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John Saunders 1506 – 1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1506

Birth Location: Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: AFT 1559

Death Location: Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Father: Richard Saunders

Mother: Alice Wilford

Spouse(s): Bridget Wilford

Children(s): John Saunders, William Saunders, Thomas Saunders

In 1506, John Saunders entered the world in Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard Saunders and Alice Wilford. John Saunders married Bridget Wilford, and had children including John Saunders, William Saunders, Thomas Saunders. John Saunders passed away in 1559 in Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1506, John Saunders entered the world in Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard Saunders and Alice Wilford.
  • John Saunders married Bridget Wilford, and had children including John Saunders, William Saunders, Thomas Saunders.
  • John Saunders passed away in 1559 in Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Saunders
1487 – 1524
Birth Location: Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Alice Wilford
1500 – 1543
Birth Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Bridget Wilford
1510 – 1581
Birth Location: Lydeard Saint Lawrence, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John Saunders
1547 – 1563
Birth Location: Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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William Saunders
1553 –
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
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Thomas Saunders
1559 – 1609
Birth Location: Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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John Saunders's Ancestors

Self
John Saunders
1506 – 1559
Birth Place: Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Saunders
1487 – 1524
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Wilford
1500 – 1543
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (of Banbury Oxfordshire) Saunders
1461 – 1525
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane Spencer
1458 – 1525
Hodnell, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Saunders
1430 – 1481
Joan Carew
1429 – 1470
Sir Spencer
1437 – 1496
Ann Empson
1440 – 1475
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Saunders
1378 – 1481
Joan Pollard
1345 – 1430
Thomas Carew
1382 – 1430
Mary Mere
1384 – 1450
Peter Empson
1418 – 1473
Elizabeth Joseph
1418 – 1475

John Saunders's Descendants

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John Saunders (1506 – AFT 1559) m. Bridget Wilford (ABT 1510 – 1581)
  1. 1. John Saunders (1547 – 1563) m. Margaret Buckeridge (1542 – 1616)
  2. 2. William Saunders (ABT 1553 – ) m. Agnes Saunders (ABT 1556 – )
  3. 3. Thomas Saunders (1559 – 11 JUN 1609) m. Annie Blake (21 FEB 1567 – )
    1. 1. Joan Sanders (1580 – ABT 1610) m. Thomas Wrentmore (From 1563 to 1583 – From 1595 to 1654)
    2. 2. John Saunders (10 NOV 1582 – From 1590 to 1679)
    3. 3. Robert Saunders (10 NOV 1582 – )
    4. 4. Anslos Blake (1584 – 1610) m. Thomas Lynch (1583 – 1650)
    5. 5. Elizabeth Saunders (5 DEC 1584 – 7 JUL 1655) m. Henry Wolcott (5 DEC 1578 – 30 MAY 1655)
      1. 1. John Wolcott (1 OCT 1607 – 10 MAR 1642) m. Mary Vayle (1610 – )
      2. 2. Henry Wolcott (21 JAN 1610 – 12 JUL 1680) m. Sarah Newberry (10 APR 1620 – 16 JUL 1684)
        1. 1. Henry Wolcott (6 JAN 1642 – 15 FEB 1709) m. Abiah Goffe (1 APR 1646 – 15 JUN 1717) m. Abia Goffe (1645 – 18 JUN 1717) m. Jean Clark m. Sarah Newberry (10 APR 1620 – 16 JUL 1684)
        2. 2. John Wolcott (1644 – 12 JAN 1712) m. Mary Chester (23 DEC 1654 – 10 JUL 1689)
        3. 3. Samuel Wolcott (8 OCT 1647 – 10 MAY 1648)
        4. 4. Sarah Wolcott (8 JUL 1649 – 25 MAY 1698) m. Walter Price (ABT 1648 – ) m. John (Capt) Price (ABT 1643 – 13 AUG 1691) m. <Living> m. Walter Price (ABT 1646 – )
        5. 5. Mary Wolcott (1651 – AUG 1683) m. James Russell (1 OCT 1640 – 28 APR 1709)
        6. 6. Hannah Wolcott (8 MAR 1653 – 4 SEP 1683)
        7. 7. Samuel Wolcott (16 APR 1656 – 14 JUN 1695) m. Judith Appleton (19 AUG 1653 – 19 FEB 1740)
        8. 8. Josiah Wolcott (21 JUL 1658 – 9 FEB 1728) m. Penellopee Corwin (7 JUN 1670 – 28 NOV 1690) m. Mary Freke (6 MAY 1674 – 1752) m. Mary Wrington (1660 – ) m. Mary Treat (1660 – )
      3. 3. George Wolcott (1612 – 12 FEB 1662) m. Elizabeth Treat (ABT 1627 – 21 NOV 1705)
      4. 4. Christopher Wolcott (1615 – 7 SEP 1662)
      5. 5. Anna Wolcott (ABT 1620 – 29 NOV 1704) m. Matthew Griswold (ABT 1620 – 23 SEP 1698)
      6. 6. Mary Wolcott (1622 – 1689) m. Job Drake (1623 – 6 AUG 1689)
      7. 7. Elizabeth Wolcott (1622 – 26 AUG 1693) m. John Guppie (6 MAR 1613 – 23 FEB 1694)
      8. 8. Simon Wolcott (11 SEP 1625 – 29 APR 1687) m. Joanna Cook (5 AUG 1638 – 27 APR 1657) m. Martha Pitkin (1630 – 13 OCT 1719)
    6. 6. George Saunders (ABT 1592 – )
    7. 7. Robert Saunders (ABT 1594 – )
    8. 8. Agnes Saunders (ABT 1595 – )
    9. 9. Thomas Saunders ( – ABT 1650)
    10. 10. Christopher Saunders ( – 1650)
    11. 11. Lawrence Saunders ( – 24 JAN 1591)

John Saunders's Timeline

2 Records

1506
1506
Birth of John Saunders in Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1559
AFT 1559
Age 53
Death of John Saunders in Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1506
    Event Place: Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AFT 1559
    Event Place: Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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