Margaret Metcalf

Brief Life History of Margaret

Margaret Metcalf was born in 1585, in Yarm, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. She married John Sayer about 1610. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died in 1658, in her hometown, at the age of 73.

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Family Time Line

John Sayer
1592–1658
Margaret Metcalf
1585–1658
Marriage: about 1610
Thomas Sayer
1610–
Thomas Saier
1624–

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  • Margerie in entry for Thomas Saier, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

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Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire): apparently a nickname from Middle English mete ‘meat, food’ + calf ‘calf’, i.e. ‘calf to be fattened up for eating’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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