The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Mary Sawyer [Martin], daughter of John Martin and Milkah Martin [Harmer]
Generation No. 1
  1. Mary Sawyer [Martin] was the daughter of John Martin and Milkah Martin [Harmer]. She was born 1794 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 5th Oct 1794 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex
  She married Thomas Sawyer on 17th Apr 1811 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex. He was born 1783 at Ticehurst, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1872, registered at Cranbrook District, Kent, ref: 1872 Q1. They had the following children:
2 iMary who was born c Jun 1811 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 21st Jul 1811 The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex; buried 13th Aug 1833 Etchingham, Sussex, aged 24 years
3 iiThomas who was born 1813 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 6th Jun 1813 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
4 iiiJohn Martin who was born 24th Apr 1816 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 19th May 1816 Burwash Independent Chapel, Burwash, Sussex; died July to Sep 1892
  ivAlfred who was born 1st Mar 1819 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 6th Apr 1819 Burwash Independent Chapel, Burwash, Sussex
5 vEliza who was born 1825 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1825 The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Mary Hayler [Sawyer] was the daughter of Thomas Sawyer and Mary Sawyer [Martin]. She was born c Jun 1811 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 21st Jul 1811 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex; buried 13th Aug 1833 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex, aged 24 years
  She married James Hayler on 26th Nov 1826 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. He was born 1802 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1802 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex, parents Stephen & Hannah Hayler. They had the following children:
6 iStephen who was born 1827 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 15th Jul 1827 The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex
7 iiLevi who was born 1829 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 18th Oct 1829 The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex
8 iiiWilliam who was born 1831 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 28th Nov 1831 The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex
   
  3. Thomas Sawyer, farm labourer was the son of Thomas Sawyer and Mary Sawyer [Martin]. He was born 1813 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 6th Jun 1813 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Ann Harmer on 6th Jun 1834 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex. She was born 1815 at Union Workhouse, Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 28th May 1815 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex, mother Harriet Harmer, base born. They had the following children:
9 iAnn who was born 1836 at Sussex
  iiAlfred who was born 1838 at Sussex
  iiiJohn who was born Dec 1840 at Sussex
   
  4. John Martin Sawyer, carter was the son of Thomas Sawyer and Mary Sawyer [Martin]. He was born 24th Apr 1816 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 19th May 1816 at Burwash Independent Chapel, Burwash, Sussex; died July to Sep 1892, registered at Cranbrook District, Kent, ref: 1892 Q3
  He married Eliza Tyndale on 2nd Mar 1842 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent. She was born 1815 at Hawkhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
10 iAlfred who was born 1843 at The Horns, Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 11th Jun 1843 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, daughter of John Sawyer (labourer) & Eliza Sawyer; died July to Sep 1867
11 iiEliza who was born 1845 at The Horns, Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 13th Apr 1845 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, daughter of John Sawyer (labourer) & Eliza Sawyer; died Apr to June 1899, aged 54 years
  iiiLouisa who was born 1847 at The Horns, Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 28th Mar 1847 St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, son of John Martin Sawyer (labourer) & Eliza Sawyer
12 ivMercy who was born c 1856 at Hawkhurst, Kent
   
  5. Eliza Wenham [Sawyer] was the daughter of Thomas Sawyer and Mary Sawyer [Martin]. She was born 1825 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1825 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex
  She married Levi Wenham on 15th Feb 1845 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex. He was born 10th Aug 1822 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 8th Sep 1822 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex; died 17th Apr 1904 at Chicago, USA; buried 20th Apr 1904 at Donovan, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. They had the following children:
  iWalter George who was born c May 1845 at Hammerden, Stonegate, Sussex; christened 8th Jun 1845 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  6. Stephen Hayler was the son of James Hayler and Mary Hayler [Sawyer]. He was born 1827 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 15th Jul 1827 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Crouch on 25th Nov 1850 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex. She was born 1832 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 27th Jan 1833 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex, parents Stephen & Elizabeth Crouch
   
