Rev.
James
Sayre
M.A.
Born in New York City, New York
Ancestors 
Son of John Sayre
and Esther (Stillwell) Sayre
Brother of
John Sayre UEL and Esther Bowes (Sayre) Atlee
Husband of
Sarah (Dennie) Sayre
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
James Dennie Sayre, Elizabeth Sayre, John Sayre, Jane (Sayre) Bulkley, Eunice (Sayre) Geraud, Esther (Sayre) Judah, James Sayre and Dennie Sayre
Died
at about age 53
in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jan 2014
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Biography
Rev. James Sayre, a Loyalist to the Crown during the Revolution, went to Nova Scotia along with his brother John, but subsequently returned to Newport, R. I. then to Fairfield CT.
Princeton, 1755 University of Pennsylvania 1765.
Children (according to Banta) Sarah, James, Elizabeth, John, Francis, Jane, Eunice, Esther, James, Dennie and adopted child James Dennie. Banta has further information on Jane and Eunice.
Death date according to Banta Dec 15, 1797.
Sources
- Find A Grave: Memorial #31427939
- Hurd, D. Hamilton. History of Fairfield County, Connecticut with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers (J.W. Lewis & Co., Philadelphia, 1881) Page 284
- Kitchel, Elizabeth Kent, Sayre Family History, 1914. Manuscript supplied by Michael Cox. See Families/Packers & Sayres. p. 21
- Hooper, Joseph. The Records of Convocation, 1790-1848, Episcopal Church, Diocese of Connecticut (New Haven, 1904) Page 129-31
- Pages 78, 145-147, 692 (correction of his wife's name), 'Sayre family; lineage of Thomas Sayre, a founder of Southampton' by Banta, Theodore Melvin, 1834-1910 [from old catalog] Publication date 1901[1]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~0.78%
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