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Richard fitzJohn Saunders 1558 – 1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1558

Birth Location: Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 22 Oct 1601

Death Location: Dinton, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: John Saunders

Mother: Elizabeth Saunders

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Blount

Children(s): Francis Saunders

The story of Richard fitzJohn Saunders began in 1558 in Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England. Richard fitzJohn Saunders married Elizabeth Blount, and had children including Francis Saunders. Richard fitzJohn Saunders passed away in 1601 in Dinton, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard fitzJohn Saunders began in 1558 in Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England.
  • Richard fitzJohn Saunders married Elizabeth Blount, and had children including Francis Saunders.
  • Richard fitzJohn Saunders passed away in 1601 in Dinton, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Saunders's Ancestors

Self
Richard Saunders
1558 – 1601
Birth Place: Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
John Saunders
1515 – 1578
Amersham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
Elizabeth Saunders
1522 – 1575
England
Grandparents
Thomas Saunders
1475 – 1550
Edward Puttenham
1500 – 1535
Puttenham, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne (Hampden) Crispe
1500 – 1538
Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Saunders's Descendants

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Richard (fitzJohn) Saunders (1558 – 22 Oct 1601) m. Elizabeth Blount (1572 – 11 March 1637)
  1. 1. Francis Saunders (1595 – 4 July 1661) m. Susan Lovett (1605 – 14 March 1674)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Woodhouse Saunders) Webb (1622 – 17 Mar 1686) m. Thomas ((John)) Webb (1586 – 1680)
      1. 1. Sarah Webb (1637 – 1709) m. Thomas Riley (1635 – 1697)
        1. 1. Sarah Riley (1669 – 1716) m. James Truitt (1663 – 1718) m. James Mumford (1663 – 1718)
      2. 2. Francis Webb (1641 – 11 September 1702)
      3. 3. Thomas Webb (1641 – 1702)

Richard Saunders's Timeline

3 Records

1558
1558
Birth of Richard fitzJohn Saunders in Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England
Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England
1587
8 May 1587
Age 29
Richard fitzJohn Saunders was married in St James, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
St James, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
1601
22 Oct 1601
Age 43
Death of Richard fitzJohn Saunders in Dinton, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
Dinton, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 May 1587
    Event Place: St James, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1601
    Event Place: Dinton, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dinton, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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