Obadiah Sawtell was born on September 14, 1648 in Watertown, Massachusetts and married Hannah Lawrence about 1680 in Groton, Massachusetts. He died on March 20, 1739/40 in Groton and is buried there.

Obadiah and Hannah had 12 children, but only six are documented:

	Elnathan Sawtell
	Josiah Sawtell
	Hannah Sawtell
	Abigail Sawtell
	Obadiah Sawtell, Jr.
	Hezechiah Sawtell

Obadiah served in King Phillip's War 1676-1677, according to "The New England Historical and Genealogical Register," Vol. 126, No. 1, January 1972, pp 3-17, pp129-140.