Thomas Sawyer

1616 - 1706  (90 years)

• Name	Thomas Sawyer
  Birth	1616	Lincolnshire, England   [1, 2]
  Christening	24 Mar 1630	Lincolnshire, England   [1]
  Moved To	1635 (19 years)	Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Residence	1645 (29 years)	Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Moved to	1647 (31 years)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  He was on of the original settlers of Lancaster.
  Occupation	1648 (32 years)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  He was a blacksmith.
  Proprietor	1648 (32 years)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  History	1705 (89 years)
  While his son, Thomas, was held captive, he and his wife stayed with his son's daughter, Mary.
  Will	6 Mar 1705/06 (90 years)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Death	12 Sep 1706	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Probate/Proved	12 Apr 1720 (104 years)	Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Burial	Old Settlers Burial Yard, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Siblings	2 brothers
  1. Edward Sawyer,   b. 1608, Lincolnshire, England d. 31 May 1703, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 95 years) + 2. Lt. William Sawyer,   b. Abt 1613, Lincolnshire, England d. 1702 to 1703, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 89 years) ▻ Ruth Bitfield,  m. 1644 + 3. Thomas Sawyer,   b. 1616, Lincolnshire, England d. 12 Sep 1706, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 90 years) ▻ Mary Prescott,  m. 2 Jul 1648
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edmund Sawyer,   b. Abt 1540, Norfolk, England   (Great Grandfather)
  Person ID, Branch	I516	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	John Sawyer,   b. 1582, Lincolnshire, England d. 15 Jul, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
  Family ID	F528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	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)
  Marriage	2 Jul 1648	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 32 years and 7 months - She : 18 years and 5 months.
  Children	7 sons and 6 daughters
  +   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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ 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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   12. Hannah Sawyer,   b. 24 Nov 1670, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Before 1739 (Age 68 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   13. Martha Sawyer,   b. 10 Aug 1673, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Before 1739 (Age 65 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Thomas Sawyer(1616 – 1706) 2John Sawyer(1582 – 15 Jul) 4Thomas Sawyer(Abt 1556 – ) 8Edmund Sawyer(Abt 1540 – ) 9unknown wife 5unknown wife 10 11 3 6 12 13 7 14 15

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1616 - Lincolnshire, England Christening - 24 Mar 1630 - Lincolnshire, England Moved To - 1635 - Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Residence - 1645 - Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved to - 1647 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Occupation - 1648 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Proprietor - 1648 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 2 Jul 1648 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 6 Mar 1705/06 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 12 Sep 1706 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 12 Apr 1720 - Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - - Old Settlers Burial Yard, 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

  [S67] Ancestral File (LDS), (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), Questionnable Source. [S1050] Barlow, Claude W. "The Children of Thomas Sawyer of Lancaster" , (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume 30, 1954). [S485] Wheeler, Daniel Merrick. The Wheeler Family of Rutland, Mass. and Some of their Ancestors, (Pittsfield, Massachusetts: by the author, 1924). [S1048] Potter, Charles Edward. Genealogies of Some Old Families of Concord, Mass. and Their Descendants in Part to the Present Generation, (Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son, 1887). [S952] Hudson, Charles. History of the Town of Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts from its First Settlement in 1657 to 1861 with a Brief Sketch of the Town of Northborough, (Boston: T.R. Marvin & Son, 1862).