Thomas SAUNDERS

1731 - 1786  (55 years)

• Name	Thomas SAUNDERS
  Born	6 Apr 1731	Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Historical Notes	THOMAS SAUNDERS came here from Amesbury in the State of Massachusetts, settled upon the lot of land lying westerly of, and adjoining, that of Mr. John Pressey, Jr. His wife was Miss Hephzibah Chase, of Salisbury, Massachusetts, and they were married in Hampton, New Hampshire, in 1755; in 1757 they moved to Amesbury, and came here in 1771. His wife and that of Mr. John Pressey were sisters. Mr. Saunders was drowned near the mouth of the Northwest Harbor in June, 1786, while engaged in towing some logs which were to be manufactured into pumps for the purpose of pumping salt water for the manufacture of salt. He left two sons, Messrs. James and Timothy Saunders, and two daughters, one the wife of Mr. ,John Dow; another, that of Mr. Thomas Small, Jr. His farm passed into the hands of his sons, who occupied it till they died. It now is the property of their descendants. The wife of Mr. James Saunders, was Susan Webb, a daughter of Mr. Seth Webb, one of the early settlers; that of Mr. Timothy Saunders was Ann Staples, the daughter of the pers/o that name before noticed as having been impressed into the British service during the war of the Revolution. The children of Mr. James Saunders were Thomas and James, the sons; and the daughters were the wives of Messrs. Crowell H. Sylvester, Joseph Whitmore, and afterward of Dr. Robert Young, a practitioner of medicine, who made the treatment of cancers a specialty. After his death she was that of Jonah Dodge, of Brooklin, Maine, and lastly, that of Mr. Sylvester, the husband of her sister, and she was four times a widow. Another was that of Mr. John Averill, of Castine, and, afterward that of Mr. Josiah B. Woods, of the same place. Another was that of Captain Henry Lufkin, Jr.; another, that of Captain Joseph R. Lufkin; and another, that of Mr. Benjamin Lufkin, all of whom are now dead, with the exception of the widow of Captain J. R. Lufkin, who is now (1882) eighty-one years of age. The children of Mr. Timothy Saunders were Samuel, John, Asa, and Timothy, sons; the daughters were the wives of Messrs. Thomas, Ezra, and Joshua Pressey, and Captain David Haskell; all the family are now dead.«s13»
  Cause of Death	Drowned near the mouth of the Northwest Harbor while towing some logs
  Died	Jun 1786	Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine
  Person ID	I6631	Main
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2023

  
  

  Family	Hephzibah CHASE,   b. 6 Apr 1731, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 1825, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine  (Age 93 years)
  Married	21 May 1755	Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts
  Children	+ 1. Timothy SAUNDERS,   b. Abt 1764, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 6 Oct 1803, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine  (Age ~ 39 years)   2. daughter SAUNDERS,   d. ?   3. daughter SAUNDERS,   d. ? + 4. James SAUNDERS,   b. 31 Mar 1760, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 14 May 1827, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2023
  Family ID	F2330	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Apr 1731 - Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Married - 21 May 1755 - Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Died - Jun 1786 - Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine  = Link to Google Earth
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