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Thomas Sawyer 1616 – 1706 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1616

Birth Location: of Rowley, England

Death Date: 1706

Death Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Sawyer

Mother: Agnes Sharpe

Spouse(s): Mary Prescott

Children(s): Nathaniel Sawyer

The story of Thomas Sawyer began in 1616 in of Rowley, England. Thomas Sawyer married Mary Prescott, and had children including Nathaniel Sawyer. Thomas Sawyer passed away in 1706 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Sawyer began in 1616 in of Rowley, England.
  • Thomas Sawyer married Mary Prescott, and had children including Nathaniel Sawyer.
  • Thomas Sawyer passed away in 1706 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sawyer
1582 – 1660
Birth Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
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Agnes Sharpe
1586 – 1635
Birth Location: Leverton, Lincolnshire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Prescott
1629 – 1705
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
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Children(s)

Nathaniel Sawyer
1670 – 1756
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Thomas Sawyer's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Sawyer
1616 – 1706
Birth Place: of Rowley, England
Parents
John Sawyer
1582 – 1660
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Agnes (May) Sharpe
1586 – 1635
Leverton, Lincolnshire, , England
Grandparents
THOMAS Sawyer
1556 – 1660
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire,England
Margaret West
1560 – 1630
Weybridge, Surrey, England
Richard (Jackson) Sharpe
1560 – 1628
Leverton, Lincolnshire, England
Isabel Austin
1561 – 1606
Tetbury, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lady Powell
1543 – 1570
William Baron
1520 – 1595
John Sharpe
– 1603
Lady Stanton
1537 – 1610
Thomas Austin
1538 – 1601
Lady Cresswell
1536 – 1574
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Powell
1518 – 1575
Elizabeth Dodson
1526 – 1590
William Stanton
1518 – 1575
Sir Austin
Lady AUSTYN\AUSTIN
1510 – 1572
Sir Cresswell
1510 – 1559
Catherine Sale
1512 – 1553

Thomas Sawyer's Descendants

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Thomas Sawyer (1616 – 1706) m. Mary Prescott (24 February 1629 – 12 Feb 1705)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Sawyer (1670 – 1756) m. Mary (1666 – 1687) m. Mary (1675 – 1713) m. MARY Houghton (18 Jun 1668 – 1 Mar 1754) m. Mary Sawyer (1654 – 1697) m. Mary Carter (July 24, 1673 – April 7, 1724) m. Mary Houghton ( – About 1709) m. Mary Houghton (24 July 1673 – 23 Sep 1713) m. Elizabeth, (2nd wife of Nathaniel) Sawyer (1675 – 28 Dec 1768)
    1. 1. John Sawyer (1700 – ) m. Sarah (1715 – )
      1. 1. Elizabeth Sawyer (1733 – 1800) m. Thomas Povey (1731 – 1783)
        1. 1. Thomas Povey (13 Aug 1759 – Apr 1840) m. Sarah (1751 – 1832)

Thomas Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1616
1616
Birth of Thomas Sawyer in of Rowley, England
of Rowley, England
1706
1706
Age 90
Death of Thomas Sawyer in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: of Rowley, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1706
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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