Lt. Samuel Sawyer

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Samuel Sawyer

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Birthplace: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Death: February 11, 1718 (71)
Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts
Place of Burial: Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of William Sawyer, of Newbury and Ruth Sawyer
Husband of Mary Sawyer and Mary Sawyer
Father of Mary Sarah Sawyer; William Sawyer; John Sawyer; Ruth Sawyer; John Sawyer and 16 others
Brother of John Sawyer; Bitfield Sawyer; Sarah Brown; Hannah Sawyer; William Sawyer and 11 others

Occupation: Lt., King Philip's War. Innholder in Newbury, Quaker
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About Lt. Samuel Sawyer

Lt. Samuel Sawyer was born on 22 November 1646 at Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Lt. William Sawyer and Ruth Bitfield. On 13 March 1671 at Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, Samuel married Mary Emery, daughter of Sgt. John Emery and Mary Webster. In 1675, he was commissioned a lieutenant and he fought in King Philip's War. Lt. Samuel Sawyer became a freeman on 12 May 1675 at Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. From 1693 through 1716, he was a licensed innholder in Newbury. He and Mary Emery were members of the Society of Friends in Newbury. In 1704, a Quaker meeting was held in Samuel's home. He died on Friday, 11 February 1718 at Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, at age 71 years, 2 months and 20 days.

GEDCOM Note

Was made a freeman May 12, 1675. Lieutenant.

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Lt. Samuel Sawyer's Timeline

1646
November 22, 1646
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1672
January 20, 1672
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, (present United States)
1672
1673
1673
1674
June 5, 1674
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
1674
1675
1675
West Newbury, Massachusetts, United States
1676
March 15, 1676
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1676