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William Saunders 1539–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1539

Birth Location: Islington, Islington, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 Aug 1579

Death Location: London, England

Father: Thomas Sheriff

Mother: Allice Thomas

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Thomas Saunders

William Saunders was born in 1539 in Islington, Islington, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Richard Saunders High Sheriff And Allice Thomas. William Saunders had children including Thomas Saunders. William Saunders passed away in 1579 in London, England.

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Biography

  • William Saunders was born in 1539 in Islington, Islington, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Richard Saunders High Sheriff And Allice Thomas.
  • William Saunders had children including Thomas Saunders.
  • William Saunders passed away in 1579 in London, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Saunders's Ancestors

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

William Saunders's Descendants

1.
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William Saunders (1539–4 Aug 1579)
  1. 1. Thomas Saunders 1552–1618 m. Johanna Sheperd 1552–1592 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
    2. 2. Capt. (John Saunders , 2nd Governor of Wessagusset) Colony 1575– m. Alice Cole 1594–1617

William Saunders's Timeline

8 Records

1530
1530
Birth of William Saunders
None
1534
1534
Birth of William Saunders
None
1539
1539
Birth of William Saunders in Islington, Islington, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
Islington, Islington, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
1539
1539
Birth of William Saunders in Islington, Islington, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
Islington, Islington, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
1542
10 Apr 1542
Age 3
William Saunders was baptized in Nantwich,Cheshire,England
Nantwich,Cheshire,England
1579
August 1579
Age 40
Death of William Saunders in Cornhill, City of London, Greater London, England
Cornhill, City of London, Greater London, England
1579
4 Aug 1579
Age 40
Burial of William Saunders in London, England
London, England
1603
1603
Age 64
Death of William Saunders in Cornhill, City of London, Greater London, England
Cornhill, City of London, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Islington, Islington, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1534

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Islington, Islington, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1542
    Event Place: Nantwich,Cheshire,England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] Cheshire, England, Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Nantwich, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 1579
    Event Place: Cornhill, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1603
    Event Place: Cornhill, City of London, Greater London, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1579
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69Mic2A002Ms04062
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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