The Family of William Saunders

 (son of William Saunders; brother of James Saunders)

William married Elizabeth Gunnel

(?- 1768) ? (?-?)

Children born to this marriage were:

 

James

Hardy

William

Elizabeth

Elias

John

Mary

Lewis

Robert

Hendrey (Henry? possibly raised by Uncle James)

 Although William lived in Fairfax County, Virginia probably most of his
life, his Last Will and Testament was entered and probated in Frederick
County, Maryland.

 James (William’s son) married (1766) Mary Gore

Children born to this marriage were:

William Gunnel (16 Feb 1769 -15 Sep 1825?)

 

 An entry in the Shelburne Parish, Loudoun County, Virginia records,
10 May, 1778 reads: "The Church Wardens of Shelburne Parish bind
Wm. Gunnel Sanders, aged 16 year the 16th of Feby, last to
Edward Stephens to learn the trade of Blacksmith accg. to law."

 William Gunnel Sanders later moved to Chester County, South Carolina
in 1799 where he married Mary Young known to be a resident of Chester
County. He moved west and finally settled in Adams County, and Natchez,
Wilkinson County, Mississippi. (The Bulletin, Chester Genealogical
Society, Richburg, SC., Dec 1992, VOL XVI. No. 4)