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Willem Saunders 1495–1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Horsemonden, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1542

Death Location: Harington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Saunders

Mother: Lady Brokesby

Spouse(s): Dorothea Young

Children(s): Mary Saunders

In 1495, Willem Saunders entered the world in Horsemonden, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Lawrence Laurence Saunders And Lady Alice Brokesby. Willem Saunders married Dorothea Young, and had children including Mary Marie Saunders. Willem Saunders passed away in 1542 in Harington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1495, Willem Saunders entered the world in Horsemonden, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Lawrence Laurence Saunders And Lady Alice Brokesby.
  • Willem Saunders married Dorothea Young, and had children including Mary Marie Saunders.
  • Willem Saunders passed away in 1542 in Harington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom.

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Willem Saunders's Ancestors

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Willem Saunders
1495–1542
Birth Place: Horsemonden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Lawrence Laurence Saunders
1490–1545
Harrington, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Alice) Brokesby
1490–1564
Saxelby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Brokesby
1450–1531
Saxelby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Shirley
1453–1500
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willem Saunders's Descendants

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Willem Saunders (1495–1542) m. Dorothea Young (1510–1 March 1571)
  1. 1. Mary (Marie) Saunders 1528–1608 m. Peter Bigod\Bygott 1529–1596 m. Richard Bagot 1530–1597
    1. 1. Robert BYGOTT 1550–1603 m. Helen Tyrwitt 1550–
      1. 1. Robart Bigot 1574–1646 m. Elizabeth Porter 1584–1620
        1. 1. Hugh Bigod 1608–1666 m. Oakley Hutton 1614–
    2. 2. Agnes Bagot 1563–
    3. 3. Alice Bagot 1564–
    4. 4. Anne Bagot 1555–1619
    5. 5. Anthony Bagot 1558–1622
    6. 6. Dorothy Bagot 1562–1628
    7. 7. Edward Bagot 1574–1585
    8. 8. Elizabeth Bagot 1560–
    9. 9. Lambert Bagot 1557–1623
    10. 10. Lettice Bagot 1573–1633
    11. 11. Margery Bagot 1551–1632
    12. 12. Thomas Bagot 1554–1554

Willem Saunders's Timeline

2 Records

1495
1495
Birth of Willem Saunders in Horsemonden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Horsemonden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1542
1542
Age 47
Death of Willem Saunders in Harington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Harington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Horsemonden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Harington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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