DESCENDANTS OF JAMES SAWYERS
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Don Norman
1.JAMES SAWYERS
James Sawyers
was born in Ireland about 1710. He came to America
in the mid to late 1730's. His spouse is unknown.
Known children of James Sawyers.
2. (1). John b.c. 1731
m.Rebecca
Crawford
3. (2). James Jr. b.c. 1733
m.Hannah
Hays
4. (3). Sampson b.c.
1735
m.Agnes
----- 1759
m.Mary
McCausland 1790
5. (4). Rachel b.c. 1737
m.William
Crawford
6. (5). Rebecca b.c. 1739
3.JAMES SAWYERS JR.
1.JAMES SAWYERS
James Sawyers
Jr., a son of James Sawyers, was born about 1733. He
married Hannah Hays.
Children of James Jr. and Hannah (Hays) Sawyers.
7. (1). Thomas
8. (2). David
9. (3). George Washington
10. (4). Ann
11. (5). Rebecca
12. (6). Martha
13. (7). Rachel
14. (8). Nancy
4.SAMPSON SAWYERS
1.JAMES SAWYERS
Sampson
Sawyers, a son of James Sawyers, was born about 1735. He
married Agnes ------- in Augusta County VA in 1759. He
married Mary
McCausland in VA in 1790.
Children of Sampson and Agnes Sawyers.
15. (1). William
16. (2). Rachel
17. (3). Sampson Jr.
18. (4). George M.
m.Mary
Rachel Rees 1791
19. (5). James
20. (6). Thomas
21. (7). John
Children of Sampson and Mary (McCausland) Sawyers.
22. (1). Rebecca
23. (2). Matthew
24. (3). Alexander
35. (4). Andrew
36. (5). Archibald
5.RACHEL SAWYERS
1.JAMES SAWYERS
Rachel Sawyers,
a daughter of James Sawyers, was born about 1737.
She married William Crawford.
Children of William and Rachel (Sawyers) Crawford.
37. (1). Alexander
38. (2). Nancy
39. (3). Mary
40. (4). Jean
41. (5). George
42. (6). James
43. (7). John
44. (8). William
45. (9). Jenny
46. (10). Rachel
18.GEORGE M. SAWYERS
4.SAMPSON SAWYERS 1.JAMES
SAWYERS
George M.
Sawyers, a son of Sampson and Agnes Sawyers, was born
about 1765. He married Mary Rachel Rees in 1791. The family
moved from
Allegheney County VA to Webster County VA in 1831.
Children of George M. and Mary Rachel (Rees) Sawyers.
47. (1). John R. b.c. 1792
m.Nancy
Johnson 1819
48. (2). Carol
49. (3). Margaret
m.James Dyer Jr. 1837
50. (4). Sophia
51. (5). Thomas
52. (6). Nancy M.
m.Hugh
Bryan
53. (7). William
54. (8). Sampson
m.Elizabeth Dyer
55. (9). Preston C.
47.JOHN R. SAWYERS
18.GEORGE M. SAWYERS 4.SAMPSON
SAWYERS
1.JAMES SAWYERS
John R.
Sawyers, a son of George M. and Mary Rachel (Rees) Sawyers,
was born in VA about 1819. He married Nancy Johnson in
1819. The family
came to Webster County VA in 1833.
John served in
the War of 1812.
Children of John R. and Nancy (Johnson) Sawyers.
56. (1). George M.
m.Letita
Walker
57. (2). Elvira B.
58. (3). Sarah Jane
59. (4). Isaac J.
m.Elizabeth Spencer 1837
60. (5). Margaret Ann
61. (6). Rachel Rees
62. (7). Isabella
63. (8). Harvey
64. (9). Jeremiah M.
49.MARGARET SAWYERS
18.GEORGE M. SAWYERS 4.SAMPSON
SAWYERS
1.JAMES SAWYERS
Margaret
Sawyers, a daughter of George and Mary Rachel (Rees)
Sawyers, married James Dyer in 1837. James was a son of
James Dyer.
Known children of James and Margaret (Sawyers) Dyer.
65. (1). Cyrus Newman b.Jan 28 1848 d.Oct 28 1937
m.Sarah
Ann Dodrill Dec 25 1875
52.NANCY M. SAWYERS
18.GEORGE M. SAWYERS 4.SAMPSON
SAWYERS
1.JAMES SAWYERS
Nancy M.
Sawyers, a daughter of George M. and Mary Rachel (Rees)
Sawyers, married Hugh Bryan.
Children of Hugh and Nancy M. (Sawyers) Bryan.
66. (1). William H.
67. (2). Cyrus P.
68. (3). George E.
69. (4). Andrew S.
70. (5). Mary Jane
56.GEORGE M. SAWYERS
47.JOHN R. SAWYERS 18.GEORGE M.
SAWYERS
4.SAMPSON SAWYERS
1.JAMES SAWYERS
George M.
Sawyers, a son of John R. and Nancy (Johnson) Sawyers,
married Letita Walker.
Children of George M. and Letita (Walker) Sawyers.
71. (1). Sarah J. b.c. 1850
72. (2). Jerusha A. b.c. 1854
73. (3). John E. b.c. 1857
74. (4). Mary E. b.c. 1860
75. (5). Mary E. b.c. 1860
76. (6). Willis b.c. 1862
77. (7). Emily E. b.c. 1865
78. (8). Elizabeth R. b.c. 1868
59.ISAAC J. SAWYERS
47.JOHN R. SAWYERS 18.GEORGE M.
