Birth: 1717/8 Ewhurst, Surrey, UK
Father: Richard Sayer 1690-1762
Mother: Elizabeth Knight 1690-1767
Christening: 12 March 1717/8 St Peter and St Paul, Ewhurst, Surrey, UK
Marriage: 16 May 1745 St Michael, Betchworth, Surrey, UK
Wife: Anne (Ann) Sayer 1715-1761
Death: March 1791 St James, Abinger, Surrey, UK
Burial: 20 March 1791 Abinger, Surrey, UK
Mary Sayer 1747
Edward Sayer (Sayers) 1749-1817
Sarah Sayer (Sayers) [Holt] 1751/2-a1785
Martha Sayer 1754
Thomas Sayer 1757-a1781
Rebecca Sayer 1760-1795
Christening of Thomas Sayer in the IGI on 12 March 1717 in Ewhurst, Surrey, parents Richard and Elizabeth Sayer. The same information is in Ancestry All England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.
Entry in FreeReg for Thomas Sayer baptised 12 March 1717/8 at St Peter and St Paul, Ewhurst, Surrey, parents Richard and Elizabeth Sayer of Gravat." There was a Gravatt family living in Ewhurst.
Entry in Ancestry All Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 for Thomas Sayer baptised 12 March 1717 at Ewhurst, St Peter and St Paul, father Richard Sayer. "This years Register Ao. Ladyday 1717 [...] [No.] 6 Thomas Son of Richard Sayer of Gravat?". This is the Julian date so the Gregorian year is 1718.
Entry in the West Surrey Family History Society Surrey Marriage Index for Thomas Sayer of Abinger and Ann Sayer of this parish in Betchworth on 16 May 1745.
Entry in Ancestry Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 for the marriage of Thomas Sayer and Ann Sayer on 6 May 1745 at Betchworth, St Michael. "Thomas Sayer of Abinger and Ann Sayer of Betchworth were Married May 6 1746".
All the children were christened in Oakwood.
His wife was buried on 3 September 1761 at St James, Abinger.
Entry in West Surrey Family History Society West Surrey Burials for Thomas Sayers on 20 March 1791 aged 75 in Abinger.
Entry in FreeReg for Thomas Sayers of Dorking buried 20 March 1791 aged 75 at St James, Abinger, Surrey.
Entry in Ancestry Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 for Thomas Sayers buried 20 March 1791 aged 75 at Abinger, St James. "Burials 1790-1791 [...] 1791 [...] Mar: [No.] 20 Thomas Sayers (aged 75) from Dorking".
There are twenty entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Thomas Sayer.
Oakwood is now spelt Okewood and is part of the parish of Ockley, Okewood and Forest Green on the A29 south of Dorking. Okewood is about 5 miles east of Ewhurst and Abinger Hammer is 6 miles north. Betchworth is 7 miles east of Abinger Hammer.
Thomas Sayer was Felicity's fifth great grandfather.
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