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Données personnelles William Saunders 

• Autre nom: William Sander of Ewell
• Il est né environ 1440 dans Oxfordshire, England.Les sources 2, 4
• (Alt. Death) environ 1471.Les sources 2, 4
• Il est enterré dans Ewell, Surrey, England.

  Ewell Parish church requested in will

• Répartition des actifs le 10 novembre 1571.
• Testament le 2 octobre 1570.

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• Un enfant de Henry Saunders et Joan Lepton
• Cette information a été mise à jour pour la dernière fois le 12 septembre 2021.

Famille de William Saunders

(1) Il est marié avec Jane Marston.

Ils se sont mariés en l'an 1490 à Little Fransham, Norfolk, England.Les sources 2, 4, 5

Enfant(s):

1. Elizabeth Saunders  ± 1459-???? 
2. Nicholas Saunders  ± 1500-1587 
3. Catherine Saunders  
4. Erasmus Saunders  ????-< 1603
5. Frances Saunders  
6. Francis Saunders  
7. Mary Saunders  
8. Urith Saunders  
9. Agnes Saunders  
10. Margaret Saunders  
11. John Saunders  
12. William Saunders  

(2) Il est marié avec Jane WidowofThomas Gittons.

Ils se sont mariés apres 1543.Source 3

Notes par William Saunders

[Arthur E. Turner-Thomas

William Saunders (son of Henry Saunders by his wife Joan Lepton) also resided at Ewell.  He married Joan, the daughter and coheiress of Wm. Marston of Horton, Surrey, and widow of Nicholas Mynde of Norfolk, and beside acquiring property with his wife, seem to have assed to it by purchase.  In 1538 he was receiver for the counties of Surrey and Sussex, and on 1 Feb., 1539 he was appointed one of the seventeen Particular Receivers of Augmentations on the next vacancy (Augmentation Book, 233, fol. 327b.).  In 1543 Thomas Saunders of Surrey furnished two foot soldiers and William Saunders of Surrey found three foot soldiers for the army in Flanders (State Papers).  In 1544 ' _____ Sanders of Ewelme' (no doubt William Saunders of Ewell) is mentioned in a muster book as being liable, among the gentlemen of Surrey, to supply soldiers for the army against France (State Papers).

William Saunders executed his will on a 2 Oct., 1570, and must have died prior to 10 Nov., 1571, on which date it was proved in London (Holney, fol. 42).  He desired to be buried in the 'Chapell nighe my tome [tomb] within the parish church of Ewell.'  His will reveals that the testator was in wealthy circumstances.  To his wife Joan he bequeathed "my apparell and jewells,' and 'twoe olde angells.' and to his son Erasmus Saunders a 'crosse of golde with a pearle in thende [the end] therof.'  To his son Francis, testator bequeathed 'my owche of gold with a murrion's face,' with a cross of mother-of-pearl, etc. Nicholas Saunders, the testator's son and residuary legatee, was directed to keep a house in Ewell for his father's widow, and, if the personalty was insufficient to cover the debts, the deficiency was to be met out of the profits of the manor of Chesmyngton and Proke.  In addition to her dower out of the manor of Cardens and its appurtenances in Clif Higham and Frindesburie, the widow was to be given dower out of the lands bought by the testator in the parishes of Clif Colney, Higham, and Frindesbury in Kent.  Subject to this, these properties were devised to testator's eldest son, Nicholas, in tail male, with similar remainders in succession to testator's sons Erasmus and Francis. ; The manors and lands in the parishes of Ewell, Elsham, Chesington, St. Savior's in Southwark, Blechinghigh, Nutfield, Charlwode, Horley, Newdigate, and Ockeley in Surrey, which had descended to testator from his father, Henry Saunders, were to devolve as directed by the will of the said Henry Saunders.

Joan, the widow of William Saunders of Ewell, survived her husband by some nine years.  Her will dated 14 April, 1580 and proved in London on 15 July, 1581 (Darcey, fol, 27), raises a curious point.  According to the Visitation of Surrey, she was, previous to her marriage with William Saunders, the widow of Nicholas Mynde, but in her will she bequeathed legacies to her sons Oliver Gittons and Albey Gittons.  It seems clear therefore, if the Visitation be correct, that she must have been twice married before she became the wife of William Saunders, unless indeed two of her daughters by one of the two marriages married two persons of the name of Gittons.  With the exception of Agnes (who was engaged to Rice Keys), and Margaret, all the daughters of William Saunders who are mentioned in his will appear to have been married, and the name Gitton does not occur as one of the husbands.  Moreover Joan Saunders in her will refers to Oliver and Albey Gittons as 'my sons,' while in bequests to their spouses, she describes them in each case as 'the wife of my son,' thus leading one to the conclusion that she was previously married to a person named Gittons.

It would seem that Joan, the widow of William Saunders, removed after the death of her husband to Marlborough; at all events, she desired to be buried there.  This removal was probably due to the fact that her daughter Frances Saunders had married a person named Spilman, who resided at Marlborough.  This change of residence is rather significant, as it marks another step in the direction of West Wales.

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