Sawyer: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. Sawyer (child of Thaddeus Colburn Sawyer and Polly Wood); died See Notes, Burlington, Vermont.
Notes:
Died as infant.

Generation: 2

2.	Thaddeus Colburn Sawyer was born 11 Nov 1792, Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts (son of David Sawyer and Judith Harris); died 3 Mar 1863, Essex, Vermont. Notes: Leader in his community. Thaddeus married Polly Wood 11 Feb 1815. Polly died Burlington, Vermont. [Group Sheet]

3.
Polly Wood died Burlington, Vermont.
Notes:
Died in child birth with child.

Children:

1. Sawyer died See Notes, Burlington, Vermont.

Generation: 3

David Sawyer was born 17 Mar 1760, Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (son of Francis Sawyer and Elizabeth Richardson); died 25 Jul 1832, Westford, Chittenden County, Vermont; was buried Westford, Chittenden County, Vermont.

Other Events:

Pension: 20 May 1818, Vermont; Revoluntionary War Pension Payment Ledger

Notes:

Revolutionary Soldier. Crossed the Delaware with Washington that Christmas night. David's record in book of records of Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of Revolutionary War, Vol. XIII, Page 863, Boston, 1905.

Private, Captain Joseph Bradley Varnums (Dracut) Co. of Volunteers, Col. Johnathan Reeds Regt. Enlisted 29 September, 1777. Discharged 7 November 1777, Service 42 days, Company marched to reinforce northern Army, also Capt Varnums Co, Col Simeon Spaulding Rgt. abstract of equipments for train band and alarm list, endorsed 1777. Said Sawyer reported as belonging to train band also returns, etc. of 2nd Dracut Company. Said Sawyer appears among men raised agreeable to resolve of June 1778 to serve for 6 months at Rhode Island. Also enlistment's agreement dated Dracut June 23 1778 by said Sawyer and Timothy Kelly engaging themselves to serve until Jan 1 1779.

Listed on page 85 of 1790 Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts census.
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Reference:
Notes by Anna O Sawyer Ridenour, March 1916, p 8.
"The Richardson Memorial...", John Adams Vinton, 1876, p 554.

David married Judith Harris 26 Apr 1787, Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts. Judith was born 18 Jun 1766, Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts; died 1848; was buried Westford, Chittenden County, Vermont. [Group Sheet]

Judith Harris was born 18 Jun 1766, Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts; died 1848; was buried Westford, Chittenden County, Vermont.

Notes:

Died spring of 1848
Buried side by side with husband.

Some sources indicate Judith is daughter of John and Elizabeth (Clark) Harris but I removed the connection until better evidence can confirm this conneciton.

Children:

David Sawyer, Jr. was born 11 Nov 1787, Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts; died Apr 1866, Leandgrove, Vermont.
Asa Sawyer was born 14 Mar 1789, Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts; died 17 Nov 1790.
Achsah Sawyer was born 30 Dec 1790, Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts; died 8 May 1817.
2. Thaddeus Colburn Sawyer was born 11 Nov 1792, Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts; died 3 Mar 1863, Essex, Vermont.
Hannah Sawyer was born 7 Nov 1794, Pelham, Massachusetts.
Judith Sawyer, Jr. was born 11 Jul 1797, Pelham, Massachusetts; died 3 Nov 1831.
Eliza Sawyer was born 2 Jan 1800, Tynsborough, Massachusetts.
John Harris Sawyer was born 7 Apr 1802, West Nottingham, New Hampshire; died 26 Oct 1850.
Alfred Sawyer was born 21 Jun 1804, Nottingham West, New Hampshire; died 24 Oct 1880, Lowell, Orleans County, Vermont.
Mary Badgen Sawyer was born 13 May 1807, Londonderry, New Hampshire.

Generation: 4

Francis Sawyer was born 3 Mar 1728, North Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (son of Henry Sawyer and Sarah Nurse); died 1 Dec 1827, Canterbury, New Hampshire.

Notes:

Soldier in the French & Indian War.

Removed to Dracut, Massachusetts in 1759 and afterwards to Canterbury, New
Hampshire.
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Reference:
"The Richardson Memorial...", John Adams Vinton, 1876, p 528, 554.

Francis married Elizabeth Richardson 22 Mar 1749, Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Solomon Richardson and Elizabeth Goodale) was born 20 Aug 1730, Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts; died 1772. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth Richardson was born 20 Aug 1730, Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts (daughter of Solomon Richardson and Elizabeth Goodale); died 1772.

Notes:

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Reference:
"The Richardson Memorial...", John Adams Vinton, 1876, p 528, 554.

Children:

Elizabeth Sawyer was born 8 Oct 1750, North Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died 17 Mar 1816.
Francis Sawyer was born 22 Feb 1752, North Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Molly Sawyer was born 9 Oct 1753, Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts; died 1843.
Sawyer died See Notes.
Ebenezer Sawyer was born 25 Dec 1755, North Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Abigail Sawyer was born 15 Apr 1758, North Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died 5 Dec 1855.
4. David Sawyer was born 17 Mar 1760, Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died 25 Jul 1832, Westford, Chittenden County, Vermont; was buried Westford, Chittenden County, Vermont.
Sawyer died See Notes.
Amos Richardson Sawyer was born 25 Jan 1765, Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts.
Aaron Sawyer was born 11 Sep 1766, Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died 28 Aug 1854.
Hannah Sawyer was born 18 Jan 1769, Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died 2 Oct 1869.
Moses Sawyer was born 16 Dec 1772, Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.