  7. Levi Hayler was the son of James Hayler and Mary Hayler [Sawyer]. He was born 1829 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 18th Oct 1829 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex
  He married Mary Burgess on 5th Jun 1854 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent, witnesses John Standing & Ann Burgess. She was born 1833 at Pembury, Kent; christened 17th Feb 1833 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent, parents John & Hannah Burgess
   
  8. William Hayler, farm labourer was the son of James Hayler and Mary Hayler [Sawyer]. He was born 1831 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 28th Nov 1831 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex
  iMary Jane who was born 1865 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 18th Jun 1865 St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  He married Sarah Ann Leaney on 25th Feb 1865 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, witnesses Richard & Elizabeth Leaney. She was born 1843 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 14th Jan 1844 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex, parents John & Mary Leaney. They had the following children:
  iRhoda who was born 1869 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  iiWilliam who was born 1870 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  iiiEmily who was born 1872 at Hawkhurst, Kent
  ivGeorge who was born 1875 at Hawkhurst, Kent
  vThomas who was born 1876 at Hawkhurst, Kent
  viFanny who was born 1877 at Hawkhurst, Kent
  viiCaroline who was born 1879 at Hawkhurst, Kent
   
  9. Ann Dann [Sawyer] was the daughter of Thomas Sawyer, farm labourer and Ann Sawyer [Harmer]. She was born 1836 at Sussex
  She married John Dann, shoemaker on 10th Jun 1857 at St. Nicholas Church, Sandhurst, Kent, witnesses James & Mary Ann Dann. He was born 1836 at Sandhurst, Kent
   
  10. Alfred Sawyer was the son of John Martin Sawyer, carter and Eliza Sawyer [Tyndale]. He was born 1843 at The Horns, Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 11th Jun 1843 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, daughter of John Sawyer (labourer) & Eliza Sawyer; died July to Sep 1867, registered at Cranbrook District, Kent, ref: 1867 Q3
  He married Mary Ann Willard on Apr to June 1866, registered at Cranbrook District, Kent, ref: 1866 Q2. She was born c Jul 1833 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 25th Aug 1833 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex
   
  11. Eliza Willard [Sawyer] was the daughter of John Martin Sawyer, carter and Eliza Sawyer [Tyndale]. She was born 1845 at The Horns, Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 13th Apr 1845 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, daughter of John Sawyer (labourer) & Eliza Sawyer; died Apr to June 1899, registered at Cranbrook District, Kent, ref: 1899 Q2, aged 54 years
13 iFrederick who was born Oct to Dec 1868 at Hawkhurst, Kent
  She married Frederick Willard on 22nd Aug 1868 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent. He was born 1845 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 31st Aug 1845 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex; died July to Sep 1903, registered at Cranbrook District, Kent, ref: 1903 Q3, aged 57 years. They had the following children:
  iRobert who was born 1883 at Hawkhurst, Kent
   
  12. Mercy Clarke [Sawyer] was the daughter of John Martin Sawyer, carter and Eliza Sawyer [Tyndale]. She was born c 1856 at Hawkhurst, Kent
  She married George Clarke on 13th Oct 1877 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent. He was born c 1855
   
Generation No. 4
  13. Frederick Willard was the son of Frederick Willard and Eliza Willard [Sawyer]. He was born Oct to Dec 1868 at Hawkhurst, Kent
  He married Harriet Cogger on 1st Aug 1891 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent. She was born Apr to June 1867 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAnnie who was born Jan to Mar 1893 at Hawkhurst, Kent
  iiJessie who was born Oct to Dec 1895 at Hawkhurst, Kent; died 16th Jul 1916, died on active service; aged 20; buried after 16th Jul 1916 France, Grave XIV A.2A
  iiiDoris Louise who was born Oct to Dec 1899 at Goudhurst, Kent
   

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