My Sayers Ancestors
A 5x Great Grandmother was
Susanna
Sears, which is how her name was spelt when she married
Richard
Mills in 1774 in Fittleworth, Sussex. I believe she was
baptised as Susannah Sayers in 1745 in Pulborough and was the
daughter of John Sayers and
Ann Holt who married in 1744.
But there were at least 3 other Susan's born around about the same time in
fairly close proximity to one another.
When it comes to John's baptism, I believe he was born in Parham, Sussex in
1719,
the son of Edward Sayers and
Susan Bennet. But he did
have a cousin John born in 1718 in Pulborough, who was the son
Thomas Sayers and Susan Hailor.
The surnames Sears, Saires and Sayers (and other variants) would all seem to
have
become Sayers in the Pulborough area. I do have a
Sears ancestor from the Wadhurst area of Sussex, but as yet I don't know
whether they remained Sears or became Sayers.
I am gratefully indebted to Norma Podesta for the Sayers
will transcripts - thank you Norma.
Family Group Pages
Edmund Sayers
(c1585-1652) and Sarah Wells (c1590-1647)
Edmund Sayers
(1624-1702) and Agnes Pannet (c1630-1660)
Edward Sayers (1682-1723) and Susan Bennet, nee Hammond (1685-1733)
John Sayers (1719-?) and Ann Holt (c1720-?)
Joseph Sayers
(1769-?) and Leah Lelliott (1788-?)
Nicholas Sayers
(1767-?) and Ann Parks (c1770-?)
Richard Sayers
(1788-?) and Ann Back (1787-?)
Thomas Sayers
(c1560-?) and unknown
Thomas Sayers
(1655-1713) and Susan Jupp (1652-1693) and Mary Jays (?-?)
William Holder (1799-1865) and Mary Ann Sayers (1801-1873)
John Tullett
(1775-1843) and Rachel Sayers (1779-1860)
Richard Mills (1740-?) and Susanna Sears (1745-1810) and
Elizabeth Hoskins (?-?)
Edmund Sayers
(c1585-1652) of Pulborough
Edmund Sayers
(1624-1702) the elder of Pulborough
Edmund Sayers
(1656-1713) yeoman of Pulborough
Thomas Sayers
(1655-1713) the elder and yeoman of West Chiltington
William Sayers
(1695-1713) yeoman of Pulborough
