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Rachel Wheatley Brackett Saunders 1595–1651 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1595

Birth Location: Sudbury, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 September 1651

Death Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Sir JR

Mother: Dorothy Willoughby

Spouse(s): Martin Saunders

Children(s): MARY SAUNDERS, Leah Wheatley

Rachel Wheatley Brackett Saunders was born in 1595 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Wheatley Jr And Dorothy Willoughby. Rachel Wheatley Brackett Saunders married Martin Martyn Saunders, and had children including Leah Saunders Wheatley, Mary Saunders. Rachel Wheatley Brackett Saunders passed away in 1651 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Rachel Wheatley Brackett Saunders was born in 1595 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Wheatley Jr And Dorothy Willoughby.
  • Rachel Wheatley Brackett Saunders married Martin Martyn Saunders, and had children including Leah Saunders Wheatley, Mary Saunders.
  • Rachel Wheatley Brackett Saunders passed away in 1651 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir JR
1547–1609
Birth Location: Tingsboro, Somerset, England
SJ
Dorothy Willoughby
1537–1626
Birth Location: Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
DW

Spouses(s)

Martin Saunders
1592–1658
Birth Location: Sudbury, Suffolk, England
MS

Children(s)

MARY SAUNDERS
1619–1697
Birth Location: Sudbury, Suffolk, England
MS
Leah Wheatley
1623–1707
Birth Location: Sudbury, Babergh District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
LW

Rachel Saunders's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Saunders
1595–1651
Birth Place: Sudbury, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Wheatley JR
1547–1609
Tingsboro, Somerset, England
Dorothy Willoughby
1537–1626
Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sea (Capt. John Wheatley, the) Elder
1521–1594
Timsbury, Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne Mary De) Fiennes
1525–1595
Tingsboro, Somerset, England
Sir (Hugh"The Navigator") Willoughby
1500–1553
Risley, Derbyshire, England
Margaret Mollineux
1495–1552
Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wheatley
1509–1609
Thomas Fiennes
1495–1528
Thomas Willoughby
1475–1691
Issabell Bradborne
1475–1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir II
1500–1528

Rachel Saunders's Descendants

1.
RS
Rachel (Wheatley Brackett) Saunders (1595–15 September 1651) m. Martin ((Martyn)) Saunders (20.Dec.1592–4 August 1658)
  1. 1. MARY SAUNDERS 1619–1697 m. Deacon (Francis Eliot - English) Immigrant 1615–1677
    1. 1. Mary Eliot 1641–1675
      1. 1. Mary 1664–1743 m. Abraham Lincoln 1657–1916
        1. 1. Isaac Lincoln 1691–1771
        2. 2. Mordecai (Lincoln) Jr 1686–1736
        3. 3. Sarah Tower 1694–1754
        4. 4. Elizabeth Cole 1703–1724
        5. 5. Abraham Lincoln 1688–1745
  2. 2. Leah (Saunders) Wheatley 1623–1707

Rachel Saunders's Timeline

15 Records

1595
1595
Birth of Rachel Wheatley Brackett Saunders in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1595
1595
Birth of Rachel Wheatley Brackett Saunders in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Sudbury, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1607
1607
Age 12
Rachel Wheatley Brackett Saunders was married in Sudbury, Suffolk, , England
Sudbury, Suffolk, , England
1607
1607
Age 12
Rachel Wheatley Brackett Saunders was married in Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
1611
1611
Age 16
Rachel Wheatley Brackett Saunders was married in Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
1612
abt 1612
Age 17
Rachel Wheatley Brackett Saunders was married in England
England
1618
1618
Age 23
Rachel Wheatley Brackett Saunders was married in Sudbury, Suffolk, , England
Sudbury, Suffolk, , England
1618
1618
Age 23
Rachel Wheatley Brackett Saunders was married in Sudbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts,
Sudbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts,
1618
Abt. 1618
Age 23
Rachel Wheatley Brackett Saunders was married in Sudbury, Suffolk, , England
Sudbury, Suffolk, , England
1625
1625
Age 30
Rachel Wheatley Brackett Saunders was married in England
England
1630
27 May 1630
Age 35
Rachel Wheatley Brackett Saunders was married in All Saints, Sudbury
All Saints, Sudbury
1630
27 May 1630
Age 35
Rachel Wheatley Brackett Saunders was married in All Saints, Sudbury, Suffolk, England
All Saints, Sudbury, Suffolk, England
1651
15 Sep 1651
Age 56
Death of Rachel Wheatley Brackett Saunders in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1651
15 September 1651
Age 56
Death of Rachel Wheatley Brackett Saunders in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1654
23 Mar 1654
Age 59
Rachel Wheatley Brackett Saunders was married in Braintree, Massachusetts
Braintree, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Sudbury, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: Sudbury, Suffolk, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: Sudbury, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1611
    Event Place: Sudbury, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1612
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1618
    Event Place: Sudbury, Suffolk, , England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1618
    Event Place: Sudbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts,

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1618
    Event Place: Sudbury, Suffolk, , England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 May 1630
    Event Place: All Saints, Sudbury

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 May 1630
    Event Place: All Saints, Sudbury, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1654
    Event Place: Braintree, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1651
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 September 1651
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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