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Thomas Sawyer 1555–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 1581

Death Location: Norfolk, England

Father: Edmund Sawyer

Mother: Jane Powell

Spouse(s): Margaret Powel, Magareta Weste

Children(s): John Sawyer

The story of Thomas Sawyer began in 1555 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Thomas Sawyer married Magareta Weste, Margaret Powel, and had children including John Sawyer, John Sayer. Thomas Sawyer passed away in 1581 in Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Sawyer began in 1555 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.
  • Thomas Sawyer married Magareta Weste, Margaret Powel, and had children including John Sawyer, John Sayer.
  • Thomas Sawyer passed away in 1581 in Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Sawyer
1540–1564
Birth Location: Crawston, Norfolk, England
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Jane Powell
1543–1570
Birth Location: Christ Church, Surrey, England
JP

Spouses(s)

Margaret Powel
–1796
Birth Location: –
MP
Magareta Weste
1560–1630
Birth Location: Weybridge, Surrey, England
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Children(s)

John Sawyer
1582–1660
Birth Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
JS

Thomas Sawyer's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Sawyer
1555–1581
Birth Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Edmund Sawyer
1540–1564
Crawston, Norfolk, England
Jane Powell
1543–1570
Christ Church, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Lady (Alice, Baroness, (Yeard)) Squire
1514–1567
Benwick, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England
John Powell
1518–1575
Mildenhall, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth (Lady) Dodson
1526–1590
Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Odell
1480–1572
Margaret Squire
1492–1567
Agnes White
1512–1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Louis Roussillon
1465–1487
Princess Belgium
1460–1521

Thomas Sawyer's Descendants

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Thomas Sawyer (1555–1581) m. Margaret Powel (–24 Oct 1796) m. Magareta Weste (1560–1630/1631)
  1. 1. John Sawyer 1582–1660 m. Agnes (May) Sharpe 1586–1635 m. Mrs (John) Sawyer 1586– m. Margery-- JACKSON 1570–1677 m. Agnes SHARPE 1586–1677 m. Mary Peachy 1582–
    1. 1. Thomas Sawyer 1616–1706 m. Mary Prescott 1630–1706 m. Mary Prescott 1630–
      1. 1. Thomas Sawyer 1649–1736 m. Hannah1648 Lewis 1649–1718
        1. 1. William1679 (Sawyer) Sayer 1679–1741 m. MARY HOUGHTON 1680–1752 m. Sarah (Thornton) Beaman 1681–1718
      2. 2. Elizabeth SAWYER 1653–1666
      3. 3. Marie (Mary) Sawyer 1652–1741
      4. 4. Nathaniel Sawyer 1660–1661
      5. 5. Elizabeth Sawyer 1645–1723
      6. 6. Marie Sawyer 1653–1739
      7. 7. Martha SAWYER 1631–1631
      8. 8. Anne Sawyer 1635–1665
      9. 9. Ephraim Sawyer 1650–1676
      10. 10. Mary Sawyer 1653–1711
      11. 11. Anne Sawyer 1644–1698
    2. 2. Edward Sawyer 1608–1703
    3. 3. Thomas Sawre 1616–1706
    4. 4. William Sawyer 1613–1702

Thomas Sawyer's Timeline

3 Records

1555
1555
Birth of Thomas Sawyer in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
1576
25 Nov 1576
Age 21
Thomas Sawyer was married
None
1581
1581
Age 26
Death of Thomas Sawyer in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1576
    Record Source: Lincolnshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1581
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
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