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Prudence Sawyer

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Prudence Sawyer was born on 24 Sep 1726 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was christened on 18 Nov 1726 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts (daughter of Elias Sawyer and Beatrix Pope).

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elias SawyerElias Sawyer was born in 1689 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (son of Thomas Sawyer and Hannah Lewis); died on 20 Nov 1752 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Miscellaneous: 20 Oct 1708, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; On 20 October 1708, he was taken to Canada along with his father as a captive. There he and his father helped build the first mill in exchange for their freedom. When finally allowed to go home, Elias Sawyer brought, with other things, a curiously glazed plate of red earthen ware, which was handed down from generation to generation. It finally was given to the Lancaster library, by the will of Ellsworth Sawyer, the last male descendant of that line.
    • Religion: 24 Mar 1716/17, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; On 24 March 1716/17 Elias and Beatrix owned covenant in the Lancaster Church at which time their two oldest children were baptized.
    • Last Full Review: 30 Jul 2020

    Elias married Beatrix Pope on yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Beatrix Pope (daughter of John Pope and Beatrix Houghton).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Religion: 24 Mar 1716/17, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts

    Notes:

    Religion:
    Elias and Beatrix owned covenant in the Lancaster Church at which time their two oldest children were baptized.

    Notes:

    Children: The children are listed in both the Lancaster and the Bolton vital records.

    Children:
    1. Thankful Sawyer was born in 1715; was christened on 24 Mar 1716/17 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 5 Dec 1755 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..
    2. Elijah Sawyer was christened on 24 Mar 1716/17 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    3. Elisha Sawyer was christened on 17 Aug 1718 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    4. Betty Sawyer was christened on 25 Feb 1722 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    5. 1. Prudence Sawyer was born on 24 Sep 1726 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was christened on 18 Nov 1726 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Thomas Sawyer was born on 2 Jul 1649 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (son of Thomas Sawyer and Mary Prescott); died on 5 Sep 1736 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: 1676; After the attack of 1676, he was one of the petitioners to the General Court for relief.
    • Moved to: Abt 1677, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Thomas was one of the first settlers to return to Lancaster after the destruction of 1676.
    • Military: 1704, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; His house became a garrison and he its commander.
    • History: 1705; He was captured by Indians in 1705 and was taken to Canada along with his son, Elias, and John Bigelow. Thomas was supposedly tied to a stake for torture when a friar brandished a key and threatened the Indians with opening the door to Purgatory and casting them into the eternal fires. This was probably on request by the French Governor who wished Thomas' skill in building a mill on the Chambly River. There he and his son helped build the first mill in exchange for their freedom.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    His birth was recorded as 2 (5) 1649.

    Name:

    Thomas married Hannah Lewis on 21 Nov 1672 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of William Lewis and Amy Wells) was born on 18 Mar 1648/49 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died before 1718 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Hannah Lewis was born on 18 Mar 1648/49 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (daughter of William Lewis and Amy Wells); died before 1718 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Married:
    Their marriage date was recorded as 21 (9) 1672.

    Children:
    1. Hannah Sawyer was born on 23 May 1675 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 1 May 1765 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    2. William Sawyer was born on 2 Feb 1679 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 3 Feb 1740/41 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old South Burying Ground, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..
    3. Joseph Sawyer was born about 1682 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Jul 1737 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    4. Bezaleel Sawyer was born on 13 May 1685 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 25 Aug 1760 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    5. 2. Elias Sawyer was born in 1689 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Nov 1752 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..
    6. Sarah Sawyer was born about 1692 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    7. Josiah Sawyer was born about 1694 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  3. 6.  John Pope was born in 1658; died in 1689.

    John married Beatrix Houghton. Beatrix (daughter of Robet Houghton and Esther Lippenwell) was born in 1685. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Beatrix Houghton was born in 1685 (daughter of Robet Houghton and Esther Lippenwell).
    Children:
    1. 3. Beatrix Pope


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Thomas Sawyer was born in 1616 in Lincolnshire, England; was christened on 24 Mar 1630 in Lincolnshire, England (son of John Sawyer); died on 12 Sep 1706 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Settlers Burial Yard, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Moved To: 1635, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts
    • Residence: 1645, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts
    • Moved to: 1647, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was on of the original settlers of Lancaster.
    • Proprietor: 1648, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
    • Occupation: 1648, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was a blacksmith.
    • History: 1705; While his son, Thomas, was held captive, he and his wife stayed with his son's daughter, Mary.
    • Will: 6 Mar 1705/06, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
    • Probate/Proved: 12 Apr 1720, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

    Notes:

    Name:

    Thomas married Mary Prescott on 2 Jul 1648 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of John Prescott and Mary Platts) was christened on 24 Feb 1629/30 in Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England; died in Apr 1716 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Mary Prescott was christened on 24 Feb 1629/30 in Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England (daughter of John Prescott and Mary Platts); died in Apr 1716 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Name:

    Children:
    1. 4. Thomas Sawyer was born on 2 Jul 1649 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 5 Sep 1736 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    2. Ephraim Sawyer was born on 16 Jan 1650/51 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 11 Feb 1676 in Lancaster (now Clinton), Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    3. Mary Sawyer was born on 4 Jan 1652/53 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    4. Elizabeth Sawyer was born on 07 Jan 1654/55 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died before 1663 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    5. Joshua Sawyer was born on 13 Mar 1655 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 14 Jul 1738 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    6. Cornet James Sawyer was born on 22 Mar 1657 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Jan 1753 in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut.
    7. Caleb Sawyer was born on 20 Apr 1659 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Feb 1755 in Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Harvard Center Cemetery, Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..
    8. John Sawyer was born on 6 Apr 1661 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Feb 1749/50 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut.
    9. Elizabeth Sawyer was born on 5 Jan 1663/64 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 16 Jan 1745 in Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut.
    10. Deborah Sawyer was born on 17 Jul 1666 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 17 Jul 1666 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    11. Nathaniel Sawyer was born on 24 Nov 1670 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Nov 1756 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    12. Hannah Sawyer was born on 24 Nov 1670 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died before 1739.
    13. Martha Sawyer was born on 10 Aug 1673 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died before 1739.

  3. 10.  William Lewis was born in England; died on 3 Dec 1671 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Immigration: 22 Jun 1632; William embarked for New England.
    • Freeman: 18 May 1642, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
    • Proprietor: 13 Mar 1653, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; John signed the orders of the town and became a proprietor of Lancaster 13 (1) 1653. In the first division of land, he received twenty acres.
    • Military: 2 Apr 1661; He was released from military service and assigned to pay five shillings per year for the upkeep of the town's militia.
    • Will: 21 Nov 1670; He mentions his wife, Amy.

    Notes:

    Name:


    Died:
    His death was recorded as 3 (10) 1671.

    William married Amy WellsEngland. Amy died after 1670. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Amy Wells died after 1670.
    Children:
    1. John Lewis was born on 1 Nov 1635 in England.
    2. Christopher Lewis was born in 1636 in England.
    3. Lydia Lewis was born on 25 Dec 1640 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Aug 1675 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    4. Josiah Lewis was born on 28 Jul 1641 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
    5. Isaac Lewis was born on 15 Apr 1644 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
    6. Mary Lewis was christened on 2 Aug 1646 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
    7. 5. Hannah Lewis was born on 18 Mar 1648/49 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died before 1718 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.


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