James
Saunders
aka Sanders
Born in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of John Saunders
and Mary Sargent
Husband of
Ruth (Swett) Saunders
— married
15 Apr 1729 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Father of
Thomas Saunders
Died before
before age 35
in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Mar 2020
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Biography
" Saunders (Sanders), James, s. John and Mary (Sargent), July 11, 1707." Haverhill Vital Records page 268 Haverhill Births
James Saunders b. July 11, 1707 Haverhill, MA; s/o John Sanders-2733, and Mary Sargent-305,
m. (1) Ruth Sweet
[James & Ruth Sanders children are listed on her profile & she is the Widow Ruth Sanders, in 1743, widow of James Sanders of Amesbury. All the children are also found in the Essex County, MA, Probate Record, Docket # 24730]
[The births of James & Ruth (Swett) Saunders children are recorded from 1730 thru 1737 in Amesbury, so james Saunders born 1707 is not the spouse of Elizabeth Estes]
m. (2) abt.1731 Elizabeth Estes
[ NOTED : This second marriage is an error that is found in several secondary sources , two of them are below. Elizabeth Estes probably m. a different James Saunders. ]
Sanders: 5. James Born July 11, 1707 .... Married Elizabeth Estes. The Cortland County, N. Y., Branch of the Sanders Family. New York City, August, 1908. Printed by Meyer Bros., No. 863 Third Avenue, New York City.https://archive.org/details/genealogyofcortl00sand/page/18/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Estes
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: by Smith, Sarah Sprague Saunders, 1843-1932 https://archive.org/details/foundersmassach01smitgoog/page/n168/mode/2up?q=Estes
Research Notes
Born in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts on 1709. Elizabeth Estes married James Saunders. She passed away on Unknown. Spouse: James Saunders 1679 - 1743 [NEED SOURCES] https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/elizabeth-estes-24-zyt5zn
16 V James, b. April 24, 1679[Hv]; m. June 22, 1699[Hv], Elizabeth2 Whittier {Thomas1); liv. 1718.*
... footnote * Adm. est. of a James Sanders of Ames., May 10, 1743; est. div. 1754. Wid. and chil. : Thomas, eldest son; Mary, m. Joseph Foster; Susanna, m. Daniel Merrill; Timothy, youngest son; Ruth Sanders, youngest dau. PAGE 310 OLD FAMILIES OF SALISBURY AND AMESBURY
[ The Footnote* above is taken from Essex County MA Probate, associated with Docket # 24730, and names the children of James Sanders (1707) & Ruth (Swett) Saunders]
John SWETT Jr (28 Feb 1676/77 in Newbury – 1725) Probate 26958 Newbury dated 1725. Marries 1) Susanna Page (1675-1739) in 1698. He was licensed to keep a ferry at Holt’s Rocks, West Newbury, 25 Sept. 1711, where now is Rocks Bridge. In 1739 Susannah (probate 26984 in Amesbury) widow of John Swett, had died, and an agreement was made by children as to division of property, viz., Josiah and Mary Copp of Haverhill, Ephraim and Susanna Weed of Newbury, James and Ruth Saunders of Amesbury , and Stephen and Hannah Webster of Salisbury. All but the last daughter are recorded in Newbury. Swett Family http://www.rocksvillage.org/families/swett/
"21169. John Saunders. Born on 6 Jun 1672 in Haverhill, MA. John died in Haverhill, MA, on 8 Sep 1737; he was 65.
On 26 Dec 1695 when John was 23, he married Mary Sargent, daughter of Thomas Sargent (11 Apr 1643-27 Feb 1706) & Rachel Barnes (3 Apr 1649-7 Feb 1719), in Haverhill, MA. Born on 14 Oct 1674 in Amesbury, MA.542 Mary died in Haverhill, MA, on 25 Apr 1752; she was 77." Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Vital Records of Haverill_Births page 268 Saunders_Sanders
Jacob, S. John and Mary (Sargent), July 4, 1710.
James, S. John and Mary (Sargent), July 11, 1707.
John, S. John and Mary (Sargent), Aug. 25, 1696.
Mary, d. John and Mary (Sargent), Feb. 2, 1703-4.
Rachel, d. John and Mary (Sargent), Apr. 22, 1713.
Sarah, d. John and Mary (Sargent), June 16, 1699.
Thomas, S. John and Mary (Sargent), May 14, 1701.
James was born in 1707. He is the son of John Saunders and Mary Sargent.
Sources
- Haverhill - Births Image of page 268
https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Haverhill/Images/Haverhill_B268.shtml
- Estate Sale Book 87 Folio 73/74"Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9ZZ-B645?cc=2106411&wc=MCBG-2W1%3A361613201%2C361943601 : 22 May 2014), Essex > Deeds 1744-1747 vol 87-88 > image 80 of 602; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts.
- 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
- Pane-Joyce Genealogy https://mathcs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr09/rr09_321.html#P132062
- The Saunders Family of Salem, MA
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 : by Smith, Sarah Sprague Saunders, 1843-1932; Publication date 1897 https://archive.org/details/foundersmassach01smitgoog/page/n96/mode/2up?q=Estes
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edited by S LeBel
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The Haverhill Vital Records, gives this profile's James Saunders, as born 11 July 1707. James Saunders b. 1707 is the fifth great grandfather of Adrian Stanley.
edited by Adrian Stanley
The material of the Sanders Siftings #49 article erroneously attributes the James this note is attached to as James (3) as the son of James (2). The editor does not address the 1707 James, son of John in the article. He does mention that "town records do not record the parentage of James (3). Nevertheless, circumstantial evidence of sufficient weight to be conclusive connects James (3) to James (2)." I wholly disagree with the article for the following reasons:
1. A junior in colonial times did not necessary mean father/son. In this case, James Jr. referred to the fact his Uncle James was still living close by. 2. James (2) administered the estate of James (3) because his father John was already dead. 3. The land records do infer familial relationships, but they do not overtly do so unless specifically stated in the record. 4. As Adrian Stanley on Wikitree pointed out, there is a birth record for James (3) being the son of John.
James (3) being the son of James (2) is absolutely fiction.
edited by S LeBel