Will - Person Sheet
Will - Person Sheet
NameSAWYER, John Sr. 
, 7G Grandfather
, 7G GrandfatherBirth Dateabt 1730
Birth PlacePasquotank County, North Carolina
Death DateOct 1784 Age: 54
Death PlaceOld Ninety-Sixth District, South Carolina
FatherSAWYER, William Early Jr. (~1670-)
MotherHANCOCK, Elizabeth (~1710-1784)
Misc. Notes
John Sawyer of Old Ninety-Six District, South Carolina is the earliest proven ancestor of this line. Where he was born is not yet known. Based on a census record of Colonial South Carolina, it is probable that John Sawyer was in Old Ninety-six District by 1779. He died between October 2, 1784, the date his will was made, and October 13,1784, the date his will was proved. Circumstantial evidence in his will indicates he was married twice. The dates of his marriages are unknown.The name of his first wife is unknown, but the first name of his second wife was Priscilla. He had eight children of record given in his will.
THE WILL OF JOHN SAWYER
" in the Name of god Amen the second day october 1784 I John Sawyer of ninety six District being sick in body but of good and perfect memory thanks be to Almighty god and calling to remembrance the uncertain of this transitory life and that all flesh must Yield unto Death when its hall please god to call do make constitute ordain and declare this My last Will and testiment in manner and form following revoking and annulling by these Presents all and every Testiment and Testaments, Will and Wills heretofore by me made And declared Either by Word or Writing and this is to be taken only for my last Will and Testiment and none other.And first being penitent and sorry from the bottom of my heart for mySins past most humbly desiring forgiveness for the same I give and commit my soul unto Almighty God my saviour and redeemer in Whom and by the merits of Jesus Christ I trust an believe Assuredly to be saved and to have full remission and forgiveniss of all my sins and that my soul With my body at the general Day of resurrection shall rise again with joy and through the merits of Christ death and passion possess and inhearit the kingdom of heaven prepared for his Elect and Chosen, and my body to be buried in such place where it shall please my Executors hereafter named to Appoint And now for the settling of my Temporal estates and such goods,chattels, and debts as it hath Pleased god far above my deserts to bestow upon me; I do order give and dispose the same in maner and Form following(that is to say) first I Will that all those Debts and Duties as I owe in right or Conscience to any maner of person or persons Whatsoever, shall be well and truly contended and paid Or ordained to be paid Within convenint time after my decease by my Executors hereafter named I am give and bequeath unto My Dear Wife Prisseler Sawyer my plantion and bilding as I now live On and all my household firtuner all so one negrowman named Merduke all so one negrow woman named peg all so my stock of neet cattle and hog use and a certon black Horse in Durin her Life time and after her Decease then to be Equelly to be Divieded betwixt and amoungst My five Der younger children Named John Sawyer and Lewis Sawyer and SarahSawyer and cader Sawyer & Debony Sawyer I all so give and bequeath unto MyDearly beloved Son Elkinah Sawyer One plantion or track of land lying ofthe Westerd side of the Mill streem all so the mill that Lyes on the sade streem all so one negrow boy named pomey I allso give and bequeath unto myDere beloved Son George Sawyer one Plantion or track of land contang one hundred acres lying On the Estward side of my plantion as I now Live atallso one negrow boy named Dick allso One fether bead and a reameant of black smith Tuels I allso give and bequeath unto My Dearly belovedDaughter Sevility Sawyer a young negrow out of the price of a Ceartain chusnut sorril horse and the overplush to be returend unto the Estate andsix head of neet Catle allso one fether bead I do here by nommenate constute apint my trusty and wel beloved Frends Prissiler Sawyer and Elkanok Sawyer and George Sawyer to be my excetors to this My Last Will and testement Contained in these prentens Signed Sealed Pronounced and Declaired This to be my Last Will and testement In the Presence of JnthosFairchild Benjamin Powell Lewis Powell
JohnSawyer X his marke"
REVOLUTIONARY WAR SERVICE
Patriotic service was rendered during the Revolutionary War by John Sawyer as evidenced by the fact that two receipts for provisions supplied to American troops are on record in the South Carolina Archives at Columbia. One receipt, dated January 12, 1782 at Camp(indistinguishable), reads "Received of Mr. John Sawyers for the use of the detacht under my command Thirty bushells corn also 100(indistinguishable) pork. Leroy Hammond, Colol." The other receipt,dated January 23, 1782 at Camp Fairchild's Place, reads "Received of Mr.John Sawyer Ten bushells of corn Eight bushells of Potatoes for the use of the detacht of militia under my command Which I think is as much as he can spare resirving a subsistence for his family. Leroy Hammond Colol."
