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–
Sources (1)
- 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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