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Lt. John Saunders 1613 – 1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 March 1613

Birth Location: Downton, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 28 September 1643

Death Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Capt. Saunders

Mother: Alice Cole

Spouse(s): Priscilla Grafton

Children(s): James Saunders

In 1613, Lt. John Saunders , Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court, Senator entered the world in Downton, Wiltshire, England, born to Capt. John Saunders and Alice Cole. Lt. John Saunders , Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court, Senator married Priscilla Grafton, and had children including James Saunders. Lt. John Saunders , Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court, Senator passed away in 1643 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1613, Lt. John Saunders , Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court, Senator entered the world in Downton, Wiltshire, England, born to Capt. John Saunders and Alice Cole.
  • Lt. John Saunders , Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court, Senator married Priscilla Grafton, and had children including James Saunders.
  • Lt. John Saunders , Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court, Senator passed away in 1643 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. Saunders
1575 – 1670
Birth Location: Weeks, Downton Parish, Wiltshire, England
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Alice Cole
1594 – 1617
Birth Location: Warminster, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Priscilla Grafton
1622 – 1678
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

James Saunders
1643 – 1721
Birth Location: Haverhill,Essex,Massachusetts,USA
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Lt. Saunders's Ancestors

Self
Lt. Saunders
1613 – 1643
Birth Place: Downton, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Capt. John Saunders
1575 – 1670
Weeks, Downton Parish, Wiltshire, England
Alice Cole
1594 – 1617
Warminster, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
John Saunders
1552 – 1652
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Joane Axtell
1552 – 1592
Downton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Sir (Thomas Barnaby) Coles
1557 – 1668
of Downton, Wiltshire, England, Great Britain
Mary Garrett
1563 – 1650
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Saunders
1516 – 1565
12th Walsingham
1507 – 1609
John Axtell
1508 – 1553
Katheryne Smythe
1518 – 1541
Robert Cole
1535 – 1773
Hannah Clarke
1544 – 1596
Edward Garrett
1550 – 1595
Charlotte Quinten
1554 – 1631
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Saunders
1486 – 1535
Lady Hungate
1470 – 1543
Edmund London
1480 – 1550
Joyce Carey
1496 – 1560
Henrie Axtell
1476 – 1541
Alice Mandeville
1478 – 1546
Lord Smythe
1490 – 1538
Lady Brounker
1496 – 1579
William Cole
1521 – 1601
Lady Colles
1524 – 1598
Jonathan Clarke
1509 – 1556
Margaret Sweet
1513 – 1572
Dioms Garret
1520 – 1564
Mychell Quintyne
1526 – 1566
Elizabeth Long
1525 – 1623

Lt. Saunders's Descendants

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Lt. (John) Saunders (26 March 1613 – 28 September 1643) m. Priscilla Grafton (1622 – 1678)
  1. 1. James Saunders (1643 – 12 Dec 1721) m. Sarah Page (18 July 1651 – abt 1686)
    1. 1. Rev. (Jonathan) Saunders (Feb 16, 1677 – 1737) m. Elizabeth (Mary) Wood (1670 – 19 May 1727)
      1. 1. Capt. (John) Sanders (9 March 1705 – 14 March 1790) m. Mary Hart (1710 – Oct 1751)
        1. 1. Sarah Sanders (June 28, 1734 – 1 Jun 1767) m. William Lancaster (2 Mar 1733 – abt 1798)

Lt. Saunders's Timeline

10 Records

1613
26 March 1613
Birth of Lt. John Saunders , Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court, Senator in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1613
26 March 1613
Birth of Lt. John Saunders , Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court, Senator in Downton, Wilts, England
Downton, Wilts, England
1613
26 March 1613
Birth of Lt. John Saunders , Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court, Senator in Dainton Parish, Wiltshire, , England
Dainton Parish, Wiltshire, , England
1613
26 March 1613
Birth of Lt. John Saunders , Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court, Senator in Weeks, D, England, United Kingdom
Weeks, D, England, United Kingdom
1613
26 March 1613
Birth of Lt. John Saunders , Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court, Senator in Downton, Wiltshire, England
Downton, Wiltshire, England
1613
26 Mar 1613
Lt. John Saunders , Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court, Senator was baptized in Downton, Wiltshire, England
Downton, Wiltshire, England
1636
1636
Age 23
Lt. John Saunders , Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court, Senator resided here in Freeman 25 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 25 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
1643
28 September 1643
Age 30
Death of Lt. John Saunders , Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court, Senator in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
1643
28 September 1643
Age 30
Death of Lt. John Saunders , Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court, Senator in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1670
10 Jul 1670
Age 57
Death of Lt. John Saunders , Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court, Senator in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 March 1613
    Event Place: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Genealogy of the Cortland County, N Y Branch of the Sanders Family

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 March 1613
    Event Place: Downton, Wilts, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 March 1613
    Event Place: Dainton Parish, Wiltshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 March 1613
    Event Place: Weeks, D, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 March 1613
    Event Place: Downton, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1613
    Event Place: Downton, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Freeman 25 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family history, ancestors of Cathy Lynn King
    [2] The founders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 September 1643
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1670
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 September 1643
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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