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Dr. Edward Pley Saunders 1595–1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1595

Birth Location: South Molton, Devon, England

Death Date: 1686

Death Location: Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia, Colonial America

Father: Edward Saunders

Mother: Anna Pandreth

Spouse(s): Mary Thomas

Children(s): Ann Saunders, Edward III, Thomas Saunders, John Saunders, John Sanders, John SAUNDERS

Dr. Edward Pley Saunders was born in 1595 in South Molton, Devon, England, the child of Edward Saunders And Anna Pandreth. Dr. Edward Pley Saunders married Mary Molissie Thomas, and had children including Ann Saunders, Edward Saunders Iii, Elizabeth Saunder, John Saunders, John William Sanders, Thomas Saunders. Dr. Edward Pley Saunders passed away in 1686 in Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia, Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Dr. Edward Pley Saunders was born in 1595 in South Molton, Devon, England, the child of Edward Saunders And Anna Pandreth.
  • Dr. Edward Pley Saunders married Mary Molissie Thomas, and had children including Ann Saunders, Edward Saunders Iii, Elizabeth Saunder, John Saunders, John William Sanders, Thomas Saunders.
  • Dr. Edward Pley Saunders passed away in 1686 in Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia, Colonial America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dr. Saunders's Ancestors

Self
Dr. Saunders
1595–1686
Birth Place: South Molton, Devon, England
Parents
Edward Saunders
1555–1636
Northborne, Kent, , England
Anna Pandreth
1546–1642
Faversham, Kent, England
Grandparents
John (Smyth) Saunders
1495–1575
Harrington, Northamptonshire, England
Frances (Anna) Whetenhall
1532–1628
East Peckham, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dr. Saunders's Descendants

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Dr. (Edward Pley) Saunders (1595–1686) m. Mary (Molissie) Thomas (1600–1683)
  1. 1. Ann Saunders 1628–1677 m. Henry Berry 1620–1677
    1. 1. William ((Herton)) Berry 1650–1721 m. Margaret Doughty 1675–1720
      1. 1. Joseph (Berry) Capt. 1691–1749 m. Catherine Bunbury 1702–1725 m. Catherine Simcock 1670–1750
        1. 1. Mary (Sarah) Berry 1726–1780 m. John (Edmund) Prince 1710–1782
        2. 2. Benjamin Berry 1724–1807
        3. 3. Joseph Berry 1723–1807
        4. 4. Margaret Berry 1725–1725
        5. 5. Frances Berry 1721–1798
        6. 6. Baldwin Berry 1737–1791
        7. 7. Reuben Berry 1731–1829
        8. 8. Withers Berry 1730–1755
        9. 9. Francis Berry 1734–1800
        10. 10. Thomas Berry 1733–1818
        11. 11. Sarah Berry 1718–1749
        12. 12. Enoch Berry 1714–
        13. 13. Mary Berry 1715–1782
      2. 2. Margaret Berry 1696–1734
      3. 3. Thomas Berry 1687–1720
      4. 4. Sir (Henry) Berry 1695–1720
      5. 5. Samuel Berry 1687–1691
      6. 6. Elizabeth Berry 1697–1735 m. William Wheeler 1687–1762
        1. 1. Sarah Wheeler 1719–1792
      7. 7. Enoch Berry 1702–1763 m. Dulcebella ("Dully") Bunbury 1705–1763
        1. 1. Patience (Berry) Ingram 1725–1796
        2. 2. Dulcebella Berry 1732–1760
        3. 3. Thomas ('Capt') Berry 1729–1818
        4. 4. Enoch Berry 1756–1822
        5. 5. James Berry 1731–1783
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Benson) Berry 1729–1813
        7. 7. Joel Berry 1754–1843
        8. 8. Capt. (William Berry) (MBond,WarRolls,PenApp) 1750–1819
        9. 9. Augustine Berry 1757–1812
        10. 10. Enoch Berry 1730–1802
        11. 11. Sarah Berry 1734–1827
        12. 12. George (William) BERRY 1752–1823
        13. 13. William Berry 1728–1819
        14. 14. Winifred Berry 1745–
      8. 8. James Berry 1704–1747
      9. 9. Priscilla Berry 1714–1760
      10. 10. George Berry 1710–1720
    2. 2. John (Henry Berry) II 1660–1689 m. Sarah Harper* 1674–1714
      1. 1. Henry (Berry*) III\Capt 1694–1749 m. Sarah Porch* 1695–1750
        1. 1. Benjamin Berry* 1724–1810
        2. 2. Joel Berry 1716–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Berry 1732–1813
        4. 4. Sarah Berry 1734–
        5. 5. Henry Berry 1718–1799
        6. 6. William Berry 1722–1762
        7. 7. George (Berry) Sr. 1722–1813
        8. 8. Enoch (Berry) Sr. 1725–1763 m. Dulcebella Bunberry 1705–1763
        9. 9. Mary Berry 1728–
    3. 3. Henry Berry 1646–1652
    4. 4. Richard Berry 1666–1754
    5. 5. George Berry 1654–1677
    6. 6. Peter Berry 1652–1720
    7. 7. Henry Berry 1652–1697 m. Sarah Harper 1667–1714
      1. 1. John Berry 1707–1779 m. Catherine Berry 1715–1780
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Annie) Berry 1735–1834 m. Jeremiah Whitten 1722–1778
        2. 2. Elizabeth Berry 1733–1778
        3. 3. Aaron Berry 1748–1814
        4. 4. Elijah Berry 1746–1781
        5. 5. Jerusah Berry 1734–
        6. 6. Betty Berry 1737–1779
        7. 7. Malachia (Berrey) Berry 1730–1873
        8. 8. John Berry 1735–1797
        9. 9. Ann Berry 1723–
        10. 10. Anthony Berry 1740–1817
        11. 11. John (Anthony) Berry 1756–1817
      2. 2. William Berry 1688–1732
      3. 3. Rosanna (Rose) Berry 1684–1735
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Le Jeau) Berry 1687–
      5. 5. Joseph Berry 1691–1749
      6. 6. Enoch Berry 1696–1763
      7. 7. Mary Berry 1692–
    8. 8. John Berry 1664–1684
    9. 9. Richard Berry 1652–
    10. 10. James Berry 1654–1738
  2. 2. Edward (Saunders) III 1625–1672 m. Mary ((widow)) Hudnall 1626–1672
    1. 1. Ebenezer Saunders 1661–1693 m. Elizabeth Presley 1664–1719
      1. 1. Edward Saunders 1686–1744 m. Elizabeth Austin 1690–1785
        1. 1. Col. (William Sr 'Saunders') Sanders 1718–1779 m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Hubbard 1721–1789
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Saunders) (Downing) 1686–1761
      3. 3. Ebenezer Saunders 1687–1767
    2. 2. Edward Saunders 1663–1736
    3. 3. John (B) Saunders 1662–1759
    4. 4. Edward (IV) SANDERS 1661–1715
  3. 3. Thomas Saunders 1622–1712
  4. 4. John Saunders 1626–1730
  5. 5. John (William) Sanders 1621–1680
  6. 6. John SAUNDERS 1622–1700 m. Mary Risle 1622–

Dr. Saunders's Timeline

2 Records

1595
1595
Birth of Dr. Edward Pley Saunders in South Molton, Devon, England
South Molton, Devon, England
1686
1686
Age 91
Death of Dr. Edward Pley Saunders in Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia, Colonial America
Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia, Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: South Molton, Devon, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1686
    Event Place: Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia, Colonial America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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