Nathaniel Sawyer

1670 - 1756  (85 years)

• Name	Nathaniel Sawyer
  Birth	24 Nov 1670	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3]
  His birth date was recorded as 24 (9) 1670. He was a twin.
  Married	Abt 1692 (21 years)  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Mary Carter, the daughter of the Rev. Samuel and Eunice (Brooks) Carter. She was born on 24 July 1673 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She died between 1709 and 1715. Issue: 1. Amos Sawyer (1693-____) 2. Samuel Sawyer (1697-1784) 3. Ephraim Sawyer (c1698-____) 4. Ezra Sawyer (1702-____) 5. John Sawyer (1705-____) 6. Manassah Sawyer (1707-____) 7. Thomas Sawyer (1711-____) 8. Phineas Sawyer (1714-____) 9. Eunice Sawyer (c1715-____) 10. Nathaniel Sawyer (1716-____) 11. Mary Sawyer (1716-____) 12. Jonathan Sawyer (c1721-____)
  There has been much speculation as to Mary's maiden name. Torry (1985) gave it as "Houghton", while Hill (1946) gave it as "Wilder." I have followed the lead of Lesure (2000) in this matter.
  History	1703 (32 years)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Nathaniel signed a petition for a minister.
  Military	say 1705 (34 years)
  During Queen Anne's War, he was assigned to the Gardner Garrison.
  Married	Before 1715 (44 years)  [2, 3]
  Elizabeth ______. She was baptized as an adult on 26 June 1715 in First Church, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She joined the church on 25 March 1716 in First Church, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Wednesday 28 December 1768 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  Death	10 Nov 1756	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  Siblings	6 brothers and 6 sisters
  + 1. Thomas Sawyer,   b. 2 Jul 1649, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 5 Sep 1736, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 87 years) ▻ Sarah Fairbanks,  m. 11 Oct 1670 ;   Hannah Lewis,  m. 21 Nov 1672 ;   Mary Rice,  m. 15 Jul 1718 ;   Anna,  m. 31 Dec 1733   2. Ephraim Sawyer,   b. 16 Jan 1650/51, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Feb 1676, Lancaster (now Clinton), Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 25 years) + 3. Mary Sawyer,   b. 4 Jan 1652/53, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ▻ Lt. Nathaniel Wilder,  m. 24 Jan 1673/74   4. Elizabeth Sawyer,   b. 07 Jan 1654/55, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Before 1663, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 7 years)   5. Joshua Sawyer,   b. 13 Mar 1655, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 14 Jul 1738, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 83 years)   6. Cornet James Sawyer,   b. 22 Mar 1657, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 Jan 1753, Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  (Age 95 years)   7. Caleb Sawyer,   b. 20 Apr 1659, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 13 Feb 1755, Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 95 years)   8. John Sawyer,   b. 6 Apr 1661, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 Feb 1749/50, Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  (Age 88 years)   9. Elizabeth Sawyer,   b. 5 Jan 1663/64, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 16 Jan 1745, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  (Age 81 years)   10. Deborah Sawyer,   b. 17 Jul 1666, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Jul 1666, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)   11. Nathaniel Sawyer,   b. 24 Nov 1670, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Nov 1756, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 85 years)   12. Hannah Sawyer,   b. 24 Nov 1670, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Before 1739  (Age 68 years)   13. Martha Sawyer,   b. 10 Aug 1673, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Before 1739  (Age 65 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edmund Sawyer,   b. Abt 1540, Norfolk, England   (2 x Great Grandfather)  Mary Platts,   b. Wygan, Lancashire, England d. After 1678, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I16355
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	Thomas Sawyer,   b. 1616, Lincolnshire, England d. 12 Sep 1706, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Prescott,   c. 24 Feb 1629/30, Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England d. Apr 1716, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 86 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Nathaniel Sawyer(1670 – 1756) 2Thomas Sawyer(1616 – 1706) 4John Sawyer(1582 – 15 Jul) 8Thomas Sawyer(Abt 1556 – ) 16Edmund Sawyer(Abt 1540 – ) 17unknown wife 9unknown wife 18 19 5 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Mary Prescott(24 Feb 1629/30 – 1716) 6John Prescott(1604/05 – 1681) 12Ralph Prescott(1569 – 1609) 24Roger Prescott(Abt 1532 – 1594) 25Ellen Shaw 13Helen(Abt 1571 – 1643) 26 27 7Mary Platts( – 1678) 14Abraham Gawkroger Platts 28James Gawkroger Platts 29Genet Fairbanke(1552 – ) 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Nov 1670 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. History - 1703 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 10 Nov 1756 - Lancaster, Worcester 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

  [S994] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Lancaster Records", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVI, 1862). [S1194] Lesure, Frank G. "Mary Carter, First Wife of Nathaniel Sawyer of Lancaster, Massachusetts", (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume 75, January 2000). [S1050] Barlow, Claude W. "The Children of Thomas Sawyer of Lancaster" , (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume 30, 1954). [S234] Carter, Clara A and Sarah A. Carter. Carter - A Genealogy of the Descendants of Samuel and Thomas, sons of Rev. Samuel Carter, (Clinton, Massachusetts: W. J. Coulter, Courant Office, 1887). [S966] Sewall, Samuel. The History of Woburn, Middlesex County, Mass 1868 Reprint , (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1990). [S1028] Morse, Abner. A Register of the Descendants of Several Ancient Puritans volume III , (Boston: H.W. Dutton & Son, 1861).