John Saunders, Sr., of York County

According to EARLY SETTLERS OF ALABAMA by Co. J.E. Saunders, this John was the son of Edward. Note the following from EARLY SETTLERS...:

"John Saunders, planter (1677) of Hampton Pa., York county, Constable in 1677 (succeeding William Wade). Surveyor of highways, with Henry Lee and John Cosby, 1682; patented land in Goochland, 1690; progenitor of the Hyde-Saunders and Williamsburg-Saunders line; (will proved 1700; large estate). Married Sarah, daughter of Peter Hargreave, who died 1684, and his estate divided (1685) by Robert Booth, Wm. Clopton and John Mihill (prominent men of York) between John Saunders (the administrator) and Robert Roberts, who married Mary, the other daughter of Peter Hargreave. Robert Roberts d.105 (his son, Robert Roberts, was sheriff, 1712. --Records) Children mentioned in above will (1700): Christable, "now wife of Samuel Waddem"--John, Edward, Robert, George, Hargreave, Peter, Sarah, and Susannah Saunders. Of these, John and Edward Saunders made a deed (1707) to William Barber, gent, which John's wife Mary, also signed: George and Robert Saunders "acknowledged" a debt (1711) to William Timson, who was a large merchant; and Hargreave Saunders (with guardian Henry Atkinson) was not of age in 1712. (Records) The son John Saunders, married (before 1707) Mary, daughter of Robert Hyde (d.1718)...."

The follinw is from WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE QUARTERLY. HISTORICAL MAGAZINE. VOL.XIV p.145:

"JOHN SAUNDERS lived in York Co., Virginia, and his will was proved Feb. 24, 1700. It disposes of a large estate in money, slaves, and land. issue named in the will 2Christabel, wife of Samuel Waddow; 3John; 4Edward; 5 Robert; 6George; 7Hargrave; 8Peter; 9Sarah; 10 Susannah. There is a deed recorded in Yorktown from John and Edward Saunders, in 1707, disposing of land to William Barber, "inherited from their mother, Mary Risle, daughter of John Risle," but reserving "the burial place of their mother and father, forty feet square." It is probable that the other children were by a second wife, a daughter of Peter Hargrave."

From ANCESTOR LINEAGES OF COLONIAL DAMES, by Jeanne Tabb: p.174,

"SAUNDERS, JOHN d.bef 1700, Hampton Parish, York CO., VA; m. Mary Risle Service: Highway surveyor, juror, VA

Children:

• 1.John d. bef 10 Feb 1736, Goochland Co. VA; m. Jane Hyde
• 2.Christabel
• 3.Edward
• 4.Robert
• 5.George
• 6.Hargreave
• 7.Peter
• 8.Sarah
• 9.Susannah

1. 17487 Ruth N. Ross Shipley Krell"

WILL: proved 24 Feb 1700 in York Co., VA. Children listed in will: Christabel, wife of Samuel Waddem; John; Edward; Robert; George: Hargreave; Peter; Sarah; Susannah(b) (Source (a) also lists a Thomas and granddaughters Elizabeth and Frances Abney/Avery.)

References

• “Saunders Family.” The William and Mary Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 3, 1906, pp. 145–150. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1915172. Accessed 25 Feb. 2020.
• http://boards.rootsweb.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=287&p=localities.n...
• Hale, Nathaniel Claiborne, (1948) Roots in Virginia; an account of Captain Thomas Hale ... [Philadelphia?]: HathiTrust.org accessed 15 August 2016 (Page 74). Hathitrust
• (a)Mrs. Ann P. King, Correspondence with Teresa Wilson Wiese
• (b)Col. James Saunders, EARLY SETTLERS OF ALABAMA
• (c)WILLIAM & MARY COLLEGE QUARTERLY XIV p.145-147
• (d)Jeanne Tabb, ANCESTOR LINEAGES OF COLONIAL DAMES, p.174
• (e)Will of John Saunders, proved 24 Feb 1700 York Co. VA." ?JOHN was born circa 1650.2,3 He was the son of ?EDWARD SAUNDERS and ?ELIZABETH WEBB. He married Mary Risle circa 1675.4 He married SARAH HARGRAVE before 1685.2,3 ?JOHN died before 24 February 1700 at Hampton Parish, York, Virginia, USA. "Died: Bef. 24 February 1699/00". I don't understand the ambiguity of the year because the will was clearly proved on 24 Feb 1700, the date I will use [Alvy Ray Smith].5,3 ?JOHN's will was probated at Hampton Parish, York, Virginia, USA, on 24 February 1700. See main Text for ?John /Saunders/.3