Descendants of Tobias Saunders and Mary Peckham

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DESCENDANTS OF TOBIAS SAUNDERS AND MARY PECKHAM

Tobias and Mary were married in 1661 in Newport, Providence Co., Rhode Island.
They had eight children:

1. ELIZABETH SAUNDERS born in 1662 at Westerly Washington Co., Rhode Island.
Died 3 Mar 1730 at Westerly.
She married JAMES BABCOCK in 1685/86 at Westerly.
He died 17 Jan 1736/37 at Westerly.

They had seven children all born in Westerly, Washingtn County, Rhode Island:

JAMES BABCOCK born 23 Dec 1688.

ELIZABETH BABCOCK born 8 Feb. 1691

SAMUEL BABCOCK born 15 Feb. 1697

DANIEL BABCOCK born 15 Feb 1699

ANNA BABCOCK born Nov 1701

SARAH BABCCK born 13 Dec 1704.

JOSHUA BABCOCK born 17 May 1707

°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° 2. *JOHN SAUNDERS born 1669/70 at Westerly.

----NOTE; You will notice that I have stars on two of Tobias's sons. John and Stephen. That's because they are both my grandfathers. Down the line, you will see that cousins married. You will have to follow the trail of both John and Stephen until you get to Luke and Dorcas.-----

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3. EDWARD SAUNDERS born circa 1672 in Westerly.
died 1732 in Westerly.
He married SARAH BLISS 1700/01 in Westerly. She died sometime in 1720 or so. Possibly after the birth of her last child.

Their children are:
EDWARD SAUNDERS born in Westerly 10 Jan 1702/03.
He died in Westerly 1747/48.
He married ELIZABETH BABCOCK circa 1724 in Westerly. She was born 6 Mar 1705 in Kingstowne, Rhode Island. Daughter of George Babcock and Elizabeth Hall.

SARAH SAUNDERS born in Westerly 1704/05.
She married JOSEPH CROSS 1728 in Westerly. He died 1752 in Westerly. He was the son of John Cross.
Joseph bought Davill's Mill in Charlestown for grinding corn.

ABIGAIL SAUNDERS born in Westerly 1705/06.
She married EPHRAIM HISCOX 29 Oct 1733 in Westerly, the son of Thomas Hiscox and Bethiah Clarke.

WILLIAM SAUNDERS born in Westerly circa 1713.
Married MARY VARS 15 Nov 1733 in Westerly.
Daughter of Isaac Vars and Rebecca Larkin.
Mary was born in Westerly 25 May 1712.

MARY SAUNDERS born in Westerly 23 July 1715
She married THOMAS SISSON in Westerly 10 Oct. 1740.
He was born 6 Jun 1719 in Westerly.

JAMES SAUNDERS born in Westerly 1717.
Died in 1794 in Westerly.
He married RACHAEL SAUNDERS circa 1743/44.
She was born in Westerly 18 Sep 1724, daughter of Stephen Saunders and Rachel Bliven

HANNAH SAUNDERS born in Westerly circa 1720.
She married JOHN ROSS 27 Feb. 1740/41.
He was born in Westerly circa 1718/20, son of John Ross and Sarah Tosh.

ISAAC SAUNDERS born in Westerly 12 Jan 1925.
Died 2 Oct 1812.
He married ELIZABETH POTTER 1750/51.
She was born 29 Jan 1727/28, daughter of Thomas Potter and Mary Babcock.

EDWARD remarried sometime in the 1720's. Her name was HANNAH ?

••••••••••••••• 4. *STEPHEN SAUNDERS born in Westerly circa 1672. Died in Westerly Nov 1746.
He was first married to THANKFUL CRANDALL circa 1710/1711 in Westerly
. She was born in Westerly in 1680. The daughter of Joseph Crandall and Deborah Burdick.
Thankful died 1713/15 at Westerly.
She and Stephen had one child:

THANKFUL SAUNDERS born in Westerly 1712 and died in 1782
She married CORNELIUS STETSON in Westerly 25 Oct 1733.
He was born in Pembroke , Plymouth County, Massachuettts in 1708. The son of Isaac Stetson and Elizabeth Pray.
Cornelius died in Pembroke in 1772 and buried in Westerly.

••••••••••••••• 5. MERCY SAUNDERS born in Westerly circa 1679/80.
Died in Westerly 1724/36.
She married WILLIAM CRUMB 1697/98. The son of Daniel Crumb and Rachel Roberts.
In 1736 William married the second time Hannah Lewis, daughter of Daniel Lewis and Mary Maxson.

•••••••••••••••• 6. BENJAMIN SAUNDERS born in Westerly circa 1682.
Died in Westerly 1733.
He married Ann? in 1712/13.

Their children are:
MARY SAUNDERS born in Westerly 29 Jan 1714
She married CALEB CLARKE?

JOSHUA SAUNDERS born in Westerly 6 Mar 1716.
He died 23 Mar 1766 in Newport, Rhode Island.
He married FREELOVE BLIVEN in Westerly 25 Oct 1739. She was born in Westerly 2 ec 1719, Daughter of Edward Bliven and Freelove Barker.
She died 29 Oct 1772 in Westerly.

DANIEL SAUNDERS born in Westerly 1 Nov 1717.
Died in Charlestown 1797/99.
Married MARY STOTTS? 1740 in Westerly.

LUCY SAUNDERS born in Westerly 13 Nov 1719. Died circa 28 Jan 1775 in Westerly
Married ENOCH KENYON 1735/36 in Charlestown.
Born in Westerly 1715. Son of Enoch Kenyon and Sarah Cole.

TACY SAUNDERS born 4 Feb 1722 in Westerly.
Married JOHN ALLEN in Charlestown 19 May 1763.

NATHANIEL SAUNDERS born 17 Mar 1724 in Westerly.
Died in Westerly Dec 1759.
Married ELIZABETH CRUMB in Westerly 23 Feb 1758.
She was born in Westerly 27 Dec 1734/35. Daughter of Joseph Crumb and Amy Cottrell

ANN SAUNDERS born in Westerly 15 Dec 1726.
Husband unknown but according to her mother's will she had a child named LYMAN

EZEKIEL SAUNDERS born in Westerly circa 1733. Died Dec 1759.
Married ESTHER LEWIS in Westerly 14 Dec 1758.

7. SARAH SAUNDERS born in Westerly circa 1684.

•••••••••••••• 8. SUSANNAH SAUNDERS born in Westerly circa 1689.
Died n Westerly 1733.
She married PETER BARKER in Westerly in 1712. He died in Westerly in 1725.

She then married PETER WELLS, JR. He died in Westerly in 1732.

••••••••••••• TOBIAS DIED IN WESTERLY AUGUST 1695. ••••••••••••••

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