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Thomas Saunders 1552–1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1552

Birth Location: Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 03 Aug 1618

Death Location: Amersham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: William Saunders

Mother: Sir Sheriff

Spouse(s): Johanna Sheperd, Johan Sheperd

Children(s): Captain Colony, Capt. Colony

In 1552, Thomas Saunders entered the world in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, born to William Saunders And Sir Knight Thomas Richard Saunders High Sheriff. Thomas Saunders married Johan Joanne Johana Sheperd, Johanna Sheperd, and had children including Capt John Saunders 2Nd Governor Of Wessagusset Colony, Captain John Saunders 2Nd Governor Of Wessagusset Colony. Thomas Saunders passed away in 1618 in Amersham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1552, Thomas Saunders entered the world in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, born to William Saunders And Sir Knight Thomas Richard Saunders High Sheriff.
  • Thomas Saunders married Johan Joanne Johana Sheperd, Johanna Sheperd, and had children including Capt John Saunders 2Nd Governor Of Wessagusset Colony, Captain John Saunders 2Nd Governor Of Wessagusset Colony.
  • Thomas Saunders passed away in 1618 in Amersham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Saunders
1539–1579
Birth Location: Islington, Islington, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
WS
Sir Sheriff
1516–1565
Birth Location: Harrington, Northamptonshire, England
SS

Spouses(s)

Johanna Sheperd
1552–1592
Birth Location: Downton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
JS
Johan Sheperd
1532–1592
Birth Location: Marston St Lawrence, Northamptonshire, England
JS

Children(s)

Captain Colony
1578–1670
Birth Location: –
CC
Capt. Colony
1575–
Birth Location: Weeks, Downton Parish, Wiltshire, England
CC

Thomas Saunders's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Saunders
1552–1618
Birth Place: Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
William Saunders
1539–1579
Islington, Islington, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
Sir (Knight Thomas Richard Saunders , High) Sheriff
1516–1565
Harrington, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Richard Saunders , High) Sheriff
1520–1555
St Edmund's Church, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Allice Thomas
1512–1603
Nantwich, Cheshire, England
Richard (Coape) Saunders
1486–1535
Potsgrove, Bedfordshire, England
Lady (Alice) Hungate
1470–1543
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Sr
1487–1524
Lady Hungate
1470–1543
Thomas
1455–
unknown
1487–
Wilford Hungate
1480–
Unknown
1480–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Saunders
–1488
Isabelle
–1497
Wilford Hungate
1480–
Unknown
1480–

Thomas Saunders's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Saunders (1552–03 Aug 1618) m. Johanna Sheperd (1552–23 Jun 1592) m. Johan (Joanne Johana) Sheperd (1532–1592)
  1. 1. Captain (John Saunders 2nd Governor of Wessagusset) Colony 1578–1670
    1. 1. Lt. (John Saunders , Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court,) Senator 1613–1643 m. Priscilla (Grafton Saunders) Gardiner 1622–1678
      1. 1. James Saunders 1643–1721 m. Sarah Page 1651–1686
        1. 1. Rev. (Jonathan) Saunders 1677–1737 m. Elizabeth Norwood 1670–1727
  2. 2. Capt. (John Saunders , 2nd Governor of Wessagusset) Colony 1575– m. Alice Cole 1594–1617

Thomas Saunders's Timeline

11 Records

1532
1532
Birth of Thomas Saunders in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
1532
1532
Birth of Thomas Saunders in Amersham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
Amersham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
1552
1552
Birth of Thomas Saunders in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
1554
1554
Age 2
Birth of Thomas Saunders in Lydeard St Lawrence, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Lydeard St Lawrence, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
1609
11 June 1609
Age 57
Death of Thomas Saunders in Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England
Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England
1609
Abt 1609
Age 57
Death of Thomas Saunders in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England
1609
11 June 1609
Age 57
Death of Thomas Saunders in Lydeard St Lawrence, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Lydeard St Lawrence, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
1618
1 Jul 1618
Age 66
Death of Thomas Saunders in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England
1618
1 Jul 1618
Age 66
Death of Thomas Saunders in Dinton, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
Dinton, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
1618
03 Aug 1618
Age 66
Burial of Thomas Saunders in Amersham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
Amersham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
1652
1652
Age 100
Death of Thomas Saunders in Downton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Downton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Lydeard St Lawrence, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Amersham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Somerset: - Registers of Marriage

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lydiarde Laurence, Bathe, Somerset, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 114

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Somerset, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1618
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 June 1609
    Event Place: Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1609
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 114

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 June 1609
    Event Place: Lydeard St Lawrence, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1618
    Event Place: Dinton, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1652
    Event Place: Downton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 03 Aug 1618
    Event Place: Amersham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
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