Note: Whether John Sawyer was married twice remains an active pointof debate among researchers on this line. This compiler feels that circumstantial evidence leans toward a "two wife theory," but maintains an open mind regarding this.
THE WILL OF JOHN SAWYER
" in the Name of god Amen the second day october 1784 I John Sawyer of ninety six District being sick in body but of good and perfect memory thanks be to Almighty god and calling to remembrance the uncertain of this transitory life and that all flesh must Yield unto Death when its hall please god to call do make constitute ordain and declare this My last Will and testiment in manner and form following revoking and annulling by these Presents all and every Testiment and Testaments, Will and Wills heretofore by me made And declared Either by Word or Writing and this is to be taken only for my last Will and Testiment and none other.And first being penitent and sorry from the bottom of my heart for mySins past most humbly desiring forgiveness for the same I give and commit my soul unto Almighty God my saviour and redeemer in Whom and by the merits of Jesus Christ I trust an believe Assuredly to be saved and to have full remission and forgiveniss of all my sins and that my soul With my body at the general Day of resurrection shall rise again with joy and through the merits of Christ death and passion possess and inhearit the kingdom of heaven prepared for his Elect and Chosen, and my body to be buried in such place where it shall please my Executors hereafter named to Appoint And now for the settling of my Temporal estates and such goods,chattels, and debts as it hath Pleased god far above my deserts to bestow upon me; I do order give and dispose the same in maner and Form following(that is to say) first I Will that all those Debts and Duties as I owe in right or Conscience to any maner of person or persons Whatsoever, shall be well and truly contended and paid Or ordained to be paid Within convenint time after my decease by my Executors hereafter named I am give and bequeath unto My Dear Wife Prisseler Sawyer my plantion and bilding as I now live On and all my household firtuner all so one negrowman named Merduke all so one negrow woman named peg all so my stock of neet cattle and hog use and a certon black Horse in Durin her Life time and after her Decease then to be Equelly to be Divieded betwixt and amoungst My five Der younger children Named John Sawyer and Lewis Sawyer and SarahSawyer and cader Sawyer & Debony Sawyer I all so give and bequeath unto MyDearly beloved Son Elkinah Sawyer One plantion or track of land lying ofthe Westerd side of the Mill streem all so the mill that Lyes on the sade streem all so one negrow boy named pomey I allso give and bequeath unto myDere beloved Son George Sawyer one Plantion or track of land contang one hundred acres lying On the Estward side of my plantion as I now Live atallso one negrow boy named Dick allso One fether bead and a reameant of black smith Tuels I allso give and bequeath unto My Dearly belovedDaughter Sevility Sawyer a young negrow out of the price of a Ceartain chusnut sorril horse and the overplush to be returend unto the Estate andsix head of neet Catle allso one fether bead I do here by nommenate constute apint my trusty and wel beloved Frends Prissiler Sawyer and Elkanok Sawyer and George Sawyer to be my excetors to this My Last Will and testement Contained in these prentens Signed Sealed Pronounced and Declaired This to be my Last Will and testement In the Presence of JnthosFairchild Benjamin Powell Lewis Powell
JohnSawyer X his marke"
REVOLUTIONARY WAR SERVICE
Patriotic service was rendered during the Revolutionary War by John Sawyer as evidenced by the fact that two receipts for provisions supplied to American troops are on record in the South Carolina Archives at Columbia. One receipt, dated January 12, 1782 at Camp(indistinguishable), reads "Received of Mr. John Sawyers for the use of the detacht under my command Thirty bushells corn also 100(indistinguishable) pork. Leroy Hammond, Colol." The other receipt,dated January 23, 1782 at Camp Fairchild's Place, reads "Received of Mr.John Sawyer Ten bushells of corn Eight bushells of Potatoes for the use of the detacht of militia under my command Which I think is as much as he can spare resirving a subsistence for his family. Leroy Hammond Colol."
