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Thomas Freshwater Sanders 1710 – 1802 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: Northampton, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 22 May 1802

Death Location: North Carolina, United States

Father: LT. Sanders

Mother: Mary Bixby

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Thomas Freshwater Sanders began in 1710 in Northampton, North Carolina, USA. Thomas Freshwater Sanders passed away in 1802 in North Carolina, United States.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Freshwater Sanders began in 1710 in Northampton, North Carolina, USA.
  • Thomas Freshwater Sanders passed away in 1802 in North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

LT. Sanders
1700 – 1754
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Bixby
1702 – 1747
Birth Location: Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
MB

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Sanders's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Sanders
1710 – 1802
Birth Place: Northampton, North Carolina, USA
Parents
LT. Nathaniel H Saunders, Sanders
1700 – 1754
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Bixby
1702 – 1747
Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
James Sanders
1643 – 1721
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Tewkesbury
1662 – 1746
Newbury and Amesbury
Johnathan Byxbe
1667 – 1717
Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sarah ("Sary") Smith
1675 – 1723
Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Tewksbury
1621 – 1697
Martha Copp
1630 – 1729
Sgt. Bixby
1621 – 1701
REBECCA KEYES
1637 – 1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Tewkesbury
1585 – 1621
Alice Brewse
1586 – 1697
William Copp
1589 – 1670
Anne Rogers
1614 – 1670
Sarah Bickford
1606 – 1681

Thomas Sanders's Timeline

9 Records

1710
1710
Birth of Thomas Freshwater Sanders in Northampton, North Carolina, USA
Northampton, North Carolina, USA
1715
1715
Age 5
Birth of Thomas Freshwater Sanders in Northampton, North Carolina, USA
Northampton, North Carolina, USA
1715
1715
Age 5
Birth of Thomas Freshwater Sanders in Northampton, North Carolina, USA
Northampton, North Carolina, USA
1716
4 Nov 1716
Age 6
Thomas Freshwater Sanders was baptized in Surrey, England
Surrey, England
1717
1717
Age 7
Birth of Thomas Freshwater Sanders in Pasquotank, North Carolina
Pasquotank, North Carolina
1782
1782
Age 72
Thomas Freshwater Sanders resided here in Nash County, NC
Nash County, NC
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 80
Thomas Freshwater Sanders resided here in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1802
22 May 1802
Age 92
Death of Thomas Freshwater Sanders in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1802
1802
Age 92
Thomas Freshwater Sanders - Probate in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Northampton, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Northampton, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Pasquotank, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Northampton, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 147.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JHH

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1716
    Event Place: Surrey, England
    Record Source: Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P4/1/2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: St Botolph Without Aldgate,London,London,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Nash County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 409; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Wills, 1663-1978; Estate Papers, 1748-1917 (Edgecombe County, North Carolina); Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1802
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Wills, 1663-1978; Estate Papers, 1748-1917 (Edgecombe County, North Carolina); Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina
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