Subject: Lancaster Records of Deaths - Books I & II SAWYER Source: Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records & Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643 to 1850 by Henry S. Nourse, A.M. SAWYER DEATHS RECORDED AT LANCASTER p.14 Book I 1671/2 Sarah Sawyer wife of Thomas Sawyer died Jan 2 1671/2 p.16 Victims of the Massacre of Feb 10, 1676 Ephraim Sawyer son of Thomas Sawyer, died Feb. 10, 1767 aged twenty five years. p.156 1723 Sarah Sawyer ye Dau of John & Sarah Sawyer deceased Dec 17, 1723. 1733 Mrs. Mary Sawyer ye Wife of Mr. Thomas Sawyer deceased Aug ye 22d 1733. p.157 1720 Esther Sawyer ye dau of Amos & Abigail Sawyer deceased ye 6. day of Sept 1720. 1726 Amos Sawyer ye son of Amos & Abigail Sawyer deceased ye 26 day of Dec 1726. 1729 David Sawyer ye son of Amos & Abigail Sawyer deceased ye 3 day of June 1729. 1730 Moses Sawyer ye son of John & Sarah Sawyer deceased Dec ye 4, 1730. 1731 Miriam Sawyer ye dau of John & Sarah Sawyer deceased Sept ye 1, 1731. 1731 Aaron Sawyer ye son of John & Sarah Sawyer deceased Sept ye 16, 1731. 1731 Mr. John Sawyer of Lancaster deceased Oct the 2d 1731. 1729 David Sawyer the son of Amos & Abigail Sawyer deceased June ye 3, 1729. 1735 Joanna Sawyer ye dau of John & Sarah Sawyer deceased May ye 30, 1735. p.158 1737 Joseph Sawyer deceased July ye 10, 1737. 1740/1 Martha & Mary Sawyer, daughters of John & Sarah Sawyer deceased about March: Mary on ye 13th and Martha ye 27th 1740/41. 1742 Elisebeth Sawyer the dau of Nathanael & Mary Sawyer deceased October the 3 Day 1742. p.159 1745 Rebekah Sawyer dau of John & Sarah Sawyer deceased May ye 6, 1745. 1751 Ruth Sawyer dau of Samuel & Deborah Sawyer deceased August 1751. 1757 Relief dau to Amos & Mary Sawyer deceased Jan 12, 1757. p.160 1774 Aaron Sawyer departed this Life Dec 15, 1774 aged 42 years 6 months & 23 days. 1768 Amos Sawyer departed this Life Jan 25, 1768 p.161 1788 Sarah Sawyer the dau of Moses Sawyer & Mary his wife, deceased Sept 3d, 1788. 1788 Nathaniel the son of Moses Sawyer & Betty his wife deceased Feb 13, 1788 Book II P.190 A child of America Sawyer died October 18, 1840 1840 Mrs. Nancy Sawyer, wife of Mr. Amos Sawyer, died Dec 29, 1840 Aged 63. 1843 Mr. Amos Sawyer Died Aug 23, 1843, Aged 85 yrs - dysentery. 1844 Miss Louisa Sawyer, Daughter of Mr. Elias Sawyer, Died Jan 14 [8] 1844, aged 16, consumption. 1842 Miss Abby Sawyer, daughter of mr. Elias Sawyer, died Oct 3, 1842, consumption. 1810 Charlotte Sawyer, a daughter of Paul Sawyer deceased Nov 6, 1810. 1812 Abigail Sawyer relict of Josiah Sawyer died Nov 13, 1812 aged abt ninety one. 1798 A son of Amos Sawyer, Jun. died October 29, 1798. 1799 or 1709 Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Sawyer deceased Bef. 14, 1709 or 1799 1801 Josiah Sawyer deceased Mar 19, 1801 AEtat. 81. 1802 Deborah Sawyer deceased Mar 2, 1802. 1803 Widow Lois Sawyer deceased June 8, 1803. 1805 Joseph Sawyer son of Moses Sawyer Senior, died Oct 2, 1805 AEtat 25. 1805 Moses Sawyer died the 3d of Oct 1805 AEtat 72. 1815 Cynthia Sawyer, daughter of Luther Sawyer & Zilpah his wife, died the 1st day of April, 1815 aged 15 yrs 1821 Amos Sawyer Senior died June 13, 1821 AE 68. 1822 Mrs. Prudence Sawyer, wife of Amos Sawyer 2nd, died Oct 11, 1822. 1822 Major Eben Sawyer died Oct 23, 1822 aged 25. p.191 1824 Luther Sawyer died Sep 2, 1824. 1825 Capt Ezra Sawyer, son of Moses & Betty Sawyer died Jan 18, 1825 aged 40. 1827 James Sawyer, son of Thomas Sawyer died at the house of his Uncle Amos Sawyer, Jan 8, 1827. 1827 Sarah Elizabeth Sawyer dau of Charles Sawyer died April 22, 1827 aged 3 yrs. 7 mo. 29 d. 1829 Thomas Sawyer died March 18, 1829 aged sixty four. 1829 Franklin Sawyer son of Henry Sawyer died July 2, 1829. 1829 Lucy Ann Sawyer dau of Silas & Sarah Sawyer died October 28 1829. 1831 Moses Sawyer died March 12 in the 67 year of his age. 1831. 1831 Charles Francis Sawyer son of Charles & Eliza Sawyer died May 12, 1831 1831 Peter Sawyer died June 2, 1831. 1831 Martha Sawyer dau of Charles & Eliza Sawyer died Nov 28, 1831. 1832 Elmirick Sawyer son of the late Peter Sawyer died Jan 16, 1832. 1832 Sarah Elizabeth Sawyer dau of Charles & Eliza Sawyer died Sept 16, 1832. 1833 Ezra Sawyer son of the late Peter Sawyer died Aug 27, 1833, aged 19 years 1835 Evelina Sawyer, dau of the late Peter Sawyer died at the house of Capt. Asahel Harris, June 23, 1835 Aged 26 years. 1838 Ruth Sawyer died Aug 16, 1838 Aged 93 yrs. 1835 Henry Oliver Sawyer, son of America & Lucy H. Sawyer died March 24, 1835. [or 1838] 1840 A son of Emeline Sawyer died March 10th 1840 aged 7 months. Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Source: Prescott Memorial by William Prescott, 1870, Concord, N.H. p.41 Mary Prescott bap. at Sowerby in the Parish of Halifax in Yorkshire, England was born Feb 24, 1630; dau of John Prescott and his wife Mary Gawkroger Platts. Mary Prescott m. Thomas Sawyer of Lancaster, Mass. in 1648; resided at Lancaster, Mass. p.45 Thomas Sawyer and his wife, Mary Prescott had issue: 1. Thomas Sawyer Jr. b. July 2, 1649; m. (1) Oct 11, 1670 [according to Torrey, p.654, Sarah Fairbanks who died Mar 2, 1672 leaving one child, Mary Sawyer. He m. (2) Hannah______on Nov 21, 1672 - 2nd wife, Hannah [Houghton?/Lewis/ Weld?] 2. Ephraim Sawyer b. Jan 16, 1651; killed by the Indians at Prescott's garrison Feb. 1676, when Lancaster was destroyed by the Indians. 3. Mary Sawyer b. Jan 4, 1653. 4. Joshua Sawyer b. March 13, 1655; m. Sarah (Wright) Potter widow of Samuel. 5. James Sawyer b. March 22, 1657. 6. Caleb Sawyer b. April 2, 1659. Torrey has: m. Sarah Houghton 7. John Sawyer b. April 6, 1661 m. 1705 Mary Brell/Bull/Ball and she m. (2) Wm. Sterling - Lancaster/Lyme CT - Torrey. 8. Elizabeth Sawyer b. Jan 6, 1664. 9. Deborah Sawyer b. 1666; died July 16, 1666. 10. Nathaniel Sawyer b. Nov 24, 1670; m. 1756, (1) Mary Houghton b. 1693, Lan- caster. 11. Martha Sawyer b. Aug 10, 1673. Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth Subject: SAWYER, Aaron. Source: Birth, Marriage, and Death Register, Church Records & Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643-1850 by Henry S. Nourse, A.M., Lancaster, 1890. p.23 Aaron Sawyer entered his Intentions of marriage with Abigail Moor. Both of Lancaster: March ye 30th, 1754. p.50 Aaron Sawyer ye son of John & Sarah Sawyer was born the 29th of August, 1731. p.63 Aaron Sawyer ye son of Joseph & Tabathy Sawyer was born May ye 13, 1732. p.81 Aaron Sawyer son to Aaron & Abigail Sawyer born August 24, 1756. p.85 Marriages Recorded Aaron Sawyer and Abigail Moore married April ye 25th, 1754 by John Millen. p.90 Oliver Sawyer son to Aaron & Abigail Sawyer born Feb 2nd, 1759. Parna Sawyer dau. to Aaron & Abigail Sawyer born Sept 16, 1761. p.93 Abigail Sawyer dau. to Aaron & Abigail Sawyer born July 2nd, 1764. p.96 Dolly Sawyer dau to Aaron & Abigail Sawyer born Nov. 12th, 1767. p.105 Aaron Sawyer born October 6, 1775 son of Joseph & Agnes Sawyer. p.109 Submit Sawyer dau to Aaron & Abigail Sawyer born August ye 5th, 1770. p.111 Silence Sawyer dau to Aaron & Abigail Sawyer born Dec 23d, 1774. p.129 March 25, 1779 - Aaron Sawyer & Kezia Sawyer, both of Lancaster were married. p.138 Aaron Sawyer & Keziah Richardson, both of Lancaster entered their Intentions of Marriage January 4, 1779. p.157 Deaths Aaron Sawyer ye son of John & Sarah Sawyer, deceased Sept. ye 16, 1731. p.160 Deaths Aaron Sawyer departed this Life December 15, 1774 aged 42 years, 6 months & 23 days. p.419 Chocksett Burial Grounds In Memory of Mr. Aaron Sawyer who died December ye 15th, A.d. 1744, Aged 42 years, 6 months and 22 days. Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth Subject: Aaron Sawyer Source: History of Lancaster, Mass. by Rev. Abijah P. Marvin, 1879. p.288 1774. At a meeting a committee of three was chosen to see what money was in the hands of the Constables and to "direct them not to pay any public money out of their hands without the town's order." This action was intended to prevent any taxes going to the loyal treasurer of the province. The Committee were: Dr. Josiah Wilder Aaron Sawyer Ephraim Sawyer. Instead of two pounders the committee reported that they had bought "4 pounders". It was voted to buy "five hundred weight of ball, suitable for the field pieces, and three hundred weight of grape shot." Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See Also The Sawyer Family History _http://www.sawyer-family.org/_ (http://www.sawyer-family.org/) Another Source: _http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~houghtonfamily/p294.htm_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~houghtonfamily/p294.htm) Abigail Moor was the daughter of Deacon Oliver Moor & Abigail Houghton. Abigail Moor was born on Jan 27, 1737/38 in Lancaster, Mass. She married Aaron Sawyer April 25, 1754 at Lancaster. She m. (2) Samuel Gerrish Dec 26 1771 at Lancaster. Abigail Moor & Aaron Sawyer declared their intentions of marriage on March 30, 1754 at Lancaster. Abigail Moor Sawyer Gerrish died July 13, 1824. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~