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John Sawyer

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Birthplace: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Death: March 27, 1756 (80)
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
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Son of Lt. Samuel Sawyer and Mary Sawyer
Husband of Mary Sawyer and Sarah Sawyer
Father of Phebe Eva Davenport; Judith Chase; John Sawyer; Lydia Bates; Eunice Woodman and 1 other
Brother of Mary Sarah Woodman; William Sawyer; Ruth Sawyer; Hannah Sawyer; Josiah Sawyer and 10 others

Managed by: Judith "Judi" Elaine (McKee) Burns
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About John Sawyer

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1. Rev. Rufus Emery, The Genealogical Records of Descendants of John and Anthony Emery of Newbury, Mass. 1590 - 1890, 1890, Salem Publishing and Printing Co. The Salem Press, 1891, pg. 11. "son of Samuel and Mary (Emery) Sawyer; married Marry Merrill, Dec. 25, 1700. She died Feb. 21 1708. He married second Sarah, widow of Samuel SIbley of Salem, 1711 Children listed: Judith and John; second marriage: Lydia, EUnice and Lois."

2. Judith E. Burns, Revised Genealogical Records of Descendants of John and Anthony Emery, of Newbury, Ma., Transcript 1982 - ??. "m. Mary Brown 25 Dec. 1700 widow of Peter Merrill daughter of Isaac and Rebecca (Bailey) Brown ber mother being daughter of John and ELeanor (Emery) Bailey, she d. 21 Feb. 1708 aet 35; m 2nd. Sarah Wells widow of Samuel SIbley of Salem, 1711. He d. 27 Mar. 1738."

3. David W. Hoyt, Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusettes, 1897, VOl. I; 1902 Vol. 2; 96.

4. Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, 1911.


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John Sawyer
Born 15 Mar 1676 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Baymap
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Son of Samuel Sawyer and Mary (Emery) Sawyer
Brother of Mary (Sawyer) Woodman, Samuel Sawyer, Hannah Sawyer, Josiah Sawyer, Joshua Sawyer, Unknown Sawyer and Benjamin Sawyer
Husband of Mary (Brown) Sawyer — married 25 Dec 1700 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusettsmap
Husband of Sarah (Wells) Sawyer — married 20 Nov 1710 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Baymap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Judith (Sawyer) Chase, John Sawyer, Lydia Sawyer, Eunice Sawyer and Lois (Sawyer) Calef
Died 27 Mar 1756 at age 80 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Baymap
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Biography

John was the son of Samuel Sawyer and Mary Emery

He first married Mary Brown Merrill on December 25, 1700 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.[1]

They were the parents of:

Judith Sawyer(1701-)
John Sawyer (1704–1723)
He married second Sarah Wells Sibley on November 20, 1710 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts.[2]

They were the parents of:

Lydia Sawyer(1712-)
Eunice Sawyer[3]
Lois Sawyer (1718-1799)
Sources

↑ Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCZH-QN5 : 9 February 2018), John Sawyer and Mary Merrill, 05 Dec 1700; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 886,202, 886,203.
↑ Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC8J-C3N : 9 February 2018), John Sawyer and Sarah Sibley, 20 Nov 1710; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0874032 IT 1-2.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11019882/eunice-woodman
Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH8W-ZZW : 5 November 2017), John Sawyer, 27 Mar 1756; citing Death, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 886,203.
Appleton, William. Some Descendants of William Sawyer, of Newbury, Mass. (D. Clapp & Son, Boston, 1891) Page 2
NEHGR: The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1874) Page 195.
Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29Y-3SGT : 15 March 2016), John Sawyer, 1756; Burial, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States of America, Sawyer Hill Burying Ground; citing record ID 152076004, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152076004/john-sawyer

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John Sawyer's Timeline

1676
March 15, 1676
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1700
1700
Burlington, Burlington County, NJ, United States
1701
October 16, 1701
Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts
1704
April 5, 1704
Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts
1712
March 29, 1712
Newbury, Essex, MA, United States
1714
January 21, 1714
Newbury, Essex, MA, United States

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.... Eunice, daughter of John Sawyer and his second wife, Mrs. Sarah (Wells) Sibley, the latter a daughter of John and Sarah (Littlefield) Wells.

John Sawyer, born March 15, 1676, married first, December 25, 1700, Mrs. Mary (Brown) Merrill; second, about 1711, a daughter of John Wells. She died March 27, 1756.

John Wells, died April 11, 1677, in Wells, married about 1664-5, Sarah Littlefield, born about 1648-50, died January, 1734-5, daughter of Francis Littlefield, Sr., born about 1619, died 1712, and married second, Rebecca, who was living in 1683. Francis Littlefield, Sr., was son of Edmund Littlefield, of Wells, Maine, who came from Tichfield, England, about 1637.

John Wells was son of Deacon Thomas and Abigail (Warner) Wells. Thomas Wells, born about 1605, died October 26, 1666, married about 1636 a daughter of William Warner, of Ipswich, who died before 1648. Abigail Warner died July 22, 1671.

John Sawyer was son of Samuel Sawyer, born November 22, 1646, died February 11, 1718; married March 13, 1671, Mary Emery, born June 24, 1652, living in 1693, daughter of Sergeant John and Mary (Webster) Emery, who married October 2, 1648; he was born about 1628, died August or September, 1693; he died February 3; 1709-10, daughter of John and Mary Shatswell Webster.

Samuel Sawyer was son of William and Ruth Sawyer, he born in England about 1613, was of Salem, Massachusetts, 1640-5, son of John Sawyer, farmer, Lincolnshire, England.

1718
July 21, 1718
Newbury, Essex County, MA, United States
1756
March 27, 1756
Age 80
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America