John Sawyer

1661 - 1750  (88 years)

• Name	John Sawyer
  Birth	6 Apr 1661	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  His birth date was recorded as 6 (2) 1661.
  Married	16 Jun 1686 (25 years)	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 4]
  Mary Ball, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Pierce) Ball. She was born in 1651 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. When Mary was only 5 years old, on 3 January 1656, her father apprenticed her out of the home. After John's death, about 1705 Mary, married second, William Sterling. She was living on 8 February 1720/21 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, when she signed a receipt. She died on Thursday 27 February 1749/50 in Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut. Issue: 1. Edward Sawyer (1688-____) 2. Jacob Sawyer (1689-____) 3. Moses Sawyer (1690-____) 4. Joseph Sawyer (c1692-____) 5. James Sawyer (c1696-____)
  Moved To	Abt 1691 (29 years)	Connecticut, U.S.A.
  Death	27 Feb 1749/50	Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [2, 5]
  Siblings	6 brothers and 6 sisters
  + 1. Thomas Sawyer,   b. 2 Jul 1649, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 5 Sep 1736, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (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, U.S.A. d. 11 Feb 1676, Lancaster (now Clinton), Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 25 years) + 3. Mary Sawyer,   b. 4 Jan 1652/53, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ▻ Lt. Nathaniel Wilder,  m. 24 Jan 1673/74   4. Elizabeth Sawyer,   b. 07 Jan 1654/55, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Before 1663, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 7 years)   5. Joshua Sawyer,   b. 13 Mar 1655, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 14 Jul 1738, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 83 years)   6. Cornet James Sawyer,   b. 22 Mar 1657, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 Jan 1753, Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  (Age 95 years)   7. Caleb Sawyer,   b. 20 Apr 1659, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 13 Feb 1755, Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 95 years)   8. John Sawyer,   b. 6 Apr 1661, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 Feb 1749/50, Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  (Age 88 years)   9. Elizabeth Sawyer,   b. 5 Jan 1663/64, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 16 Jan 1745, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  (Age 81 years)   10. Deborah Sawyer,   b. 17 Jul 1666, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Jul 1666, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)   11. Nathaniel Sawyer,   b. 24 Nov 1670, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Nov 1756, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 85 years)   12. Hannah Sawyer,   b. 24 Nov 1670, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Before 1739  (Age 68 years)   13. Martha Sawyer,   b. 10 Aug 1673, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Before 1739  (Age 65 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edmund Sawyer,   b. Abt 1540, Norfolk, England   (2 x Great Grandfather)  Mary Platts,   b. Wygan, Lancashire, England d. After 1678, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I16352
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	Thomas Sawyer,   b. 1616, Lincolnshire, England d. 12 Sep 1706, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Prescott,   c. 24 Feb 1629/30, Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England d. Apr 1716, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 86 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1John Sawyer(1661 – 27 Feb 1749/50) 2Thomas Sawyer(1616 – 1706) 4John Sawyer(1582 – 15 Jul) 8Thomas Sawyer(Abt 1556 – ) 16Edmund Sawyer(Abt 1540 – ) 17unknown wife 9unknown wife 18 19 5 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Mary Prescott(24 Feb 1629/30 – 1716) 6John Prescott(1604/05 – 1681) 12Ralph Prescott(1569 – 1609) 24Roger Prescott(Abt 1532 – 1594) 25Ellen Shaw 13Helen(Abt 1571 – 1643) 26 27 7Mary Platts( – 1678) 14Abraham Gawkroger Platts 28James Gawkroger Platts 29Genet Fairbanke(1552 – ) 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 Apr 1661 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 16 Jun 1686 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved To - Abt 1691 - Connecticut, U.S.A. Death - 27 Feb 1749/50 - Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, 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

  [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). [S1094] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Lancaster Records" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVII, 1863). [S1206] Warren, Frank D. and George H. Ball. The Descendants of John Ball of Watertown, Massachusetts 1630-1635, (Boston: Spaulding Moss Co., 1932). [S67] Ancestral File (LDS), (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), Questionnable Source.