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James "Cornet James" Sawyer

Male 1657 - 1753  (95 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James "Cornet James" Sawyer was born 22 Mar 1657, Lancester, Worcester County, Massachusetts (son of Thomas (John's Son) Sawyer and Mary Prescott); died 27 Jan 1753.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 9KS7-28

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Janet I. Weston, 1129 Riverside Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21230, 18 November 1994,
    p 2.

    James married Mary Marble 4 Feb 1686/1687. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas (John's Son) Sawyer was born 1616, Lincoln, England; was christened 24 Mar 1630, , Lincolnshire, England, England (son of John Sawyer and Mrs Sawyer); died 12 Sep 1706, Lancaster, Massachusetts; was buried 12 Sep 1706, Lancaster, Massachusetts.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 92DJ-5Q

    Notes:

    Thomas Sawyer was a blacksmith and farmer. He was buried in the Old Settlers
    Burial Field.
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    Reference:
    "The Prescott Memorial", William Prescott, 1870, p 41.
    Janet I. Weston, 1129 Riverside Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21230, 18 November 1994,
    p 2.

    Thomas married Mary Prescott 2 Jul 1648, Lancaster, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of John Prescott and Mary Gawkroger) was born 24 Feb 1630, Sowerby, Halifax, York, England; was christened 24 Feb 1630, Sowbery Halifax, Yorkshire, England; died Apr 1716, Lancaster, Massachusetts; was buried Apr 1716. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary Prescott was born 24 Feb 1630, Sowerby, Halifax, York, England; was christened 24 Feb 1630, Sowbery Halifax, Yorkshire, England (daughter of John Prescott and Mary Gawkroger); died Apr 1716, Lancaster, Massachusetts; was buried Apr 1716.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 8W8F-N6

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Prescott Memorial", William Prescott, 1870, p 41.
    Janet I. Weston, 1129 Riverside Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21230, 18 November 1994,
    p 2.

    Children:
    1. Thomas Sawyer was born 2 Aug 1649, Lancester, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died 5 Sep 1736, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    2. Ephraim Sawyer was born 2 Jan 1651/1652, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died 11 Feb 1676.
    3. Mary Sawyer was born 2 Jan 1651/1652, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    4. Elizabeth Sawyer was born 7 Jan 1654, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died See Notes.
    5. Joshua Sawyer was born 13 Mar 1655, Lancaster, Massachusetts; died 14 Jul 1738, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    6. 1. James "Cornet James" Sawyer was born 22 Mar 1657, Lancester, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died 27 Jan 1753.
    7. Caleb Sawyer was born 20 May 1659, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died 13 Feb 1755, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried Harvard, Massachusetts.
    8. John Sawyer was born 6 Apr 1661, Lancaster, Massachusetts; died Lyme, New London, Connecticut.
    9. Elizabeth Sawyer was born 1663, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    10. Deborah Sawyer was born 16 Jul 1666, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died 16 Jul 1666, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    11. Nathaniel Sawyer was born 24 Apr 1670, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died 10 Nov 1756.
    12. Hannah Sawyer was born 24 Apr 1670, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    13. Martha Sawyer was born 10 Aug 1673, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died See Notes.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Sawyer was born 1581, , Lincolnshire, England (son of Thomas Sawyer and unknown); died 15 Jul 1660, Gainsborough, Lincoln, England; was buried 26 Jul 1660.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 8QCH-8C

    Notes:

    Death was incorrectly recorded as 1990, assume 1660.

    John married Mrs Sawyer , England. Mrs was born 1603, Lincolnshire, England. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mrs Sawyer was born 1603, Lincolnshire, England.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 9P1D-2T

    Children:
    1. Edward Sawyer was born 1607/1608.
    2. Edward Sawyer was born 1608, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England; died 31 May 1703, Roway, Massachusetts; was buried 9 Mar 1673.
    3. William Sawyer was born 1613, , Lincolnshire, England; died 1702/1703, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
    4. 2. Thomas (John's Son) Sawyer was born 1616, Lincoln, England; was christened 24 Mar 1630, , Lincolnshire, England, England; died 12 Sep 1706, Lancaster, Massachusetts; was buried 12 Sep 1706, Lancaster, Massachusetts.

