SAUNDERS, William (by 1497-1570), of Ewell, Surr.

Family and Education

b. by 1497, 1st s. of Henry Saunders of Ewell by Joan da. of John Lepton of Yorks. m. (1) Jane (d.1539), da. and coh. of William Marston of Horton, Surr., wid. of Nicholas Mynn (d.1528) of London and Norf., 3s. inc. Nicholas at least 1da.; (2) Joan, wid. of Thomas Gittons (d.c.1544) of London, 4da. suc. fa. 1518.Date of birth estimated from father’s will, PCC 15 Ayloffe. Manning and Bray, Surr. i. 459; PCC 23 Spert; Surr. Arch. Colls. xxi. 128; liv. opp. 102; Vis. Surr. (Harl. Soc. xliii), 53; C142/71/82.

Offices Held

Receiver, ct. augmentations, Surr. and Suss. 1540 – 48; j.p. Surr. 1541 – 64; commr. musters 1544, chantries, Surr., Suss. and Southwark 1546, relief, Surr. 1550, goods of churches and fraternities 1553, loan 1562; other commissions 1541 – 68; escheator, Surr. and Suss. 1548 – 49; sheriff 1555 – 56; surveyor of crown lands, Surr. and Suss. in 1562–3.LP Hen. VIII, xiii, xiv, xvi, xvii, xx, xxi; CPR, 1547–8, p. 90; 1553, pp. 327, 357, 406; 1553–4, p. 24; 1560–3, pp. 325, 441; 1563–6, pp. 26, 36, 39; 1569–72, p. 220; Guildford mus. Loseley 1074; W. C. Richardson, Ct. Augmentations, 50; Manning and Bray, iii. 664; Osborn coll. Yale Univ. Lib. 71–6-41; Surr. Arch. Colls. iv. 136; viii. 302.

Parlimentarian

SAUNDERS, William (by 1497-1570), of Ewell, Surr.

Main residence: Ewell, Surr.

Author

S.R.J.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

SAUNDERS, William (by 1497-1570)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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