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Edward Saunders Captain 1686–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1686

Birth Location: Wicomica Parish, Lancaster, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1744

Death Location: Lancaster, Virginia, USA

Father: Ebenezer Saunders

Mother: Elizabeth Presley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Austin

Children(s): William Saunders

Edward Saunders Captain was born in 1686 in Wicomica Parish, Lancaster, Virginia, USA, the child of Ebenezer Saunders And Elizabeth Presley. Edward Saunders Captain married Elizabeth Austin, and had children including William Saunders. Edward Saunders Captain passed away in 1744 in Lancaster, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Edward Saunders Captain was born in 1686 in Wicomica Parish, Lancaster, Virginia, USA, the child of Ebenezer Saunders And Elizabeth Presley.
  • Edward Saunders Captain married Elizabeth Austin, and had children including William Saunders.
  • Edward Saunders Captain passed away in 1744 in Lancaster, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ebenezer Saunders
1661–1693
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Presley
1662–1719
Birth Location: St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Austin
1690–1785
Birth Location: Lancaster, Virginia, United States
EA

Children(s)

William Saunders
1718–1779
Birth Location: Lancaster, Virginia, USA
WS

Edward Captain's Ancestors

Self
Edward Captain
1686–1744
Birth Place: Wicomica Parish, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Parents
Ebenezer Saunders
1661–1693
Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Presley
1662–1719
St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Dr. (Edward Gilbert * Sanders III Justice of the Peace &) Surgeon
1625–1672
South Molton, Devon, England
Mary (* Webb) Hudnall
1625–1684
Olde Stoke, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Dr. Surgeon
1595–1686
Mary Thomas
1595–1673
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Captain's Descendants

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Edward (Saunders) Captain (1 Jan 1686–1744) m. Elizabeth Austin (1690–1785)
  1. 1. William Saunders 1718–1779 m. Elizabeth (Margaret (Betsy) Draper Hubbard) Sanders 1721–1789
    1. 1. Jesse Saunders 1743–1792
    2. 2. Thomas (Saunders) Sr 1739–1808
    3. 3. Edward Saunders 1751–1779
    4. 4. Lieutenant (Joseph Hubbard) Saunders 1757–1833
    5. 5. Sargeant (Presley) Saunders 1753–1816
    6. 6. Winifred ("Winny") Saunders 1746–1797
    7. 7. Mary Saunders 1741–1779
    8. 8. Frances ("Franky") Saunders 1748–1842
    9. 9. Ephraim Saunders 1760–1799
    10. 10. James (E (Twin to William)) Saunders 1765–1826
    11. 11. Private (William (Twin to James) Albert) Saunders 1765–1826
    12. 12. John Sanders 1738–1772 m. Elizabeth Hancock 1741–1775
      1. 1. Jacob Sanders 1773–1835 m. Sarah Hancock 1775–1830
        1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Sanders 1801–1865 m. Elizabeth (C) McBrayer 1802–1884

Edward Captain's Timeline

2 Records

1686
1 Jan 1686
Birth of Edward Saunders Captain in Wicomica Parish, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Wicomica Parish, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
1744
1744
Age 58
Death of Edward Saunders Captain in Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Lancaster, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1686
    Event Place: Wicomica Parish, Lancaster, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: Lancaster, Virginia, USA
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