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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:
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].
Children listed in DAR record [4]
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
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