Born about in Baltimore County, Maryland
Son of Edward Saunders
and Christian (Beard) Saunders
Brother of
Mary Sanders, Edward Saunders Jr., Thomas Saunders, Daniel Saunders, William Saunders, Joseph Saunders, Katherine (Saunders) Treadway, Elizabeth (Saunders) Lynch and Christina Saunders
Husband of
Anna (Gordon) Sanders
— married
1763 in Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
Edward Sanders, Mary (Sanders) Wilson, Joseph Sanders, Elizabeth (Sanders) Willett, Samuel Sanders Jr., Joshua Sanders, John Swadden Sanders and Anna (Saunders) Lancaster
Died about
at about age 73
in Green County, Kentucky, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 2 May 2016
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Contents |
Biography
Samuel (Saunders) Sanders Sr. was a North Carolina colonist.
Samuel (Saunders) Sanders Sr. was part of a Southern Pioneer Family.
This profile is part of the Sanders Name Study.
- Samuel was born about 1734 in Baltimore County, Maryland, and passed away in 1807 in Green County, Kentucky.
- The pioneer family of Samuel Sanders resided in several different sections of America, including Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. In Kentucky, they lived in settlements at Whitley's Station, Pitman's Station, Pottenger's Station and finally at Brush Creek, as well as a brief one-year stay at Mansker's Station in Tennessee in 1780.[1]
Military Records
Private Samuel (Saunders) Sanders Sr. served during the French and Indian War.- Served in French & Indian Wars, 1755-7. Private with Gen. Braddock & wounded in Rev. War. Also in US Navy... discharged 1779.[2]
- Samuel is listed as a “Hunter”, age 22, in the Christopher Gist's Scouts in Jul 1756, as shown in the George Washington Collection in the Library of Congress.[3]
- Revolutionary War Service is based on Family Tradition. No official record has been found and it is likely that he served in a local militia or militias in Southwestern Virginia where he was living at the time of the war. It has been proven that the Samuel Saunders who served in the 5th Virginia Regiment is NOT this Samuel Saunders who died in Green County, Kentucky.
Land Grants
- Kentucky Land Grant[4]
- Samuel Saunders, Acres: 400; Book: 3 Survey Date: 15 Dec 1785; County: Nelson; WaterCourse: Brush Creek (later located in Green County).
- Burial: There is no known burial site, cemetery, or monument for Samuel Saunders, Sr. He is likely buried in Green County in an unmarked grave on or near his farm on Big Brush Creek across the road from the present-day Aetna Grove Baptist Church where he was living at the time of his death. The site of this farm is near the mouth of Big Brush Creek where it flows into the Green River
Research Notes
Sources
- ↑ Downs, Barry W. The Sanders Family of Edmonson County, Kentucky: First Families of the Forks. B.W. Downs. 1989 (link to Amazon)
- ↑ Edmonson Co., KY: Family Histories, 1825-1989. Turner Publishing. 1989. ISBN: 978-0938021261
- ↑ Christopher Gist's Scouts at Library of Congress
- ↑ Jillson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants, - Vol. I-II (2). Louisville, KY: Filson Club Publications, 1925
- Tax Lists in Nelson County, Kentucky
- Tax Lists in Green County, Kentucky
- Green County, Kentucky Will Book 1, pg. 34, 20 Sept 1807
- Will probated on 26 Oct 1807 in Green County Court Minute Book #4, pg. 149
- Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties; entry for Samuel Sanders
- FamilySearch Profile; (Contains fabricated information, e.g., parents who are as yet unknown.)
- Family Group Sheet (at Rootsweb.com)
- Service Record of Samuel Saunders, shared by Fold3.com
Acknowledgements
- This person was created through the import of LaBach Family TreeApril28_2011.ged on 5 May 2011.
DNA Confirmation
- Parental relationship to Elizabeth (Sanders) Willett, Samuel Sanders (Jr.) and John Swadden Sanders is confirmed by a triangulated group consisting of Bill Vincent, GEDmatch M143417, M.A. (Ballard) Silva, Gedmatch M200133, and Tracey (Barrett) Baldwin, GEDmatch M665272, sharing a 21.7 cM segment on chromosome 22 from 22436448 to 34132567.
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- Charles Sanders
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #751284 - Rocky Sanders :
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- Doyle Sanders :
Y-Chromosome Test 30 markers, haplogroup R-M269
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~3.12%
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~3.12%
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~2.34%
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23andMe
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~2.34%
Patty Clark :
23andMe
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~1.56%
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+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A066845 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T827997 [compare], FTDNA kit #91114
+
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch LU672653C1 [compare]
-
~1.56%
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
Randy Wilson :
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
Jimmy Sanders :
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
Barton Musick :
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+
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-
~1.56%
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+
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Leon Houchin :
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Phyllis (Minton) Bartlett :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch HH4703248 [compare]
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~1.17%
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~0.78%
Jerry Blankenship :
23andMe, GEDmatch M283958 [compare]
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~0.78%
David Brooks :
23andMe, GEDmatch NE7342537 [compare]
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~0.78%
Tracey (Barrett) Baldwin :
23andMe, GEDmatch M665272 [compare]
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~0.78%
Susan (Vincent) Ryan :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Jim Schreckengast :
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~0.78%
Vickie Kerr :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Brenda (Priddy) Jenkins :
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LaDonna (Vincent) Estes :
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~0.78%
Shannon Ragland :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Eric Wilson :
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T547952 [compare], FTDNA kit #83425
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch T547952 [compare], FTDNA kit #83425
-
~0.78%
Doyle Sanders :
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~0.78%
Lisa Sanders :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Cynthia Vincent :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
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+
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~0.78%
Doug VanMeter :
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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Benjamin Sanders :
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~1.56%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
Stephen Tuttle :
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-
~0.39%
Stephanie Horn :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch AW6491183 [compare]
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