4. | SAWYER, John P was born on 6 Mar 1821 in Niagara County, NY (son of SAWYER, Jason and TAYLOR, Patience); and died. Notes:
Sawyer, John P., was born on the homestead March 6, 1821. His father, Jason Sawyer, was a native of Plymouth, Vt., and came to Niagara county in 1816, and purchased a farm of the Holland Land Company which is still in the family. He married Patience Taylor, and they made the trip from Rutland county, Vt., with an ox team and cart. They cleared the land and suffered all the trials of pioneers. Mr. Sawyer aided his town in all ways, both public and private. He died in 1861. John P. Sawyer was educated in the Royalton Academy and afterwards taught for several winters. In 1850 he married Hannah, daughter of Ebenezer Parson, and they have five children: Lewis K., Jason T., William P., Mary E. and Rosa M. Mr. Sawyer is one of the practical and successful farmers of his town, filling the office of town superintendent of schools for three years and often selected to settle estates, and is recognized as a man of sterling integrity who has ever advanced the best interests of his town and townspeople.
From:
Landmarks of Niagara County, NY
Edited by William Pool
D. Mason & Company, Publishers, 1897
John married PARSONS, Hannah in 1850. Hannah (daughter of PARSONS, Ebenezer and MARSHFIELD, Margaret) was born about 1825 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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