SAWYERS
4.SAMPSON SAWYERS
1.JAMES SAWYERS
Isaac J.
Sawyers, a son of John R. and Nancy (Johnson) Sawyers,
married Elizabeth Spencer in 1837.
Isaac served
the Confederacy in the Civil War in the 40th VA
Cavalry.
Known children of Isaac J. and Elizabeth (Spencer)
Sawyers.
79. (1). Matthew
m.Nancy
Ann Whitman 1870
m.Mrs.
Bedford McMillion
80. (2). Preston
m.Sarah
Elizabeth Wills 1879
m.Belle
Bobbit
81. (3). Sampson
m.Lucretia
Emerine Wills 1884
79.MATTHEW SAWYERS
59.ISAAC J. SAWYERS 47.JOHN R.
SAWYERS
18.GEORGE M. SAWYERS
4.SAMPSON SAWYERS 1.JAMES
SAWYERS
Matthew
Sawyers, a son of Isaac J. and Elizabeth (Spencer) Sawyers,
was born about 1855. He married Nancy Ann Whitman in
1870. Nancy died in
1909 and Matthew married Mrs. Bedford McMillion in 1912.
Children of Matthew and Nancy Ann (Whitman) Sawyers.
82. (1). Phoeba Florence b. 1871
d. 1945
m.John
William Chapman
m.W.
Abraham Trout 1898
83. (2). Robert
84. (3). Calvin
85. (4). Jenny
86. (5). Ira
87. (6). Melvin
88. (7). Lovena
89. (8). Quincy
90. (9). Otta
91. (10). Etta
92. (11). Ella
80.PRESTON SAWYERS
59.ISAAC J. SAWYERS 47.JOHN R.
SAWYERS
18.GEORGE M. SAWYERS
4.SAMPSON SAWYERS 1.JAMES
SAWYERS
Preston
Sawyers, a son of Isaac J. and Elizabeth (Spencer) Sawyers,
was born about 1857. He married Sarah Elizabeth Wills in
1879. Sarah
died in 1898. His
second wife was Belle Bobbit.
Children of Preston and Sarah Elizabeth (Wills) Sawyers.
93. (1). Elvira
94. (2). Avalet
95. (3). George Taylor
96. (4). Lula Alice
97. (5). Larua Ethel
98. (6). Frank Lewis
m.Margaret
Pfalzgraf 1920
99. (7). Maggie Harford
100. (8). Della
Blanche
81.SAMPSON SAWYERS
59.ISAAC J. SAWYERS 47.JOHN R.
SAWYERS
18.GEORGE M. SAWYERS
4.SAMPSON SAWYERS 1.JAMES SAWYERS
Sampson
Sawyers, a son of Isaac J. and Elizabeth (Spencer) Sawyers,
was born about 1860. He married Lucretia Emerine Wills in
1884.
Children of Sampson and Lucretia Emerine (Wills) Sawyers.
101. (1). Ona
102. (2). Walter
G.
103. (3). Minnie
J.
104. (4). Mary
Elizabeth
105. (5). John L.
106. (6). Lena
82.PHOEBE FLORENCE SAWYERS 79.MATTHEW SAWYERS 59.ISAAC J. SAWYERS
47.JOHN R.
SAWYERS 18.GEORGE M. SAWYERS 4.SAMPSON SAWYERS
1.JAMES SAWYERS
Phoeba Florence Sawyers, a daughter of
Matthew and Nancy Ann
(Whitman) Sawyers, was born in 1871 and died in 1945. She
married John
William Chapman. John was born in 1865 and died in 1894.
Phoeba married
a widower, W. Abraham Trout, in 1898.
Children of John William and Phoeba Florence (Sawyers)
Chapman.
107. (1). Anna
Jane b.Mar 31 1893
m.Wilbert
Andrew O'Dell
Children of W. Abraham Trout.
Step children
of Phoeba Florence (Sawyers) [Chapman] Trout.
108. (1). Josiah
109. (2). Newman
110. (3). Roy
111. (4). Glenna
Children of W. Abraham and Phoeba Florence (Sawyers)
[Chapman] Trout.
112. (1). Ray
113. (2). Rollen
114. (3). Roskin
115. (4). Beckie
116. (5). John
117. (6). Martha
118. (7). Ben
119. (8). Ruth
120. (9). Juanita
98.FRANK LEWIS SAWYERS
80.PRESTON SAWYERS 59.ISAAC J.
SAWYERS
47.JOHN R. SAWYERS 18.GEORGE M. SAWYERS 4.SAMPSON SAWYERS 1.JAMES
SAWYERS
Frank Lewis
Sawyers, a son of Preston and Sarah Elizabeth (Wills)
Sawyers, married Margaret Pfalzgraf in 1920.
Children of Frank Lewis and Margaret (Pfalzgraf) Sawyers.
121. (1). George
122. (2).
Frederick
123. (3). Daniel
124. (4). Rosemary
m.----
Bever
125. (5). Jennie
126. (6). Franklin
127. (7). Ned
128. (8). Della
m.------
Cole
129. (9). Ann
m.-------
Sigley
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
"Nicholas County WV History 1985" pp.293, 307,
308
Norman, Don, "Descendants of Roger Dyer"