Moses SAWYER

Born: ca. 1732 at Shelter Island, Long Island, NY
Died: 1??? at ?

Father: James SAWYER (1694/6-1771)
Mother: Martha ?

Spouse1: Mehitable HORTON (1732-1751)
Spouse2: ? (1732-1???)

Children:

  • w/Mehitable HORTON:
  • Benjamin b. 1751 Southold d. bet. 1794-1802 Southold m. Abigail KING
  • w/2nd wife:
  • ? b. ca. 1752 Southold d. 18 May 1755 Southold
  • ? b. ca. 1754 Southold d. 29 Feb 1756 Southold

    Moses (Source: (1) Walter M. WELLS, Jr., WELLS, William - Co-Founder of Southold, (Privately printed, 1986), 66., (2) Banks McLAURIN, Jr., HORTON Genealogy by McLAURIN, (Privately printed, 1995 Update), 315., (3) Edw. Doubleday HARRIS, NEHGR 53:74-81, 169-176, 1899 - Southold Burials, 315, as husband of Mehitable (HORTON) SAWYER., (4) Southold - Records of the First Church, 4., (5) Original record by William SALMON, Compiled by William A. ROBBINS, Salmon Records - Marriages, (LI Source Records, HOFF, 1987, pp 255-293)., (6) Will of SAWYER, James - 1771/1772, Son.) was born Abt. 1732 in Shelter Island, New York. He married (1) Mehitable HORTON (Source: (1) WHITE, Adaline H., HORTON's in America, (1929), 408., (2) Walter M. WELLS, Jr., WELLS, William - Co-Founder of Southold, (Privately printed, 1986), 65., (3) Original record by William SALMON, Compiled by William A. ROBBINS, Salmon Records - Marriages, (LI Source Records, HOFF, 1987, pp 255-293)., (4) Banks McLAURIN, Jr., HORTON Genealogy by McLAURIN, (Privately printed, 1995 Update), 315., (5) Edw. Doubleday HARRIS, NEHGR 53:74-81, 169-176, 1899 - Southold Burials, 78, NEHGR 53 74-81, 169-176 - Ancient Burial-Grounds of Long Island, p 78, has a Mehitable, specifically saying wife of Moses SAWYER AND dau of Jonathan and Mary HORTON.) Feb 13, 1751 in Southold, Long Island, New York (Source: (1) Banks McLAURIN, Jr., HORTON Genealogy by McLAURIN, (Privately printed, 1995 Update), 315., (2) Southold - Records of the First Church, 4., (3) Original record by William SALMON, Compiled by William A. ROBBINS, Salmon Records - Marriages, (LI Source Records, HOFF, 1987, pp 255-293), 02/13/1751.), daughter of Jonathan HORTON and Mary TUTHILL. She was born 1732 in Southold, Long Island, New York (Source: (1) WHITE, Adaline H., HORTON's in America, (1929), 408, 1712., (2) Edw. Doubleday HARRIS, NEHGR 53:74-81, 169-176, 1899 - Southold Burials, 78, d 04/21/1751, age 19.1.25 = 1732.), and died Apr 21, 1751 in Southold, Long Island, New York (Source: (1) Edw. Doubleday HARRIS, NEHGR 53:74-81, 169-176, 1899 - Southold Burials, 78., (2) Banks McLAURIN, Jr., HORTON Genealogy by McLAURIN, (Privately printed, 1995 Update), 315., (3) Original record by William SALMON, Compiled by William A. ROBBINS, Salmon Records - Deaths, (LI Source Records, HOFF, 1987, pp 181-254), Moses Sayers wife Mehetabel, 04/21/1751.). He married (2) Second Wife Aft. 1751 in Southold, Long Island, New York. She was born Abt. 1732 in Long Island, New York.

    More About Moses SAWYER:
    - Special Note: Either Benjamin or Moses is the likely father of a Richard SAWYER in the 1778 Oath of Allegiance that showed ages: born 1755.

    More About Mehitable Horton:
    - Special Note 1: "Wm WELLS of Southold" gives first husband of Walter Brown
    - Special Note 2: If spouse of Moses SAWYER, too young to have a first husband, died only age 19

    Sources:

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