Forwarded for Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Sawyer" <map26@epix.net> To: <SAWYER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 10:13 AM Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: [SAWYER] Sawyers-origins, those in New Hampshire Hello All I Ihave James I Sawyer in Mecklenburg N C 1757 m Mary Garrisin 1st & Hannah Haynes 2nd, Children-- Benjamin, David, Mary & James. James I Sawyer's father William Sawyer 1703-1784 Lancaster Co. Pa , Does this ring qny bells with anyone??? Paol "Dean" Sawyer--- Dallas. PA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arcel Sawyer" <searching3@nc.rr.com> To: <SAWYER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 4:56 AM Subject: Re: [SAWYER] Sawyers-origins, those in New Hampshire > Jay I have quite a bit of info on the Sawyers from 1690s thru about 1740s > in > Eastern N.C. > E mail me with the beginning of your line, maybe I have some info. > Arcell Sawyer > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jay Lassiter" <jaylassiter@cox.net> > To: <SAWYER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 10:01 PM > Subject: Re: [SAWYER] Sawyers-origins, those in New Hampshire > > > > Hi. Amy > > > > I hope you accept this in the spirit that it is intended. And please > > do > > not think you are ingnorant. > > > > English surname came from several cateogories - georgraphic, > > occupational, > > titles, etc. > > > > My info is that maybe 70% of surnames came from geographiic locations. > > My > > surname is Lassiter, which comes from Leicester, England, Sort of a > > bastardized version. > > > > Sawyers were guys that worked with saws. So they were all over the > > place. > > Think of all the Sawyers, Carpenters, Wheelwrights, Wheelers, Joiners, > > Joyners, etc. etc. All occupations. > > > > My Sawyers are from the northeastern sector of North Carolina. Haven't > > gotten back past 1800 at best. Working on it. > > > > Good Hunting > > > > jay > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Amy J. Davis" <a_jdavis@yahoo.com> > > To: <SAWYER-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 1:11 PM > > Subject: [SAWYER] Sawyers-origins, those in New Hampshire > > > > > > > Hi! > > > > > > I am wondering what the origins of the Sawyers are in Europe? Are all > > > of > > > the original Sawyers in New Hampshire from the same place? Did the > Sawyers > > > first settle in New Hampshire or did they settle somewhere else and > > > migrate to New Hampshire? I see even in the 1790 census for New > Hampshire > > > there is almost one full column of Sawyers. > > > > > > Thank you for putting up with my ignorance, > > > Have a wonderful day! > > > Amy > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== SAWYER Mailing List ==== > > > Thomas SAWYER & Mary Prescott - Lancaster,MA > > > > > > ============================== > > > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > > > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > > ==== SAWYER Mailing List ==== > > Checked alternate spellings of SAWYER- SAWER, SAWYERS ,SAYER,SAWYIER > > > > ============================== > > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your > > ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targe tid=5429 > > > > > > > ==== SAWYER Mailing List ==== > Checked alternate spellings of SAWYER- SAWER, SAWYERS ,SAYER,SAWYIER > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >