General Notes

!WTS Gen. pg 71 says he m. Jean HUNTER but a letter fro m Alberta PAYTON s
ays this is wrong and he m. Hannah HAYES as his 2nd wife. Hi s first wi
fe is not known. Alberta bases her information on a deed from Willia m SAW
YER of Lancaster, NC to James. James also appears in the Patriot Ind
ex of the NSDAR for NC. Vey MCNALLY of Idaho Falls, ID says his 1st wi
fe is Mary __ _____ and the couple had 3 children, David, Benjamin and Mar
y.
He is the grant ee of a deed from a William SAWYER to land in Mecklenbe
rg Co., NC ("The Sawyer Family" by Paul "Dean" SAWYER includes a copy of d
eed). He is mentioned in his mother's Will dated 22 Mar 1788 as having pre
viously received 100 lbs. and a "b ond" (note?) from him to his fath
er as cited and reproduced on pg. 14 of "Sawye r Family History", by Haz
el SAWYER.
From Vey McNally:
Residence: He is the 6 th child of William SAWYER & Sophia CLEMSON, b. & r
aised on the Wm. Sawyer "pla ntation" in Lancaster Co., PA who migrat
ed to Mecklenburg Co. NC and located on the 400 acre farm his father purc
h. in 1771. He inherited the farm from his fa ther in 1777.
Marriage: He m. (1) Mary GARRISON who is m/o David b. abt 1774, Benjami
n, b. 28 Jun 1776, Mary b. abt 1778 (2) Hannah HAYNES who is m/o their s
on James, b. 18 Aug 1784 in Mecklenburg Co., NC.
Death: All of his children were orphaned upon his d. in 1788. He left h
is property of over 1300 acres equ ally divided among his 3 sons in his wi
ll dated 28 Aug 1787 and to his dau., Mary, he left money. He and his 2
nd wife d. in Mecklenburg Co., NC and are bur. side by side in the Steel C
reek Cem. there.
Family: His 3 sons, David--Benjam in--and James all moved from Mecklenbu
rg Co., NC to Logan Co., KY in l797 where they purchased farms, m. Henders
on sis. and raised their respective families.
Address: Paulette Haynes; 1431 E. 500 N.; Anderson; IN;