SANDERSSiftings an exchange of Sanders/Saunders family research Number 19 October, 1999 four issues per year • $12 per year subscription • edited by Don E. Schaefer, 1297 Deane Street, Fayetteville, AR 72703-1544 Is This Francis Saunders, Son of William of Monument Notes Northants, One of Your Ancestors? Here are Paul Saunders’ com- ments about finding the Saunders Earlier this year Paul Saunders (1417 Elizabeth. monument pictured on this page: Woody Creek Road, Matthews, NC 3) Frances, daughter of Joseph Pope. “The reason I photographed the 28105-8811, <[email protected]>) Issue: Sir Matthew of Shankton, monument of Francis is rather a sent me this material he collected about Leicestershire; Francis of Siresham, long story . I had found references this particular Francis Saunders on a Northants; Susannah, Dorothy and to various monumental inscriptions trip this year to England. See page three Frances. (MI’s) of the Saunders family in vari- for Paul’s comments about the inscrip- In the church of St. Mary the Virgin ous old county, village and parish tion on the Francis Saunders monument in Welford there is an alabaster monu- histories and as I would point them pictured below. ment to Francis, his three wives and out to Gerald Sanders (the man that Francis Saunders (ca.1524-1585) was their nine children, described as follows Col. Howard K. Sanders visited in the third son of Sir William Saunders of in John Bridges’ History and Antiquities 1995) [See issues 7-10 of Sanders Welford, Northants (d.1542), who was of Northamptonshire, vol.1 (1791): the third son of Edward Saunders of Siftings], he would drive off to the [Editor’s note: Paul Saunders typed location and check them out for me. Harrington, Northants. Edward’s other We worked as a team, because I sons were: 1) John of Bedworth, (Continued on page three) knew where to look and he knew Warwickshire; 2) how to find the village and church. Laurence of Harrington; He was amazed because I knew and 4) Thomas of more about his county than he did Sibbertoft, Northants. and he had never seen any of them, Thomas was the father of although he has lived there all his Laurence Saunders, the life. Of course, he is retired now famous Christian martyr. and has more time to pursue this [See Sanders Siftings, April stuff. 1996 for an article about “The monument to Francis Laurence, the martyr.] Saunders had been hidden behind Sir William’s other sons an old organ in the vestry of the were: 1) Clement of Little Welford church for seventy years Bowdon, Northants; and and was only recently found when 2) George of London, who the organ was removed. Gerald’s was slain at Eltham, Kent own father had gone there in the in 1573. 1930s or 40s looking for it and Francis was a member never saw it. At any rate, the church of Parliament for Brackley, warden took it upon himself to Northants, and had the restore and repaint the monument title, "legum Angliae and removed heavy items that were apprenticus.” He was blocking it so that Gerald could buried at Welford on 22 photograph it for me. This is a June 1585, aged 61. He photo I made during my visit. I was married three times, could tell you a lot about Francis as follows: Saunders, but suffice it to say that 1) Elizabeth, daughter he is not connected to my branch and heiress of George that I am aware of.” Carew of Somerset. No Do any of you have some great issue. finds to share, with a story about 2) Eleanor, daughter of how you found it? Ⅵ Charles Chaloner or Challoner. Issue: Edward Don Schaefer, editor This is the Francis Saunders monument at the Church of St. of Brixworth, Northants; Mary in Welford, England. See page three for translation of William of Welford, and Latin on monument. Photo by Paul Saunders, 1999. SANDERSSiftings No. 19 Oct/99 Page 2 George W. Sanders of Tennessee Moves to Marion Co., Arkansas From pp 250-51, The History of A large garden supplied fresh vegeta- Parker; Liza who married Joe Parker; Marion County (Ark.), Earl Berry, Marion bles during the growing season and pota- Winnie who married Elza Parker; Julia County Historical Asso., 1977. toes (Irish and sweet), cabbage, turnips, who married George Newberry; Sarah George W. Sanders was a native of and onions were stored in the cellar for who married Ben Mitchell; Clara who Tennessee. He married Caledona use during the winter months. married Will Osborne; Dona who mar- Champion, also a native of Tennessee. In the yard was an ash hopper which ried Russell Mitchell; Ida who married He was a Southern sympathizer and supplied the lye for making the lye soap. Oliver Parker. served in the Confederate Army. After A machine shop and blacksmith shop Three of the sisters married Parker