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William Saunders 1486 – 1541 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1486

Birth Location: Saint Mary Cray, Kent, England

Death Date: 1541

Death Location: Welford, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Edward Saunders

Mother: Joan Mackerness

Spouse(s): Margaret Cheyney

Children(s): Clement Saunders, Ursula Sanders, Francis Saunders, Margaret Sanders, Elizabeth Sanders, Bridget Sanders, Frances Sanders, Joan Saunders, Marie Saunders, Alice Saunders

William Saunders was born in 1486 in Saint Mary Cray, Kent, England, the child of Edward Saunders and Joan Mackerness. William Saunders married Margaret Cheyney, and had children including Clement Saunders, Ursula Sanders, Francis Saunders, Margaret Sanders, Elizabeth Sanders, Bridget Sanders, Frances Sanders, Joan Saunders, Marie Saunders, Alice Saunders. William Saunders passed away in 1541 in Welford, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Saunders was born in 1486 in Saint Mary Cray, Kent, England, the child of Edward Saunders and Joan Mackerness.
  • William Saunders married Margaret Cheyney, and had children including Clement Saunders, Ursula Sanders, Francis Saunders, Margaret Sanders, Elizabeth Sanders, Bridget Sanders, Frances Sanders, Joan Saunders, Marie Saunders, Alice Saunders.
  • William Saunders passed away in 1541 in Welford, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Saunders
1469 – 1514
Birth Location: Harrington, Northamptonshire, England
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Joan Mackerness
1470 – 1551
Birth Location: Harrington, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Cheyney
1494 – 1571
Birth Location: Chesham, Bois, Buckinghamshire, England
MC

Children(s)

Clement Saunders
1520 – 1583
Birth Location: Harrington, Northamptonshire, England
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Ursula Sanders
1522 –
Birth Location: Harrington, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
US
Francis Saunders
1524 – 1585
Birth Location: Welford, Northamptonshire, England
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Margaret Sanders
1524 –
Birth Location: Welford, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Sanders
1526 –
Birth Location: Welford, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Bridget Sanders
1528 –
Birth Location: Harrington, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Frances Sanders
1530 – 1606
Birth Location: Welford, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
FS
Joan Saunders
1531 – 1591
Birth Location: Great Canfield, Essex, England
JS
Marie Saunders
1533 – 1608
Birth Location: Blithfield, Staffordshire, England
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Alice Saunders
1539 –
Birth Location: Welford, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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William Saunders's Ancestors

Self
William Saunders
1486 – 1541
Birth Place: Saint Mary Cray, Kent, England
Parents
Edward Saunders
1469 – 1514
Harrington, Northamptonshire, England
Joan Mackerness
1470 – 1551
Harrington, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Saunders
1445 – 1525
Shangton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Agricola
1450 – 1530
Shangton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Robert Byfield
1445 –
England
Robert Byfield
1449 –
London, London, England
Great-Grandparents
John Saunders
1430 – 1506
Joan Lambert
1433 – 1517
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Saunders
1405 – 1444
Aricola
1400 –
John 6th
1425 – 1480
Elizabeth Whiteacres
1438 –

