John Saunders, of Weeks

Biography

“John Saunders of Weekes, Downton, Wiltshire, England” (c 1672 - ) married Alice Coles (c 1571 – 1636) in 1610 and they had five children baptized in Downton: John, Elizabeth, Sarah, Joseph and Moses between 1613 and 1622. His son John was the Quaker John Saunders of Salem (1613 - 1643) who married Elizabeth Grafton (1624 - 1678). His daughter Sarah Saunders (1615 - 1679) married Major Robert Pike (1616 - 1706) of Salisbury, Massachusetts.

• Marriages recorded in in Downton, Wiltshire, England:
  • 4 Feb 1610 John Sanders and Ales Coles
• Baptisms in Downton, Wiltshire, England:
  • 26 Mar 1613. John Sanders, son of John Sanders of Weeke, 26th March
  • 26 MAR 1614. Elizabeth, dau. of John Sanders of Weeke.
  • 20 AUG 1615. Sarah, dau. of John Sanders of Weeke.
  • 22 JAN 1617. Joseph, son of John Sanders of Weeke.
  • 18 Apr 1622. Moses, son of John Sanders of Weeke.

Sources

• 1 “New England families, genealogical and memorial: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of commonwealths and the founding of a nation” Volume 4 by William Richard Cutter p 2039- 2040 (Note this are a lot of errors but it is worth a read). link
• 2 "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 Sarah Sprague Saunders Smith pages 42,54, and 55. link.
• 3 "An American Family History, accessed on 28 Dec 2015 link
• 4 “Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Boston and eastern Massachusetts” Vol 1 (1908) by William Richard Cutter p 323 - 324link
• 5 Essex County Probate records dated 23 Oct 1643
• 6 Marriage and baptism records available on FramilySearch also cited by Cutter:
  • Marriages in Downton, Wiltshire, England:
  • 4 Feb 1610 John Sanders and Ales Coles
  • Baptisms in Downton, Wiltshire, England:
  • 26 Mar 1613. John Sanders, son of John Sanders of Weeke, 26th March
  • 26 MAR 1614. Elizabeth, dau. of John Sanders of Weeke.
  • 20 AUG 1615. Sarah, dau. of John Sanders of Weeke.
  • 22 JAN 1617. Joseph, son of John Sanders of Weeke.
  • 18 Apr 1622. Moses, son of John Sanders of Weeke.

See also

Lt John Sanders of Cape Porpoise, Maine

John Saunders of Salisbury

John Saunders of Weeks

John Saunders of Salem

John Saunders The famous Quaker

John Saunders of Weymouth

Dr. Bertha Delight Beckwith was a daughter of Samuel and Jemima (Saunders) Beckwith. She was born in Woodlawn on April 18, 1875. Bertha then lived with her family at the corner of the Shore Road and what was later to become known as the Nollet Beckwith Road. After 1891 she moved to Saint John, New Brunswick to further her studies. From there, Bertha moved to the United States where she became a registered nurse. After that she attended New York University where she received her doctorate in medicine. Unable to serve overseas as a medical doctor in World War I, she went and worked as a nurse. At that time she was the first person to use physiotherapy treatment for patients who were wounded soldiers. It is believed that she then lived the rest of her life in New York City where she died on August 20, 1967. Following her service at Riverside Church in New York City she was buried in the Burlington Cemetery. Her cemetery inscription indicated her birth year to be 1876 when in fact the birth records for Kings County shows her correct year of birth to be 1875. Dr. Beckwith was a descendant of Captain John Saunders who brought the first English Settlers to Cape Cod on November 11, 1620.

Beckwith family
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https://sites.rootsweb.com/~sandersgenealogy/SANDERSsiftingsNo.27.pdf