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Richard Sawtell I



Preferred Parents:
Father: John Sawtell II II, b. 1572 in Aller, South Somerset District, Somerset, England   d. 20 DEC 1622 in Aller, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Mother: Agnes Pittard, b. 22 JAN 1579 in Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, England   d. 21 DEC 1622 in Aller, South Somerset District, Somerset, England

Family 1: Elizabeth ,    b. ABT 1611 in England    d. 18 OCT 1694 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
  1. Obadiah Sawtell, b. 14 SEP 1648 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America     d. 20 MAR 1740 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Sources:
  1. Title: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991
    Author: Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Middlesex County); Probate Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/9069/records/335069;
  2. Title: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812
    Author: Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\HAM.H/2/1/1
    Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/60856/records/5075724;
  3. Title: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/2495/records/77569030;
  4. Title: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/60525/records/34415778;
  5. Title: Richardus Sawtell, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"
    Author: "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6DMP-W41G : 10 August 2022), Richardus Sawtell, 1627.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6DMP-W41G;
  6. Title: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    Author: Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/3824/records/66277;
  7. Title: Richard Sawtell, "Find A Grave Index"
    Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLM-YPG6 : 10 August 2022), Richard Sawtell, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID 84022795, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLM-YPG6;
  8. Title: Watertown
    Publication: Name: http://www.craw.us/crawfords/massachusetts/WelchWatertown.html#Sawtell;
    Note: History of the founding families of Watertown, Massachusetts.
  9. Title: Vital Records from The NEHGS Register
    Author: Vital Records from The NEHGS Register. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB522/i/14273/3/38844119
    Publication: Name: https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/vital-records-from-the-nehgs-register/image/?pageName=3&volumeId=14273&rId=38844119;
    Note: Created through a joint venture with Ancestry.com, this database indexes references to births, marriages, and deaths originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. This collection includes records from volumes 1 through 165 and holds more than 300,000 records.
    Page: Historical information about him and some of his descendants
  10. Title: Richard Sawtell, Page 18 : Early Settlers of Groton
    Author: Internet archive: A brief account of some of the early settlers of Groton, Massachusetts by Green, Samuel Abbott, 1830-1918. [from old catalog]
    Publication: Name: https://archive.org/details/briefaccountofso00gree/page/16/mode/2up?q=Sartell;
    Note: Page 18 SAWTELL. Richard Sawtell, ancestor of numerous families bearing this name, was an original proprietor of Groton, and the porssessor of twenty-acre. Two of his sons were also original proprietors, Jonathan had five and Zechariah 10. He was a town clerk of Groton in 1662-64. He died August 21, 1694 at Watertown. Will, dated May 16, 1692, mentions his wife Elizabeth. She died Oct. 18, 1694. They had a large family, born probably at Watertown, three of whom, Obadiah, Jonathan and Zechariah, lived at Groton. Obadiah, the oldest, married Hannah, daughter of George Lawrence, had Abigail b. March 13, 1665-6.
  11. Title: Richard Sawtell in entry for Jonathan Sawtell, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    Author: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F465-YXV : 20 May 2022), Richard Sawtell in entry for Jonathan Sawtell, 24 Jun 1639; citing Birth, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009514.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F465-YXV;
  12. Title: Richard Sawtle in entry for Elizabeth Sawtle, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    Author: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7J-66N : 20 May 2022), Richard Sawtle in entry for Elizabeth Sawtle, 18 Oct 1694; citing Death, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009514.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7J-66N;
  13. Title: England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
    Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/9852/records/34261898;
  14. Title: Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, 1860
    Author: Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, 1860, Henry Bond, pp 424-425
    Publication: Name: http://books.google.com/books?id=_oc6AQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=sawtell&f=false;
    Note: SAWTEL, RICHARD, a proprietor of Watertown 1636-37...in his will, dated May 16, 1692, he mentions his wife ELIZABETH, who died Oct. 14, 1694...
    Page: Gives info about Richard Sawtell, his family, and info from his will.
  15. Title: Richardus Sawtell in entry for Elizabetha Pople, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"
    Author: "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6DMP-4K42 : 25 February 2022), Richardus Sawtell in entry for Elizabetha Pople, 1627.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6DMP-4K42;
  16. Title: Richard Dolman or Sawtell, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
    Author: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5WH-ND9 : 4 February 2023), Richard Dolman or Sawtell, 1611.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5WH-ND9;
  17. Title: Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1648-1870
    Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/4775/records/46499;
