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Samuel Sawyer (William, Ruth) was born on November 22, 1646 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts to William and Ruth Sawyer MA26, AP2, CU8. “Sammuell Sayer” stated that he was about eighteen years old in a deposition at the Ipswich Quarterly Court on March 28, 1665 DO14. He married Mary Emery on March 13, 1670/1 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts MA26, AP2, EM1.
Samuel was made a freeman of Massachusetts on May 12, 1675 AP2, EM1, and at some point, he became a lieutenant AP2, HO11. Samuell Sawyer of Newbury took possession of a stray blackish dun horse which was found on his land, and in an Ipswich record dated September 19, 1676, this horse was appraised at at three pounds, six shillings by Israel Webster and Peeter Godfrey SA21. He may have been the “Sam. Sayer” of Newbury who was twenty-nine when he took the oath of allegiance in 1678 DO18, and the Samuell Sawyer who was twenty-nine when he was deposed on February 6, 1678 DO19, but this would indicate that he was born in 1649 or 1650.
The probate record of his father included a letter to Samuel and his siblings, which bore the date of February 22, 1702/3 AM1:
To Samll Saywer Stephen Saywer Sons of William Saywer late of Newberry decesd. & Sarah Browne Daughter of ye decesd all of Newberry in ye County aforesd. Greeting
You & Each of you are hereby required In her majesses Name To make yor appearance before The sd. Judge of probates on ye first Monday of March Next… att Two of ye Clock of sd. Day at the house of Mr. Francis Crumpton Inholdr… To Render yor Reoson why You do not take administron of The Estate of yor sd. Father Deceasd otherwise it will be Conferred upon yor Brother John Emery
Therof fail not
Daniel Rogers Regr. [Registrar]
He was allotted a share of sixteen feet of commonage on the banks of the Merrimack River on March 9, 1707/8 PR11. He was probably the “Lieut. Samel Sawyer” who was mentioned in a list of eight parishioners on January 28, 1712/3 who had chosen to abstain from communion, and were given a notice that they must provide a reason for this act CU8. The answer of Deacon Abraham Merrill, Deacon Joshua Brown, Joseph Bailey, Abiel Long, Joshua Brown, Jr., John Baily, and Lieutenant Samuel Sawyer (the name of Anne Huse, who was one of the eight, was not included) on February 3, 1712/3, has been transcribed CU8:
1. We doe count that you acted illegally and not like christians in disposing of an house that you never built.
2. For violently pulling down our meeting house and carrying it away contrary to our minds and consent.
3. And also taking away from our Brethren & neighbors part of their estates by distress, which we doe Count Contrary to law & illegal. And we Count very unchristian like.
He held a license to run an inn from 1693 until 1716, and he was called an “innholder” on December 21, 1715, when on that date he purchased the Blue Anchor Tavern for the sum of one hundred sixty pounds from John Wainwright of Boston CU8. This was an inn that had previously been occupied by Stephen Swett, the son of John Swett and Phebe Benton CU7. The Blue Anchor Tavern included CU8:
Two and three quarter acres of land, commonly known at the Blue Anchor Tavern, with the Mansion house, barn and stables, bounded south easterly partly by land now belonging to John Woodbridge and John March and partly by land belonging to James Coffin, and westerly and northwesterly by ye land of ye heirs of Insigne Henry Lunt. late of Newbury, deceased. northerly by ye land of Benjamin Morse, tercius, and north easterly by ye street or country road
Samuel sold “The Blew Anchor Tavern”, as described above, to his son, Benjamin, on March 3, 1715/6, and Benjamin sold it to John March on October 2, 1718 for one hundred fifty-five pounds CU8.
Samuel Sawyer died at age seventy-one years, two months, and twenty days VI6 on February 11, 1718 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI6, AP2; the record of his death stated “Lieut Samuel Sawyer son of Wm + Ruth Sawyer d 11 Feb 1718 ag. 71y. 2m. 20d” MA26. His gravestone is located in the Sawyer Hill Burying Ground.
Mary Emery (John Jr., Mary) was born on June 24, 1652 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts to John Emery, Jr. MA26, EM1. She was the mother of Mary, Samuell, John, Hannah, Josiah, Joshua, an unnamed daughter of Samuell Sawyer who was born on March 7, 1684/5 but died on March 26, 1685 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI28, VI6, MA26, AP2, Benjamin, and an unnamed child of Samuell and Mary Sawyer who was born and died on November 15, 1693 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI28, VI6, MA26, AP2.
Mary Sawyer, the daughter of Samuell, was born on January 20, 1671/2 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI28, MA26, AP2. Mary or Sarah Sawyer married Edward Woodman on June 29, 1702 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI6. Mary and Edward Woodman were the parents of six or seven children whose births were recorded in in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI28. These were Elizabeth, born on April 25, 1703, John, born on September 15, 1704, Samuell, born on September 18, 1706, Joseph, born on June 22, 1709, Edward, born on March 24, 1711, Daniel, born on June 28, 1713, and an unidentified child who may have been one of the previously listed children who was baptized on June 3, 1716 VI28. Mary Woodman, the wife of Edward, died at age seventy-three on January 21, 1744/5 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI6.
