Francis Bowes Sayre (1766 - 1798)

Born 9 Sep 1766 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Ann Heysham — married 9 Apr 1792 in Christ Church, Philadelphia

Descendants

Died 2 Sep 1798 at age 31 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

His parents, Rev John Sayre and Mary Bowes (who were step siblings as well as marriage partners) were loyalists to the British Crown and in 1783 moved to New Brunswick with some (or all?) of the children. After his father died in 1784 his mother moved back to Pennsylvania, Francis also, according to his father's loyalist claim. ^[1]

Occupation: Physician, Education: U. of Pennsylvania, 1790, Died of Yellow Fever ministering to patients during an epidemic in 1798 and was buried in Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Phildelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find A Grave: Memorial #9260013

Spouse: Ann Heysham Sayre (1765–unknown), married April 10, 1792 in Philadelphia.

Children: William Heysham Sayre 1794–1872, Alan Cox Sayre 1795–1800, Mary Elizabeth Sayre 1797–1800.

Francis was named an heir in his Uncle John Cox's will. Francis' mother had taken her younger children to live with her sister, Esther Cox, after her husband died 1784.[2]

Biographical notes may be found in Kitchel^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ Nova Scotia Land Grant [1]
2. ↑ Source: #S42
3. ↑ Source: #S146

See Also:

• History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Vol. II Part II, pg. 824 (e319): sixth child of John (Rev) & Mary (Bowes) Sayre: b. at Lancaster, Pa., 9 Sept. 1766, d. 2 Sept. 1798; m. 9 Apr. 1792, Ann Heysham

• United Empire Loyalists, Part I, Pg. 283: #187 Claim of John Sayre: "Francis Bowes Sayre, with his mother in Pennsylvania.

• Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Compiled Marriage Records, 1700-1821 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Pennsylvania Marriage Records. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Archives Printed Series, 1876. Series 2, Series 6.

• United States Direct Tax of 1798: Tax Lists for the State of Pennsylvania. M372, microfilm, 24 rolls. Records of the Internal Revenue Service, 1791-2006, Record Group 58. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
• Find a Grave[3]

• Will probated 1798: Pennsylvania, City of Philadelphia, administration files; Author: Philadelphia (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Source Information Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

• Lineages, Inc., comp. Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Will Index, 1682-1819 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2000. Original data: Philadelphia County Wills, 1682-1819. Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1900.

• Source: S118 Text: Family Group Records supplied by Michael J. Cox

• Source: S42 Text: Sayre Genealogy chart from Harriet Sayre Noyes via Hal Buckingham, 8/2004

• Banta, Theodore Melvin, Sayre Family: Lineage of Thomas Sayre, a Founder of Southampton, New York, 1901.[4]