Edward SawyerAge: 95 years1608–1703
- Name
- Edward Sawyer
- Given names
- Edward
- Surname
- Sawyer
| Birth | about 1608 26 24 |
| Marriage of parents | John Sawyer — Agnes Sharpe — View this family September 4, 1608 |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Sawyer 1608 |
| Death of a brother | William Sawyer 1608 |
| Death of a mother | Agnes Sharpe 1613 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a father | John Sawyer 1614 (Age 6 years) |
| Marriage | Mary Peasley — View this family 1622 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | James Sawyer 1632 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Sawyer before 1636 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Henry Sawyer before 1636 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Sawyer 1637 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a son | Henry Sawyer 1637 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a wife | Mary Peasley 1639 (Age 31 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Sawyer — Sarah Bray — View this family 1670 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a son | James Sawyer 1703 (Age 95 years) |
| Fact 1 | Fact 1 yesNote: See Note Page
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| Death | May 31, 1703 (Age 95 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Sawyer Birth: about 1582 26 — Lincolnshire, England Death: 1614 — Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England |
| mother |
Agnes Sharpe Birth: about 1584 Death: 1613 |
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Marriage: September 4, 1608 — Lincolnshire, England |
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-6 years elder brother |
Thomas Sawyer Birth: 1602 20 18 Death: 1608 |
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1 year elder brother |
William Sawyer Birth: 1602 20 18 — England Death: 1608 |
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7 years himself |
Edward Sawyer Birth: about 1608 26 24 — Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England Death: May 31, 1703 — Rowley, Essex Co., MA |
| Family with Mary Peasley |
| himself |
Edward Sawyer Birth: about 1608 26 24 — Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England Death: May 31, 1703 — Rowley, Essex Co., MA |
| wife |
Mary Peasley Birth: 1593 Death: 1639 |
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Marriage: 1622 — |
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11 years son |
James Sawyer Birth: 1632 24 39 — Cambridgeshire, England Death: 1703 — Gloucester, Essex Co., MA |
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5 years daughter |
Mary Sawyer Birth: before 1636 28 43 — England Death: 1637 |
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1 year son |
Henry Sawyer Birth: before 1636 28 43 — England Death: 1637 |
- Generation 1
Edward Sawyer, son of John Sawyer and Agnes Sharpe, was born about 1608 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England and died on May 31, 1703 in Rowley, Essex Co., MA. He married Mary Peasley in 1622. She was born in 1593 and died in 1639 at the age of 46.
Children of Edward Sawyer and Mary Peasley:
- James Sawyer (1632–1703)
- Mary Sawyer (1636–1637)
- Henry Sawyer (1636–1637)
- Generation 2back to top
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 3back 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)
| Fact 1 | See Note Page |
| Shared note | S.R. Durand: "In 'Maine Genealogy,' volume 4, page 1445, it states: "Edward Sawyer (father of James) was a son of John Sawyer, a farmer of Lincolnshire, England, where he was a landholder also. His three sons: Edward, William, and Thomas left England in a ship commanded by Captain Parker and settled in Massachusetts about 1636. Edward brought his wife, whose maiden name was Mary Peasley, and their children Mary, Henry, and James and settled in Ipswich and then at Rowley, Massachusetts. No more is known about Edward and his wife." Facts about this person: Record Change October 15, 1999 Emigration 1636 Ipswich, Essex Co., MA |