  18. Title: The pioneers of Massachusetts, a descriptive list, drawn from records of the colonies, towns and churches and other contemporaneous documents by Pope, Charles Henry, 1841-1918, PAGE 402
    Author: The pioneers of Massachusetts, a descriptive list, drawn from records of the colonies, towns and churches and other contemporaneous documents by Pope, Charles Henry, 1841-1918 Publication date 1900 Topics Pioneers Publisher Boston, C.H. Pope Collection library_of_congress; americana Digitizing sponsor Sloan Foundation Contributor The Library of Congress Language English Addeddate 2009-02-24 17:55:33 Call number 6784711 Camera Canon 5D External-identifier urn:oclc:record:1050786281 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier pioneersofmassac00pope Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t5q81ng7b Identifier-bib 00139960555 Lcamid Missingpages Ocr ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Pages 582
    Publication: Name: https://archive.org/details/pioneersofmassac00pope/page/402/mode/2up;
    Note: Lists Richard, and wife Elizabeth, with Children, and birthdates, and death dates for Richard & Elizabeth.
    Page: history
  19. Title: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/60541/records/182228212;
  20. Title: Wikitree: Richard Sawtell (abt. 1610 - 1694)
    Publication: Name: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sawtell-28;
    Note: Disputed Origins As of the 1972 article about Richard Sawtell in NEHGS' Register, his parents were not identified. He was probably from Somersetshire, and known siblings include:[1] Thomas Sawtell, admitted freeman in Boston, 2 May 1649 and died there in 1651, childless and apparently unmarried. His will named his brother Richard.[2] Anna who m. Kenrick; lived in Muddy River. (Savage disagrees.[3]) An online pedigree claims he was born/christened 4 April 1611 in High Ham, Somersetshire, and son of John Sawtell and Agnes Pittard.[4] There is also a christening (or birth) record for one Richard Sawtell (or Dolman), 7 Apr 1611 in Aller, Somerset, England.[5][6] However, there is no documentation to confirm that that Richard was the emigrant and settler in New England so parental links to those parents are not included in this profile. Disputed Spouse The 1972 NEHGR article names his wife only as "Elizabeth" and discusses no origins. According to Torry, Richard Sautle and Elizabeth Pople marry in Watertown on Feb 5 1627/8. Torrey calls her "Elizabeth POPLE (-1694)" citing Watertown (Bond), p 424; Reg 46:149; Farr Anc. 239. A subsequent entry immediately following claims that the marriage of Richardus Sawtell and Elizabeth Pople took place at High Ham, Somersetshire 5 Feb 1627, citing Philimore : Somerset Mar. 1:58; Farr Anc. 236.[7][8] The chance of two Elizabeth Pople's and two Richard Sautle/Richardus Sawtell, marrying on different continents at almost the same date, are noted with the same death dates (1694), seems extremely unlikely. These odd and sequential entries do support confidence in the accuracy of this record. A 1989 typescript genealogy appears to be the source for the High Ham, Somersetshire 5 Feb 1627 marriage. Unfortunately, no source is provided. A search for this record did uncover a transcribed record for the marriage, but the link to the original manuscript did not show the record. [9] As noted above, a marriage of a Richard and Elizabeth can also be found at freereg.org.uk.[10]. There has been no record uncovered proving the Elizabeth, Richard's wife in Watertown was the Elizabeth Pople married in High Ham. In addition, both his 1636/7 (single man's) land grant and the fact that his children did not appear until 1638 support the belief that the marriage of this Richard Sawtell had not occurred in High Ham in 1627.[11] Research Notes Warning: There are two SAR applications that incorrectly tie this man to a Richard Sawtell born in 1611 and married 1627 in High Ham, Somerset. They are inaccurate.[12][13]
  21. Title: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
    Author: Place: Watertown, Massachusetts; Year: 1639; Page Number: 255
    Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/7486/records/4171538;
  22. Title: Richardus Sawtell, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
    Author: "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NF9M-SLZ : 25 February 2022), Richardus Sawtell, 1627.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NF9M-SLZ;
  23. Title: Richard Sawtell, Town Clerk: The Early Records of Groton, Massachusetts. 1662-1707 by Groton, Mass , Groton (Mass.)
    Author: The Early Records of Groton, Massachusetts. 1662-1707 by Groton, Mass , Groton (Mass.) Publication date 1880 Publisher Groton Collection americana Digitizing sponsor Google Book from the collections of Harvard University Language English
    Publication: Name: https://archive.org/details/earlyrecordsgro00masgoog/page/n12/mode/2up?q=Sawtell;
    Note: page 6 The first town clerk was Richard Sawtell, original proprietor of Groton, and possessor of a 20 acre right. Came from Watertown, living there as early as 1636. He died August 21, 1694, at Watertown. Will: Oct 18, 1694, mentions wife Elizabeth, who died Oct 18, 1694, and many children and grandchildren. See Book for many more entries for Richard Sawtell.
  24. Title: Richard Dolman Or Sawtell, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
    Author: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5WH-ND9 : 4 February 2023), Richard Dolman or Sawtell, 1611.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5WH-ND9;
  25. Title: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
    Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/9841/records/30034699;
  26. Title: Richard Dolman or Sawtell, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
    Author: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5WH-ND9 : 4 February 2023), Richard Dolman or Sawtell, 1611.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5WH-ND9;
    Note: This extracted record was used to create this person in Family Tree.
  27. Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/2204/records/788066;

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