Family

Francis Saunders Family and Education b. 1513/14, s. of William Saunders of Welford by w. Dorothy, da. of John Young of Crome D’Abitot Worcs.;, half-bro. of Walter Haddon. educ. M. Temple. m. (1) Elizabeth, da. of George Carew of (?Bury St. Edmunds) Suff., 2s. 1da., (2) Helen, da. of Roger Chaloner of London, wid. of Thomas Farnham (d. 4 Sept. 1562) of Stoughton and Quorndon, Leics. and London, prob. 1s.; (3) Frances, da. of one Pope, 1s. 4da.2

According to the pedigree, supra, Edward Saunders, William Saunders and Elizabeth Saunders were the children of the testator by his second wife, Eleanor Chaloner, while Sir Matthew, Francis, Frances, Dorothy and Susan were the children of the testator by his third wife, Frances Pope. However according to another source, Edward and Francis were the testator’s sons by his first wife, Elizabeth Carew. See: 'Parishes: Faxton', in A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 4, ed. L F Salzman (London, 1937), pp. 167-172. British History Online http://www.british- history.ac.uk/vch/northants/vol4/pp167-172 [accessed 19 October 2018]

References

• http://www.oxford-shakespeare.com/Probate/PROB_11-68_ff_273-6.pdf