Mary Sawyer

Biography

Mary Ordway was born in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts on November 2, 1714, to John Ordway and Hannah Bartlett.[1]

Note: Mary is shown on the marriage record with Josiah as "Mrs. Mary Ordway". This could imply that she was an "Ordway" by prior marriage, not birth. However, unmarried women in those times were also referred to as "Mrs." if they were from a prominent family (in this case her father was a Deacon) or were about to marry a prominent man entitled to be called "Mr."[2] She married her second cousin Josiah Sawyer in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts on Dec. 25, 1735.[3] Josiah and Mary shared Bartlett Great-grandparents.

Josiah and Mary settled in Amesbury, directly across the river from their childhood homes in the western section of Newbury. And in 1741 when the border was established with New Hampshire, they found themselves living in South Hampton, New Hampshire, which was carved from parts of Amesbury and nearby towns. The baptisms of their children, however, continued to be recorded in their home church of Newbury, in some cases specifically identified as "Josiah and Mary from Southampton". Their families had been instrumental in establishing (in Newbury) only the second Episcopal church in all of New England, and there was yet no equivalent in Amesbury/ South Hampton. The following nine baptisms are recorded in the vital records of Newbury, the seven oldest per Church Records of Queen Anne's Episcopal Chapel in Newbury and the youngest two in St. Paul's Episcopal[4]:

Josiah, b. 28 Jan. 1736/37 (Amesbury); bpt. 10 Apr. 1737
Israel, b. 19 Sep. 1739 (Amesbury); bpt. 18 Nov. 1739
Mathias, b. 25 Aug. 1741 (Amesbury); bpt. 6 Sep. 1741
John, b. 7 Apr. 1744 (Amesbury); bpt. 3 May 1744
Hannah, b. 25 Apr. 1746; bpt. 1 June 1746
Richard, b. 20 May 1748; bpt. 4 June 1748
Moses, b. 21 Aug. 1750; bpt. 4 Sep. 1750
Molly, b. 12 Jan. 1754 (or 1755); bpt. 14 Apr. 1754 (or 1755), and
Tirzah, b. 15 July 1758; bpt. 27 Aug. 1758.
Mary survived the death of husband Josiah in 1792, then passed away herself on March 2, 1796. She was buried in Old South Hampton Cemetery beside her husband.[5]

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Mary (Ordway) Sawyer (1714 - 1796)

Mary Sawyer formerly Ordway

Born 5 Nov 1714 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Daughter of John Ordway and Hannah (Bartlett) Ordway

Sister of Nehemiah Ordway

Wife of Josiah Sawyer — married 25 Dec 1735 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Mother of Miriam Sawyer, Josiah Sawyer, Israel Sawyer, Matthias Sawyer, John Sawyer, Hannah Sawyer, Richard Sawyer, Moses Sawyer, Molly Sawyer and Terzah Sawyer

Died 2 Mar 1796 at age 81 in South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

Ordway-311 created 3 Jun 2017 | Last modified 7 Jan 2020

Sources

↑ Pg. 374, Vital Records of Newbury Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849, Volume I, Births, Published by the Essex Institute, Salem, Mass, 1911| Newbury Vital Records, Births, Page 374 ↑ Miss or Mrs.| Miss or Mrs.
↑ Pg. 441, Vital Records of Newbury Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849, Volume II, Marriages and Deaths, Published by the Essex Institute, Salem, Mass, 1911| Newbury Vital Records, Marriages, Page 441
↑ Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1911)| Volume 1, Pages 464-468
↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #46493479 for Mary Ordway Sawyer
See Also:

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