Col.
James
Saunders
Born in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Saunders
and Mary (Mitchell) Saunders
Brother of
Elizabeth (Saunders) Jones, Francis Saunders, Sally Sarah (Saunders) Watson, Edward Saunders, Mary Saunders, Juliet Saunders and Martha (Saunders) Trigg
Husband of
Hannah (Mitchell) Saunders
— married
about 1788 in Orange County, North Carolina
Husband of
Mary Ann (Smith) Saunders
— married
28 Feb 1806 in Saundersville, Sumner County, Tennessee
Descendants 
Father of
Mary (Saunders) Berry, David M. Saunders, Laetitia (Saunders) Allen, Charles Grandison Saunders and Sarah (Sanders) Caruthers
Died
at age 71
in Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Oct 2011
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Biography
Col. James Saunders was a wealthy plantation owner.
Sources
- Rootsweb Archived Thread: "Edward Saunders & Mary Browne of Virginia", by Richard J. Saunders
There is a misspelling of the family name in Findagrave or in this profile most likely incorrect in findagrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39483888/james-sanders
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~1.56%
Lee Watson
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Jackwyo5779
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~1.56%
Steve Watson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member watsonrstephen
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Denise Elmer :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member graciekw
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