Quoted directly from Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England by James Savage, Boston, 1860-1862 Vol IV, pp. 30-31. Select abbreviations for futher definition by Savage.
SAWYER, EDMUND, Ipswich 1636, rem. bef. 1661 to York. EDWARD, Rowley 1643, had w. Mary, and s. John. EZEKIEL, a soldier of "the flower of Essex," k. by the Ind. at Bloody brook, 18 Sept. 1675. HENRY, Haverhill 1646, perhaps next yr. of Hampton, and of York 1676. JAMES, Ipswich 1669, may have rem. to Gloucester, and by w. Sarah, d. of Thomas Bray, had Nathaniel, b. 1677; Abraham, 1680; Sarah, 1683; Isaac, 1684; Jacob, 1687; James, 1691; beside Thomas, John, and Mary, b. earlier, as Babson thinks, as also, that he was S. of William of Newbury. He d. 31 May 1703; but his wid. liv. long. JAMES, Lancaster, S. of Thomas, m. 4 Feb. 1678, Mary Marble. JOHN, Marshfield, m. Nov. 1666, Mercy Little, perhaps d. of Thomas, wh. was bur. 10 Feb. 1693, had Ann, bur. 1 Sept. 1682; and he m. 23 Nov. 1694, Rebecca, wid. of Josiah Snow, and d. 28 Apr. 1711. JOHN, Haverhill 1670, perhaps the s. of William, wh. m. 18 Feb. 1676, Sarah Poor, perhaps d. of John of Hampton, had Ruth, b. Sept. 1677; William, 29 Apr. 1679; Sarah, 20 May 1681; John, 25 Apr. 1683, d. young; Jonathan, 1 Mar. 1685; Daniel, 13 June 1687; John, again, 10 Sept. 1688, d. next yr. was, perhaps, the freem. of 1681, print. in Paige's list, Sanyde, and in Shurtleff's Col. Rec. Sauyer. In the Paige catal. he is call. of Rowley, and there was tax. 1691, but he d. 30 May 1689. Prob. his est. had not been admin. as all the ch. were too young. JOSHUA, Woburn, s. of Thomas of Lancaster, m. 2 Jan. 1678, Sarah Potter, had Abigail, b. 17 May 1679; Joshua, 20 June 1684; Sarah, 4 July 1687; Hannah, l5 Nov. 1689; Martha, 26 Apr. 1692; and Eliz. 7 Nov. 1698; was adm. freem. 1690. RICHARD, Hartford, in employm. of John Cullick, there, d. unm. 24 July 1648. ROBERT, Hampton 1640. STEPHEN, Newbury, s. of William, by w. Ann had Ann, b. 1 Aug. 1687; Daniel, 28 Jan. 1689; and Enoch, 22 June 1694. THOMAS, Lancaster 1647, one of the first six sett. had been, I think, of Rowley 1643, freem. 1654, by w. Mary, d. of John Prescott, had Thomas, b. July 1649 ; Ephraim, 2 Jan. 1651, wh. was k. by the Ind. 10 Feb. 1676; Mary, 7 Jan. 1653; Eliz. 7 Jan. 1654; Joshua, Mar. 1655; James, Mar. 1657; Caleb, Apr. 1659 ; John, Apr. 1661; and Nathaniel, Nov. 1670. Descend. are very num. tho. of the sec. generat. we are quite ign. WILLIAM, Salem 1643, Wenham 1645, rem. to Newbury, by w. Ruth had John, b. 24 Aug,. 1645; Samuel, 22 Nov. 1646; Ruth, 10 Sept. 1648; Mary, 7 Feb. 1650, d. soon; Sarah, 20 Nov. 1651; Hannah, 23 Feb. 1654, d. young; William, 1 Feb. 1656 ; Francis, 24 Mar. 1658. d. in 2 yrs.; Mary, again, 29 July 1660; Stephen, 25 Apr. 1663; Hannah, again, 11 Jan. 1665, d. at 18 yrs.; and Francis, again, 3 Nov. 1670. Perhaps he had sec. w. Sarah, wid. of John Wells of Wells, parents of Rev.Tomas. His d. Mary in. 13 June 1683, John Emery third of N.WILLIAMSAMUEL, Newbury, s. of the preced. m. 10 Mar. 1671, Mary, d. of John Emery the sec. had Mary, b. 20 Jan. 1672; Samuel, 5 June 1674; John, 15 Mar. 1676; Ruth, 20 Sept. 1677; Hannah, 12 Jan. 1679; and Josiah, 20 Jan. 1681. WILLIAM, Ipswich, s. of the first William, rem. to Wells, by w. Sarah had Joseph, b. 14 Aug. 1678; Francis, 6 Mar 1681; Daniel, 26 May 1683; Hannah, 9 Apr. 1685; and Ruth, 26 May 1687; and he d. 7 Jun 1718. His wid. d. Jan. 1734, aged 84. Oft. this name seems Sawer, and Sayer. Ten are among gr. at Harv. ten at Dart. and one at Yale.
Note: words in italics have been added per Savage, Additions and Corrections.
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