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Sir William, Knight Saunders 1480–1569 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Banbury Hall, Essex, England

Death Date: 1569

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

Father: Sir Surrey

Mother: Lady Saunders

Spouse(s): Joan Saunders, Margaret Cheyney

Children(s): Joan Saunder, George Dayrell, Margaret Sanders, Anne Saunders, Bridget Sanders, Francis Saunders, Alice Saunders, Marie Saunders, Johan Saunder, Margaret Saunders, Francis Saunders

In 1480, Sir William, Knight Saunders entered the world in Banbury Hall, Essex, England, born to Sir Henry William Saunders Sheriff Of Surrey And Lady Joan Margaret Lepton Saunders. Sir William, Knight Saunders married Joan Marston Merston Saunders, Margaret Cheyney, and had children including Alice Saunders, Anne Saunders, Bridget Sanders, Francis Saunders, George Dayrell, Joan Johan Saunder, Johan Saunder, Margaret Sanders, Margaret Saunders, Marie Saunders. Sir William, Knight Saunders passed away in 1569 in Dinton, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1480, Sir William, Knight Saunders entered the world in Banbury Hall, Essex, England, born to Sir Henry William Saunders Sheriff Of Surrey And Lady Joan Margaret Lepton Saunders.
  • Sir William, Knight Saunders married Joan Marston Merston Saunders, Margaret Cheyney, and had children including Alice Saunders, Anne Saunders, Bridget Sanders, Francis Saunders, George Dayrell, Joan Johan Saunder, Johan Saunder, Margaret Sanders, Margaret Saunders, Marie Saunders.
  • Sir William, Knight Saunders passed away in 1569 in Dinton, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Sir Saunders's Ancestors

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Sir Saunders
1480–1569
Birth Place: Banbury Hall, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Henry William Saunders Sheriff of Surrey
1450–1525
Banbury, Cherwell District, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Joan Margaret Lepton) Saunders
1464–1519
Skipwith, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Saunders's Descendants

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Sir (William, Knight) Saunders (1480–1569) m. Joan (Marston Merston) Saunders (1510–28 Oct 1539) m. Margaret Cheyney (1494–11 Mar 1571)
  1. 1. Joan ((Johan)) Saunder 1531–1598 m. Symonde ((Simon)) Burre 1530–1598
    1. 1. John Burre 1555–1624
    2. 2. Symonde (Burr Jr.) Jr 1557–1595
    3. 3. Richard Burre 1557–1610
    4. 4. Caleb (Jonathan) BURR 1570–1654
    5. 5. John (Jonathan) Burre 1558–1624
    6. 6. Joanna Burr 1555–1627 m. John Curtis 1546–1636
      1. 1. Esther Curtis 1576–1626 m. John Hotten 1575–1625 m. John Hotten 1575–1625
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Joanne) Wade 1596–1628 m. Robert (Samuel) Wade 1592–1652 m. William 1592–1652 m. Thomas Hatfield 1600–
        2. 2. Jane (Bridson) hampton 1596–1628
        3. 3. Joanne Hotten 1596–1683
      2. 2. John Curtis 1562–
    7. 7. Joane Burre 1555–1624
    8. 8. Jonathan Burre 1571–1654
    9. 9. Henry Burre 1569–1622
    10. 10. Anne Burr 1562–1662
    11. 11. William Burre 1567–1633
    12. 12. Rich Burre 1553–1610
    13. 13. Daniel Burre 1550–1630
    14. 14. Joane Burre 1560–
    15. 15. Thomas Burr 1555–1584
    16. 16. Jehu Burr 1558–1624
    17. 17. Robert BURR 1553–1629
    18. 18. Richard Burre 1575–1653
  2. 2. George Dayrell 1533–1572
  3. 3. Margaret Sanders 1525–
  4. 4. Anne Saunders 1526–1569
  5. 5. Bridget Sanders 1528–
  6. 6. Francis Saunders 1524–1585
  7. 7. Alice Saunders 1539–
  8. 8. Marie Saunders 1534–1608
  9. 9. Johan Saunder 1531–1647
  10. 10. Margaret Saunders 1525–
  11. 11. Francis Saunders 1524–1585

Sir Saunders's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of Sir William, Knight Saunders in Banbury Hall, Essex, England
Banbury Hall, Essex, England
1569
1569
Age 89
Death of Sir William, Knight Saunders in Dinton, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
Dinton, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Banbury Hall, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1569
    Event Place: Dinton, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England

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