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Sir Knight Thomas Richard Saunders 1516 – 1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Mar 1516

Birth Location: Harrington, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 18 Aug 1565

Death Location: Harrington, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Richard Saunders

Mother: Lady Hungate

Spouse(s): 12th Walsingham

Children(s): John Saunders

The story of Sir Knight Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff began in 1516 in Harrington, Northamptonshire, England. Sir Knight Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff married 12th Lady Alice Walsingham, and had children including John Saunders. Sir Knight Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff passed away in 1565 in Harrington, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Knight Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff began in 1516 in Harrington, Northamptonshire, England.
  • Sir Knight Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff married 12th Lady Alice Walsingham, and had children including John Saunders.
  • Sir Knight Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff passed away in 1565 in Harrington, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Saunders's Ancestors

Self
Sir Saunders
1516 – 1565
Birth Place: Harrington, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Richard Saunders
1486 – 1535
Potsgrove, Bedfordshire, England
Lady (Alice) Hungate
1470 – 1543
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Wilford Hungate
1480 –
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Unknown
1480 –
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Saunders's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Thomas Richard) Saunders (27 Mar 1516 – 18 Aug 1565) m. 12th (Lady Alice) Walsingham (1507 – 29 Dec 1609)
  1. 1. John Saunders (1552 – 1652) m. Joane Axtell (1552 – 1592) m. Johan (Joanne Johana) Sheperd (1532 – 1592)
    1. 1. Capt. (John) Saunders (10 Feb 1575 – 1670) m. Alice Cole (22 September 1594 – abt 1617)
      1. 1. 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)
    2. 2. Captain (John) Saunders (1578 – 13 Jun 1670)

Sir Saunders's Timeline

5 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Sir Knight Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff in Dinton, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
Dinton, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
1516
27 Mar 1516
Birth of Sir Knight Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
1516
27 Mar 1516
Birth of Sir Knight Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff in Harrington, Northamptonshire, England
Harrington, Northamptonshire, England
1550
10 Jun 1550
Age 34
Death of Sir Knight Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff in Amersham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
Amersham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
1565
18 Aug 1565
Age 49
Death of Sir Knight Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff in Harrington, Lincolnshire, England
Harrington, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1516
    Event Place: Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Dinton, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1516
    Event Place: Harrington, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1550
    Event Place: Amersham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1565
    Event Place: Harrington, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Amersham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current

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