William Saunders's Descendants

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William Saunders (1486 – 1541) m. Margaret Cheyney (ABT 1494 – 11 MAR 1571)
  1. 1. Clement Saunders (ABT 1520 – 1 MAY 1583) m. Joan Farnham (ABT 1525 – )
  2. 2. Ursula Sanders (ABT 1522 – ) m. Thomas Hadden (ABT 1520 – )
  3. 3. Francis Saunders (1524 – 1585) m. Elizabeth Carew (ABT 1526 – ) m. Eleanor Chaloner (1527 – ) m. Frances Pope (ABT 1525 – DEC 1594)
  4. 4. Margaret Sanders (ABT 1524 – ) m. John Sharpe (ABT 1520 – ) m. Parker
  5. 5. Elizabeth Sanders (ABT 1526 – ) m. Thomas Newenham (ABT 1526 – )
  6. 6. Bridget Sanders (ABT 1528 – ) m. Edward Browne (ABT 1525 – )
  7. 7. Frances Sanders (ABT 1530 – MAY 1606) m. Paul Dayrell (1531 – 1606)
  8. 8. Joan Saunders (1531 – 1591) m. Symonde Burr (1530 – 18 DEC 1598)
  9. 9. Marie Saunders (ABT 1533 – MAR 1608) m. Richard Bagot (ABT 1530 – 2 FEB 1597)
    1. 1. Margaret Baggott (11 JAN 1551 – ) m. William Trew (ABT 1556 – )
    2. 2. Ann Baggott (11 MAY 1555 – ) m. Richard Broughton (<1551> – 1619)
    3. 3. Knight (Walter) Bagot (24 OCT 1557 – 17 MAY 1623) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Cave (1553 – 3 DEC 1638)
      1. 1. Ales Baggott (ABT 1584 – )
      2. 2. Alice (Bagot) Anne (1585 – 1660)
      3. 3. Mary Bagott (5 JAN 1585 – 1625) m. John Cotes (1520 – AFT 1544)
        1. 1. Jean Cote (1544 – 1610) m. Anne Couture (1550 – 1610)
      4. 4. Elizabeth Baggott (5 JAN 1585 – ) m. William Jones (1590 – 1667)
      5. 5. Alice (Anne) Bagot (7 SEP 1585 – 1660) m. Thomas Lane (17 MAY 1585 – JUN 1660) m. Roger Lane (1565 – 25 JUN 1605) m. Richard Lane (ABT 1615 – AFT 10 SEP 1669) m. Thomas (Robie) Lane (1660 – 1740)
      6. 6. Louis Bagot (19 APR 1587 – 8 JUN 1611)
      7. 7. Alice (Anne) Bagot (7 SEP 1589 – ) m. Thomas Lane (17 MAY 1585 – JUN 1660)
      8. 8. Rosemary Baggott (8 FEB 1590 – )
      9. 9. Hervey Bagot (8 FEB 1590/1591 – 27 DEC 1660) m. Catherine Adderley (10 JAN 1594 – 16 FEB 1623) m. Anne Fisher (29 MAY 1572 – 9 MAY 1656)
      10. 10. Richard Bagot (ABT 1592 – )
      11. 11. William Baggott (ABT 1594 – ) m. Mary Hughes (ABT 1594 – )
      12. 12. John Bagot (ABT 1596 – ABT 21 APR 1599)
      13. 13. Frances Bagot (ABT 1600 – ) m. Thomas Broughton (1590 – 1648)
      14. 14. Mary Bagot (ABT 1601 – ABT 1601)
      15. 15. Lettice Baggott (25 NOV 1606 – ) m. Francis Kinnersley (1574 – 1634) m. Owen William (ABT 1599 – )
      16. 16. Edward Bagot (23 MAY 1616 – 30 MAR 1686)
    4. 4. Anthony Bagot (20 NOV 1558 – )
    5. 5. Dorothie Bagot (ABT 1562 – ) m. Ralph Okeover (<1558> – )
    6. 6. Agnes Baggatt (ABT 1563 – ) m. William Freeman (1555 – )
    7. 7. Alice Bagot (ABT 1564 – ) m. Nicholas Smith (ABT 1560 – )
  10. 10. Alice Saunders (ABT 1539 – )

William Saunders's Timeline

3 Records

1486
1486
Birth of William Saunders in Saint Mary Cray, Kent, England
Saint Mary Cray, Kent, England
1541
1541
Age 55
Death of William Saunders in Welford, Northamptonshire, England
Welford, Northamptonshire, England
1541
1541
Age 55
Burial of William Saunders in Welford, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Welford, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1486
    Event Place: Saint Mary Cray, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Welford, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Welford, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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