Person:John Saunder (2)

Known Children (per GDMNH):

1. Capt. Thomas, shipwright, Glouc., m. 12 Jan. 1703 Abigail Corney (John); see Brown (23). He d. 17 July 1742, ± 67, she 11 Feb. 1767, in 91st yr. 7 ch. rec. Glouc., five of whom brot an ejectment suit for 4/7 of 50 a. ag. John Fairfield and Paul Shackford of Arundel in 1752; their fa, was ‘disseized’ by Samuel Averill’s deed of 1728.
2. Nathaniel, shipwr., Glouc. Wife Sarah. 9 ch. rec. 1704-1720.
3. Elizabeth, m. at Scituate 7 Feb. 1701 Jonathan Springer.
4. Mary, m. at Duxbury 18 Jan. 1703 Samuel Pierce; both of Glouc. 1713.
5. John, shipwr., Pembroke, m. 23 Jan. 1709-10 Mary Pierce, both of Duxbury. 2 daus. b. at Pembroke, where he d. 10 Aug. 1724, and wid. m. Henry Perry.
6. Joseph, d. at Glouc. 18 Nov. 1712; adm. to mo., later to br. Thomas.
7. Edward, shipwr., Rowley, b. at Scituate 29 Dec. 1692-3, m. at Rowley 18 Dec. 1716 Elizabeth Gage. 13 ch. rec.
8. Lydia, presum., d. in Glouc. 15 Dec. 1713.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 John Saunders of , in Noyes, Sybil; Charles Thornton Libby; and Walter Goodwin Davis. Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire. (Portland, Maine: Southworth Press, 1928-1939)
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   LT. John Sanuders, Wells, Cape Porpus. Ipswich proprietor by 1635; freeman 25 May 1636. Admitted inhabitant at Hampton 13 Dec. 1639. Called of Wells 14 July 1643 when he was granted 150 + 50 acres by Thomas Gorges, but of Hampton 27 July 1643 when he sold a house-lot to John Brown, to take possession 1 May 1644. At Hampton in 1643, he was fined for offensive speeches against the court, and petitioned for relief, having a wife and six small children for whom he could hardly find bread or clothes, and was himself very sick. Hampton friends, however, were willing to state he was fit to be made Sergeant. Of Wells 29 Sept. 1644, where a large land-owner; often gr. and trial jury; selectman 1647,1654-55; Sergeant 1653; Lieut. by 1657. Removed to Cape Porpoise 1663. Lists 391a, 392a, 252, 254(3), 255, 259, 261-263, 269b. Will, 13 June 1670 and inventory 23 Aug 1670, gives to wife Ann for life, then entails homestead on sons. Wid. Ann had been dead ab. two yrs. when her gr.s. (Thomas) sent in a pet. to Andros. Children:
   
   Thomas and his heirs;
   
   John immediately 1000 a. 8 or 9 miles above Cape Porp. River Falls; remaining prop, to ‘all my ch.’; neighbors Simon Booth of Winter Harb. and John Barrett of Cape P. supervisors.
   
   Sarah, m. 1st Peter Turbet (3), m. 2d Daniel Goodwin (4);
   
   Grace, m. 1st John Bush, m. 2d Richard Palmer (18);
   
   Elizabeth, m. 1st John Batson (1); m. 2d one Walden (see 7), m. 3d John Gove (4 jr.);
   
   At least one child unkn.
   
   JOHN (son of John above), fisherman, Cape Porpoise In York court July 1675 Sylvester Stover, J. S. and Matthew Barton acknowledged a judgment to Richard Cutts payable in dry codfish. Cape Porpoise selectman 1679; lot layer 1681, 1689; court jury 1685, though he and wife Mary (m. bef. Oct. 1673) were of Boston in June, 1684, when he deeded to Thomas Kimble the 1000 acres willed him by his father. In Scituate 1693+. He at least retired to Cape Porpoise, was wounded by Indians 10 Aug. 1703, escaped by getting among the bushes and died of his wound about three days after reaching Wells. Lists 256, 33, 39. See also Hunt (6). Later the family throve in Gloucester, where widow Mary died 21 Dec. 1717, ± 60 yeas old. Known children (6 from deeds): See above