Thomas Saunders (1732 - 1786)

Born 1 Nov 1732 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hephzibah (Chase) Saunders — married 21 May 1755 in South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died Jun 1786 at age 53 in Northwest Harbor, Deer Isle ME

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Biography

Amesbury SAUNDERS; 1 Nov. 1732 Thomas S [son of] James & Ruth Saunders from Births, mariages, and deaths of Amesbury and Salisbury, Massachusetts, collected from various sources, including town records of Amesbury and Salisbury, abt. 1598-1900 compiled by John French Johnson see IMAGE

Thomas Saunders, who came here from Amesbury in the State of Massachusetts, settled upon the lot of land lying westerly of, and adjoining, that of Mr. John Pressey, Jr. His wife was Miss Hephzibah Chase, of Salisbury, Massachusetts, and they were married in Hampton, New Hampshire, in 1755; in 1757 they moved to Amesbury, and came here in 1771. His wife and that of Mr. John Pressey [see Pressey, John d. 1799, Deer Isle, Maine, wife Mercy Chase] were sisters. Mr. Saunders was drowned near the mouth of the Northwest Harbor in June, 1786, while engaged in towing some logs which were to be manufactured into pumps for the purpose of pumping salt water for the manufacture of salt. He left two sons, Messrs. James and Timothy Saunders, and two daughters, one the wife of Mr. John Dow ; another, that of Mr. Thomas Small, Jr. His farm passed into the hands of his sons, who occupied it till they died. It now is the property of their descendants. page 88 [TOWN OF DEER ISLE, MAINE. 89 ]

Notes: Name: Samuel Sanders Gender: Male Birth Date: 13 Jan 1756 Birthplace: NEWBURY,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS Father's Name: Thomas Sanders Mother's Name: Hephsibah

Thomas Saunders b. April 6, 1731 {see Image;1 Nov 1732} ; s/o James Saunders and Elizabeth Estes [should read son of Ruth Sweet Saunders] d.1786 Deer Isle, ME m. May 1, 1755 in Hampton, NH; Hephzibah Chase b.1731

James Saunders b. July 11, 1707 Haverhill, MA; s/o John Sanders-2733, and Mary Sargent-305, m. (1)Ruth Sweet m. (2) abt.1731 Elizabeth Estes [The second marriage is an error, Elizabeth Estes probably m. a different James Saunders.]

Research Notes

Second Marriage to Elizabeth Estes, about 1731, is in Error [No Marriage of James Saunders(1707) to Elizabeth Estes Found;]

The children of John 4 Sanders and Return Shattuck, married September 14, 1688, were:

1. John, b. 1690, d. y.

2. PHILIP, b. 1692-3 : m. Mary Elkins June 29. 1729

3. Robert, b. 1693-4 ; m. Hannah Abbott September 19. 1731 ;

by the second marriage, the children of John Sanders to Mary Sargent ; m. December 16. 1695).

4. John. b. August 25, 1696.

5. Sarah, b. June 16, 1699; m John Swett.

6. Thomas, b. May 94. 1701.

7. Mary. b February 2. 1703 ; m Edward Woodman,

8. James. b. July 11. 1707 ; m Elizabeth Estes. Noted: this marriage is an error. The 11 July 1707 date of birth is that of James Saunders of Amesbury, MA., who married Ruth Swett. James Saunders (1707) birth is also found in Haverhill Vital Records.*https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Haverhill/Images/Haverhill_B268.shtml

8. [9.] Jacob, b. July 4. 1710

10. Rachel, b. April 22, 1713 ; married Benj. Hill

The founders of the Massachusetts Bay colony. A careful research of the earliest records of many of the foremost settlers of the New England colony: Page 76

Noted: James Saunder's wife, Ruth Saunders, was still alive in 1757. CHILDREN included: Thomas Saunders b.1732; [born 1 Nov. 1732; Thomas s of James & Ruth Saunders]

helenesgenes.com/Saunders

Thomas Saunders was a pioneer settler of Deer Isle.

Sources

• An historical sketch of the town of Deer Isle, Maine, with notices of its settlers and early inhabitants by Hosmer, George Lawrence

• Birth of Samuel Saunders "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-9DY7?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DW-3YF%3A353349401%2C353416701%2C353424001 : 29 November 2018), Essex > Newbury > Births, marriages, deaths 1731-1832 vol 5 > image 44 of 158; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.

• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR8K-9GSB?cc=1804228&wc=3V1X-HNM%3A1585148803%2C1585149942%2C1585149943 : 10 June 2015), Maine > Hancock > Deer Isle > image 2 of 9; citing NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Record of Birth_Births, mariages, and deaths of Amesbury and Salisbury, Massachusetts, collected from various sources, including town records of Amesbury and Salisbury, abt. 1598-1900 Statement of Responsibility: compiled by John French Johnson https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89XF-WZFP?cc=2061550

• Helene's Genes Saunders

• SMITH, Sarah Saunders. 1897. The Founders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony], etc. Pittsfield, Mass: Sun Printing Co.