Henry SAYWARD b. Abt 1617 , , , England d. 1679 York, York, Maine,: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

Abt 1617 - 1679 (~ 62 years)

Name	Henry SAYWARD [1, 2]
Birth	Abt 1617	, , , England [2]
Gender	Male
_UID	41B2310726FF4DF9A243FC735AD226124E4F
Immigration	1637	, , Massachusetts, [3]
from England
In a petition presented to the General Court of Massachusetts at Boston 15 Oct. 1669 for the confirmation of his title, [to land granted him by the town of Wells, Maine] Henry Sayward stated, " That whereas your petitioner have benne an inhabitant in the Countery ofr the space of thirty two years and upwards since he came from England, in all which tyme hee hath benn wholly employed inffolowing his calling in building of Mills and such like ..."
Property	14 Apr 1641	Hampton, , New Hampshire, [4]
Land grant
"14: 2 mo: 1641. To Henry Sayward is granted ye 4th lott instead of ye third mentioned 23º."
Removed	Abt 1650	Strawberry Banke, , New Hampshire, [5]
from Hampton
"30: 1 mo. 1650. Henry Sayward of Hampton, now of Strawberry Bank, sells his land to Thomas ffilbrick."
Removed	Abt 1658	York, York, Maine, [5]
from Strawberry Bank
" Wee the Selectmen of the Town of York have given to Henry Sayward twelve acres of upland lying upon the Southeast side of the new mill creek that runneth near a lot of land of Robert Knight towards the main river of York. July 4, 1658."
Death	1679	York, York, Maine, [1, 2]
Burial	York, York, Maine, [1]
Person ID	I9518	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	31 Jul 2023

Family Mary PEASLEY, b. Abt 1633, , , , England d. Bef 26 Dec 1689, York, York, Maine, (Age ~ 56 years)

Marriage Abt 1655 Hampton, , New Hampshire, [1, 6]

Children

	1. John SAYWARD
	2. Mary SAYWARD
	3. Joseph SAYWARD, b. 16 Nov 1655, Hampton, , New Hampshire, d. Bef 1694 (Age 38 years)
	4. Sarah SAYWARD, b. Bef Nov 1660 d. 14 Jul 1694, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, (Age ~ 33 years)
	5. Jonathan SAYWARD, b. Aft Nov 1660 d. Bef 25 Nov 1689, York, York, Maine, (Age ~ 28 years)
+	6. Hannah SAYWARD, b. 1663, York, York, Maine, d. 9 May 1751 (Age 88 years)
	7. Deacon James SAYWARD, b. Abt 1667, York, York, Maine, d. 13 Feb 1736/37, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, (Age ~ 70 years)

Family ID F6743 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 31 Jul 2023

Photos
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Event Map

	Birth - Abt 1617 - , , , England
	Immigration - from England - 1637 - , , Massachusetts,
	Property - Land grant - 14 Apr 1641 - Hampton, , New Hampshire,
	Removed - from Hampton - Abt 1650 - Strawberry Banke, , New Hampshire,
	Marriage - Abt 1655 - Hampton, , New Hampshire,
	Removed - from Strawberry Bank - Abt 1658 - York, York, Maine,
	Death - 1679 - York, York, Maine,
	Burial - - York, York, Maine,

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I9518&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Henry SAYWARD."

Sources

[S3008] Charles A. Sayward, The Sayward Family, being The History and Genealogy of Henry Sayward of York, Maine and His Decendants with A Brief Account of Other Saywards Who Settled in America. Internet Archive. Digital images. (Ipswich, Mass.: Independent Press, E. G. Hull, 1890), (https://archive.org: 2010), 7-31. accessed 31 Jul 2023.
[S697] Noyes, Sybil and Charles Thornton Libby and Walter Goodwin Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire. 5 Vols. , (Portland, Maine : Southworth Press, 1928-39. Digital images. FamilySearch : https://www.familysearch.org: 2021), 5: 610-11. accessed 31 Jul 2023.
[S3008] Charles A. Sayward, The Sayward Family, being The History and Genealogy of Henry Sayward of York, Maine and His Decendants with A Brief Account of Other Saywards Who Settled in America. Internet Archive. Digital images. (Ipswich, Mass.: Independent Press, E. G. Hull, 1890), (https://archive.org: 2010), 7, 11. accessed 31 Jul 2023.
[S3008] Charles A. Sayward, The Sayward Family, being The History and Genealogy of Henry Sayward of York, Maine and His Decendants with A Brief Account of Other Saywards Who Settled in America. Internet Archive. Digital images. (Ipswich, Mass.: Independent Press, E. G. Hull, 1890), (https://archive.org: 2010), 7. accessed 31 Jul 2023.
[S3008] Charles A. Sayward, The Sayward Family, being The History and Genealogy of Henry Sayward of York, Maine and His Decendants with A Brief Account of Other Saywards Who Settled in America. Internet Archive. Digital images. (Ipswich, Mass.: Independent Press, E. G. Hull, 1890), (https://archive.org: 2010), 8. accessed 31 Jul 2023.
[S1015] "New England Marriages to 1700," database with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors , ((https://www.americanancestors.org : 2008)), accessed 31 Jul 2023), Sayward, Henry & Mary Peasley, 1655, Hampton, N.H; New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015) 2: 1338.