This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WBC.2ACI/2456 Message Board Post: Margaret Josephine SAUNDERS married Robert A TAYLOR of North Carolina-possibly Franklin County 1. Mary Elizabeth married Samuel MARDIS lawyer of Shelby Cty AL member of congress-children married men from New Orleans 1. ? 2. Eugenia m Dr Hester of New Orleans 3. Samuella m Mr Cohn merchant of New Orleans 2. Matilda married Isaac GLIDEWELL 3. Josephine married Junius A BYNUM Joseph SAUNDERS b 7 jun 1757 married Margaret SHACKELFORD daughter of Richard of Richmond or Henrico County VA in 1788. second marriage to Martha daughter of Col Frederick Maclin of Brunswick county VA. Lt of the ship Dragon and LT Commander of the galley Lewis in1781 1783 received land warrants for 2666 ½ acres as Lieutenant in Rev. Navy pension in 1832. Moved from Lancaster to Brunswick in 1789 In 1822 he moved to Giles county TN In 1823 moved to Lawrence County AL 1. Margaret married Robert TAYLOR of North Carolina 2. Lucy (d 1862) married Major Robert FENNER (d 1848) of Halifax NC descendents in TN & TX & MS 3. Martha married FINLAY (a Scotchman) second marriage to Rev Parker Holcomb. William Thomas SAUNDERS (1718-22Nov 1779) on 5/18/1738 married Elizabeth HUBBARD (b 22 Feb 1721-d 14 Nov 1889) of Lancaster Co VA father Thomas of Scottish descend Edward SAUNDERS (1686-aft 1744) of Northumberland and Lancaster Counties VA. His descendents all lived in Lancaster county. In 1717 married Winifred PRESLEY of Lancaster County VA Ebenezer SAUNDERS (1661-1693) married Elizabeth PRESLEY Parents may be Peter Presley and Elizabeth Thompson or Elizabeth PHILIPS daughter of Edward and Eliabeth. Parents may be Peter Presley and Elizabeth Thompson. lived in Wicomico Parish of Lancaster County VA Edward SAUNDERS (1625 ENG-1672 VA) married Mary WEBB Hudnall (1st husband John Hudnall) she later married William Thomas. Moved from James River to Northumberland County VA. Thomas SAUNDERS (SANDERS) arrived on the ship “Safety” in 1635 at the age of 40 with his son Thomas age 13 and his other son Edward age 9. >From Early Settlers of Alabama by Col James Edmonds Saunders of Lawrence County AL & his granddaughter Elizabeth Saunders Blair Stubbs of New Orleans LA