  3. 6.  John PrescottJohn Prescott was born Abt 1604, Standish, Lancaster, England; was christened 1604, Standish, Lancaster, England (son of Prescott, son of Ralph Prescott and Mrs Ellen (Helen) Prescott); died Dec 1681, Lancaster, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried Abt 1681, Old Settlers Burial Field, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    John Prescott was a blacksmith from Sowerby, in the parish of Halifax, west-riding, Yorkshire, England.

    John came from England to Watertown, Massachusetts about 1640 with his wife and four children. In 1645 or 1646 they removed to the foundation of a new settlement at Lancaster, Massachusetts. John Prescott took the oath of allegiance in 1652, but was not admitted freeman before 1669, was with his family removed shortly after the doleful day of 10 February 1676 and the town was wholly abandoned for several years so that no white man lived between the towns on the Connecticutt river and those on the Concord. In 1682 the number of familes was not more than one-third as large as seven years before. But of these, Prescott's was one.

    NOTE: Recent data indicates that John is not son of Ralph.
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    Reference:
    "History of the Wheeler Family in America", 1914, Albert Gallatin Wheeler, Jr., p 498.
    "Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers of America", 1967, p 437.
    "Ancestrial Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England between 1623 and 1650", 1969, Frederick Lewis Weis, p 34.
    Chuck Krause, RootsL.

    John married Mary Gawkroger 24 Jan 1629, Wigan, Lancaster, England. Mary (daughter of James (Gawkroger) Plat and Martha Ainsworth) was born 15 May 1607, Sowerby, Halifax, England; was christened 15 Mar 1607, Halifax, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England; died 1674, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried Abt 1674, Old Settlers Burial Field, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Gawkroger was born 15 May 1607, Sowerby, Halifax, England; was christened 15 Mar 1607, Halifax, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England (daughter of James (Gawkroger) Plat and Martha Ainsworth); died 1674, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried Abt 1674, Old Settlers Burial Field, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events:

    • Also Known As: Platt

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "History of the Wheeler Family in America", 1914, Albert Gallatin Wheeler, Jr., p 498.
    "Ancestrial Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England between 1623 and 1650", 1969, Frederick Lewis Weis, p 34.
    Chuck Krause, RootsL.

    Children:
    1. Mary Prescott was christened 24 Feb 1629/1630, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England.
    2. 3. Mary Prescott was born 24 Feb 1630, Sowerby, Halifax, York, England; was christened 24 Feb 1630, Sowbery Halifax, Yorkshire, England; died Apr 1716, Lancaster, Massachusetts; was buried Apr 1716.
    3. Child Prescott was born Abt 1630, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England; was buried 3 Jan 1633.
    4. Child Prescott was born Abt 1631, Sowerby, Yorks., England; was buried 7 Mar 1630.
    5. Martha Prescott was born 11 Mar 1632, Sowerby, Halifax, Yorks, England; was christened 11 Mar 1632, Sowerby Halifax, Yorkshire, England; died 11 Jan 1656, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried 1656, Lancaster, Massachusetts.
    6. John Prescott was born 1 Apr 1635, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England; was christened 1 Apr 1635, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England; died Aft 1748; was buried Aft 1748.
    7. Sarah Prescott was born 1637, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England; was christened 16 Apr 1637, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England; died 25 Aug 1714, Stowe, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried Aug 1714.
    8. Hannah Prescott was born 1639, Barbados, West Indies; was christened 16 Apr 1639, Barbadoes, West Indies; died 11 Sep 1696/1697, Massachusetts; was buried Lancaster, Massachusetts.
    9. Lydia Prescott was born 15 Aug 1641, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was christened 15 Aug 1641, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died Aft 1711; was buried Aft 1711.
    10. Jonathan Prescott was born Abt 1643, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was christened 1646, Watertown-Lancas, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died 5 Dec 1721; was buried Dec 1721.
    11. Joseph Prescott was born Abt 1645, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was christened 1645/1646; died 31 Dec 1732.
    12. Jonas Prescott was born 30 Jun 1648, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died 31 Dec 1723, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried Jan 1724.
    13. Child Prescott was born Abt 1650, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Thomas Sawyer was born Abt 1555, Gainsborough, Lincoln, England (son of Edmund Sawyer and Mrs. Edmund Sawyer); died Norfolk, England.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 8QD2-3S

