Martin
Saunders
Born in Saint James, Suffolk, England
Ancestors 
Son of Christopher Saunders
and Joane (Rolles) Saunders
Husband of
Rachel (Unknown) Saunders
— married
1618 (to 15 Jul 1651) in Suffolk, England
Husband of
Elizabeth (Unknown) Taylor
— married
23 May 1654 (to 4 Jun 1658) in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Father of
Mary (Saunders) Eliot, Leah (Saunders) Parmenter, Judith Saunders, John Saunders and Martin Saunders
Died
at age 65
in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| Martin Saunders migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Great Migration (Series 2), by R. C. Anderson, vol. 6, p. 171) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm |
Biography
Martin Saunders arrived in Boston with his first wife, Rachel, their three children (Leah, Judith and Mary) and three servants on the ship Planter in 1635. At that time, Martin was described as a 40 year old "carrier."
By 1639 Martin had moved to Braintree and was listed as an innkeeper. In later years Martin was listed as a planter with an extensive estate. He served in various civic offices including as a selectman in Braintree.
After Rachel's death in 1651, Martin married Elizabeth, the widow of Roger Bancroft, on May 23, 1654.
Martin died in Braintree on August 4, 1658.
Children of Martin and Rachel
- Mary, baptized August 26, 1619, All Saints, Suffolk
- Martin, baptized March 4, 1621/2, All Saints, Suffolk, buried there November 22, 1622
- Leah, baptized October 10, 1623, All Saints, Suffolk
- Mary, baptized August 26, 1619 All Saints, Suffolk
- Judith, baptized December 27, 1625, All Saints, Sudbury, Suffolk[1], died in Braintree on September 5, 1651[2] listed as daughter of Martin Saundersand his wife Rachel.
- John, baptized March 5, 1627/8, All Saints, Suffolk
- Martin, baptized August 28, 1630, All Saints, Suffolk
- Daniel, baptized March 25, 1632 All Saints, Suffolk, buried there August 1, 1634
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5YG-LV3 : 18 September 2020), Judith Sanders, 1625.
- ↑ Bates, Samuel. Records of the Town of Braintree, 1640-1793 (Daniel H. Huxford, Randolph, Mass., 1886) Page 636: Death record of Judith Saunders.
- Great Migration 1634-1635, R-S. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VI, R-S, pp. 171-176, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009. Featured name: Martin Saunders.subscription site
- London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812. Ancestry.com Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives.
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Categories: Planter, sailed April 1635 | Puritan Great Migration
Since Martin Saunders has a featured article in Anderson's Great Migration and migrated in 1635 he is eligible to be in the Puritan Great Migration Project.
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