Richard Saunders, of The Bury

Note: his mother was Elizabeth Puttenham, not Elizabeth Duncombe.

Richard Saunders was born about 1550 in Buckinghamshire England.

He contributed 25 pounds towards the defense of England during the time of the Spanish Armada in 1588.

He married Anne Isham and they had a daughter Susan who was buried in Amersham in March 1585.

He second married Elizabeth Blount (b. 1572) of Blountshall, Leicestershire, England and they had six children, including:

1. John baptized 1590 (1586- 21 Jun 1623).
2. Sir Thomas baptized 1593 (d. 1694)
3. Elizabeth baptized 1596
4. Francis (b.1587) m. Susan Lovett
5. Anne (1578 - 1689) m. Robert Lovett

The Manor of Amersham was sold in 1624. Francis and Thomas were living there, but no mention of Richard or his other children.

He died and was buried May 6, 1629 at St Mary the Virgin Churchyard Amersham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England. There lie many of his ancestors, including his parents and wife Anne.

Biography

From https://amershammuseum.org/history/people/before-1600/saunders/

Thomas seems to have moved to Long Marston (near Tring) but Richard was certainly living in Amersham – he is the Richard Saunders high-lighted in the Museum display and was the great-great-grandson of William Saunders. In 1586 he was paying rent of 84 bushels of malt[19] for The Bury to Edward, Earl of Bedford, to be delivered to the manor house of the Earl at Isenhamstead Chenies. He married Anne Isham and they had a daughter Susan who was buried in Amersham in March 1585. He then married Elizabeth Blount and they had six children. Three of these were baptised in Amersham, John in 1590, Thomas in 1593 and Elizabeth in 1596. The Manor of Amersham was sold in 1624 to William Tothill and the particulars of sale show that at that time it was tenanted by Francis Saunders and Sir Thomas Saunders (knighted at Newmarket in reign of James I). These were two of the sons of Richard and Elizabeth and the last Saunders to occupy The Bury although other branches of the family continued to live in Amersham, at least for a few years.

Links

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167157062/john-saunders
• https://amershammuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Fig-4-Descend...