Note: Whether John Sawyer was married twice remains an active pointof debate among researchers on this line. This compiler feels that circumstantial evidence leans toward a "two wife theory," but maintains an open mind regarding this.
Spouses
1KEEL, Priscilla , 7G Grandmother
, 7G GrandmotherBirth Dateabt 1730
Birth PlaceNorth Carolina
Death Dateabt 1785 Age: 55
Death PlaceAbbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina
FatherKEEL, Samuel (~1723-<1752)
MotherJOHNSTON, Sarah (~1726-)
Misc. Notes
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William Powell of Vienna, Georgia (early 1800's)
Re: William Powell of Vienna, Georgia (early 1800's)
RobertSawyer75 Posted: 29 Jun 2010
We (RobertSawyer75) have watched the RootsWeb Powell site for many years hoping to see info on Lewis Powell (born about 1720 and son of George Powell and Ann Conner) of Duplin, Bertie, Onslow North Carolina.
Our ancestor is John Sawyer, born about 1730, deceased 04 Oct 1784, who married Priscilla Keel (stepdaughter of Lewis Powell) in Onslow County, North Carolina about 1752. John and Priscilla’s children were Elkanah, George, Sevility, Ancelm, John Lewis, Sarah, Cader and Debony. The earliest record we have for our ancestor, John Sawyer, is in 1757 when John and Priscilla sell land she inherited from her father, Samuel Keel.
Priscilla’s grandfather, Thomas Johnston, apparently cared very much for the three granddaughters of his daughter, Sarah Johnston Keel Powell, as he sought through the courts to provide for them and also included them in his will. We find the following records in Onslow County, North Carolina: Onslow County Court Minutes 1732-1743, Vol. 1 Thomas Johnston comes into court and returns an inventory of the estate of Samuel Keel deceased upon oath amounting to the sum of 361:8:0 sold at public venue and payment 143:2:9 and 26:15:0 more of which is to be paid out of the said estate and the widows thirds is 63:16:9 and there is 127:13:6 to be divided among the 3 orphans belonging to the deceased and Lewis Powell marrying the widow of the said deceased comes into court and produces John Wallace and William Maynor who acknowledges themselves to stand security for said Lewis Powell that the said orphans shall receive their equal part of what is remaining as they come of age. Abstracts of the Records of Onslow County North Carolina 1734-1850, Vol. 1 Deed Book A. Taken from the original records in the state archives at Raleigh, North Carolina, county courthouse Jacksonville, North Carolina, census records from National Archives Washington DC. William Whitfield to Mary Keel, Ann Keel and Priscilla Keel for 600 pounds 150 acres on New River whereon Samuel Keel formerly lived and died and was part of patent to Stephen Williams in 1737 of which I am sole and true owner. Tests: Thomas Johnston, John Hillyard. Onslow County Court Minutes 1732-1743, Vol. 1 On motion of Thomas Johnston grandfather to 3 orphans belonging to Samuel Keel, deceased. and Lewis Powell marrying the widow of the said deceased. setting forth that there was a bond passed from John Brock to make a title for 200 acres of land to the Samuel Keel and the said Thomas Johnston the said Samuel Keel having made an exchange to a verbal bargain and for 150 acres of land where the said Samuel Keel died and the court being informed it could be of advantage for the orphans of the said deceased to have the said 150 acres of land which was exchanged verbally as aforesaid it is ordered the said bargain be confirmed and proved the said Thomas Johnston procure a firm title to the orphans aforesaid which being performed the said Brocks bond is to be delivered up and the wife