    Thomas — unknown. was born Abt 1559. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  unknown was born Abt 1559.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: GNGN-S6

    Children:
    1. 4. John Sawyer was born 1581, , Lincolnshire, England; died 15 Jul 1660, Gainsborough, Lincoln, England; was buried 26 Jul 1660.

  3. 12.  Prescott
    Children:
    1. 6. John Prescott was born Abt 1604, Standish, Lancaster, England; was christened 1604, Standish, Lancaster, England; died Dec 1681, Lancaster, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried Abt 1681, Old Settlers Burial Field, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  4. 14.  James (Gawkroger) Plat was born 28 Aug 1578, Halifax, Sowerby, Yorks, England; was christened 28 Aug 1578, Halifax, Sowerby, Yorks, England (son of James Gawkroger and Jenet (Janet) Fairbanks); died Bef 6 Oct 1628, Halifax, Sowerby, Yorks, England.

    James married Martha Ainsworth 5 Sep 1601, Halifax, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England. Martha was born Abt 1579, Of Sowerby, Halifax, Yorks, England; was christened 16 Jan 1578, Bingley, Yorks, England; died Dec 1632, Halifax, Sowerby, Yorks, England; was buried 10 Dec 1632, Halifax, Sowerby, Yorks, England. [Group Sheet]


  5. 15.  Martha Ainsworth was born Abt 1579, Of Sowerby, Halifax, Yorks, England; was christened 16 Jan 1578, Bingley, Yorks, England; died Dec 1632, Halifax, Sowerby, Yorks, England; was buried 10 Dec 1632, Halifax, Sowerby, Yorks, England.

    Notes:

    The Ainsworth name undoubtedly takes its name from the chapelry Ainsworth commonly called Cockey Moor, which is situated in the Parish of Middleton, Salford Mundred, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, England.

    So long ago as 1369, A. D. John Ainsworth was of that ilk and owned lands there.
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    Reference:
    "Genealogy of the Ainsworth Families in America", Francis J. Parker, 1894, p 1.

    Children:
    1. John Gawkroger was christened 3 Jan 1602, Sowerby, Yorks, England.
    2. Anna Gawkroger was christened 4 Sep 1603, Sowerby, Yorks, England.
    3. Lydia Gawkroger was christened 28 Apr 1605, Sowerby, Yorks, England.
    4. 7. Mary Gawkroger was born 15 May 1607, Sowerby, Halifax, England; was christened 15 Mar 1607, Halifax, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England; died 1674, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried Abt 1674, Old Settlers Burial Field, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    5. James Gawkroger was christened 25 May 1609, Sowerby, Yorks, England.
    6. Abraham Gawkroger was christened 22 Dec 1611, Sowerby, Yorks, England.
    7. Martha Gawkroger was christened 6 Mar 1614, Sowerby, Yorks, England.
    8. Sarah Gawkroger was christened 1 Oct 1615, Sowerby, Yorks, England.
    9. Sarah Gawkroger was christened 26 Jan 1616, Halifax, Sowerby, Yorks, England.
    10. Samuel Gawkroger was christened 19 Jan 1617, Sowerby, Yorks, England.
    11. Isaac Gawkroger was christened 2 Jul 1620, Sowerby, Yorks, England.
    12. Esther Gawkroger was christened 12 Mar 1623, Sowerby, Yorks, York, England.