the end of the war, the family migrated made and repaired most of the farm brothers; two of the sisters married to Arkansas, homesteading 160 acres in equipment and much of the home furni- Mitchell brothers, cousins of the Parker Marion County near the north side of ture was made in the cabinet shop. brothers. One sister married a Parker, a Bull Shoals Mountain. Here the family It was a closely knit family unit. The cousin of the Parker brothers. of thirteen children was reared. children were: Champion, a machinist Uncle George and Aunt Callie were Uncle George, as he was known, was who married Belle Reeves; George, Jr., a buried in a cedar grove on the home- a rather well-educated man for his day mechanic and carpenter who married a stead. Of the thirteen children only two and was an avid reader. In his early life Morgan; Thomas (Tommie), a farmer survive. Rommie lives in Arizona and he was a Democrat but in his later years who married Ethel Osborne; Romulus Ida (Mrs. Oliver Parker) lives in the he became a Socialist and a staunch sup- (Rommie), a machinist who married Fairview Community, within three miles porter of Eugene V. Debs, the long-time Lulu McCracken; Biddie who married W. of where she was born and has lived all Socialist leader. J. Kirkland; Maggie who married Cam her life. Ⅵ Perhaps, no other family in Marion County was so nearly self-sufficient as Passports Through the Indian Nations was the Sanders family. On the farm, corn, oats, wheat and sorghum cane From: Lee Hoover, P.O. Box 125, Hickman Co. when it was still North were grown; cattle, sheep, hogs, turkeys, Centerville, TN 37033, <hooverdo@ Carolina. He is believed to have already geese, ducks, and chickens were raised; juno.com>. Page 292 of Passports of been in Hickman Co., Tenn. at the time more than 100 bee hives furnished Southeastern Pioneers 1770-1823 states: William and John were traveling. James’ honey for the family and some for the Executive Department oldest son, Augustus B. Saunders, mar- market; the family orchard furnished Thursday 21st November 1811 ried Hannah McCrory in Hickman apples, peaches, plums, and berries for On application County in 1812. Does anyone know fresh fruits in season and for canning ORDERED where William died? Did he die on the and for dried fruits. Apples were stored that passports be prepared for the fol- trip? His will was probated the first part in the family cellar. lowing persons to travel through the of 1812 in Pendleton district, S.C. The corn grown became grain for Indian Nations to the Western Country, The nine children that were on the their livestock and for cornmeal; wheat viz, One for Messrs. Richard Jones and passport settled on Tumbling Creek, was ground for whole wheat flour; oats William Norman, the former with his which is on the county line between became grain for livestock and poultry; wife and five negroes, and the latter with Hickman County and Humphrey sorghum was made by the family and his mother two Sisters and five negroes. County, Tenn. After the Chickasaw stored in barrels for family use and some One for Messrs William Sanders, Treaty in 1818, ceding Chickasaw land, for sale; because of the high quality it Nicholas Yawn, Obadiah Mixon, (It is several of William and James’ children found a ready market. The extra cane, believed this was Nixon, not Mixon.) went to Alabama and Mississippi. along with the corn fodder, became feed Miles Parker and Mrs Elizabeth Rutland, Was the John on the passport for the livestock. the first with his wife nine children and William’s son or his brother? When The cattle furnished the family with one negro, the second with his wife and and where did Sarah Ragan Sanders, milk and butter and from the herd, one one child and the latter with one child, wife of William die? When and where or two were butchered each year for all from Orangeburgh district, South did the Jones wife of James die? Was fresh meat. Surplus beef was cured and Carolina.” she a sister to the Richard Jones listed dried somewhat in the manner of the Several other people were on the same on the passport? (Richard Jones was a Western “jerk” beef. Hogs furnished request but no other Sanders. On witness on James’ will in 1824.) James fresh meat, sausage and cured hams Saturday 23rd November 1811 another married Levisa Bowen Oct 1813 in and bacon as well as “lard” for season- passport was issued which included a Sumner Co., Tenn. but his children by ing. The sheep were sheared and the Mr. Zachariah Redman with wife and the Jones wife stayed in the Hickman wool was corded, spun and woven into three children from Orangeburgh dis- Co/Humphrey Co area before some cloth to be made into clothing for the trict.