Samuell
Sawyer, the son of Samuell, was born on June 5 or June 8, 1674 in
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI28, MA26, AP2. Samuel Sawyer,
Jr. married Abigal Goodrig on December 17, 1702 in Newbury, Essex County,
Massachusetts VI6. Samuel and Abigail Sawyer were the parents of six
children whose births were recorded in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI28.
These were Samuel Sawyer, Jr., born on June 4, 1705, Abigail, born on May 26,
1709, Joseph, born on April 8, 1711, Mary, born on October 3, 1712, Edmund,
born on November 6, 1714, and Jacob, born on June 4, 1716 VI28. Joseph
Sawyer, the son of Samuel, died on September 25, 1723 in Newbury, Essex County,
Massachusetts VI6. Abigail Sawyer, the wife of Samuel, died at age
forty-eight on October 14, 1722 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI6.
Samuel Sawyer died at age forty-nine on April 20 or 21, 1723 in Newbury, Essex
County, Massachusetts VI6.
John Sawyer was born on March 15,
1675/6 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts MA26, AP2.
Hannah Sawyer was born on January 12, 1678/9 in Newbury, Essex County,
Massachusetts MA26, AP2. Josiah
Sawyer was born on January 20, 1680/1 in Newbury, Essex County,
Massachusetts MA26, AP2. Josiah Sawyer married Tirza Bartlet on
January 22, 1707 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI6. Josiah
and Tirza (or Tirsa or Tirzah) Sawyer were the parents of seven children whose
births were recorded in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI28.
These were Josiah, born on April 12, 1719, Moses, born on February 21, 1711,
Tirza, born on November 7, 1713, Israel, born on October 9, 1717, Gideon, born
on December 15, 1719, James, born on May 12, 1722, and Hannah, baptized on
April 28, 1723 VI28. James, the son of Josiah and Tirzah Sawyer,
died on September 27, 1723 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI6.
Israel, the son of Josiah and Tirza Sawyer, died at age twenty-one on August 2,
1739 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI6. Hannah, the
daughter of Josiah and Tirza Sawyer, died at age twenty-three on August 6 or
September 6, 1739 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI6. Tirza
Sawyer, the wife of Josiah, died at age fifty-five on September 2, 1739 in
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI6. Josiah Sawyer died at age
seventy-six on April 4, 1756 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI6. Joshua
Sawyer, the son of Samuel, was born on February 23, 1682 in Newbury,
Essex County, Massachusetts VI28. Joshua and Elisabeth Sawyer were
the parents of several children whose births or baptisms were recorded in
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI28. These were Mary, born on
April 29, 1709, Nathan, born on May 7, 1714, Joseph, baptized on May 27, 1716,
Sarah, born on August 18, 1716, an unnamed child who was baptized on June 7,
1719, Anne, born on March 3, 1721, and an unnamed child who was baptized on
September 9, 1722 VI28. “Joshua Sawyer of Newbury in the County of
Essex in his Majesties Province of the Massechusetts Bay in New-England"
wrote his will on August 31, 1751 which mentioned his wife, Elizabeth, his
sons, Nathan and Joshua Sawyer, and his three daughters (whom he mentioned were
also the daughters of his wife, Elizabeth), who he named as Sarah, Joy (in this
copy of the will, a comma was placed between the names “Sarah” and “Joy”),
Elisabeth Richardson, and Anne Morse AM1. He also mentioned his five
minor grandchildren who were the children of his deceased son, Joseph (named
Miriam, Elizabeth, Doritha, Judith, and Sarah), as well as the grandchildren of
his deceased daughter, Mary Wells (named Samll, Enoch, Nathan,
Joshua, Joseph, Mary, Hannah, and Judith) AM1. The will was proved
on April 3, 1751 AM1. Benjamin
Sawyer was born on October 27, 1686 in Newbury, Essex County,
Massachusetts MA26, AP2. Benjamin Sawyer os Newbury married
Elisabeth Gimson (or Imson) of Amesbury on February 3, 1714 in Amesbury, Essex
County, Massachusetts VI6, VI18. Benjamin and Elisabeth (or
Elizabeth) Sawyer were the parents of two children whose births were recorded
in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI28. These were Benjamin,
born on March 2, 1716 and Elizabeth, born on September 2, 1718 VI28.
Benjamin and Elisabeth Sawer were the parents of two children whose births were
recorded in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI18. These were
John Sawer, born on September 5, 1721 and Mary Sawer, born on February 1,
1723/4 VI18. Elizabeth Sawer, the wife of Benjamin, died on December
22, 1750 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts VI18.
