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William Henry Saunders (abt. 1718 - 1779)

William Henry Saunders
Born about in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Colony of Virginiamap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died at about age 61 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

William Saunders was schoolmaster in Lancaster and Northumberland Counties in Colony of Virginia.

Will

Names in his will:

Wife: Betty
Sons: Thomas, Jesse, Edward, Presley, Joseph, Ephraim, William, and James
Daughters: Winny Elliott, Franky Abraham, Mary
Name: William Saunders
Probate Place: Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Inferred Death Place: Virginia, USA
Item Description: Will Books, Vol 29, 1796-1860; Page: 18. (Ancestry only has index page, missing page 18.)
Early settlers of Alabama, Part 1 By James Edmonds Saunders pg 342

He wrote his will on June 26, 1779:

I, William Sanders, of the county of Lancaster, being sick, and weak of body, but of sound mind and memory, thanks be to God, do make this my last will and testament in manner following,

viz.: I resign my soul to God my Creator, and my body to the earth, its original, being fully assured that the sacrifice of Christ is a worthy expiation for all the sins of the faithful, and therefore hope that my soul and body will have a joyful meeting at the resurrection of the just, by the merits, mediation and intercession of our complete Redeemer, the Lord Jesus Christ,

Amen.

Imprimis.--I give the use of all my estate now in my possession, or that shall be in my actual possession at the time of my death, to my loving wife, Betty Sanders, during her widowhood, for her comfortable subsistence, and for the support of my children that shall be living with my said loving fe at my death, and for bringing up in a Christian manner my two young sons, William and James Sanders, and that it is my will and desire that my said two sons, William and James, shall be under the management and control of their said mother, Betty Sanders, until they shall arrive at the age of 21 years; and also it is my wife's and my desire that, either at the marriage or death of my said wife, all my estate, both real and personal, and of what nature soever, shall be sold by my executors hereafter named, and the money arising from the sale of my said estate to be equally divided among all my children, or their representatives, after deducting, or including, the sums out of those of my children, or their representatives' part of my estate, of what they, my children, had received in my lifetime, which is as followeth:

Item.--I give and bequeath to my son, Thomas Sanders, to him and his heirs, etc., an equal part of the money arising from the sale of my estate, including one bed and furniture, value œ7 current money, already received.

Item.--I give, etc., to my son, Jesse Sanders, his heirs, etc., equal part of the money arising from the sale of my estate, including œ50 which I paid to the estate of Mr. John Mitchell, deceased, which I was the said Jesse's security for; also the sum of œ12 17s 2d, the whole amounting to œ62 17s 2d.

Item.--To the children of my daughter, Winny Elliott, deceased, an equal part of the money arising from the sale of my estate, including 339;11 2s, value on sundry articles to be equally divided Among the

Item.--To my daughter Franky (deceased), her children, an equal part of the money arising from the sale of my estate, to be equally divided among the children she had by her husband, Mr. Abraham White, deceased, including œ11 2s 8d value in sundry articles which my said daughter did receive in my lifetime.

Item.--To the children of my son. Edward Sanders, deceased, one equal part of the money arising from the sale of my estate, including œ7 for one bed and furniture, which the said Edward received in my lifetime, etc.

Item.--To the following children (to-wit) Mary, Presley, Joseph, Ephraim, William and James Sanders, equal parts, etc. (like the above).

Lastly.--I do appoint my said dear wife, Betty Sanders, and my friend, Col. Edwin Conway, and my son, Thos. Sanders, executors of this my last will and testament, revoking all former wills.

(In (page 247), as commissioner with Thomas Brent, to divide the estate of George Conway, 1764 (son of Colonel Edwin Conway), between his children George, Walker and Ann Conway. Colonel Conway was his, and his father's, friend, and was "well skilled in ye art of surveying," and was also administrator of his will (dated 26th June, 1779.) (See below.) He had also been his surety in several business transactions. For a while William Sanders conducted a school for the youth of both Lancaster and Northumberland. (Records.) He, fair, with light hair and blue eyes; she, dark eyes and hair; issue, 11 children, born when their mother was in her 45th year: 1. Thomas5. 2. Mary5. 3. Jesse5. 4. Winifred5. 5. Frances5. 6 Edward5. 7. Presley5. 8. Joseph5. 9. Ephraim5. 10. William5. 11. James5 (twins). 1. THOMAS5 SAUNDERS, of the Revolution (b. 18th June, 1739; died before 1808); married (1764) Ann Turner, widow of Edward Harper, of Sussex county, Va. (who died 1764) and whom he met when visiting his uncle in Brunswick county. She had sons; Wilkins Harper(*) and William Harper (b. 22d April, 1763). Thomas Saunders then settled in Brunswick county, Va., near his uncle Edward. He served occasionally in the Revolutionary War as a militia officer (Pamphlet). Issue: (1) Rev. Hubbard Saunders, (2) Betty, (3) Nancy, (4) Thomas, (5) Polly, (6) Patsy and (7) Rev. Turner (see further on). 2. MARY5 SAUNDERS (b. 6th May, 1741), never married; lived with her brother, Joseph Saunders, while in Brunswick county. 3. CAPT. JESSE5 SAUNDERS, of the Revolution (b. July 21, 1743), was captain in the Sixth North Carolina (Heitman). But first, in the battles with the Regulators, before the Revolution. Married Ann, daughter of Colonel Yancey, of Granville county, N. C. "Had many children, and moved to Georgia, and some of his children probably to Tennessee. Issue: (1) William, (2) Yancey, (3) James, (4) Lewis, (5) Betty, (6) Polly, and others. )

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 26th day of June, A. D. one thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine.

WM. SANDERS.

Witness: JOSEPH TAYLOR.

JOHN BEAN.

THOMAS GARNER.

At a court held for Lancaster county, 20th day of April, 1780, this last will and testament of Wm. Sanders, deceased, was presented in court by Betty Sanders, the widow of the said deceased, and executrix therein named, who made oath thereto according to law, and being proved by the oath of John Bean and Thos. Garner was admitted to record, and on the motion of said executrix giving security, a certificate is granted her for obtaining a probate thereof in due form.

Test.: THADDEUS MCCARTY, Cl. C.


Research Notes

A scan of the 1775 Lancaster County tithe list did not find any Saunders listed. Maybe I missed them?

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Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Saunders-1261 created through the import of Frank Walter Sands_ Family Tre.ged on Nov 14, 2011 by Frank Walter Sands.




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I've become convinced based on DNA matches that my 6th great grandmother Ursula was Saunders. She also seems to have been the descendant of Elizabeth Nansemond Tucker... probably via her son William Basse Sr.

Can anyone here help me peace her tree together? My GedMatch is WN7164845 Best to use 3cM though I match some of you at 7cM

Kind regards Your distant Icelandic cousin Siggi

Saunders-5689 and Saunders-1261 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate
posted by [Living Farrar]

Rejected matches › Richard Sanders (abt.1875-)

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