Thomas Jefferson Sawyer was a sea captain who was born on Mason’s Island in Stonington in 1807 and moved to the coastal village of Noank in Groton circa 1840, where he built the Greek Revival-style house that still stands at 72 Main Street. He was an organizer and leading member of the Fort Hill Baptist Church in Groton. Among his children was a son who, like his father, was also named after the third president.
Capt. Thomas Jefferson Sawyer House (1840)