Born in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Wells
and Sarah (Littlefield) Sayer
Sister of
Elizabeth (Wells) Hart, John Wells, Thomas Wells, Patience (Wells) Clark, Francis Sawyer [half], Daniel Sawyer [half], Hannah (Sawyer) Chesley [half] and Ruth (Sawyer) Sampson [half]
Wife of
Samuel Sibley
— married
13 Sep 1695 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts
Wife of
John Sawyer
— married
20 Nov 1710 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Mother of
Hannah (Sibley) Moulton, Richard Sibley, Sarah (Sibley) Emery, Jonathan Sibley, Samuel Sibley Jr., Lydia Sawyer, Eunice Sawyer and Lois (Sawyer) Calef
Died
at age 86
in Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Apr 2014
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Biography
Sarah Wells was born on 27 August 1669 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony. She was the daughter of John Wells and. Sarah Littlefield.1,2,3,4
On 13 September 1695 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, Sarah married first Samuel Sybley, son of Richard Sybley and Hannah unknown.1,2,5,3,4
On 25 November 1710 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, Sarah married second John Sawyer, son of Lt. Samuel Sawyer and Mary Emery.1,6,2,5,7,3,4
Sarah Wells died on Saturday, 27 March 1756 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, at age 86 years and 7 months.2,4
Children of Sarah Wells and Samuel Sybley
Hannah Sibley8 (17 May 1696 - 8 Nov 1729)
Richard Sibley8 (Jan 1698 - )
Sarah Sibley8 (27 Mar 1699 - )
Jonathan Sibley8 (25 Nov 1701 - )
Samuel Sibley8 (Jul 1704 - )
Samuel Sibley8 (5 May 1705 - )
Children of Sarah Wells and John Sawyer
Lydia Sawyer1,6,2,4 (29 Mar 1712 - )
Eunice Sawyer+9,10,4,2,6,1,11,5,7 (21 Jan 1714/15 - 29 Jul 1803)
Lois Sawyer1,6,2,4 (21 Jul 1718 - 1799)
Sources
- Transcribed by Patsy McKenzie Mundale, MA, Essex Co., Salem, Vital Records (Marriage) to 1850, (The Essex Institute).
- 'NH, Gilmanton, Smith Meeting House, (Deaths 1788-1818).
- Sibley Family in America 1629-1972, By James Scarborough Sibley
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~0.39%
Karen (Taylor) Fry
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member karentaylorfry
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~0.39%
Karen Sibley :
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Rejected matches › Sarah (Wallis) Stone (1675-) › Sarah (Wales) Overington (abt.1673-) › Sarah (Welsh) Giles (abt.1678-aft.1726)
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