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Book Title: History Of Durham, Maine

SAWYER.

    William Sawyer came to New England in 1640. It was probably his son James
who married Sarah Bray in Gloucester, Mass., and had a son Jacob, born 1687, who
married in 1716 Sarah Wallis and moved to Falmouth, Me. A brother John married
Rebecca Stanford and came also to Falmouth in 1719 also a brother Isaac, and a
Job Sawyer, whose connection is unknown. All the Sawyers of Cape Elizabeth and
Durham are descended, doubtless, from the source mentioned.

   Jacob Sawyer was born in Cape Elizabeth. Soldier of the Revolution. Moved to
Durham about 1795. Jacob Sawyer married in Cape Elizabeth 18 April 1782 Sarah
Hatch, who died in Durham 14 Mch. 1797, aged 42 yrs. They had a son Joseph who
m. 9 April 1797 Elizabeth Johnson and had at least four children, viz., Sarah,
b. 28 April 1793; Amasa b. 10 Dec. 1799; William b. 4 July 1801 and d. 21 Dec.
1803; and Joseph Jr. b. 2 Jan. 1863. Jacob Sawyer m. (2) 12 Mch. 1798 Hannah
Roberts, who died 12 Feb. 1799, aged 39 yrs. They had a daughter Mary b. 25 Jan.
1799. He m. (3) 2 Dec. 1801 Esther. dau. of Dea. James Hibbard. She died 28 Dec.
1861, aged 83 yrs. He died 10 Dec. 1832, aged 74 yrs. By third marriage were the
following children:

   JACOB b. 21 Oct. 1802; d. 15 Jan. 1804.

   OLIVE m. 1830, Lemuel Turner.

   MERCY m. 25 Oct. 1833 Nathaniel Mirch of Westbrook.

   MERRICK d. in Thomaston 4 Jan. 1894. Dealer in granite.

   JAMES, a preacher.    See:
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   DAVID BLETHEN b. Dec. 1819; m. Charlotte, dau. of Joshua Gerrish of Lisbon.
M. D. at Brunswick 1842. Practiced medicine at Mechanic-Falls, So. Paris and
Lewiston.

   ESTHER.


Additional Comments:
Part of Chapter XII.
GENEALOGICAL NOTES

Extracted from:

HISTORY OF DURHAM, MAINE
WITH GENEALOGICAL NOTES.

BY EVERETT S. STACKPOLE.

PUBLISHED BY VOTE OF TOWN.

LEWISTON: PRESS OF LEWISTON JOURNAL COMPANY. 
1899.


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