I will believe the very first in abt. 1680-1710 would be found in Pasquotank and Chowan areas and Albermarle. I have not worked on this line in a while and you will have to check the counties and how they changed. In transcribing these, there may have been some errors made. It seems that 4 or 5 of these early Sawyer folks had land adjoining or touching each others land during the early 1700s. See below Timeline of early Sawyers in Old Albermarle, Chowan, Pasquotank Area >From the records below: ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 1680 Headright for John Sawyer (We do not know as yet any of the other headrights for the early Sawyers, William, Henry, Thomas, John and Robert) John Sawyer - wife Mary "Some Pasquotank Co., N. C. Headrights. N. C. Genealogy Soc. Journal Vol 13:2, May 1987 1680 John Jennings - ref to Mary Relphe as former wife of John Jennings. N. C. Higher Ct. Records Oct. 1684. William Sawyer - Alb. N.C. County Ct. Record Witness- March 29-1691 _____Higher Ct. Record 188 William Sawyer (MARK) is Testee in case of Archibald Grier of Albermarle, Merchant to pay Joseph Sparrow. John Sawyer - CCR 191 states age as 32 in court case was at house of John Jennings when James Sanderlin was shot and killed 1693 April 1694 Surveyed for Henry Sawyer 300 Acres on 6/2/1695 for transportation of Jane Sawyer, Sarah Sawyer among others. Wife of Thomas Relfe identified was daughter of John Jennings and assigns right of title of patent to father in law, John Jennings Jan 27 1693/94 Wm. Jennings, Thomas Relfe, and Mary his Wife sign. 1694 May 1694 Chowan and Perquamous Co 1677-1701 53-45 List of debts contracted by Rich Halliott belonging to Edward Winthrom and rest of company taken on 5 May 1694 - William Sawyer is listed. Signed by Robert Willis and Joseph Comander Inventory taken May 19, 1694. A bill of landing dated April 1684 on sloop Industry Attested 24 May before John Hunt and Henry White. Mary Relfe - former wife of John Jennings see John Jennings Oct. 1684 "A devision having beene made of the Cattle between Mary Relph and the children she had by Thomas Kelle By John Jennings, Robert Wallice, and Samuel Davis....ordered that the same be recorded. Higher Ct. Records County Ct. Oct. 1684 1694 Will of Thomas Price Mentions Godson Michael McDaniel, Jean McDaniel and John Sawyer was given a gun by the will. See Below 1698 re: Daniel Phillips. The court later ordered that Thomas Relfe and Thomas Barkock lay out the Danl. Phillips and Joan his wife (x wife of Michael McDaniel) the third part of the lands and Tenements Michael MacDaniell Late Husband of the said Joan was Seized of. It is interesting to note that 1698 Gen.Ct. that Wiliam Sawyer ordered to James MacDaneill pay unto the petitioner William Sawyer thirteen shillings and four pence for his travill and attendance being summoned to give evidence. See the will of Thomas Price. October 1695 Surveyed for John and Robert Sawyer 400 acres for transport for Robert and Mary Sawyer, Mary McDaniel, Frances Sawyer and Thomas French. (Were John and Robert Brothers or Father and son) John Sawyer - Albermarle Deed 260 John Sawyer Receive 500 a property for Headright of Mary McDaniel Robert, Mary, Frances Thomas French et. al. Land J beside John Humphries 1695 1696 25-124 Surveyed for Thomas Sawyer. Henry Sawyer - receives headright for transport of Susan Jones, Jane Sawyer and Sarah Sawyer 300 a in Pasq. Alb 251:127 1696 Found a will for William Frizzell..whose daughter married a Thomas Sawyer....some of the names as above in transports are the same in the will.... Robert Taylor - Patent for land joining Thomas Relf and Thomas Sawyer and the river 1696 4/2/1696 Surveyed for Henry Sawyer 190 acres. Jane Sawyer - imported by Henry Sawyer along with Sarah Sawyer. 1696 1696 Lists Wm. Jennings and Martha wife and also John Jennings and wife Annie. 1696 Thomas Barcock sold 400 acres on S. W. side of Pasquotank River land adjoining John and Robert Sawyer 1698 General Ct. Records Daniel Phillips vs. James McDaniel over land which came to him from Jean McDaniel in the will of Thomas Price 1694. Daniel Phillips married Jean McDaniel after the death of Michael McDaniel through the death of wife Jean. Thomas Price never made lawful entry for the land. William Sawyer was called to testify. Of interest is that Garrett Keen (?Koen) signed the Will of Thomas Price. 