William SAWYER

Born: 19 Apr 1767 at Gardner's Bay, Shelter Island, Long Island, NY
Died: 15 Sep 1852 at ? (at age 85)

Father: Moses SAWYER
Mother: Phebe HAVENS

Spouse: Prudence ASHBEY (b. 29 Jun 1771 d. 19 Apr 1851 at age 79)

Children:

  • Martha b. 1 Sep 1791
  • James Ashbey b. 5 Jul 1793
  • Maty b. 28 Oct 1794
  • Moses Havens b. 28 Aug 1796
  • William Riley b. 20 Oct 1797
  • Joshua b. 15 Aug 1799
  • Patty b. 28 Apr 1801
  • Prudence b. 15 May 1802
  • (Capt.) Jeremiah Niles b. 15 May 1805
  • Thomas Jefferson b. 12 Apr 1807
  • Priscilla b. 15 Oct 1808
  • Asa b. 12 Jan 1812
  • Sarah Ann b. 12 Jan 1814




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    The GBR source has a Sawyer entry on p. 879 which indicates that this William was born at Shelter Island but later moved to Mystic [CT] with his parents during the Revolutionary War. He was a sea-faring man, engaged in the coasting trade.

    Sources:

  • The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography (NCAB), vol. II, p. 62
  • The Genealogical and Biographical Record of New London County (GBR), CT, J H Beers and Co., Chicago, 1905 (via Mesa FHC)