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Lady Alice Saunders 1478 – 1517 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1478

Birth Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 1517

Death Location: Banbury Hall, Essex, England

Father: Sir Saunders,

Mother: Jane Spencer

Spouse(s): Sir Cooke,

Children(s): Beatrix Cooke, Joan Cooke, Sir VI),

In 1478, Lady Alice Saunders entered the world in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir William Saunders, and Jane Cope Spencer. Lady Alice Saunders married Sir John "The Obscure" Cooke,, and had children including Beatrix Helen Cooke, Joan Cooke, Sir Anthony 'The Scholar' Cooke (tutor to King Edward VI),. Lady Alice Saunders passed away in 1517 in Banbury Hall, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1478, Lady Alice Saunders entered the world in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir William Saunders, and Jane Cope Spencer.
  • Lady Alice Saunders married Sir John "The Obscure" Cooke,, and had children including Beatrix Helen Cooke, Joan Cooke, Sir Anthony 'The Scholar' Cooke (tutor to King Edward VI),.
  • Lady Alice Saunders passed away in 1517 in Banbury Hall, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Saunders,
1461 – 1525
Birth Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
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Jane Spencer
1465 – 1525
Birth Location: Hodnett, Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Cooke,
1475 – 1516
Birth Location: Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England
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Children(s)

Beatrix Cooke
1501 – 1554
Birth Location: Romford, Essex, England
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Joan Cooke
1505 – 1534
Birth Location: Bocking, Essex, England
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Sir VI),
1504 – 1576
Birth Location: Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
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Lady Saunders's Ancestors

Self
Lady Saunders
1478 – 1517
Birth Place: Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Sir William Saunders,
1461 – 1525
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Jane (Cope) Spencer
1465 – 1525
Hodnett, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William I) Saunders,
1415 – 1481
Charlwood, Surrey, England
Lady (Joan de) Carew,
1420 – 1470
Beddington Castle, Croydon, Surrey, England
Sir (William Warsted) Spencer,
1437 – 1552
Radbourne, Warwickshire, England
Lady (Anne) Empson
1442 – 1475
Towcaster, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Saunders,
1395 – 1429
Aricola Roberts
1400 – 1470
Sir Carew,
1405 – 1458
Lady Courtenay
1411 – 1465
John Despenser
1418 – 1479
Lorraine Warsted
1422 – 1445
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Baron Carew,
1359 – 1432
Baron Carew,
1359 – 1432
Isabelle Mar
1357 – 1398
Sir Courtenay,
1359 – 1425
Philippa L'Arcedekne
1386 – 1417
Henry Spencer,
1392 – 1476
Isabelle Lincoln
1394 – 1478
David Warsted
1398 – 1493
Mary Agnes
1400 – 1493

