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Robert Heysham Sayre

Male 1824 - 1907  (82 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Robert Heysham Sayre was born on 13 Oct 1824; died on 4 Jan 1907 in Sayre Mansion, Bethlehem, Northampton Co., PA; was buried in Nisky Hill Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton Co., PA.

    Robert married Mary Evelyn Smith on 15 Apr 1845. Mary was born on 11 Jul 1824; died on 31 May 1869 in Sayre Mansion, Bethlehem, Northampton Co., PA; was buried in Mauch Chunk Cemetery, Jim Thorpe, Carbon Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Charles White Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jan 1846; died on 30 Apr 1848; was buried in Mauch Chunk Cemetery, Jim Thorpe, Carbon Co., PA.
    2. 3. Mary Eliza Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Feb 1848; died on 10 Aug 1922.
    3. 4. Anna Catherine Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Dec 1850; died on 12 Aug 1852; was buried in Mauch Chunk Cemetery, Jim Thorpe, Carbon Co., PA.
    4. 5. Robert Heysham Sayre, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Jan 1853; died on 11 Feb 1904 in Thomasville, GA; was buried in Nisky Hill Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton Co., PA.
    5. 6. Elizabeth Kent Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Dec 1854; died on 14 Jan 1931; was buried in Nisky Hill Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton Co., PA.
    6. 7. Jennie Weston Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Oct 1857; died on 1 Apr 1933; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Morristown, Morris Co., NJ.
    7. 8. Francis Rodolphus Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Sep 1859; died on 3 Mar 1864; was buried in Mauch Chunk Cemetery, Jim Thorpe, Carbon Co., PA.
    8. 9. Ellen May Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jan 1862; died on 24 Mar 1864; was buried in Mauch Chunk Cemetery, Jim Thorpe, Carbon Co., PA.
    9. 10. Ruth May Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 May 1864; died on 11 Jan 1938; was buried in Nisky Hill Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton Co., PA.

    Robert married Mary Bradford on 12 Jan 1871. Mary (daughter of David Bradford and Amanda Jane Davis) was born on 15 Aug 1825; died on 23 Apr 1877 in Sayre Mansion, Bethlehem, Northampton Co., PA; was buried in Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Robert married Helena Augusta Packer on 15 Apr 1879. Helena (daughter of Robert Washington Packer and Easter Francis Baker) was born about 1838; died on 10 Jun 1880 in Sayre Mansion, Bethlehem, Northampton Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Robert married Martha Finley Nevin on 3 May 1882. Martha (daughter of John Williamson Nevin and Martha Jenkins) was born on 6 Dec 1844; died on 15 Aug 1918 in Siasconset, MA; was buried in Nisky Hill Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. John Nevin Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Feb 1884; died on 13 Sep 1977.
    2. 12. Francis Bowes Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Apr 1885; died on 29 Mar 1972; was buried in Washington National Cathedral, District of Columbia.
    3. 13. Cecil Nevin Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Aug 1886; died on 2 Aug 1887; was buried in Nisky Hill Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton Co., PA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Charles White Sayre Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 23 Jan 1846; died on 30 Apr 1848; was buried in Mauch Chunk Cemetery, Jim Thorpe, Carbon Co., PA.

  2. 3.  Mary Eliza Sayre Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 3 Feb 1848; died on 10 Aug 1922.

  3. 4.  Anna Catherine Sayre Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 18 Dec 1850; died on 12 Aug 1852; was buried in Mauch Chunk Cemetery, Jim Thorpe, Carbon Co., PA.

  4. 5.  Robert Heysham Sayre, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 5 Jan 1853; died on 11 Feb 1904 in Thomasville, GA; was buried in Nisky Hill Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton Co., PA.

    Robert married Harriet Elizabeth Hillard in Dec 1880. Harriet was born on 8 Sep 1855; died on 29 Jul 1922; was buried in Nisky Hill Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Robert Heysham Sayre, III  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 May 1893; died on 6 Sep 1969; was buried in Church of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Churchville, Harford Co., MD.

  5. 6.  Elizabeth Kent Sayre Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 1 Dec 1854; died on 14 Jan 1931; was buried in Nisky Hill Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton Co., PA.

    Family/Spouse: Albert Newton Cleaver. Albert was born on 25 Feb 1848; died on 30 Jun 1928; was buried in Nisky Hill Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  Jennie Weston Sayre Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 2 Oct 1857; died on 1 Apr 1933; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Morristown, Morris Co., NJ.

