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  1613 - 1703  (80 years)
| Name | William Sawyer |  
| Birth | 1613 | Lincolnshire, England  [1, 4, 5, 9, 13] |  
| Gender | Male |  
| Baptism | 25 May 1613 | Earsham, Norfolk, England  [13] |  
| Emigration | 1636 | Lincolnshire, England  [12] |  
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Role: Additional Emigrant |  
| Occupation | 1668  [7] |  
| fence viewer |  
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He was elected on April 2nd that year and again on April 3rd in 1671. |  
| Occupation | 5 Mar 1677  [7] |  
| surveyor of highways |  
| Fidelity Oath | 1678  [7] |  
| to King Charles II |  
| Occupation | 24 Mar 1680  [7] |  
| tithingman |  
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On March 22, 1686 he was re-elected for this job. |  
| Death | Between 30 May 1693 and 1 Mar 1703 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  [4, 7, 13] |  
| Burial | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States  [13] |  
| Cemetery: Burying Ground of the First Settlers
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| Person ID | I5661 | Duane's Ancestors |  
| Last Modified | 28 Sep 2019 |  
 
 
 
| Family 2 | Ruth Bitfield,   b. Abt 1623   d. Abt May 1693, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age ~ 70 years)  [11, 14, 15, 16] |  
| Marriage | Abt 1644  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 14, 17, 18] |  
| Children | 
|  | 1. John Sawyer,   b. 24 Aug 1645, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  d. 18 Mar 1689, Salem Towne, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age 43 years) |  | + | 2. Lt. Samuel Sawyer,   b. 22 Nov 1646, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  d. 11 Feb 1717/8, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age 71 years) |  | + | 3. Ruth Sawyer,   b. 16 Sep 1648, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  d. Aft 1715, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age > 68 years) |  |  | 4. Mary Sawyer,   b. 7 Feb 1649/50, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  d. 24 Jun 1659, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age 9 years) |  |  | 5. Sarah Sawyer,   b. 20 Nov 1651, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  d. 2 Aug 1732, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age 80 years) |  |  | 6. Hannah Sawyer,   b. 23 Feb 1653/4, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  d. 25 Jan 1659/60, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age 5 years) |  | + | 7. William Sawyer,   b. 1 Feb 1655/6, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  d. 7 Jun 1718, Wells, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age 62 years) |  |  | 8. Frances Sawyer,   b. 24 Mar 1658, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  d. 7 Feb 1659/60, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age 1 year) |  | + | 9. Mary Sawyer,   b. 29 Jul 1660, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  d. 3 Nov 1699, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age 39 years) |  | + | 10. Stephen Sawyer,   b. 25 Apr 1663, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  d. 8 Jun 1753, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age 90 years) |  |  | 11. Hannah Sawyer,   b. 11 Jan 1664/5, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  d. 28 Aug 1683, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age 18 years) |  |  | 12. Frances Sawyer,   b. 3 Nov 1670, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  d. Oct 1744, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age 73 years) |  |  
| Family ID | F1826 | Group Sheet  |  Family Chart |  
| Last Modified | 4 Apr 2020 |  
| Event Map |  | 
|  | Birth - 1613 - Lincolnshire, England |  |  |  | Baptism - 25 May 1613 - Earsham, Norfolk, England |  |  |  | Emigration - 1636 - Lincolnshire, England |  |  |  | Death - Between 30 May 1693 and 1 Mar 1703 - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America |  |  |  | Burial - Cemetery: Burying Ground of the First Settlers -  - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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| Notes | 
William Sawyer, who came from England to Salem, Mass., about 1640, removed to Newbury, where a son WILLIAM was born in 1655. In an old burying-ground in Newburyport, there was a tier of tall, oldfashioned slate gravestones marking the earthly resting place of a Sawyer family, and from dates inscribed there they show that some were born in the mother country.
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| Sources |  1.  [S18]  Salisbury and Amesbury, 589, 00466. 
 
 2.  [S30]  The Pioneers of Massachusetts, 402, 00540. 
 
 3.  [S544]  First Settlers of New England, Vol. 4., 31, 00193. 
 
 4.  [S144]  Mass & Maine Families, Vol. 2, 597, 00368. 
 
 5.  [S259]  NEHGS Register, 28:194, 00390. 
 
 6.  [S210]  Vital Records of Newbury, MA, Vol. 2, 716, 00599. 
 
 7.  [S328]  Sawyer Families, 11, 00470. 
 
 8.  [S443]  Descendants of John and Anthony Emery, 4, 00133. 
 
 9.  [S661]  New England Families Genealogical and Memorial, 505, 00661. 
 
 10.  [S988]  Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, 610, 00218. 
 
 11.  [S293]  Morse Genealogy, Anthony Morse:12, 00387. 
 
 12.  [S1122]  Find A Grave, Memorial# 22269043, 00974. 
 
 13.  [S1122]  Find A Grave, Memorial# 54582057, 00974. 
 
 14.  [S1122]  Find A Grave, Memorial# 61161051, 00974. 
 
 15.  [S1122]  Find A Grave, Memorial# 61147790, 00974. 
 
 16.  [S210]  Vital Records of Newbury, MA, Vol. 2, 717, 00599. 
 
 17.  [S134]  Descendants of John Emery, 4, 00137. 
 
 18.  [S293]  Morse Genealogy, 46, 00387. 
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