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William Saunders 1740 – 1806 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1806

Death Location: Wayne, North Carolina, United States

Father: Thomas Sanders

Mother: Mary Hart

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In 1740, William Saunders entered the world in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States, born to Thomas William Sanders and Mary Hart. William Saunders passed away in 1806 in Wayne, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1740, William Saunders entered the world in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States, born to Thomas William Sanders and Mary Hart.
  • William Saunders passed away in 1806 in Wayne, North Carolina, United States.

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William Saunders's Ancestors

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William Saunders
1740 – 1806
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas William Sanders
1715 – 1802
Wayne, North Carolina, United States
Mary Hart
1710 – 1751
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Nathaniel (H) Sanders
1700 – 1754
Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts USA
Mary Bixby
1702 – 1724
Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Thomas Hart
1685 – 1748
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Mary Lane
1690 – 1759
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Sanders
1643 – 1722
Hannah Tewksbury
1662 – 1746
Jonathen Bixby
1667 – 1717
Sarah Smith
1675 – 1723
Henry Hart
1662 – 1739
Mary Foster
1660 – 1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Saunders
1613 – 1653
Hester Rolfe
1616 – 1663
William Smith
1645 – 1693
Rebecca Keyes
1638 – 1753
Thomas Hart
1627 – 1669
Anne Sheppard
1645 – 1711
Sir Foster
1639 – 1697
Ann Newsom
1645 – 1711

William Saunders's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of William Saunders in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
1806
1806
Age 66
Death of William Saunders in Wayne, North Carolina, United States
Wayne, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1806
    Event Place: Wayne, North Carolina, United States

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