Thomas Sawyer (abt. 1556 - 1660)

Born about 1556 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (West) Sawyer — married 1576 in Lincolnshire, England

Died 15 Jul 1660 at about age 104 in Norfolk, England

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Thomas Sawyer was born in England.

Biography

Birth Date: BET. 1555 - 1556

Place: Gainsborough, Lincoln, England

This profile originally asserted without source or proof that "John Sawyer's father is Thomas Sawyer dob 1556 died in Norfolk married Margaret West dob 1560." referring to the John Sawyer of Leverton, Lincolnshire.

As discussed in detail on John Sawyer's profile, there is no proof of his parentage nor is there proof that he is the father of any of the 3 immigrants to New England (William, Edward and Thomas) and further, no proof that those three were brothers despited repeated unsourced claims in various genealogy books and on web pages.

Note that the information below from the "General Index of the Sawyer Families" is unsourced and not to be relied upon. Again, John Sawyer of Leverton, Lincolnshire had no known sons Thomas or Edward (only William and he is not proven to be the New England immigrant).

Thomas Sawyer's father is Edmund Say dob 1540 married to Agnes Fiske dob 1541. John born 1582 married to Margery Jackson born 1570 White Chapel, Yorkshire, England died 28 Dec 1677 Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, JOHN SAWYER, son of THOMAS SAWYER and ?: From the "General Index of the Sawyer Families of New England Prior to 1900", by Fred E Sawyer, 1983:....."John, b. ca.1582, prob Lincolnshire Co., Eng. thought to be a farmer and possibly a landholder, son of Thomas. His three sons thought to have migrated to America on a ship with Capt. Parker, about 1636, and settled in Rowley and Lancaster Ma. Their descendants make up a large part of the Early Sawyer families of Ma. Ch. b. Lincolnshire Co., Eng. include:..........(1) Edward, b.1608, bur. 9 Mar 1673, m. Mary Peasly...........(2) William, b. ca. 1613, d.1702, m. 1644 Ruth Bitfield or Bidford...........(3) Thomas, b. ca. 1616, chr. 24 Mar 1630, d. 12 Sep 1706, m. 1648, Mary Prescott.....Ref: Early Settlers of Rowley Ma; Lancaster V.R.; FGRA."He was a farmer and Landowner in Lincolnshire. according to "Maine Genealogy" VOL. 3, p. 1444.- http://www.gendex.com/users

Sources

See Also:

http://miller-aanderson.blogspot.com/2011/12/johnde-sawyer-1582-1660.html

The information is said to come from this book: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL2783541M/A_genealogical_dictionary_of_the_early_Sawyer_families_of_New_England_ca_1632-1900

Note: This book has been examined and it makes none of the claims above. While repeating and discussing the old theories regarding the origins of the three Sawyer immigrant "brothers," it points out there is no proof and expresses doubt as to the accuracy of the claims.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Sawyer-751 created through the import of Putnam2-1_2010-01-02_2011-02-16_2011-10-11.ged on Oct 12, 2011 by John Putnam.
• This person was created through the import of Jim Walker gedcom 4 Wikitree may 22 2011.ged on 24 May 2011.
• This person was created through the import of MOR2003d.GED on 22 April 2011.
• Sawyer-2022 was created by Ahmie Yeung through the import of Ahmie's shared ancestors only.ged on Nov 20, 2014.