Francis Sawyer

1681 - 1756  (75 years)

• Name	Francis Sawyer
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	6 Mar 1681	Wells, York County, Maine   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Occupation	say 1701 (Age 20)  [4]
  He was a shopkeeper.
  Religion	1701 (Age 20)	Wells, York County, Maine   [4]
  He joined the church in Wells.
  Married	6 Oct 1705 (Age 24)	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Elizabeth Treadwell. Elizabeth, married Thomas Dennis first, She was received into communion on 30 November 1718 in Wells, York County, Maine. Issue: 1. Joseph Sawyer (1706-1774) 2. Elizabeth Sawyer (1709-1785) 3. Samuel Sawyer (1712-____) 4. Abigail Sawyer (1715-1779) 5. Mary Sawyer (1717-1786) 6. Daniel Sawyer (1719-1813) 7. Eunice Sawyer (1722-1744)
  Offices Held	1720 to 1721 (Age 39)  [2, 3, 4]
  He was a Representative to the Massachusetts General Court.
  Land/House	1722 (Age 41)	Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire   [1]
  He purchased land in Dover, New Hampshire in 1722, then in Chichester, New Hampshire.
  Moved To	Abt 1723 (Age 42)	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [3]
  This was after the death of his first wife.
  Married	15 Jan 1725 (Age 44)	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Susanna Lord, the daughter of Robert and Abigail (Ayers) Lord. She was born on 9 October 1687 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts. Susanna, married first, David Low. She died on Friday 30 May 1749 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Hannah Sawyer (1729-1731) 2. Samuel Sawyer (1730-1808)
  Land/House	1735 (Age 54)  [2, 3, 4]
  In 1735, he received land in Buxton, Maine in right of his father's military service.
  Married	6 Jan 1749 (Age 68)	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1, 3, 4]
  Hannah _____. Hannah, married first _____ Standford. She died in December 1750 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.
  Married	26 Oct 1751 (Age 70)	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1, 3, 4]
  Mary _____. She was born in 1694. Mary, married first, _____ Knowton. She died in February 1789 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.
  Will	17 Mar 1754 (Age 73)  [4]
  He mentions his wife Mary. Francis Sawyer wrote a codicil to his will on 04 Jun 1754.
  Death	31 Aug 1756	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Probate/Proved	16 Aug 1757	Essex County, Massachusetts   [4]
  Siblings	4 Siblings
  1. Joseph Sawyer,   b. 14 Aug 1678, Wells, York County, Maine d. 10 Aug 1703, Wells, York County, Maine  (Age 24 years)   2. Francis Sawyer,   b. 6 Mar 1681, Wells, York County, Maine d. 31 Aug 1756, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age 75 years) + 3. Daniel Sawyer,   b. 26 May 1683, Wells, York County, Maine d. 1717, Wells, York County, Maine  (Age 33 years) ▻ Sarah Bolles,  m. say 1703   4. Hannah Sawyer,   b. 9 Apr 1685, Wells, York County, Maine   5. Ruth Sawyer,   b. 26 May 1687, Wells, York County, Maine
  Person ID	I14109
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	William Sawyer,   b. 1 Feb 1655/56, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 7 Jun 1718, Wells, York County, Maine (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Sarah Littlefield,   b. 15 Nov 1649, Wells, York County, Maine d. Jan 1734/35, Wells, York County, Maine (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	2 Nov 1677	Wells, York County, Maine
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 9 months - She : 28 years.
  Family ID	F452	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 Mar 1681 - Wells, York County, Maine Religion - 1701 - Wells, York County, Maine Married - 6 Oct 1705 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Land/House - 1722 - Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire Moved To - Abt 1723 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Married - 15 Jan 1725 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Married - 6 Jan 1749 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Married - 26 Oct 1751 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Death - 31 Aug 1756 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Probate/Proved - 16 Aug 1757 - Essex County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S814] Sawyer, Eleanor Grace. Sawyer Families of New England 1636-1900 , (Camden, Maine: Penobscot Press, 1995). [S811] Appleton, William S. "Family of William Sawyer of Newbury", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XXVIII, 1874). [S812] Appleton, William S. Some Descendants of William Sawyer of Newbury, Mass., (Boston: David Clapp & Son, 1891). [S645] Hoyt, David W. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, with some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton volume II, Reprint 1902, (Providence, Rhode Island: Snow & Farnham, 1902).