Category Archives: SAUNDERS

Saunders in Gloucestershire and Bristol in Late Medieval Times

WHB – One finds speculative family histories of the Saunders surname which have excerpted information from older works uncritically. That said, there is evidence of persons surnamed Saunders located in earlier centuries in communities in which persons of that surname … Continue reading

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Saunders, Crump and Related Families in 18th Century Gloucestershire

Selected Citations from Gloucestershire Notes and Queries: An Illustrated Quarterly, Volume 4 edited by William Phillimore Watts Phillimore, Sidney Joseph Madge Mayors of the City of Gloucester: 1740 . . . 3, [1743] Lawrence Crump, upholder . . . 5, [1745] Benjamin Saunders . … Continue reading

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Saunders, Crump and Related Families in 16th Century Gloucestershire

Selected Citations from Gloucestershire Notes and Queries: An Illustrated Quarterly, Volume 4 edited by William Phillimore, Watts Phillimore, Sidney Joseph Madge 1541 Sepulta [She is buried] Margaret Saunders iiii die Julij. 1541 Seputl. [He is buried] Rogeri Saunders xii die Januarij. 1544 Sepulta [She … Continue reading

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The Crump and Saunders Families in Tennessee

I have been in e-mail with Anthony Crump, whose y-chromosome DNA suggests that he is closely related to me. The Crumps, like several of my ancestral lines were found in 17th century Gloucestershire. My proven ancestral name, Saunders, is also … Continue reading

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Hughes and Saunders: New Kent, Hanover, Albemarle, Fluvanna and Bedford Counties, VA

[WHB – This page is devoted to tracing the relationships of the Hughes and Saunders families in five Virginia counties.] 1649 The following excerpts are from the work of Forrest Hughes, a researcher on the Hughes family: “I am fairly … Continue reading

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Winchcombe and the Benefactors of Henry VIII’s Dissolution of the Monasteries, Part 2 (Anthony Saunders)

The following excerpts are from Knowles, David; Bare Ruined Choirs: the dissolution of the English monasteries, pp. __-223.   “These considerations [of the historic, charitable role of monasteries], and others more detailed and subtle, were set out in unforgettable phrases by … Continue reading

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Julius Saunders (1720-?) New Kent, Goochland, Albemarle, Fluvanna Counties, VA

A critique of Saunders family history research: [WHB – The dates and genealogical relationships from the following 2000 GenForum “Saunders Family Genealogy Forum” post from a K. Lund has been widely accepted by various persons researching the Saunders family history: … Continue reading

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Julius Saunders (1758?-1821?) Bedford County, VA

The following correspondence was sent by WHB to the leaders of the Saunders DNA project: Hi James – A bit more information and some considerable questions on the Bedford County events of 1806-1810. One of the websites I administer is … Continue reading

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