of the said Lewis Powell to have all possession of the said plantation during the time of their being under age or till married to which all parties agreed. North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 1, No. 1, p. 327, January 1900 J.R.B. Hathaway (We also have a copy of the microfilm of Thomas Johnston's will.) Will of Johnston, Thomas, Onslow, August 4, 1751. April Court 1753. Wife, Ann, sons Thomas, Benjamin and John, grand-daughters Mary, Ann and Priscilla Keel, Margaret Hoens, children Sarah Powell, Ann Whitfield, Thomas, Benjamin and John Johnson, son Thomas Executor. Test, Anthony Lewis, John Brabbam, Joseph Sturgis. Abstracts of the Records of Onslow County, North Carolina 1734-1850, Vol. 1. Taken from the original records in the state archives at Raleigh, North Carolina, county courthouse Jacksonville, North Carolina, census records from National Archives Washington DC 27-July 5, 1757. John Sayer of Duplin County, North Carolina, blacksmith, to Richard Melton for 20 pounds land on NE of NW branch of New River in Onslow County containing 50 acres, which is part of tract that formerly belonged to Samuel Keel deceased, adjoining the plantation whereon Richard Melton now lives. Priscilla, wife of John Sayer relinquishes right in land. Tests: Jos. Sturgis, Timothy Murrill. Sampson-Duplin Deeds Book 1 Page 74. Power of Attorney: John Sawyer to Joseph Williams. Dated: 14 September 1765. Joseph Williams was given power of attorney to collect all debts due John Sawyer. Wit: Thomas Kenan and Drewry Sims. Sampson-Duplin Deeds Book 4 Page 203. Deed: John Sawyer (by Joseph Williams) to Edward Howcott (a cooper). (John Sawyer was a blacksmith of South Carolina.) Dated: 19 January 1769. Trans: 85 pounds for 200 acres “on a Branch of Stewarts Creek called the Back Branch.” Land was part of Henry McCulloh’s tract of 71,160 acres “on the Branches of the North East Branch of Cape Fear and on Black River and on the branches there of and being the plantation whereon the said John Sawyer lived.” Land was conveyed by Henry McCulloh to the said John Sawyer by deed dated 13 March 1762. Deed lists the restrictions concerning mines, etc., found on all the McCulloh deeds. Deed mentions a letter of attorney from John Sawyer to Joseph Williams dated 14 September 1765 and registered in Book B, page 100. Wit: William Dickson and William Whitfield, Jr. It is well documented that Lewis Sawyer and John Sawyer migrated to Edgefield County, South Carolina in 1765-67 and settled on adjoining lands. Our Sawyer DNA project traces John Sawyer’s descendants back to the Pasquotank, North Carolina Sawyers. We do not know how John Sawyer arrived in Onslow and cannot make the connection back to Pasquotank. We hope our research on Lewis Powell will help Powell researchers and perhaps there may be some Powell researchers that can help us determine how our John Sawyer arrived in Onslow.
William Powell of Vienna, Georgia (early 1800's)
Re: William Powell of Vienna, Georgia (early 1800's)
RobertSawyer75 Posted: 29 Jun 2010
We (RobertSawyer75) have watched the RootsWeb Powell site for many years hoping to see info on Lewis Powell (born about 1720 and son of George Powell and Ann Conner) of Duplin, Bertie, Onslow North Carolina.
Our ancestor is John Sawyer, born about 1730, deceased 04 Oct 1784, who married Priscilla Keel (stepdaughter of Lewis Powell) in Onslow County, North Carolina about 1752. John and Priscilla’s children were Elkanah, George, Sevility, Ancelm, John Lewis, Sarah, Cader and Debony. The earliest record we have for our ancestor, John Sawyer, is in 1757 when John and Priscilla sell land she inherited from her father, Samuel Keel.
