Benjamin SAWYER

Born: 1751 at Southold, Long Island, NY
Died: bet. 1794-1802 at Southold, Long Island, NY

Father: Moses SAWYER (1732-1???)
Mother: Mehitable HORTON (1732-1751)

Spouse: Abigail KING (1762-1843)

Children:

  • Cynthia b. ca. 1790 Southold m. David JENNINGS
  • James B. b. ca. 1792 Southold
  • Mehitable A. b. 9 Apr 1794 Southold d. 21 Dec 1874 Southold

    Benjamin (Source: (1) Walter M. WELLS, Jr., WELLS, William - Co-Founder of Southold, (Privately printed, 1986), 70., (2) Jacob E. MALLMAN, Shelter Island and Its Church - Historical Papers on, (New York, 1899), 325.) was born 1751 in Southold, Long Island, New York, and died Bet. 1794 - 1802 in Southold, Long Island, New York (MALLMAN, 325, 07/18/1794 or 09/08/1802 (Note the 1794 SR entry says Ben Junr).). He married Abigail KING (Source: (1) Mr. Rufus KING, KING, Original Family Record Book, (LI Source Records, pp 496-500, handwritten journal), 499., (2) WELLS, Jr., 70, 97, G4221., (3) MALLMAN, 325., (4) Will of KING, John - 1810-1817, Sister Abigail S..) Mar 25, 1787 in Southold, Long Island, New York (MALLMAN, 325), daughter of John KING and Abigail BROWN. She was born Sep 05, 1762 in Southold, Long Island, New York, and died Jul 11, 1843.

    More About Benjamin Sawyer:
    - Proof to Parent: Is he son of Benjamin or Moses? Marriage and death date of [mother] Mehetable shows Mehetable died within 2 months after marriage.. was she already pregnant?? Another wife later that year?? or was this Benjamin son of Benjamin, not Moses??

    Sources:

  • Salmon Records and others cited above via Norris of NYSUFFOL rootsweb list (Silver Bullet, Home Page: http://members.aol.com/ntgen/index.html