1Ellery Bicknell Crane, Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Mass, Vol. 3. p. 311 (1907).
"(II) John Sayles, son of John Sayles (1), was born in Providence, Rhode Island, August 17, 1654, and died August 2, 1727. He married, November 2, 1699, Elizabeth -----. He was admitted a freeman May 3, 1681, and was on the grand jury in 1688. He had thirty-fives acres of land of his grandfather, Mr. Roger Williams. He was deputy to the general assembly in 1694 and until 1706. He kept an inn and August 14, 1710, was licensed to sell liquors to his guests. His will was dated September 14, 1726, and proved August 21, 1727. The gravestones erected to the memory of John Sayles, his wife Elizabeth and son Daniel are still to be seen in the old graveyard at Providence west of the railroad track and nearly opposite the foot of Earl street. The children of John and Elizabeth Sayles were: Mary, born May 30, 1689, died 1754; married William Smith; John, born January 13, 1692, died September 16, 1677; married December 1, 1817, Elizabeth Comstock; he was town treasurer, town clerk, member of the town council of Smithfield; Richard, born October 24, 1695, of whom later; Daniel, born December 13 died February 3, 1698; Thomas, born February 9, 1699, and died at Smithfield, Rhode Island, November 9, 1754; was member of the town council and general assembly; married Esther Scott, daughter of Silvanus and Joanna (Jenckes) Scott.".