Francis Sawyer

1681 - 1756  (75 years)

• Name	Francis Sawyer
  Birth	6 Mar 1681	Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Occupation	say 1701 (19 years)  [4]
  He was a shopkeeper.
  Religion	1701 (19 years)	Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A.   [4]
  He joined the church in Wells.
  Married	6 Oct 1705 (24 years)	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Elizabeth Treadwell. Elizabeth, married Thomas Dennis first, She was received into communion on 30 November 1718 in Wells, York County, Maine. Issue: 1. Joseph Sawyer (1706-1774) 2. Elizabeth Sawyer (1709-1785) 3. Samuel Sawyer (1712-____) 4. Abigail Sawyer (1715-1779) 5. Mary Sawyer (1717-1786) 6. Daniel Sawyer (1719-1813) 7. Eunice Sawyer (1722-1744)
  Offices Held	1720 to 1721 (38 years)  [2, 3, 4]
  He was a Representative to the Massachusetts General Court.
  Land/House	1722 (40 years)	Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.   [1]
  He purchased land in Dover, New Hampshire in 1722, then in Chichester, New Hampshire.
  Moved To	Abt 1723 (41 years)	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  This was after the death of his first wife.
  Married	15 Jan 1725 (43 years)	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Susanna Lord, the daughter of Robert and Abigail (Ayers) Lord. She was born on 9 October 1687 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts. Susanna, married first, David Low. She died on Friday 30 May 1749 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Hannah Sawyer (1729-1731) 2. Samuel Sawyer (1730-1808)
  Land/House	1735 (53 years)  [2, 3, 4]
  In 1735, he received land in Buxton, Maine in right of his father's military service.
  Married	6 Jan 1749 (67 years)	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 4]
  Hannah _____. Hannah, married first _____ Standford. She died in December 1750 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.
  Married	26 Oct 1751 (70 years)	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 4]
  Mary _____. She was born in 1694. Mary, married first, _____ Knowton. She died in February 1789 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.
  Will	17 Mar 1754 (73 years)  [4]
  He mentions his wife Mary. Francis Sawyer wrote a codicil to his will on 04 Jun 1754.
  Death	31 Aug 1756	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Probate/Proved	16 Aug 1757 (76 years)	Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 2 sisters
  1. Joseph Sawyer,   b. 14 Aug 1678, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 10 Aug 1703, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 24 years)   2. Francis Sawyer,   b. 6 Mar 1681, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 31 Aug 1756, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years) + 3. Daniel Sawyer,   b. 26 May 1683, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 1717, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 33 years) ▻ Sarah Bolles,  m. say 1703   4. Hannah Sawyer,   b. 9 Apr 1685, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A.   5. Ruth Sawyer,   b. 26 May 1687, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A.
  Half siblings	2 half brothers and 2 half sisters (family of John Wells and Sarah Littlefield)
  + 1. Sarah Wells,   b. 27 Aug 1669   d. 27 Mar 1756, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 86 years) ▻ Samuel Sibley,  m. 13 Sep 1695 ;   John Sawyer,  m. 25 Nov 1710   2. John Wells,   b. 1670, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 1748, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 78 years)   3. Deacon Thomas Wells,   b. 1672, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 26 Aug 1737, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 65 years)   4. Patience Wells,   b. 1674, Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. d. After 1703, York County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 30 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edmund Sawyer,   b. Abt 1540, Norfolk, England   (3 x Great Grandfather)  Rebecca   d. After 1683  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I14109
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	William Sawyer,   b. 1 Feb 1655/56, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 7 Jun 1718, Wells, York County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (now Maine) (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sarah Littlefield,   b. 15 Nov 1649, Wells, York County, Province of Maine d. Jan 1734/35, Wells, York County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (now Maine) (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F452	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Francis Sawyer(1681 – 1756) 2William Sawyer(1 Feb 1655/56 – 1718) 4Lt. William Sawyer(Abt 1613 – 1703) 8John Sawyer(1582 – 15 Jul) 16Thomas Sawyer(Abt 1556 – ) 17unknown wife 9 18 19 5Ruth Bitfield(Abt 1623 – Abt 1693) 10William Bitfield(Abt 1599 – ) 20 21 11Elizabeth 22 23 3Sarah Littlefield(1649 – Jan 1734/35) 6Francis Littlefield(1619 – Before 15 Jan 1712/13) 12Edmund Littlefield(1592 – ) 24Francis Littlefield(1565 – 1618) 25Mary( – 1605) 13Agnes Austin(1 Feb 1596/97 – 1678) 26Richard Austin( – 1622) 27Agnes 7Rebecca( – 1683) 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 Mar 1681 - Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. Religion - 1701 - Wells, York County, Maine, U.S.A. Married - 6 Oct 1705 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Land/House - 1722 - Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. Moved To - Abt 1723 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 15 Jan 1725 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 6 Jan 1749 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 26 Oct 1751 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 31 Aug 1756 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 16 Aug 1757 - Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S814] Sawyer, Eleanor Grace. Sawyer Families of New England 1636-1900 , (Camden, Maine: Penobscot Press, 1995). [S811] Appleton, William S. "Family of William Sawyer of Newbury", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XXVIII, 1874). [S812] Appleton, William S. Some Descendants of William Sawyer of Newbury, Mass., (Boston: David Clapp & Son, 1891). [S645] Hoyt, David W., The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, with some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton volume II, Reprint 1902, (Providence, Rhode Island: Snow & Farnham, 1902).