DESCENDANTS OF JOHN SAUNDERS AND SILENCE BELCHER
*JOHN SAUNDERS born 1669/70 at Westerly.
Died 1746 at Westerly. His will was proved 30 Apr 1746.
John had been a Justice of the peace and the Deputy to the Rhode Island General Assemly 1707 and 1713.
Married SILENCE BELCHER 4 Mar 1696 in Westerly.
Silence was born 24 June 1679 at Braintree, Norfolk Co., Massachuetts. Daughter of Samuel Belcher and Mary Billings.
Silence died 1721 at Westerly.
They had eight children:
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MARY SAUNDERS born 6 Jan 1699/1700 in Westerly.
She married JOHN HALEY 18 May 1718 at Westerly.
They lived on Fisher's Island.
Their children are: unknown
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2. HANNAH SAUNDERS born 17 Dec 1701/02 in Westerly.
She married JOHN POTTER son of Thomas Potter and Susannah Tripp circa 1722/23 in South Kingstown. He was born in South Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island.
Their children are: unknown
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3. ELIZABETH SAUNDERS born 27 Oct. 1703 in Westerly.
She married PETER BROWN 15 Dec 1726 in Westerly.
Their children are: unknown
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4. *JOHN SAUNDERS born 13 Oct 1705 in Westerly.
Died in 1777 in Westerly.
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SUSANNAH SAUNDERS born 4 Dec 1707 in Westerly.
She married RICHARD BERRY 14 Jan 1726 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.
He was born in South Kingstown in 1697. He died in 1785.
They had ten children.
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6. SAMUEL SAUNDERS born 28 Feb 1710 in Westerly.
He married his first cousin ELIZABETH CRUMB daughter of William Crumb and Mercy Saunders 30 Nov 1732.
Their children are:
EUNICE SAUNDERS born in Westerly. She first married JOSEPH CORNELL and then JOSEPH CRUMB
2 May 1766.
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7. PRUDENCE SAUNDERS born 19 Jan 1712 in Westerly. She married JOHN VOSE 1733 in Westerly
Their children are:
LEMUEL VOSE
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8. JOSEPH SAUNDERS born 5 Jul 1721
in Westerly
He married MARY OR MERCY LAMPHERE daughter of Theodosius Lamphere and Rachael Corey 5 Apr 1744 in Westerly.
Their children are:
HANNAH SAUNDERS born in Westerly 28 Sept 1745.
FREEGIFT SAUNDERS born in Westerly 5 Oct 1748.
She married JACOB BRIGGS in Westerly
14 Mar 1767.
NANCY SAUNDERS born in Westerly 1750.
ABIGAIL SAUNDERS born in Westerly in 1752.
PRUDENCE SAUNDERS born in Westerly 20 May 1754. She died 27 Mar 1831 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island.
She married JOHN GREENE in Westerly 2 Mar 1775. Son of Josiah Greene and Hannah Mowrey>
John died Mar 1830 in Hopkinton.
JOSEPH SAUNDERS born in Westerly 25 May 1758.
He died 13 Feb 1835. In Westerly
He married LYDIA CRANDALL in Westerly 3 Jun 1776.
She was born in Westerly 25 Nov 1754. Daughter of James Crandall and Sarah Clark. Sarah died 28 May 1839.
MERCY SAUNDERS born in Westerly 1 Apr 1760
GEORGE SAUNDERS born in Westerly 27 Feb 1762.
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NOTE-- Some time after the death of Mary (Mercy) JOSEPH married AMY SAUNDERS Daughter of James Saunders and Rachael Saunders.
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