Priscilla’s grandfather, Thomas Johnston, apparently cared very much for the three granddaughters of his daughter, Sarah Johnston Keel Powell, as he sought through the courts to provide for them and also included them in his will. We find the following records in Onslow County, North Carolina: Onslow County Court Minutes 1732-1743, Vol. 1 Thomas Johnston comes into court and returns an inventory of the estate of Samuel Keel deceased upon oath amounting to the sum of 361:8:0 sold at public venue and payment 143:2:9 and 26:15:0 more of which is to be paid out of the said estate and the widows thirds is 63:16:9 and there is 127:13:6 to be divided among the 3 orphans belonging to the deceased and Lewis Powell marrying the widow of the said deceased comes into court and produces John Wallace and William Maynor who acknowledges themselves to stand security for said Lewis Powell that the said orphans shall receive their equal part of what is remaining as they come of age. Abstracts of the Records of Onslow County North Carolina 1734-1850, Vol. 1 Deed Book A. Taken from the original records in the state archives at Raleigh, North Carolina, county courthouse Jacksonville, North Carolina, census records from National Archives Washington DC. William Whitfield to Mary Keel, Ann Keel and Priscilla Keel for 600 pounds 150 acres on New River whereon Samuel Keel formerly lived and died and was part of patent to Stephen Williams in 1737 of which I am sole and true owner. Tests: Thomas Johnston, John Hillyard. Onslow County Court Minutes 1732-1743, Vol. 1 On motion of Thomas Johnston grandfather to 3 orphans belonging to Samuel Keel, deceased. and Lewis Powell marrying the widow of the said deceased. setting forth that there was a bond passed from John Brock to make a title for 200 acres of land to the Samuel Keel and the said Thomas Johnston the said Samuel Keel having made an exchange to a verbal bargain and for 150 acres of land where the said Samuel Keel died and the court being informed it could be of advantage for the orphans of the said deceased to have the said 150 acres of land which was exchanged verbally as aforesaid it is ordered the said bargain be confirmed and proved the said Thomas Johnston procure a firm title to the orphans aforesaid which being performed the said Brocks bond is to be delivered up and the wife of the said Lewis Powell to have all possession of the said plantation during the time of their being under age or till married to which all parties agreed. North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 1, No. 1, p. 327, January 1900 J.R.B. Hathaway (We also have a copy of the microfilm of Thomas Johnston's will.) Will of Johnston, Thomas, Onslow, August 4, 1751. April Court 1753. Wife, Ann, sons Thomas, Benjamin and John, grand-daughters Mary, Ann and Priscilla Keel, Margaret Hoens, children Sarah Powell, Ann Whitfield, Thomas, Benjamin and John Johnson, son Thomas Executor. Test, Anthony Lewis, John Brabbam, Joseph Sturgis. Abstracts of the Records of Onslow County, North Carolina 1734-1850, Vol. 1. Taken from the original records in the state archives at Raleigh, North Carolina, county courthouse Jacksonville, North Carolina, census records from National Archives Washington DC 27-July 5, 1757. John Sayer of Duplin County, North Carolina, blacksmith, to Richard Melton for 20 pounds land on NE of NW branch of New River in Onslow County containing 50 acres, which is part of tract that formerly belonged to Samuel Keel deceased, adjoining the plantation whereon Richard Melton now lives. Priscilla, wife of John Sayer relinquishes right in land. Tests: Jos. Sturgis, Timothy Murrill. Sampson-Duplin Deeds Book 1 Page 74. Power of Attorney: John Sawyer to Joseph Williams. Dated: 14 September 1765. Joseph Williams was given power of attorney to collect all debts due John Sawyer. Wit: Thomas Kenan and Drewry Sims. Sampson-Duplin Deeds Book 4 Page 203. Deed: John Sawyer (by Joseph Williams) to Edward Howcott (a cooper). (John Sawyer was a blacksmith of South Carolina.) Dated: 19 January 1769. Trans: 85 pounds for 200 acres “on a Branch of Stewarts Creek called the Back Branch.” Land was part of Henry McCulloh’s tract of 71,160 acres “on the Branches of the North East Branch of Cape Fear and on Black River and on the branches there of and being the plantation whereon the said John Sawyer lived.” Land was conveyed by Henry McCulloh to the said John Sawyer by deed dated 13 March 1762. Deed lists the restrictions concerning mines, etc., found on all the McCulloh deeds. Deed mentions a letter of attorney from John Sawyer to Joseph Williams dated 14 September 1765 and registered in Book B, page 100. Wit: William Dickson and William Whitfield, Jr. It is well documented that Lewis Sawyer and John Sawyer migrated to Edgefield County, South Carolina in 1765-67 and settled on adjoining lands. Our Sawyer DNA project traces John Sawyer’s descendants back to the Pasquotank, North Carolina Sawyers. We do not know how John Sawyer arrived in Onslow and cannot make the connection back to Pasquotank. We hope our research on Lewis Powell will help Powell researchers and perhaps there may be some Powell researchers that can help us determine how our John Sawyer arrived in Onslow.
Marr Dateabt 1752
Marr PlaceOnslow County, North Carolina