Mary Sawyer

1653 -

• Name	Mary Sawyer
  Birth	4 Jan 1652/53	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Her birth was recorded as 4 (11) 1652.
  History	1705 (51 years)
  Mary testified that while her brother was held captive by the Indians in 1705, she took care of her father and mother.
  Living	5 Nov 1740 (87 years)  [5]
  This was the date when her father's estate was settled.
  Estate Admin	22 Jan 1740/41 (88 years)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  The estate of Mary (Sawyer) Wilder was administered by Capt. Ephraim Wilder.
  Siblings	7 brothers and 5 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	I517	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Thomas Sawyer,   b. 1616, Lincolnshire, England d. 12 Sep 1706, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 90 years)
  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)
  Family ID	F503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Lt. Nathaniel Wilder,   b. 3 Nov 1655, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 31 Jul 1704, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1673/74	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	She : 21 years - He : 18 years and 2 months.
  Children	5 sons and 4 daughters
  1. Nathaniel Wilder,   b. 1675, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 19 May 1679, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 4 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Captain Ephraim Wilder,   b. 16 Apr 1677, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 13 Dec 1769, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 92 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   3. Mary Wilder,   b. 12 May 1679, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1728, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age 48 years) ▻ Simon Stevens  m. 1701     4. Elizabeth Wilder,   b. 14 Feb 1680/81, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Jonathan Wilder,   b. 20 Apr 1682, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Aug 1707, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 25 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   6. Dorothy Wilder,   b. 1686, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 20 Aug 1738, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 52 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Samuel Carter  m. Mar 1701     7. Nathaniel Wilder,   b. 1688, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 15 May 1778, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 90 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Eunice Wilder,   b. 1690, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 15 May 1778, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 88 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     9. Oliver Wilder,   b. 1694, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 8 Mar 1765, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 71 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Mary Sawyer(4 Jan 1652/53 – ) 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 - 4 Jan 1652/53 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 24 Jan 1673/74 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Estate Admin - 22 Jan 1740/41 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, 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

  [S804] MacKenzie, George Norbury. Colonial Families of the United States of America, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1966). [S815] Sawyer, Fred E. Genealogical Index of the Sawyer Families of New England Prior to 1900, (Blackfoot, Idaho: Neves Printing Co., 1983). [S994] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Lancaster Records", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVI, 1862). [S464] Nourse, Henry S. The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1850, (Lancaster, Massachusetts: Henry S. Nourse, 1890). [S1050] Barlow, Claude W. "The Children of Thomas Sawyer of Lancaster" , (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume 30, 1954).