Mary Sawyer

1672 - 1745  (73 years)

• Name	Mary Sawyer
  Birth	20 Jan 1672	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16]
  History	17 Oct 1691 (19 years)	Plymouth Colony merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony forming the Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Death	21 Jan 1744/45	Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [6, 13, 16]
  Burial	Aft 21 Jan 1744/45	Bridge Street Cemetery, West Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Bridge Street Cemetery,  West Newbury, Massachusetts   [16]
  	Gravestone of Mary Sawyer
  Probate/Proved	10 Feb 1745 (73 years)	Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [5, 12]
  Siblings	4 brothers and 3 sisters
  > 1. Mary Sawyer,   b. 20 Jan 1672, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 21 Jan 1744/45, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 73 years) ▻ Edward Woodman,  m. 29 Jun 1702 > 2. Samuel Sawyer,   b. 5 Jun 1674, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 21 Apr 1723, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 48 years) ▻ Abigail Goodridge,  m. 17 Dec 1702 + 3. John Sawyer,   b. 15 Mar 1676, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 Mar 1756, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 80 years) ▻ Mary Brown,  m. 25 Dec 1700 ;   Sarah Wells,  m. 25 Nov 1710   4. Hannah Sawyer,   b. 12 Jan 1678/79, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Yes, date unknown   5. Capt. Josiah Sawyer,   b. 20 Jan 1680/81, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 4 Apr 1756, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years)   6. baby girl Sawyer,   b. 7 Mar 1684, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 26 Mar 1684, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)   7. Benjamin Sawyer,   b. 27 Oct 1686, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1725, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 38 years)   8. baby girl Sawyer,   b. 15 Nov 1693, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 15 Nov 1693, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edmund Sawyer,   b. Abt 1540, Norfolk, England   (3 x Great Grandfather)  Judith,   b. 1578, Ipswich, Suffolk, England d. 17 Apr 1648, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 70 years)  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I14093
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Lt. Samuel Sawyer,   b. 22 Nov 1646, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Feb 1717/18, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Mary Emery,   b. 24 Jun 1652, Pembroke, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. d. 11 Feb 1718 (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Edward Woodman,   b. 20 Mar 1669/70, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 02 Feb 1718/19, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	29 Jun 1702	Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16]
  Age at Marriage	She : 30 years and 5 months - He : 32 years and 3 months.
  Children	1703 to 1713  [7, 9, 15, 16]
  1. Elizabeth Woodman (1703-____) 2. John Woodman (1704-____) 3. Samuel Woodman (1706-____) 4. Joseph Woodman (1709-____) 5. Edward Woodman (1711-____) 6. Daniel Woodman (1713-____)
  Family ID	F9696	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Mary Sawyer(1672 – 21 Jan 1744/45) 2Lt. Samuel Sawyer(1646 – 11 Feb 1717/18) 4Lt. William Sawyer(Abt 1613 – 1703) 8John Sawyer(1582 – 15 Jul) 16Thomas Sawyer(Abt 1556 – ) 17unknown wife 9 18 19 5Ruth Bitfield(Abt 1623 – Abt 1693) 10William Bitfield(Abt 1599 – ) 20 21 11Elizabeth 22 23 3Mary Emery(1652 – 1718) 6Sgt. John Emery(3 Feb 1628/29 – ) 12John Emery(29 Mar 1598/99 – 1683) 24John Emery(1570 – 1627) 25Agnes Northend(Abt 1575 – 1627) 13Mary( – 1649) 26 27 7Mary Webster(1630 – 1709) 14John Webster(1605 – 1646) 28Thomas Webster(Abt 1570 – 1634) 29Margaret(Abt 1574 – ) 15Mary Shatswell(1606 – 1694) 30John Shatswell(1574 – 1642) 31Judith(1578 – 1648)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 Jan 1672 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Marriage - 29 Jun 1702 - Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Death - 21 Jan 1744/45 - Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Burial - Aft 21 Jan 1744/45 - Bridge Street Cemetery, West Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 10 Feb 1745 - Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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