel Drake Sayers 1797–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 MAR 1797

Birth Location: , Tazewell, VA

Death Date: 28 SEP 1866

Death Location: , Grundy ,MO

Father: Alexander Sayers

Mother: Susannah Cecil

Spouse(s): Jane Higgenbotham

Children(s): Augustas Sayers, Moses Sayers, James Sayers, Elizabeth Sayers, Ellen Sayers, Joseph Sayers

Samuel Drake Sayers was born in 1797 in , Tazewell, VA, the child of Alexander Sayers And Susannah Cecil. Samuel Drake Sayers married Jane Higgenbotham, Sarah Mceffe Scott, and had children including Ahart K Sayers, Augustas R Sayers, Elizabeth F Sayers, Ellen R Sayers, James A Sayers, Jennie Sayers, Joseph P Sayers, Moses Shannon Sayers, Rachel Sayers. Samuel Drake Sayers passed away in 1866 in , Grundy ,MO.

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Biography

  • Samuel Drake Sayers was born in 1797 in , Tazewell, VA, the child of Alexander Sayers And Susannah Cecil.
  • Samuel Drake Sayers married Jane Higgenbotham, Sarah Mceffe Scott, and had children including Ahart K Sayers, Augustas R Sayers, Elizabeth F Sayers, Ellen R Sayers, James A Sayers, Jennie Sayers, Joseph P Sayers, Moses Shannon Sayers, Rachel Sayers.
  • Samuel Drake Sayers passed away in 1866 in , Grundy ,MO.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Sayers
1772–1840
Birth Location: VA
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Susannah Cecil
1775–1851
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Jane Higgenbotham
1804–1857
Birth Location: , Tazewell, VA
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Children(s)

Augustas Sayers
1839–1911
Birth Location: , Tazewell, VA
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Moses Sayers
1822–1910
Birth Location: , Tazewell, VA
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James Sayers
1834–1852
Birth Location: , Tazewell, VA
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Elizabeth Sayers
1836–1852
Birth Location: , Tazewell, VA
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Ellen Sayers
1841–1852
Birth Location: , Tazewell, VA
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Joseph Sayers
1821–1870
Birth Location: , Tazewell, VA
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Samuel Sayers's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Sayers
1797–1866
Birth Place: , Tazewell, VA
Parents
Alexander Sayers
1772–1840
VA
Susannah Cecil
1775–1851
Grandparents
William Cecil
1750–1836
Christianberg, Neck Creek, VA
Nancy (Ann) Witten
1755–1843
, Prince George, MD
Great-Grandparents
Thomas WITTEN
1719–1794
Elizabeth CECIL
1719–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas WITTEN
1671–1718
Ann CECIL
1671–1730
Philip CECIL
1693–1732
Elizabeth GITTINGS
1698–1735

Samuel Sayers's Descendants

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Samuel (Drake) Sayers (14 MAR 1797–28 SEP 1866) m. Jane Higgenbotham (31 MAY 1804–8 SEP 1857)
  1. 1. Augustas (R) Sayers 1839–1911 m. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Higgenbotham 1843–1892
    1. 1. Robert (Moses) Sayers 1866–1934 m. Ermie (Matilda) Chandler 1872–1892
      1. 1. Joseph (Robert) Sayers 1892–1926 m. Flora (Mae) Gerdes 1903–1932 m. Nellie Gerdes 1901–1955
        1. 1. Harold Sayers 1916–1973
        2. 2. Wilbur Sayers 1925–
        3. 3. Avis Sayers 1919–
        4. 4. Erma Sayers 1921–
    2. 2. Samuel (S) Sayers 1876–1878
  2. 2. Moses (Shannon) Sayers 1822–1910 m. Dorcus Ashbury 1823–1884
  3. 3. James (A) Sayers 1834–1852
  4. 4. Elizabeth (F) Sayers 1836–1852
  5. 5. Ellen (R) Sayers 1841–1852
  6. 6. Joseph (P) Sayers 1821–1870

Samuel Sayers's Timeline

2 Records

1797
14 MAR 1797
Birth of Samuel Drake Sayers in , Tazewell, VA
, Tazewell, VA
1866
28 SEP 1866
Age 69
Death of Samuel Drake Sayers in , Grundy ,MO
, Grundy ,MO

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 MAR 1797
    Event Place: , Tazewell, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 SEP 1866
    Event Place: , Grundy ,MO
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