Lady Saunders's Descendants

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Lady (Alice) Saunders (1478 – 1517) m. Sir (John "The Obscure") Cooke, (1475 – 10 Oct 1516)
  1. 1. Beatrix (Helen) Cooke (1501 – 14 Jan 1554)
  2. 2. Joan Cooke (1505 – 1534)
  3. 3. Sir (Anthony 'The Scholar' Cooke (tutor to King Edward) VI), (1504 – 10 Jun 1576) m. Lady (Anne) FitzWilliam (Apr 1504 – 5 Jun 1588)
    1. 1. Mildred Cook, (24 Aug 1524 – 5 April 1589) m. Sir (William) Cecil, (18 Sep 1520 – 5 Aug 1598)
      1. 1. Margaret (Coke) Cecil (1545 – 1578)
      2. 2. Anne Cecil, (5 Dec 1556 – 5 Jun 1588) m. Sir (Edward de) Vere, (12 Apr 1550 – 24 Jun 1604)
        1. 1. Henry (de) Vere, (7 Aug 1574 – 1624)
        2. 2. William (De) Vere (1575 – June 1625)
        3. 3. Sir (Edward de) Vere, (23 Mar 1581 – 1629)
        4. 4. Philippa (Suzanne de Vere) (Herbert), (26 May 1587 – 1 Feb 1629) m. Sir (Lord Philips I) Herbert, (10 Oct 1584 – 23 Jan 1649)
      3. 3. William Cecil (23 October 1559 – 1561)
      4. 4. Robert Cecil, (1 Jun 1563 – 24 May 1612) m. Elisabeth Brooke, (1 Jan 1562 – 24 Jun 1596)
        1. 1. William Cecil, (28 March 1591 – 3 December 1668)
        2. 2. Catherine Cecil (1593 – )
        3. 3. Frances Cecil (Abt 1593 – 14 December 1644)
        4. 4. Maximillian Cecil (1595 – )
        5. 5. Henry Cecil (1596 – )
    2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth "Ann", "The Infamous Lady Hoby" Cooke ( Bacon)() Russell) (1528 – 2 Jun 1609) m. Sir (Nicholas I "Keeper of The Great Seal of England") Bacon, (28 Dec 1510 – 20 Feb 1579) m. John Russell, (1553 – 24 Jul 1584) m. Sir (Thomas) Hoby (1530 – 13 Jul 1566)
      1. 1. Jane Bacon (1543 – 1621)
      2. 2. Anne Bacon (1545 – Jan 1580)
      3. 3. Sir (Edward) Bacon (1548 – 8 Sep 1618)
      4. 4. Michael Bacon (1555 – 1615)
      5. 5. Anthony Bacon (1558 – 17 May 1601)
      6. 6. Sir (Francis 'the Father of Empiricism') Bacon, (22 Jan 1561 – 09 Apr 1626) m. Elizabeth (Hatton (courted but did not) marry) (1542 – ) m. Alice Burnham (14 May 1592 – 29 Jun 1650)
      7. 7. Anne Russell, (1578 – 8 Apr 1639) m. Henry (Adelbert Somerset ( Plantagenet de) Beaufort), (Abt. 1577 – 18 Dec 1646)
        1. 1. Edward Somerset, (9 March 1602 – 3 April 1667) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Dormer (15 Oct 1614 – 31 May 1635)
        2. 2. Henry Somerset (1608 – ABT 1628)
        3. 3. Sir (John) Somerset (1610 – 1630) m. Mary Arundel-Howard, (01 JUL 1608 – 1638)
        4. 4. Lady (Elizabeth Somerset de) Plantagenet (bef 9 MAY 1584 – 9 May 1684) m. Lord (Francis) Browne, (2 Apr 1615 – 2 Nov 1682)
      8. 8. Sir (Edward) Hoby (1560 – 1 Mar 1617)
      9. 9. Elizabeth Hoby (27 May 1562 – abt 1572)
      10. 10. Anne Hoby (16 Nov 1564 – Feb 1571)
      11. 11. Thomas Hoby (13 Jul 1566 – 30 Dec 1640)
    3. 3. Katherine Cooke (1530 – 27 Dec 1583) m. Sir (Henry) Killegrew (1530 – 16 Mar 1602)
      1. 1. Lady (Dorothy) Killegrew (1561 – 1643)
      2. 2. Anne Killigrew (1568 – 1628)
      3. 3. Dorothy Killegrew (30 JUN 1583 – 30 Jun 1643)
      4. 4. Henry Killigrew ( – 1646)
    4. 4. Sir (Richard Edward Hall) Cooke, (26 Mar 1531 – 26 May 1583) m. Lady (Alice) Caunton (1548 – abt 1618) m. Margaret Darweke (1540 – 1600)
      1. 1. Henry Cooke, (1542 – 1572)
      2. 2. Ann Cooke (1548 – 19 Sep 1616) m. Sir (Nicholas) Bacon, (1540 – 12 Nov 1624)
        1. 1. Sir (Butts) Bacon, (24 Mar 1568 – 29th May 1661)
        2. 2. Henric Bacon (24 Sep 1570 – )
        3. 3. Anne Bacon (05 Jan 1572 – 5 Jun 1624)
        4. 4. Francis Bacon (1573 – 1638)
        5. 5. Sir (Robert) Bacon, (4 May 1574 – 16 Dec 1655)
        6. 6. Sir (Nathaniel Bacon) , (2 Aug 1585 – 1627) m. Lady (Jane Astley Meautys) (Mewtas) (1581 – 8 May 1659)
      3. 3. Edward Cooke (1557 – 1581)
      4. 4. Phillipa Cooke (1570 – 1631) m. Hercules Meautys (1548 – Jun 1587)
        1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Meautys (1580 – 1649)
        2. 2. Lady (Jane Astley Meautys) (Mewtas) (1581 – 8 May 1659) m. Sir (William) Cornwallis, (1545 – 13 Nov 1611) m. Sir (Nathaniel Bacon) , (2 Aug 1585 – 1627)
        3. 3. Frances Meautys (1594 – 18 Nov 1627)
      5. 5. Francis Cooke, (26 Nov 1584 – 7 Apr 1663) m. Hester (Mahieu) Cooke, (Aug 1582 – 8 Jun 1666)
        1. 1. Jane Cooke, (Abt. 1604 – 18 Jun 1666) m. Experience Mitchell (1609 – 4 September 1689)
        2. 2. Rev (John Soule) Cooke, (31 Mar 1607 – 23 Nov 1695) m. Sarah Warren (1613 – 25 Jul 1686)
        3. 3. Jacob Cooke (1618 – 18 Dec 1675) m. Damaris Hopkins (22 May 1627 – 18 Nov 1669)
        4. 4. Mary Cooke, (22 May 1627 – 21 Mar 1714) m. Lieutenant (John) Thomson (10 Sep 1614 – 16 Jun 1696)
        5. 5. James Cooke (1628 – 21 Mar 1714)
    5. 5. Sir (Anthony) Cooke, (1535 – 1616)
      1. 1. Anthony Cooke (Abt. 1588 – Abt. 1654)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Cooke (1595 – Jan 1636) m. Sir (John Fotherby of) Barham (Abt. 1598 – 1666)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Fotherby (1613 – 1693) m. Nathayell Finch (1601 – 1650)

Lady Saunders's Timeline

2 Records

1478
1478
Birth of Lady Alice Saunders in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
1517
1517
Age 39
Death of Lady Alice Saunders in Banbury Hall, Essex, England
Banbury Hall, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1478
    Event Place: Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Banbury Hall, Essex, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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