John SAYLES

Abt 1627 - 1681  (54 years)

• Name	John SAYLES  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1627  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1681  [2, 3]
  Notes	Excerpt from "Descendants of Roger Williams" Book III: Mary married in 1650 John Sayles, born probably at Charlestown, Massachusetts ay Colony 1630; died in 1681 probably at Middletown third child and first son of John and Phillipa (Soale) Sayles. In 1675, John and Mary (Williams) Sayles took refuge during King Philip's War at the farm of Peter Easton in Middletown, and there they are believed to have lived until their deaths in 1681. They are buried at Easton Cemetery Historic Cemetery No. 14, Town of Middletown, at the same gravesite as their son-in-law, William Greene. Their hraves are marked by three flat slate stones which were set on a base by Newport Hospital Corporation in the late 1800's. the stones o JohnSayles and William Greene are original. They were restored in 1995 when Mary's stone had to be replaced, since it had been missing for some time. The restoration was accomplished b the Roger Williams Family Association. the Cemetery is cared for by the Newport Hospital Corporation. John Sayles was made Freeman 27 January 1651, participated in civic affairs and held many offices at Providence curing the early days of the Colony: Governor's Assistant 1653-1659, Town Commissioner 1655-1659, Providence Town Clerk 1655-1657, and Town Treasurer 1659-1660. He also was surveyor for the bounds of the Colony and for lot boundaries. On 27 January 1651, John bought a house and lot from John Throckmorton on Towne Street (now North Main Street). On 12 May 1652, he bought land from Ralph Earle near West River. These purchases, in addition to land left to him by his father and given to him by his father-in-law, Roger Williams, undoubtedly made him one of the largest property owners in the vicinity of Prvidence.
  Person ID	I48406	Main Tree
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2016

  
  

  Family	Mary WILLIAMS,   b. Aug 1633, Plymouth, Plymouth Colony d. 1684 (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	1650  [1, 2]
  Children	+ 1. Mary SAYLES,   b. 11 Jul 1652, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island d. 1717, Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island (Age 64 years)  [Birth] + 2. John SAYLES,   b. 17 Aug 1654, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island d. 02 Aug 1727, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island (Age 72 years)  [Birth] + 3. Deborah SAYLES,   b. Abt 1656, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island d. Abt 1700, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island (Age 44 years)  [Birth] + 4. Isabel SAYLES,   b. 1657/8, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island d. 14 Aug 1735 (Age 77 years)  [Birth]   5. Phebe SAYLES,   b. 1658, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island d. Bef 1744, Rhode Island (Age 85 years)  [Birth]   6. Eleanor SAYLES,   b. 1664, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island d. 11 Mar 1713/4, Warwick, Rhode Island (Age 50 years)  [Birth]   7. Catherine SAYLES,   b. 1671, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island d. 21 Feb 1751 (Age 80 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F21595	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2016

  
  

• Sources

  [S00047] Dorothy Higson White & Kay Kirlin Moore, "Descendants of Roger Williams" Book 1 - Waterman and Winsor Line Through His Daughter Mercy Williams, (Name: Name: Roger Williams Family Association;;). [S3597] Ernest Flagg, "Genealogical Notes on the Founding of New England" My Ancestors Part in that Undertaking. [S00048] Dorothy Higson White, "Descendants of Roger Williams" Book III, Sayles Line Through Mary Williams, (Name: Name: Roger Williams Family Association;;).