Thomas Sawyer

1649 - 1736  (87 years)

• Name	Thomas Sawyer
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	2 Jul 1649	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  	His birth was recorded as 2 (5) 1649.
  History	1676
  	After the attack of 1676, he was one of the petitioners to the General Court for relief.
  Moved to	Abt 1677 (Age 28)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Thomas was one of the first settlers to return to Lancaster after the destruction of 1676.
  Military	1704 (Age 55)	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.
  Death	5 Sep 1736	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Siblings	12 Siblings
  + 1. Thomas Sawyer,   b. 2 Jul 1649, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 5 Sep 1736, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 87 years) ▻ Sarah Fairbanks,  m. 11 Oct 1670 ;   Hannah Lewis,  m. 21 Nov 1672 ;   Mary Rice,  m. 15 Jul 1718 ;   Anna,  m. 31 Dec 1733   2. Ephraim Sawyer,   b. 16 Jan 1650/51, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 11 Feb 1676, Lancaster (now Clinton), Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 25 years) + 3. Mary Sawyer,   b. 4 Jan 1652/53, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts ▻ Lt. Nathaniel Wilder,  m. 24 Jan 1673/74   4. Elizabeth Sawyer,   b. 07 Jan 1654/55, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. Before 1663, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 7 years)   5. Joshua Sawyer,   b. 13 Mar 1655, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 14 Jul 1738, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age 83 years)   6. Cornet James Sawyer,   b. 22 Mar 1657, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 27 Jan 1753, Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut  (Age 95 years)   7. Caleb Sawyer,   b. 20 Apr 1659, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 13 Feb 1755, Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 95 years)   8. John Sawyer,   b. 6 Apr 1661, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 27 Feb 1749/50, Lyme, New London County, Connecticut  (Age 88 years)   9. Elizabeth Sawyer,   b. 5 Jan 1663/64, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 16 Jan 1745, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut  (Age 81 years)   10. Deborah Sawyer,   b. 17 Jul 1666, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 17 Jul 1666, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 0 years)   11. Nathaniel Sawyer,   b. 24 Nov 1670, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 10 Nov 1756, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 85 years)   12. Hannah Sawyer,   b. 24 Nov 1670, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. Before 1739  (Age 68 years)   13. Martha Sawyer,   b. 10 Aug 1673, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. Before 1739  (Age 65 years)
  Person ID	I965	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	Thomas Sawyer,   b. 1616, Lincolnshire, England d. 12 Sep 1706, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Mary Prescott,   c. 24 Feb 1629/30, Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England d. Apr 1716, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 86 years)
  Marriage	2 Jul 1648	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 32 years and 7 months - She : 18 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Fairbanks,   b. 9 Dec 1645, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 02 Mar 1671/72, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	11 Oct 1670	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  	Their marriage date was recorded as 11 (8) 1670.
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 3 months - She : 24 years and 10 months.
  Children	1. Sarah Sawyer,   b. 3 Jan 1671/72, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   2. Mary Sawyer,   b. 30 Jan 1671/72, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F901	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2018

  
  

  Family 2	Hannah Lewis,   b. 18 Mar 1648/49, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. Before 1718, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	21 Nov 1672	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3]
  	Their marriage date was recorded as 21 (9) 1672.
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 4 months - She : 23 years and 8 months.
  Children	+ 1. Hannah Sawyer,   b. 23 May 1675, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 1 May 1765, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 89 years)   2. William Sawyer,   b. 2 Feb 1679, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 3 Feb 1740/41, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 62 years)   3. Joseph Sawyer,   b. Abt 1682, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 10 Jul 1737, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 55 years)   4. Bezaleel Sawyer,   b. 13 May 1685, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 25 Aug 1760, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 75 years) + 5. Elias Sawyer,   b. 1689, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 20 Nov 1752, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 63 years)   6. Sarah Sawyer,   b. Abt 1692, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   7. Josiah Sawyer,   b. About 1694, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F480	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2018

  
  

  Family 3	Mary Rice,   b. 4 Sep 1656, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 22 Aug 1733, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	15 Jul 1718	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 69 years - She : 61 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F510	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2018

  
  

  Family 4	Anna   d. Nov 1753, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Marriage	31 Dec 1733	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 84 years and 5 months - She : ??.
  Family ID	F902	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 Jul 1649 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Marriage - 11 Oct 1670 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Sarah Sawyer - 3 Jan 1671/72 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Mary Sawyer - 30 Jan 1671/72 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Marriage - 21 Nov 1672 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Hannah Sawyer - 23 May 1675 - Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Moved to - Abt 1677 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - William Sawyer - 2 Feb 1679 - Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Child - Joseph Sawyer - Abt 1682 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Bezaleel Sawyer - 13 May 1685 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Elias Sawyer - 1689 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Sarah Sawyer - Abt 1692 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Josiah Sawyer - About 1694 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Military - 1704 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Marriage - 15 Jul 1718 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Marriage - 31 Dec 1733 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Death - 5 Sep 1736 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S994] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Lancaster Records", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVI, 1862). [S1050] Barlow, Claude W. "The Children of Thomas Sawyer of Lancaster" , (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume 30, 1954). [S952] Hudson, Charles. History of the Town of Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts from its First Settlement in 1657 to 1861 with a Brief Sketch of the Town of Northborough, (Boston: T.R. Marvin & Son, 1862).