James SawyerAge: 71 years1632–1703
- Name
- James Sawyer
- Given names
- James
- Surname
- Sawyer
| Birth | 1632 24 39 |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Sawyer before 1636 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Henry Sawyer before 1636 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Sawyer 1637 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry Sawyer 1637 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Peasley 1639 (Age 7 years) |
| Marriage | Sarah Bray — View this family 1670 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | John Sawyer 1676 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Sawyer — Rebecca Stanford — View this family February 20, 1701 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a father | Edward Sawyer May 31, 1703 (Age 71 years) |
| Fact 1 | Fact 1 yesNote: See Note Page
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| Death | 1703 (Age 71 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Edward Sawyer Birth: about 1608 26 24 — Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England Death: May 31, 1703 — Rowley, Essex Co., MA |
| mother |
Mary Peasley Birth: 1593 Death: 1639 |
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Marriage: 1622 — |
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11 years himself |
James Sawyer Birth: 1632 24 39 — Cambridgeshire, England Death: 1703 — Gloucester, Essex Co., MA |
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5 years younger sister |
Mary Sawyer Birth: before 1636 28 43 — England Death: 1637 |
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1 year younger brother |
Henry Sawyer Birth: before 1636 28 43 — England Death: 1637 |
| Family with Sarah Bray |
| himself |
James Sawyer Birth: 1632 24 39 — Cambridgeshire, England Death: 1703 — Gloucester, Essex Co., MA |
| wife |
Sarah Bray Birth: 1651 51 42 — Gloucester, Essex Co., MA Death: April 24, 1707 — Gloucester, Essex Co., MA |
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Marriage: 1670 — Gloucester, Essex Co., MA |
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7 years son |
John Sawyer Birth: 1676 44 25 — Ipswich, Essex Co., MA Death: February 23, 1760 — Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co., ME |
- Generation 1
James Sawyer, son of Edward Sawyer and Mary Peasley, was born in 1632 in Cambridgeshire, England and died in 1703 in Gloucester, Essex Co., MA at the age of 71. He married Sarah Bray, daughter of Thomas Bray and Mary Wilson, in 1670 in Gloucester, Essex Co., MA. She was born in 1651 in Gloucester, Essex Co., MA and died on April 24, 1707 in Gloucester, Essex Co., MA at the age of 56.
Children of James Sawyer and Sarah Bray:
- John Sawyer (1676–1760)
- Generation 2back to top
John Sawyer, son of James Sawyer and Sarah Bray, was born in 1676 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA and died on February 23, 1760 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co., ME at the age of 84. He married Rebecca Stanford, daughter of Robert Stanford and Mary Williamson, on February 20, 1701 in Gloucester, Essex Co., MA. She was born in 1677 and died on August 23, 1755 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co., ME at the age of 78.
Children of John Sawyer and Rebecca Stanford:
- Rebecca Sawyer (1716–1754)
- Generation 3back to top
Rebecca Sawyer, daughter of John Sawyer and Rebecca Stanford, was born on March 21, 1716 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co., ME and died in 1754 at the age of 37. She married Samuel Skillings, son of Samuel Skillings and Rhoda Haley, in 1731 in Cape Elizabeth, ME. He was born on February 4, 1706 and died on March 12, 1799 in Cape Elizabeth, ME at the age of 93.
Children of Rebecca Sawyer and Samuel Skillings:
- Mary Skillings (1751–1786)
| Fact 1 | See Note Page |
| Shared note | S.R. Durand: "In the book 'Old Elliot, Maine,' page 15, it states "James Sawyer married Sarah Bray of Gloucester who was born in 1651, [and] died April 24, 1727. He was born in England and came to Massachusetts with his parents, Edward and Mary (Peasley) Sawyer about a week before his death, James made a will which gave the names of his children then living His children named in his will were: Thomas, John, Nathaniel, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Mary, Sarah, and James." In the book 'The Sawyer Family of Elliotsville, Maine' by Fred E. Sawyer (mimeograph copy in the Los Angeles Public Library Genealogical Section, a 1st edition gift in 1945), it is recorded: "James Sawyer of Gloucester, Massachusetts was born about 1632, possibly at Lincolnshire, England, died at Gloucester, Massachusetts 31 May 1703. He probably married (1) Martha _______, and (2) Sarah Bray born 1651, died 24 April 1727 at Gloucester, daughter of Thomas Bray and Martha Wilson of Gloucester. He is said to have settled first at Ipswich January 1669 and was a weaver there and, later, before 1680, settled in Gloucester." James Sawyer was a selectman of Gloucester in 1696. He received grants of land, 60 acres on the west side of the Annisquam River in 1688, and in 1690 he bought additional land in that section of the town and established his residence there. His wife outlived him many years, and was living with her son Abraham in the family homestead in 1726. The estate was divided in 1752. Children, the first three probably born in Ipswich, were Mary, Thomas, John (born 1674), Nathaniel, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, and James." Facts about this person: Record Change October 09, 1999 |