Person:David Sawyers (1)

DAR Application http://www.celticcousins.net/irishiniowa/dar.htm

Volume 85 page 182 Mrs. Mary D. Sawyers Baker. DAR ID Number: 84469 Born in Centerville, Iowa. Wife of William Gideon Baker. Descendant of Capt. William Paxton and of Francis Bradley, as follows: 1. Dr. J. L. Sawyers, Jr. (b. 1856), m. 1883, Jennie Drake (b. 1858). 2. Dr. S. H. Sawyers (1832-92), m. 1855, Mary F. Miller (b. 1834). 3. Elisha Sawyers (1805-1902), m. 1831, Emma Exi Stinson (1812-53). 4. David Sawyers, m. 1794, Elizabeth Paxton; Alexander Stinson (1776-1853), m. 1800, Elizabeth Bradley (b. 1780). 5. William Paxton, m. Eleanor Hays (1743-1815); Francis Bradley, m. Abigail Alexander (1748-1817). William Paxton (1733-95) in 1777 commanded a company of Virginia militia and, 1781, served in the defense of the colony. He was born in Ireland or Pennsylvania; died in Rockbridge County, Va. Francis Bradley (1745-80) was a member of the Mecklenburg Convention of North Carolina, 1775, and served as a private during the Revolution. He died in Charlotte, N. C.

http://www.geocities.com/garyw5678/DavidElizabethSawyers.html

Abner Gaines Sawyers was born July 13, 1802 in Rockbridge Co., Virginia.
         His father was David Sawyers born about 1772 in Rockbridge Co., Virginia. He died on Apr. 17, 1820 in Lincoln Co., Tennessee. David's father was James Sawyers Jr. and his mother was Hannah Hays Sawyers.
         His mother was Elizabeth Paxton born about 1773. She died in 1821 in Lincoln Co., Tennessee and was buried there. Her father was Major William Paxton and her mother was Eleanor Hays Paxton.
         David and Elizabeth were married on Oct. 7, 1794 in Rockbridge Co., Virginia. 
         A child born to David and Elizabeth was Abner Gaines Sawyers born on July 13, 1802 in Rockbridge Co., Virginia.

1. ↑ Brøderbund Software, Inc. World Family Tree Vol. 12, Ed. 1. (Release date: July 28, 1997)
   Tree #1881.

   Date of Import: Oct 31, 1998

2. ↑ wft12-1881.FTW.

   Date of Import: Oct 31, 1998