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Sir Edmund Sawyer 1540–1564 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Crawston, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 05 Sep 1564

Death Location: Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, England

Father: William Sayer

Mother: Alice Squire

Spouse(s): Jane Fiske, Lady Powell

Children(s): Lord Sawyer

In 1540, Sir Edmund Sawyer entered the world in Crawston, Norfolk, England, born to William Sayer And Alice Squire. Sir Edmund Sawyer married Jane Agnes Fiske, Lady Sarah Jane Powell, and had children including Lord Edmund Thomas Sawyer. Sir Edmund Sawyer passed away in 1564 in Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, England.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Sir Edmund Sawyer entered the world in Crawston, Norfolk, England, born to William Sayer And Alice Squire.
  • Sir Edmund Sawyer married Jane Agnes Fiske, Lady Sarah Jane Powell, and had children including Lord Edmund Thomas Sawyer.
  • Sir Edmund Sawyer passed away in 1564 in Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Sawyer's Ancestors

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Sir Sawyer
1540–1564
Birth Place: Crawston, Norfolk, England
Parents
William Sayer
1512–1564
Podington, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Alice Squire
1514–1567
Benwick, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
John Sayer
1495–1515
Pulham, Norfolk, England
Margaret (Kaye) Lady
1492–1572
Benwick, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England
Thomas Squire
1480–1572
Benwick, Cambridgeshire, England
Marguerite (Capet De) Bourbon
1484–1567
France
Great-Grandparents
Edward Kaye
–1591
Anna Tyrwhitt
1490–1574
Louis II
1465–1500
Marie Brabant
1460–1521
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Sawyer's Descendants

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Sir (Edmund) Sawyer (1540–05 Sep 1564) m. Jane (Agnes) Fiske (1538–1564) m. Lady (Sarah Jane) Powell (27 Sep 1543–1570)
  1. 1. Lord (Edmund Thomas) Sawyer 1556–1660 m. Margaret (Jaye) Weste 1560–1651
    1. 1. John Sawyer 1583–1651 m. Agnes Sharpe 1578–1635
      1. 1. Edward Sawyer 1608–1703 m. Mary Peasley 1610–1692
      2. 2. Thomas Sawyer 1616–1706 m. Mary Prescott 1629–1705
      3. 3. William (Arthur) Sawyer 1613–1701 m. Ruth (Elizabeth) Bitfield 1623–1699
        1. 1. Frances Sawyer 1658–1659
        2. 2. Mary Sawyer 1650–1659
        3. 3. Hannah Sawyer 1653–1659
        4. 4. Bitfield Sawyer 1647–1744
        5. 5. Mary Sawyer 1649–
        6. 6. Bitfield Sawyer 1667–1744
        7. 7. John Sawyer 1645–1689 m. Sarah Poore 1655–1735
        8. 8. Sarah Saywer 1651–1732 m. Joshua Browne 1642–1719
        9. 9. Stephen (A.) Sawyer 1663–1753 m. Ann (Bitfield) Titcomb 1666–1750
        10. 10. Frances Sawyer 1670–1744 m. Thomas (Tredwell) IV 1665–1743 m. Abraham Day 1670–
        11. 11. Hannah Sawyer 1665–1683 m. Thomas Tredwell 1642–1682
        12. 12. William Sawyer 1655–1718 m. Sarah Littlefield 1649–1734
        13. 13. Samuel Sawyer 1646–1718 m. Mary Emery 1652–1708
        14. 14. Mary Sawyer 1660–1699 m. John Emery 1656–1730
        15. 15. Ruth (Bitfield) Sawyer 1648–1707 m. Benjamin Morse 1640–1716

Sir Sawyer's Timeline

3 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Sir Edmund Sawyer in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
1540
1540
Birth of Sir Edmund Sawyer in Crawston, Norfolk, England
Crawston, Norfolk, England
1564
05 Sep 1564
Age 24
Death of Sir Edmund Sawyer in Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, England
Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Crawston, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Sep 1564
    Event Place: Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, England

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