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Thomas Sawyer 1616–1706 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1616

Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 12 September 1706

Death Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: John Sawyer

Mother: Agnes Sharpe

Spouse(s): Mary Prescott

Children(s): Thomas Sayer

In 1616, Thomas Sawyer entered the world in Lincolnshire, England, born to John Sawyer And Agnes May Sharpe. Thomas Sawyer married Mary Prescott, and had children including Thomas Sawyer Sayer. Thomas Sawyer passed away in 1706 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1616, Thomas Sawyer entered the world in Lincolnshire, England, born to John Sawyer And Agnes May Sharpe.
  • Thomas Sawyer married Mary Prescott, and had children including Thomas Sawyer Sayer.
  • Thomas Sawyer passed away in 1706 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Sawyer's Ancestors

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Thomas Sawyer
1616–1706
Birth Place: Lincolnshire, England
Parents
John Sawyer
1582–1651
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Agnes (May) Sharpe
1585–1634
Leverton, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Lord (Edmund) Sawyer
1552–
Isabel Austin
1561–1606
Tetbury, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Sawyer's Descendants

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Thomas Sawyer (1616–12 September 1706) m. Mary Prescott (1630–4 Feb 1706)
  1. 1. Thomas (Sawyer \) Sayer 1649–1736 m. Hannah Lewis 1649–1720
    1. 1. Joseph Sawyer 1683–1737 m. Sarah (Thornton) Beaman 1682–1718
      1. 1. Thomas Sawyer 1710–1797 m. Elizabeth Houghton 1710–1760
        1. 1. Abner (Sawyer) Lt 1742–1779 m. Hannah Lamb 1744–1836

Thomas Sawyer's Timeline

4 Records

1616
1616
Birth of Thomas Sawyer in Lincolnshire, England
Lincolnshire, England
1620
29 Sep 1620
Age 4
Thomas Sawyer was baptized in London, England
London, England
1706
12 September 1706
Age 90
Death of Thomas Sawyer in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1706
1706
Age 90
Thomas Sawyer - Probate in Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] North America, Family Histories
    [8] Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1620
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Rowley, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: 80 immigrants : our Merrill-Covell pedigree

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 September 1706
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records
    [5] Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1706
    Event Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

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