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JOHN SAUNDERS, Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court Senator 1613–1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Mar 1613

Birth Location: Dainton (Downton) Parish, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 28 Sep 1653

Death Location: Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA

Father: Captain Colony

Mother: Alice Coles

Spouse(s): Priscilla Grafton, Hester Rolfe

Children(s): James Sr, John II, Ruth Sanders, Sarah Sanders, Abigail Sanders, Mary Sanders

JOHN SAUNDERS, Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court Senator was born in 1613 in Dainton (Downton) Parish, Wiltshire, England, the child of Captain John Saunders Sanders 2Nd Governor Of Wessagusset Colony And Alice Ales Coles. JOHN SAUNDERS, Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court Senator married Hester Rolfe, Priscilla Grafton, and had children including Abigail Sanders, James Sanders Sr, John Sanders Ii, Mary Sanders, Ruth Sanders, Sarah Sanders. JOHN SAUNDERS, Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court Senator passed away in 1653 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA.

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  • JOHN SAUNDERS, Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court Senator was born in 1613 in Dainton (Downton) Parish, Wiltshire, England, the child of Captain John Saunders Sanders 2Nd Governor Of Wessagusset Colony And Alice Ales Coles.
  • JOHN SAUNDERS, Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court Senator married Hester Rolfe, Priscilla Grafton, and had children including Abigail Sanders, James Sanders Sr, John Sanders Ii, Mary Sanders, Ruth Sanders, Sarah Sanders.
  • JOHN SAUNDERS, Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court Senator passed away in 1653 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA.

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JOHN Senator's Ancestors

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JOHN Senator
1613–1653
Birth Place: Dainton (Downton) Parish, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Captain John Saunders Sanders, 2nd Governor of Wessagusset Colony
1583–1670
Downton Parish, Wiltshire, England
Alice ("Ales") Coles
1591–1636
Downton Parish, Wiltshire, England
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JOHN Senator's Descendants

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JOHN (SAUNDERS, Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court) Senator (26 Mar 1613–28 Sep 1653) m. Priscilla Grafton (1622–1678) m. Hester Rolfe (2 Apr 1616–abt 1663)
  1. 1. James (Sanders) Sr 1643–1721 m. Hannah Tewksbury 1662–1746 m. Sarah Saunders 1651–1685
    1. 1. Nathaniel (Saunders) Lieutenant 1700–1754 m. Mary Bixby 1701–1747
      1. 1. Judith Sanders 1726–1776
      2. 2. Phebe Sanders\Dow 1730–1807
      3. 3. Avery Sanders 1735–1754
      4. 4. Hannah Sanders 1738–
      5. 5. Sarah Sanders 1741–1773
    2. 2. Henry Sanders 1688–1767
    3. 3. Avery (Page Sanders\Saunders) * 1683–1721
    4. 4. Sarah Sanders 1674–1698
  2. 2. John (Sanders) II 1644–1726
  3. 3. Ruth Sanders 1642–1745
  4. 4. Sarah Sanders 1646–1711
  5. 5. Abigail Sanders 1651–
  6. 6. Mary Sanders 1649–1727

JOHN Senator's Timeline

2 Records

1613
26 Mar 1613
Birth of JOHN SAUNDERS, Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court Senator in Dainton (Downton) Parish, Wiltshire, England
Dainton (Downton) Parish, Wiltshire, England
1653
28 Sep 1653
Age 40
Death of JOHN SAUNDERS, Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court Senator in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1613
    Event Place: Dainton (Downton) Parish, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1653
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA

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