    Jennie married James Fitz Randolph on 15 Nov 1879. James was born on 30 Sep 1852; died on 19 Nov 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.  Francis Rodolphus Sayre Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 27 Sep 1859; died on 3 Mar 1864; was buried in Mauch Chunk Cemetery, Jim Thorpe, Carbon Co., PA.

  8. 9.  Ellen May Sayre Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 24 Jan 1862; died on 24 Mar 1864; was buried in Mauch Chunk Cemetery, Jim Thorpe, Carbon Co., PA.

  9. 10.  Ruth May Sayre Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 11 May 1864; died on 11 Jan 1938; was buried in Nisky Hill Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton Co., PA.

  10. 11.  John Nevin Sayre Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 4 Feb 1884; died on 13 Sep 1977.

  11. 12.  Francis Bowes Sayre Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 30 Apr 1885; died on 29 Mar 1972; was buried in Washington National Cathedral, District of Columbia.

    Francis married Jessie Woodrow Wilson on 25 Nov 1913. Jessie (daughter of President Thomas Woodrow Wilson and Ellen Louise Axson) was born on 28 Aug 1887; died on 15 Jan 1933; was buried in Nisky Hill Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Francis Bowes Sayre, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jan 1915; died on 3 Oct 2008; was buried in Washington National Cathedral, District of Columbia.
    2. 16. Eleanor Axson Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Mar 1916; died on 12 May 2001.
    3. 17. Woodrow Wilson Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Feb 1919; died on 16 Sep 2002; was buried in Washington National Cathedral, District of Columbia.

  12. 13.  Cecil Nevin Sayre Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 15 Aug 1886; died on 2 Aug 1887; was buried in Nisky Hill Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton Co., PA.


Generation: 3

  1. 14.  Robert Heysham Sayre, III Descendancy chart to this point (5.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born on 15 May 1893; died on 6 Sep 1969; was buried in Church of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Churchville, Harford Co., MD.

    Family/Spouse: Marie B. Riggs. Marie was born on 22 Dec 1898; died on 8 Jul 1990; was buried in Church of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Churchville, Harford Co., MD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Harriet Elizabeth Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1923; died in 2019.
    2. 19. Robert Heysham Sayre, IV  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Mar 1926; died on 7 Jan 2018.
    3. 20. Lawrason Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1927; died in 2013.

  2. 15.  Francis Bowes Sayre, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (12.Francis2, 1.Robert1) was born on 17 Jan 1915; died on 3 Oct 2008; was buried in Washington National Cathedral, District of Columbia.

    Francis married Harriet Taft Hart in 1946. Harriet was born on 4 Jul 1921; died on 6 Sep 2003; was buried in Washington National Cathedral, District of Columbia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 16.  Eleanor Axson Sayre Descendancy chart to this point (12.Francis2, 1.Robert1) was born on 29 Mar 1916; died on 12 May 2001.

  4. 17.  Woodrow Wilson Sayre Descendancy chart to this point (12.Francis2, 1.Robert1) was born on 22 Feb 1919; died on 16 Sep 2002; was buried in Washington National Cathedral, District of Columbia.

    Woodrow married Edith Warren Chase on 23 May 1942. Edith was born on 22 Jun 1918; died on 21 Mar 1985; was buried in Washington National Cathedral, District of Columbia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Jennifer P. Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 22. Martha S. Sayre  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: Patricia Ann Faust. Patricia was born on 14 Feb 1837; died on 4 Oct 2012; was buried in New South Cemetery, Woodbury, Litchfield Co., CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 18.  Harriet Elizabeth Sayre Descendancy chart to this point (14.Robert3, 5.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1923; died in 2019.

  2. 19.  Robert Heysham Sayre, IV Descendancy chart to this point (14.Robert3, 5.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born on 6 Mar 1926; died on 7 Jan 2018.

  3. 20.  Lawrason Sayre Descendancy chart to this point (14.Robert3, 5.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1927; died in 2013.

  4. 21.  Jennifer P. Sayre Descendancy chart to this point (17.Woodrow3, 12.Francis2, 1.Robert1)

  5. 22.  Martha S. Sayre Descendancy chart to this point (17.Woodrow3, 12.Francis2, 1.Robert1)



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