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Edward SAWYER

• Birth: 1608, Lincolnshire, England
• Burial: 9 MAR 1763, Rawley, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

• Reference: 2942

• Marriage: Lincolnshire, England

1. James SAWYER

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Notes

of these relationships has yet been positively proven.

Following is from "The Sawyer Family of Elliotsville (Piscataquis Co.,

Maine), Descendants of James Sawyer of Gloucester, Mass. and Their

Kinfolk, The Drakes" 3rd ed, revised 1978-79, by Fred E. Sawyer (p.iv):

....."It seems difficult to determine with any degree of certainty the orign

and relationship of the various immigrant ancestors of the SAWYERS in

America. There seems to have been a legend that three SAWYER brothers,

Thomas, Edward, and William, migrated from Lincolnshire, England, came

on a ship with Capt. Parker, and settled in Mass. about 1636. MAINE

GENEALOGY VOL.: page 1444, gives the foIlowing information on the orgin

of the SAWYER family: "The ancestors of the SAWYERS, JOHN SAWYER,

was a farmer in Lincolnshire, England, where he is supposed to have been

a landholder also. He was the father of three sons: William, Edward, and

Thomas, who left England on a ship commanded by Capt. Parker, and

settled in Massachusetts about 1636. Edward, son of John SAWYER,

brought over with him from England his wife, whose name was

MARY PEASLEY, and their children, Mary, Henry, and James, and settled

first in Ipswich and then in Rowley, Mass. No more is known of Edward or

his wife." . . .

.....In any case EDWARD SAWYER OF ROWLEY is, thru his son John, the

immigrant ancestor of most of the family of SAWYER'S of Rowley. In

summary EDWARD SAWYER'S family is as follows:

.....EDWARD SAWYER of ROWLEY, b. 1608, Lincolnshire, Eng., possibly the

son of JOHN SAWYER who married in England., Mary PEASELEY, b. abt

1610, of Lincolnshire Co. Eng. dau. Joseph PEASELEY. Will proved 31 Mar

1674. Children include: Surname SAWYER:

..........(i) Mary b. Eng. before 1636, m. 7 Nov 1648, William MITCHELL;

..........(ii) Henry, b. Eng. before 1636, m. Mary PEASLEY;

..........(iii) James b. before 1636, Eng., (it is this James that some authors

identify as James SAWYER of Gloucester, who d. 31 May 1703 - however

in the will of Edward proved 31 Mar 1674 he list only oldest son John

and son Ezekiel); [it would be this James who is our ancestor.]

.........(iv) Samuel b. abt 1637, Prob. Ipswich, Mass.,

.........(v) Sarah, b. 19 Dec 1645, Rowley, bur 12 Feb 1646;

.........(vi) John, b. 17 Sep 1647, Rowley, d. 1647/8

.........(vii) John, b. 4 Aug 1648, Rowley, m. Mary PARRAT, d. 7 Apr 1722;

.........(viii) Ezekiel, b. abt 1650, of Rowley, d. 18 Sep 1675.

Reference: Mass. Genealogy, History & V.R. Rowley, Mass., and others."

It is curious that Fred E. Sawyer included the above entry, which casts

serious doubts that Edward was the father of James, in his 1978-79

work, yet wrote the following entry for his 1983 work. The later work

seems to accept the filiation, but with no further explanation. It should

also be noted that the entry for James in his 1983 work reads "Parentage

un-proven, possibly s. Edward. . ."

From the "General Index of the Sawyer Families of New England Prior to

1900", by Fred E Sawyer, 1983:

....."Edward, b.1608, of Rowley, Lincolnshire, Eng., son of John, brought

over with him from England his wife Mary and ch. Mary, Henry, and

James, and settled first at Ipswich and than [sic.] at Rawley, Ma. Edward

bur. 9 Mar 1673, Rowley, Ma. His wife Mary Peasley b. ca. 1610, Eng. dau

Joseph Peasley as indicated in his will 1660."

.....Mr. Sawyer continues on to list all of Edward's and Mary's children. The

list is identical to the one cited above from his earlier work with two

exceptions:

....He has deleted the qualifying remarks from James and identified 2

wives so that it reads:

....(3) James, b. bef. 1636, d. 31 May 1703,

m. (1) Martha, m. (2) Sarah Bray.

....He also added the comment to the youngest son, Ezekiel, that he was

"killed at Bloody Brook, 18 Sep 1675."

....Ref: Hist Rowley MA; V.R. Rowley Ma.; FGRA, IGI."