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William Saunders II (1759 - 1803)

Captain William Saunders II aka Sanders
Born in Middlesex County, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married 13 Jan 1795 in Caswell County, North Carolinamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 44 in Smith, Henderson County, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

1776 Project
Captain William Saunders II served with 4th North Carolina Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
William Saunders II is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A100575.

Subject of this profile is William Sanders, or Saunders, born 20 April 1759.

William married 13 Jan 1795 in Caswell County, North Carolina, Nancy (Cunningham; 1777-1839) [1],[2]. There may have been several children of this marriage, however all except the following are undocumented with source evidence:

  • George Washington Lafayette Sanders; married Mary Smith

William Saunders died 20 October 1803, age 44) at Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA. His grave is in Saunders-Cunningham-Alexander Cemetery, Dixon Springs, Smith County, Tennessee, USA [3].

Notes

Children listed in DAR record [4]

  1. LAFAYETTE m. MARY SMITH
  2. ROMULUS m. ANNA HAYES JOHNSON
  3. SAMUEL m. MARY MILLER

Will

Will of William Sanders (sic) of Smith County & State of Tennessee. Smith Co., TN, Original Wills, written 19 Oct 1803, codicil written 19 Oct 1803, no notation of when the will was proved. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://tinyurl.com/emjvmcw5

wife Nancy Sanders
daughter Lethe Sanders (unmarried and under age)
son Romulus (under age)
my other sons Franklin Jourdan Lefayette & (Ethelbert?) (all under age)
my five sons
… my children aforsd. … their tender & affectionate mother Nancy Sanders…
Exrs: wife Nancy Sanders, James Sanders of Drakes Creek & County of Sumner, Grant Allen of Smith County
Wit: Dan Burford, Will Alexander, R_?_ D Barry
Codicil: Gives land in trust to James Sanders for John Henderson and (Agness?) his wifes two sons now living the eldest son named William the youngest son not as yet named

Sources

  1. "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPS9-QPNJ : Wed Oct 18 07:32:54 UTC 2023), Entry for William Sanders and Nancy Cuningham, 13 Jan 1795.
  2. "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSM-5VYM : Wed Oct 18 06:46:14 UTC 2023), Entry for William Sanders and Nancy Cuningham, 13 Jan 1795.
  3. Find A Grave: Memorial #159245034
  4. DAR record https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A100575




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