HI Jay, you certainly exsplained the originof names beautifully; and your right. I am a Sawyer from the James Line, Boston , NewHamp., Maine, NewYork areasI have written to Amy before ;as I feel she is related somewhere down the line. My GGrandfather was Phillip Weeks Sawyer, My Grandfather was Ansel Baker Sawyer,MY father Robert F. Sawyer born in Vinalhaven ME. 1905. Janet