Capt. Samuel Sawyer

1735 - 1779  (~ 44 years)

• Name	Samuel Sawyer
  Christening	27 Apr 1735	Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3]
  He died while serving in the Revolutionary Army. Sawyer (1983) gives the year of Samuel's death as 1777 on page 99, but is correct on page 88.
  Married	21 Apr 1768 (~ 32 years)	Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 4]
  Mary Littlefield. After Samuel's death, Mary remarried in 1784 to Borak Maxwell of Wells, Maine. Issue: 1. Samuel Sawyer (1769-____) 2. Mary Sawyer (1770-____) 3. Eunice Sawyer (1771-1812) 4. Mary Sawyer (1772-____) 5. Ebenezer Sawyer (1774-____)
  Military	1777 (~ 41 years)  [1, 2, 3]
  He served in the Revolutionary Army.
  Death	1 Aug 1779  [1, 2, 3]
  Probate/Proved	1780 (~ 44 years)  [1]
  Samuel's probate records give his death as August 1778.
  Siblings	2 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. Capt. Samuel Sawyer,   c. 27 Apr 1735, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 1 Aug 1779  (Age ~ 44 years)   2. Mary Sawyer,   b. 15 Aug 1736, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A.   3. Sarah Sawyer,   b. 25 Jun 1738, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A.   4. Deacon William Sawyer,   c. 8 Nov 1740, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 8 Jul 1825, Limington, York County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 84 years)   5. Daniel Sawyer,   b. 1 Apr 1743, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. + 6. Hannah Sawyer,   b. 1 Apr 1744, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. d. Before 31 Jan 1789  (Age 44 years) ▻ Abijah Hatch,  m. 5 Nov 1767   7. Lydia Sawyer,   b. 15 Jul 1750, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A.
  Half siblings	1 half brother and 3 half sisters (family of William Sawyer and Mary Littlefield)
  1. Phebe Sawyer,   b. 7 Jul 1728, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A.   2. Sarah Sawyer,   b. 3 Aug 1729, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. d. young, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A.   3. Lydia Sawyer,   b. 14 Feb 1731, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. d. young, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A.   4. Daniel Sawyer,   b. 12 Mar 1733, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. d. young, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A.
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edmund Sawyer,   b. Abt 1540, Norfolk, England   (5 x Great Grandfather)  Violet  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I14269
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	William Sawyer,   b. 6 Feb 1705/06, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 17 Jul 1768, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Love Bragdon,   b. 19 May 1709, York, York County, Maine, U.S.A.
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Capt. Samuel Sawyer(1735 – 1779) 2William Sawyer(6 Feb 1705/06 – 1768) 4Daniel Sawyer(1683 – 1717) 8William Sawyer(1 Feb 1655/56 – 1718) 16Lt. William Sawyer(Abt 1613 – 1703) 17Ruth Bitfield(Abt 1623 – Abt 1693) 9Sarah Littlefield(1649 – Jan 1734/35) 18Francis Littlefield(1619 – Before 15 Jan 1712/13) 19Rebecca( – 1683) 5Sarah Bolles(1685 – ) 10Joseph Bolles 20Joseph Bolles(1608 – 1678) 21Mary Howell 11Mary Call 22Phillip Call(1627 – 1662) 23Mary Smith(1630 – 1709) 3Love Bragdon(1709 – ) 6Arthur Bragdon(1645 – ) 12 24 25 13 26 27 7Sarah Came(1670 – ) 14Arthur Came 28 29 15Violet 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 27 Apr 1735 - Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. Married - 21 Apr 1768 - Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A.  = 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

  [S814] Sawyer, Eleanor Grace. Sawyer Families of New England 1636-1900 , (Camden, Maine: Penobscot Press, 1995). [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). [S815] Sawyer, Fred E. Genealogical Index of the Sawyer Families of New England Prior to 1900, (Blackfoot, Idaho: Neves Printing Co., 1983). [S860] Stewart, George Sawin. "Records of the First Church of Wells, Maine", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Registe, volume LXXVI, 1922).