Thomas Sawyer

1649 - 1736  (87 years)

• Name	Thomas Sawyer
  Birth	2 Jul 1649	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  His birth was recorded as 2 (5) 1649.
  History	1676 (26 years)
  After the attack of 1676, he was one of the petitioners to the General Court for relief.
  Moved to	Abt 1677 (27 years)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Thomas was one of the first settlers to return to Lancaster after the destruction of 1676.
  Military	1704 (54 years)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  His house became a garrison and he its commander.
  History	1705 (55 years)
  He was captured by Indians in 1705 and was taken to Canada along with his son, Elias, and John Bigelow. Thomas was supposedly tied to a stake for torture when a friar brandished a key and threatened the Indians with opening the door to Purgatory and casting them into the eternal fires. This was probably on request by the French Governor who wished Thomas' skill in building a mill on the Chambly River. There he and his son helped build the first mill in exchange for their freedom.
  Death	5 Sep 1736	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Siblings	6 brothers and 6 sisters
  + 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) ▻ 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) + 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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   12. Hannah Sawyer,   b. 24 Nov 1670, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Before 1739  (Age 68 years)   13. Martha Sawyer,   b. 10 Aug 1673, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Before 1739  (Age 65 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edmund Sawyer,   b. Abt 1540, Norfolk, England   (2 x Great Grandfather)  Mary Platts,   b. Wygan, Lancashire, England d. After 1678, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I965	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	Thomas Sawyer,   b. 1616, Lincolnshire, England d. 12 Sep 1706, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	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)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Sarah Fairbanks,   b. 9 Dec 1645, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 02 Mar 1671/72, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	11 Oct 1670	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Their marriage date was recorded as 11 (8) 1670.
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 3 months - She : 24 years and 10 months.
  Children	2 daughters
  1. Sarah Sawyer,   b. 3 Jan 1671/72, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Mary Sawyer,   b. 30 Jan 1671/72, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F901	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2018

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Hannah Lewis,   b. 18 Mar 1648/49, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Before 1718, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	21 Nov 1672	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3]
  Their marriage date was recorded as 21 (9) 1672.
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 4 months - She : 23 years and 8 months.
  Children	5 sons and 2 daughters
  +   1. Hannah Sawyer,   b. 23 May 1675, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1 May 1765, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 89 years) ▻ Jonathan Moore     2. William Sawyer,   b. 2 Feb 1679, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 3 Feb 1740/41, Bolton, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 62 years)     3. Joseph Sawyer,   b. Abt 1682, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Jul 1737, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 55 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Bezaleel Sawyer,   b. 13 May 1685, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 25 Aug 1760, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 75 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   5. Elias Sawyer,   b. 1689, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 20 Nov 1752, Lancaster, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 63 years) ▻ Beatrix Pope  m. yes, date unknow     6. Sarah Sawyer,   b. Abt 1692, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Josiah Sawyer,   b. About 1694, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F480	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2018

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 3	Mary Rice,   b. 4 Sep 1656, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 22 Aug 1733, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 76 years)  Other Partners: Sgt. Josiah White  m. 28 Nov 1678
  Marriage	15 Jul 1718	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 69 years - She : 61 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F510	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2018

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 4	Anna   d. Nov 1753, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Marriage	31 Dec 1733	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 84 years and 5 months - She : ??.
  Family ID	F902	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Thomas Sawyer(1649 – 1736) 2Thomas Sawyer(1616 – 1706) 4John Sawyer(1582 – 15 Jul) 8Thomas Sawyer(Abt 1556 – ) 16Edmund Sawyer(Abt 1540 – ) 17unknown wife 9unknown wife 18 19 5 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Mary Prescott(24 Feb 1629/30 – 1716) 6John Prescott(1604/05 – 1681) 12Ralph Prescott(1569 – 1609) 24Roger Prescott(Abt 1532 – 1594) 25Ellen Shaw 13Helen(Abt 1571 – 1643) 26 27 7Mary Platts( – 1678) 14Abraham Gawkroger Platts 28James Gawkroger Platts 29Genet Fairbanke(1552 – ) 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 Jul 1649 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 11 Oct 1670 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 21 Nov 1672 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved to - Abt 1677 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Military - 1704 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 15 Jul 1718 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 31 Dec 1733 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 5 Sep 1736 - 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

  [S994] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Lancaster Records", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVI, 1862). [S1050] Barlow, Claude W. "The Children of Thomas Sawyer of Lancaster" , (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume 30, 1954). [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).