'Sawyer1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Sawyer of Cawston, Sawyer of Heywood

                               
BLG1886 identifies the arms of this family as "Az., a fesse chequy or and sa. between three sea-pies arg.".
Edmund Sawyer of Cawston, Norfolk
m. Jane Fisk of Halesworth
1. George Sawyer of Cawston (d by 1637)
  m. Anne Hill (dau of Ezekins Hill of Blofield)
  A. Sir Edmund Sawyer of Heywood, Berkshire (b 1579 (or c1586/7), d 1670/14.06.1676, MP)
  m1. (sp) (10.08.1624) Elizabeth Parkhurst (bur 19.08.1624, dau of Sir Robert Parkhurst of London, widow of Thomas Harvery of London)
m2. (by 1630) Anne Whitmore (d 1651, dau of Sir William Whitmore of Apley)
  i. George Sawyer (dvp 1655)
  a. Edmund Sawyer of Heywood (d 1698)
m. (1680) Mary Finch (d 1730, dau of John Finch of Fiennes)
  (1) John Sawyer of Heywood (bpt 08.07.1685, bur 06.09.1750, MP)
  m. (c02.1709) Anne Duncombe (d 1770, dau of Anthony Duncome, sister of Anthony, 1st Lord Feversham)
  (A) Anthony Sawyer of Heywood (b 1713, d 1784)
m1. (02.01.1746-7, sp) Anne (Hamilton), Countess of Ruglen
  m2. Phoebe Harcourt (d 1813, dau/coheir of Richard Harcourt of Wigsell (MP))
  (i) John Sawyer of Heywood, Sheriff of Berkshire (b 1762, d 1845)
  m. (1785) Sarah Dickens (d 1848, dau of Anthony Dickens of Cherington)
  (a) Charles Sawyer of Heywood (b 1787, d 1876) had issue
  m. (10.10.1812) Henrietta Bowyer (d 1864, dau of Sir George Bowyer of Radley, Bart)
  (b) Herbert Sawyer (b 1803) had issue
  m. (1829) Frances Mary Smith (d 1851, dau/heir of George Smith)
  (ii Richard Sawyer (b 1763, d 1823)
  m1. _ de Petersen ("a Dutch lady")
  (a) Richard John Sawyer (b 1791)
  m2. Mary Anne Shrapnell
  (b)+ other issue - Henry Richard, John, Phoebe
  (iii) George Sawyer (b 1763, 1837)
m1. _ Chappelen (d 1814, "a Dutch lady")
  (a) George Anthony Sawyer (b 1791) had issue
  m. Justine (dau of Baron Van Westrenen)
  m2. Marianne (widow of Captain William Maxwell)
  (iv) Mary Sawyer (d 1804)
  m. William Bristow of Quddenham
  (v) Anne Sawyer (d 1839)
  m. (09.07.1792) Rev. Charles Smith (cousin to Lord Carrington)
  (vi) Frances Sawyer
m. (12.06.1797) George Smith (brother of Rev. Charles)
  (B) Herbert Sawyer (b 1730, Admiral RN)
  m. (1755) Anne Majendie of Lisbon
  (i) Sir Herbert Sawyer (d 1833)
  m. (1792) Louisa Lloyd (d 1828, dau of John Lloyd of Pound)
  (a) Jane Sawyer (d 1823)
  m. Henry Hope (Captain (later Admiral) RN)
(b)+ other issue - Herbert (b 1793, d 1811), John Jervis (b 1799, d 1822, RN), William George (b 1802, cleric), Louisa
  (C) Susan Anne Sawyer
  m. Charles Hope (Captain RN)
  (D) Sarah Sawyer
  m. Rev. James Thistlethwaite of Sunning Hill
  (E) Harriet Sawyer
  m. (William) Dansey (dsp 1775, Captain RN)
  (F) Mary Sawyer
m. (13.06.1735) Charles Jenner (Archdeacon of Huntingdon, Rector of Buckworth)
  (G)+ other issue - Charles (d unm), Sophia, Louisa, Elizabeth, Jane (d 1714), Anne
  (2)+ other issue - George of Canon Pyon (b 1687, Major), Sarah, Mary, Elizabeth
  b. John Sawyer (b 1685, d 1722)
  c. Catherine Sawyer
  m. (10.10.1684) Sir Constantine Phipps (Lord Chancellor of Ireland)
  ii. Sir Robert Sawyer of Highclere, Hampshire (bpt 20.09.1633, d 28.07.1692, Attorney General to King Charles II, Speaker of the House of Commons, 4th son)
  m. (c07.1665) Margaret Suckley (d 1708, dau of Ralph Suckley of Canonbury)
  a. Margaret Sawyer
  m. (01.07.1684) Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke
  iii.+ 5 sons (dvp) + 4 daughters (1 dvp)
  m3. (sp) Florence Marsh (dau of Samuel Marsh of Finchampstead)

Main source(s): BLG1886 ('Sawyer of Heywood') with a little input from HoP
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