Nutfield Genealogy: Sawtell

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Saturday, August 20, 2016

Surname Saturday ~ SAWTELL of Watertown and Groton, Massachusetts

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There are several good sources of information on the SATELL family of New England. The first is an article in the NEHGS Register “Richard Sawtell of Watertown, MA”, Volume 126 (1972), pages 3 – 17. One of the authors of this early article was John Brooks Threlfall who wrote a book Fifty Great Migration Colonists to New England and Their Origins in 2008 which updated a lot of the information on the SATELL family.

Richard Sawtell, my 10^th great grandfather, was baptized on April 7, 1611 at Aller, Somerset, England, the son of John Sawtell and Agnes Pittard. There are many records in Somersetshire of the SAWTELL family.

The first record of Richard Sawtell in New England was on July 25, 1636 on the list of proprietors of Watertown, Massachusetts when he received Lot 8 in the 4^th division as a single man. His brother, Thomas Sawtell, was made a freeman in Boston in 1649, where he died childless in 1651 and named his brother Richard and a sister Ann Kendrick of Muddy River (Suffolk County Probate #111).

Richard Sawtell removed from Watertown to the new settlement of Groton in 1655, where he again received a large grant of land as one of the first, original proprietors. He was made the first town clerk, and the records show that he was highly educated. Richard’s homestead was one of five garrison houses in Groton. There were several raids and massacres in Groton during King Philip’s War, so the family removed back to Watertown. Two of his sons went back to resettle the town of Groton. He was chosen to be a selectman in Watertown in 1689.

Richard Sawtell adopted the illegitimate son of Zechariah Smith in 1670. In 1672 he sued Thomas, John and Joseph Smith for the child’s estate. They were charged with illegally administering the estate.

In his will, dated May 16, 1692, Richard Sawtell left his lands in Groton and Watertown to his wife, with instructions to his son Obadiah to work the land in Groton, and instructions to his son Enoch to work the land in Watertown.

Richard Sawtell is the ancestor of presidents Herbert Hoover and Richard Nixon.

My SATELL genealogy:

Generation 1: Richard Sawtell, son of John Sawtell and Agnes Pittard, was baptized on 4 April 1611 in Aller, Somersetshire, England, died on 21 August 1694 in Watertown, Massachusetts; married first on 5 February 1627 in High Ham, Somersetshire to Elizabeth Pople, daughter of William Pople. Married second in 1637 to Elizabeth Waite, daughter of Phineas Waite and Mary Hubbard. Eleven children with Elizabeth Waite, all born in Watertown.

Generation 2: Hannah Satell, born on 10 December 1642 in Watertown, died 18 February 1723 in Woburn, Massachusetts; married on 13 July 1665 in Woburn to Increase Winn, son of Edward Winn and Joanna Unknown. He was born 5 December 1641 in Woburn and died 14 December 1690 in Woburn. Nine children.

Generation 3: Mary Winn m. Nathaniel Wyman

Generation 4: Increase Wyman m. Deborah Pierce

Generation 5: Increase Wyman m. Catherine Unknown

Generation 6: Jemima Wyman m. Colonel Joshua Burnham

Generation 7: Jemima Burnham m. Romanus Emerson

Generation 8: George Emerson m. Mary Esther Younger

Generation 9: Mary Katharine Emerson m. George E. Batchelder

Generation 10: Carrie Maude Batchelder m. Joseph Elmer Allen

Generation 11: Stanley Elmer Allen m. Gertrude Matilda Hitchings (my grandparents)

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Surname Saturday ~ SAWTELL of Watertown and Groton, Massachusetts", Nutfield Genealogy, posted August 20, 2016, (http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2016/08/surname-saturday-sawtell-of-watertown.html: accessed [access date]).

Saturday, August 13, 2016

Surname Saturday ~ WINN of Woburn, Massachusetts

Edward Winn, my 10^th great grandfather, came to New England about 1635 with his wife and three eldest children. On 8 February 1640/1 Edward Winn was listed as one of the original men of the town of Woburn, Massachusetts. The first European child born in Woburn was his fourth child, and my 9^th great grandfather, Increase Winn.

Edward Winn was made a freeman on 10 May 1643 in Woburn. He is mentioned frequently in the Woburn town history, town records, and served as a selectman in 1669. There is now a Winn Street in Woburn, and just by coincidence, our daughter lived off Winn Street in her first apartment after graduating from college.

Edward Winn’s will [Middlesex Probate (6:11-2, File #25243)] was dated in Watertown, Massachusetts on 6 May 1682 and proved 6 October 1682. It mentions his son Increase Winn, Sarah Winn (daughter of son Joseph), three Cleaveland grandchildren and three Polley grandchildren. The probate inventory was taken on 11 September 1682 by Deacon Josiah Converse and Ensign James Converse of Woburn, ancestors on my paternal side.

Some notable descendants of Edward Winn include both President Herbert Hoover (1874 – 1964) and President Grover Cleveland (1837 – 1908).

For More WINN information:

Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, Edmund Janes Cleveland, 1899, three volumes

History of Woburn, Massachusetts, Samuel Sewall, 1868

“Doubt About the English Origins of Edward Winn and Moses Cleveland of Woburn, Mass” by Martin Hollick, in MASSOG: A Genealogical Magazine for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume 32, pages 57 – 58.

My WINN genealogy:

Generation 1: Edward Winn, died 5 September 1682 in Woburn, Massachusetts; married to Joanna. Four children. Married second to Sarah Beal. Married third to Ann Unknown, widow of Nicholas Wood and William Page.

Generation 2: Increase Winn, born 5 December 1641 in Woburn, died 14 December 1690 in Woburn; married on 13 July 1665 in Woburn to Hannah Satell, daughter of Richard Sawtell and Elizabeth Pople. Hannah was born 10 December 1642 in Watertown, Massachusetts, and died 18 February 1723 in Woburn. Nine children.

Generation 3: Mary Winn, born 1 May 1670 in Woburn, died 7 June 1743 in Woburn; married on 28 June 1692 in Woburn to Nathaniel Wyman, son of Francis Wyman and Abigail Reed. He was born 25 November 1665 in Woburn and died 8 December 1717 in Woburn. Twelve children. Mary remarried on 30 November 1720 in Woburn to John Locke, son of William Locke and Mary Clark. No children.