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Sir Knight Edmund Sawyer 1540–1564 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Cawston, Broadland, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 5 Sep 1564

Death Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Lord household.

Mother: Lady Sayre

Spouse(s): JANE FISKE

Children(s): Lord II

In 1540, Sir Knight Edmund Sawyer entered the world in Cawston, Broadland, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Lord Sir William Willem De Sayre Of Podington Of Podington Baron Of Hinwick A Yeoman An Attendant In A Noble Household And Lady Margery Alice Squire Baroness Sayre. Sir Knight Edmund Sawyer married Jane Agnes Fiske, and had children including Lord Edmund Thomas Sawyer Ii. Sir Knight Edmund Sawyer passed away in 1564 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Sir Knight Edmund Sawyer entered the world in Cawston, Broadland, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Lord Sir William Willem De Sayre Of Podington Of Podington Baron Of Hinwick A Yeoman An Attendant In A Noble Household And Lady Margery Alice Squire Baroness Sayre.
  • Sir Knight Edmund Sawyer married Jane Agnes Fiske, and had children including Lord Edmund Thomas Sawyer Ii.
  • Sir Knight Edmund Sawyer passed away in 1564 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord household.
1512–1564
Birth Location: Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Lh
Lady Sayre
1514–1568
Birth Location: Barton St David, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
LS

Spouses(s)

JANE FISKE
1543–1570
Birth Location: Hadleigh, Babergh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
JF

Children(s)

Lord II
1556–1638
Birth Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
LI

Sir Sawyer's Ancestors

Self
Sir Sawyer
1540–1564
Birth Place: Cawston, Broadland, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord Sir William (Willem) de Sayre, of Podington, , of Podington, Baron of Hinwick, A Yeoman -An attendant in a noble household.
1512–1564
Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Lady (Margery Alice Squire , Baroness) Sayre
1514–1568
Barton St David, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Thomas Sayer
1474–1530
Hinwick, Bedfordshire, England
Lady (Margaret Wotton , Marchioness of Dorset, Baroness) Grey
1487–1535
Boughton Malherbe, Maidstone Borough, Kent
Lord (Sir John Thomas Squire , Baron Squire of) Odell
1480–1555
Benwick, Cambridgeshire, England
Priness (Marguerite Capet Capet De) Bourbon
1492–1567
Benwick, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Wotton
1455–1524
Anne Belknap
1460–1530
Richard Squire
1460–1528
Elizabeth Sayle
1465–1528
King France
1465–1500
Marie Brabant
1460–1521
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Oston
1435–1488
Margaret Knollys
1432–1488

Sir Sawyer's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Edmund) Sawyer (1540–5 Sep 1564) m. JANE (AGNES) FISKE (27 Sept 1543–12 Oct 1570)
  1. 1. Lord (Edmund Thomas Sawyer) II 1556–1638 m. Mary (Margaret) West 1560–1630
    1. 1. John Sawyer 1582–1660 m. Agnes ("Ann May") Sharpe 1584–1635
      1. 1. Lt (William Sawyer ,) Immigrant 1613–1702 m. Ruth Benford 1623–1699
        1. 1. Mary Emery 1660–1693 m. John Emery 1656–1730
    2. 2. Margaret Sawyer 1584–1631 m. Simon Bradstreet 1580–1621
      1. 1. Samuel Bradstreet 1604–1697 m. An Bradstreet 1612–1672 m. Anna (Downing) Gardner 1633–1713
        1. 1. Hannah ('Ann') Bradstreet 1640–1707 m. Colonel (Honorable Andrew Wiggins , Justice of the) Peace 1635–1708
        2. 2. Rev (Simon Bradstreet) III 1640–1684 m. Lucia Woodbridge 1641–1714

Sir Sawyer's Timeline

6 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Sir Knight Edmund Sawyer in Crawston,Norfolk,England
Crawston,Norfolk,England
1530
1530
Birth of Sir Knight Edmund Sawyer in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
1540
1540
Birth of Sir Knight Edmund Sawyer in Cawston, Broadland, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Cawston, Broadland, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1564
1564
Age 24
Sir Knight Edmund Sawyer was married in England, England, United Kingdom
England, England, United Kingdom
1564
5 Sep 1564
Age 24
Death of Sir Knight Edmund Sawyer in Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, England
Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, England
1564
5 Sep 1564
Age 24
Death of Sir Knight Edmund Sawyer in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Crawston,Norfolk,England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Cawston, Broadland, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1564
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Gorleston, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1564
    Event Place: Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1564
    Event Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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