Individual Details

Martin Saunders

(1595 - 4 Aug 1658)

Born about 1595 (aged 40 on 6 April 1635). Carrier from Sudbury, Suffolk who came to Massachusetts Bay in 1635 on the "Planter." First settled in Boston; later moved to Braintree. Died in Braintree MA, 4 August 1658.
MARRIAGES:
(1) By 1619 Rachel (_____) Brackett, widow of Peter Brackett. She died at Braintree on 15 September 1651.
(2) Braintree 23 May 1654 Elizabeth (_____) Bancroft, widow of ROGER BANCROFT . She married (3) (marriage contract) 29 November 1658 JOHN BRIDGE {1634, Cambridge. She married (4) Reading 29 July 1673 Edward Taylor and died there on 22 January 1686[/7?].

Spouses:
  Rachel Brackett Saunders (1595 - 1651)
  Elizabeth Bancroft Saunders Bridge Taylor (____ - 1686)
 
 Children:
  Martin Saunders (1621 - 1622)*
  Leah Saunders Parmenter (1623 - 1707)*
  Judith Saunders (1625 - 1651)*
  Daniel Saunders (1632 - 1634)*

Events

Birth1595Sudbury, Suffolk, England
MarriageBy 1619Sudbury, Suffolk, England - Rachel Wheatley
Emigration6 Apr 1635London, Middlesex, England
Death4 Aug 1658Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Families

SpouseRachel Wheatley (1595 - 1651)

Notes

Emigration

On 6 April 1635, "a carrier, Martin Saunders," aged 40, "uxor Rachell Saunders," aged 40, "3 children, Lea Saunders," aged 10, "Judith Saund[e]rs," aged 8, "Martin Saunders," aged 4, and "3 servants, Marie Fuller," aged 17, "Richard Smith," aged 14, and "Ric[ha]r[d] Ridley," aged 16, and "Marie Saunders," aged 15, were enrolled at London as passengers for New England on the Planter.