Abt 1613 - 1703 (89 years)
-
Name |
William Sawyer |
Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
|
Birth |
Abt 1613 |
Lincolnshire, England [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] |
Immigration |
1636 (Age 23) [1] |
Residence |
1640 (Age 27) |
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts [1, 7, 8] |
Proprietor |
1642 (Age 29) |
Salem (now Wenham), Essex County, Massachusetts [2, 9] |
Offices Held |
2 Apr 1668 (Age 55) |
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts [1, 2] |
He was appointed the Fence Viewer. He was appointed again on 3 April 1671. |
Offices Held |
5 Mar 1677 (Age 64) |
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts [1, 2] |
He was appointed the Surveyor of Highways. |
History |
1678 [1, 2, 3, 4, 6] |
William took The Oath of Allegiance to King Charles II in 1678. |
Offices Held |
24 Mar 1679/80 (Age 67) |
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts [1, 2] |
He was appointed a Tithing Man. He served in this post again starting 22 March 1686. |
Religion |
1681 (Age 68) [1, 2, 4, 5, 6] |
In 1681, he and his wife, as well as his daughter, Ruth, and her husband, joined the First Baptist Church of Boston. A year later, he and his eldest son, founded the Baptist Church in Newbury, which soon became extinct. |
Will |
30 May 1693 (Age 80) |
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts [2] |
In his will he mentions his wife Ruth, and his children: Stephen, Ruth, Sarah, Mary, and Frances. |
Death |
1702 to 1703 |
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts [1, 4] |
Estate Admin |
1 Mar 1702/03 |
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts [2, 3, 4, 6] |
The estate of Lt. William Sawyer was administered by John Emery. |
Siblings |
2 Siblings |
| 1. Edward Sawyer, b. 1608, Lincolnshire, England d. 31 May 1703, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 95 years) | + | 2. Lt. William Sawyer, b. Abt 1613, Lincolnshire, England d. 1702 to 1703, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 89 years) ▻ Ruth Bitfield, m. 1644 | + | 3. Thomas Sawyer, b. 1616, Lincolnshire, England d. 12 Sep 1706, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 90 years) ▻ Mary Prescott, m. 2 Jul 1648 | |
Person ID |
I518 |
| Roy Line |
Last Modified |
16 Oct 2018 |
Family |
Ruth Bitfield, b. Abt 1623, England d. Abt May 1693, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 70 years) |
Marriage |
1644 |
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts [1, 5, 7, 8] |
Age at Marriage |
He : ~ 31 years - She : ~ 21 years. |
Children |
| 1. John Sawyer, b. 24 Aug 1645, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 18 Mar 1688/89, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 43 years) |
+ | 2. Lt. Samuel Sawyer, b. 22 Nov 1646, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 11 Feb 1717/18, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 71 years) |
| 3. Ruth Sawyer, b. 16 Sep 1648, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. Abt 1715 (Age 66 years) |
| 4. Mary Sawyer, b. 7 Feb 1649/50, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 24 Jun 1659, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 9 years) |
| 5. Sarah Sawyer, b. 20 Nov 1651, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 2 Aug 1732, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 80 years) |
| 6. Hannah Sawyer, b. 23 Feb 1654, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 25 Jan 1659/60, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 5 years) |
+ | 7. William Sawyer, b. 1 Feb 1655/56, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 7 Jun 1718, Wells, York County, Maine (Age 62 years) |
| 8. Frances Sawyer, b. 24 Mar 1658, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 7 Feb 1660, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 1 year) |
| 9. Mary Sawyer, b. 29 Jul 1660, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 3 Nov 1699, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 39 years) |
| 10. Stephen Sawyer, b. 25 Apr 1663, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 8 Jun 1753, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 90 years) |
| 11. Hannah Sawyer, b. 11 Jan 1664, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 28 Aug 1683, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 19 years) |
| 12. Frances Sawyer, b. 3 Nov 1670, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. Oct 1744, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 73 years) |
| 13. Bitfield Sawyer, b. Abt 1672, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 1769 (Age 97 years) |
|
Family ID |
F99 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
19 Mar 2019 |
-
Event Map |
|
 | Birth - Abt 1613 - Lincolnshire, England |
 |
 | Residence - 1640 - Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts |
 |
 | Proprietor - 1642 - Salem (now Wenham), Essex County, Massachusetts |
 |
 | Marriage - 1644 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
 |
 | Child - John Sawyer - 24 Aug 1645 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
 |
 | Child - Lt. Samuel Sawyer - 22 Nov 1646 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
 |
 | Child - Ruth Sawyer - 16 Sep 1648 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
 |
 | Child - Mary Sawyer - 7 Feb 1649/50 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
 |
 | Child - Sarah Sawyer - 20 Nov 1651 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
 |
 | Child - Hannah Sawyer - 23 Feb 1654 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
 |
 | Child - William Sawyer - 1 Feb 1655/56 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
 |
 | Child - Frances Sawyer - 24 Mar 1658 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
 |
 | Child - Mary Sawyer - 29 Jul 1660 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
 |
 | Child - Stephen Sawyer - 25 Apr 1663 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
 |
 | Child - Hannah Sawyer - 11 Jan 1664 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
 |
 | Offices Held - 2 Apr 1668 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
 |
 | Child - Frances Sawyer - 3 Nov 1670 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
 |
 | Child - Bitfield Sawyer - Abt 1672 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
 |
 | Offices Held - 5 Mar 1677 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
 |
 | Offices Held - 24 Mar 1679/80 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
 |
 | Will - 30 May 1693 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
 |
 | Death - 1702 to 1703 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
 |
 | Estate Admin - 1 Mar 1702/03 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
 |
|
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).
- [S829] Underhill, Lora Altine Woodbury. Descendants of Edward Small of New England. Volume 1 , (New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1934).
- [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).
- [S831] Bouley, Charles Henry. Biographical Sketches of the Pioneer Settlers of New England and Their Descendants in Worcester, Massachusetts, (Barre, Massachusetts: Barre Publishers, 1964).
- [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).
- [S830] Sawyier, Nathaniel. A Genealogy of Some of the Descendants of William Sawyer of Newbury, Mass, (Manchester, New Hampshire: William E. Moore, 1889).
- [S813] Currier, Richard Sawyer. Genealogical History of the Currier Family , (Montpelier, Vermont: Capital City Press, 1935).
- [S1195] Plummer, John. "The English Origin of Samuel Bitfield of Boston, Massachusetts", (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, Volume LXVII, 1992).
|
|