1699 James McDaniel = 1699 referenced as being about 25 years of age and swore he bought A horse in April from Cornelius Lerry. Must be son of above James? Could this be the James McDaniel who had dealings with Thos. Sawyer? 1704/05 General Court CCR 192 Order for John Sawyer to be arrested regarding complain of Wm Glover of Colonel Robert Quary and Pensylvania Company vs. John Sawyer John Sawyer - Sued by Wm. Glover Consignee of Colonel Robt. Quary and Pensylvania Company Is Plaintiff. NC Gen. Ct. Records 192 1704/05 CCR191 Glover vs. Wm. Sawyer indebted to plaintiff for goods, credits, merchandise, mentions that payment was left at the house of John Jennings (The above two records may show a relationship between William and John Sawyer) 1707 Henry Sawyer signed the will of John Jones. 1707John Jennings - wife Dorothy Deed Book A Pasq 1707 1709 Record of Deeds Vol C, Pasquotank C 242 and 243 William Jennings to Wm. Sawyer patent asigned by Phillip Ludwell Gov. of N. C. Signed W. Jennings (Mark) Mary Jennings Ack 7/19/1709. Regt 5/1730 1709 C243 Patent dated 1/1/1694. Wm Jennings to Wm. Sawyer Copy transferred out of ye old book. 1730. 1713 Will of John Sawyer written 12/22/1713 Wife Jean, son Thomas, Robert, Grandson Charles Grandy. Thomas Sawyer (Mark), Robert Sawyer and Timothy Reading signed will as witnesses. 1713 John Sawyer Sr. and John Sawyer Jr, Robert Morgan, Edward Williams, Richard Hastins and Robert Sawyer Refused to pay fine for not going to Indian War. (Interesting that there is a John Sr. and John Jr. Mentioned in this document but no John Jr. mentioned in the will above of John Sawyer) Rec. of Exec. Council, N. C, 1713 1713 registered 1715/16 A 105 Thomas Sawyer gives Henry McDaniel 200 acres part of a 400 acre patent N. E. of Pasquotank. Witness Timothy Reading, Richard Hastings 1715/16 Land between Caleb Sawyer and Richard Hastings to Caleb Sawyer and Richard Hastings, equally divided between them. 1715 Thomas Sawyer - named As Vestry with Henry and Robert Sawyer N. C. Col Records 1715 Mary Jennings - Daughter Mary was wife of Daniel Rhodes Deed Book A 1716 1718 Sollo Sawyer - sold John Sawyer land bordering Thomas, Jno. And Robert Sawyer's line Vol A p. 210 1718 1719 General Court Record Chowan. James Boulton found cohabitating and seducing the wife of William Jennings, Mary Jennings. Will of Wm. Jennings proven 1729 names wife Mary and Will of Mary proven Oct. names son John Relfe and son in law John Norton. 1719 October 26, 1719 Tax list N. E. side of Pasquotank. Among the names mentioned. John Spence, Jermiah Sawyer, Thomas Sawyer Jr., Henry McDaniel (sons Thomas and William), Solomon Sawyer, Peter Sawyer...Thomas Sawyer Sr., Next door John Sawyer Jr..Daniel Sawyer, Charles Sawyer, Thomas Grandy (was this the Grandy family Grandson of John Sawyer) Many other names mentioned here in this tax list. 1719 4/16/1719 #212 Daniel Phillips of Norfolk Co. Va. sold John Martin 200 acres S. W. side of Pasquotank 7/12/1720 James McDaniel to Thomas Sawyer 50 acres (Must be Thomas Jr. as deed mentions N. W. of old Thos. Sawyer's line) Robert Sawyer was a witness. John Jennings - will Pasquotank 1720 - wife Ann son, Wm. Jennings, daughters Mary Sawyer And Elizabeth Reding Who was Mary Married to? 1720 James McDaniel - wife Mary sells Thomas Sawyer 50 acres bordered by ***OLD Thomas Sawyers line. Witness John Sawyer Pasq A:241 1720 John Jennings - will Pasquotank 1720 - wife Ann son, Wm. Jennings, daughters Mary Sawyer And Elizabeth Reding 7/12/1720 James and Mary McDaniel A 241 to Robert Sawyer 50 acres adj. Thomas Sawyer. Witness was Thomas Sawyer signed 7/19/1720 reg. 7/21/1720 (This Thomas must have been Thomas Jr. as his father was dead by this time.) 7/19/1720 Will of Thomas Sawyer proven written 3/3/1720. Names son Caleb, wife, brother in law Richard Hastings, Richard Hastings Jr. son Thomas, son Richard, Daughter Mary and Ann Sawyer and Hannah and Dancy McDaniel. Witness was John Sawyer, Robert Sawyer and John Relfe. 7/19/1720 Robert Sawyer Sr. Albermarle sold John Jones 30 acres. ----- Original Message ----- From: "lL L Corbin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 8:28 AM Subject: [SAWYER] First Sawyers in N.C. > Can anyone tell me where the Sawyers first settled when they came to N.C.? > Was it Camden County or Beaufort County? > > Harriette [email protected] >