The Saunders - Oxley Bible

Saunders-Oxley Bible

Pages from this bible are found in Family File #506, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, Va. The Bible was printed 27 October 1802 and purchased by James Saunders 29 April 1803. Spelling and abbreviations have been copied as they were written.

James Saunders, 3rd son of Henry and Patience Saunders, born 27th day February 1785. Born of the spirit 1803, 18 years old

This was in the Northern Virginia Genealogy Magazine Vol 1 Jan 1996 No. 1.

The number 40 is the the page of the Magazine it starts on.

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Saunders-Oxley Bible

Deaths

Henry Saunders, Senr. departed this life 19 Feb 1823, buried 21st, on which day he would have been 68 years old

Patience Saunders, wife of Henry Saunders, Senr. departed this life 31 January 1852, 91 years of age

Cyrus Saunders, son of Henry and Patience, died 21 Mar 1829, in his 36th year

Delia Saunders, daughter of Henry and Delia, died 14 Dec 1845, 10 years 27 days

Eliza North, daughter of Henry and Delia Saunders, died 18 Jan 1837, 5 years 10 mo

Mrs. Edith Saunders died 16 Dec 1881

Rev. James Saunders died 18 Mar 1852, 67 years, 12 days

Gunnell Saunders died 4 May 1854

Henry Saunders died 20 Feb 1876

Presley Saunders died 4 Nov 1847

Marriages

Presley Saunders 2nd son of Henry, married Mary Saunders, daughter of John Sanders, 17 Oct 1804

Thomas Saunders married Miss Sarah Hough

Everitt Saunders married Susan Bashaw, 16 May 1816

James Saunders married Priscilla F. Faman, 2 Jan 1817

William Austin married Anna Saunders, 3 Mar 1805

Henry Austin, son of the above, born 28 Jan 1806

John Saunders married Mary B. Rhodes, 1844

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Births

James Sanders Senr. was horn the year

Sarah Sanders wife of James Sanders was born the _______

Mary Sanders daughter of the aboves was born the 1st Jany 1739

William Sanders son of the aboves was born Mar. 1St 1741

John Sanders of d0 was born Feby. 1st 1746

Gunnell & Jas. Sanders was born Mar 10th 1748

Barbary Sanders was born Sept 2Oth 1750

Presley Sanders was born Decr. 3rd 1752

Henry Sanders was born Feby. 211755

Moses & Aron Sanders was born Novr. 24th 1757

Cyrus Sanders was born Deer 22 1760

Deaths

James Sanders Senr. Died ApI. 17th 1778

Sarah Sanders died Septr. 21st 1793

Mary Sanders died _____

William Sanders departed this life ____

John Sanders departed this life May 5th 1797

Dr. [7] John Saunders departed this life Sept 24th 1811, aged 26 yrs 6 months, 5 days

Births (in a different hand)

Anna W. Saunders was born February 22nd A.D. 1781

Thomas Saunders was born Feby 2nd A. D. 1783

Presley Saunders was born Jany 18th A.D. 1784

James Saunders was born Feby 27th A.D. 1785

Evrett Saunders was born Jany. 13th A.D. 1787

Henry Saunders was born Novr. 5th A.D. ~788

Rama Saunders was born Octr. 22nd 1791

Cyrus Saunders was born Novr. 4th 1793, died March 1829

Edith Saunders was born Jany 31St 1796

John Saunders was born ApI 19th 1797

Gunnell W. Saunders was born July 24th 1801

Crayton Saunders was born ApI. 23rd A. D. 1807

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Deaths

Col. R. G. Saunders died 7 Mar 1865, aged 73 years, 3 mos, 15 days

Elijah Bashaw died 28th Nov. 1863 aged 90 years

Thomas Saunders died Mar 24 1856

Jno. Saunders died July 23rd 1880, aged 83 years 2 mos

Ms. Edith Saunders died Dec.16, 1881, in her 86th year

Births

Everitt Oxley was born Mar 24th 1731

Patience Oxley was born July 12th 1729

Bethany Oxley was born Jany 14th 1750

Jesse Oxley was born Decr. 4th 1752

Britten Oxley was born Mar 19th 1755

Sarah Oxley was born May 16th 1757

Mary Ox ley was born July 29th 1759

Patience Oxley was born Novr. 9th 1761

Ede & Evritt Oxley was born Septr. 11th 1767

Deaths

Patience Oxley departed this life Octr. 8th 1771

Evritt Ox ley departed this life May 22nd 1774

Jesse Oxley departed this life Mar. 19th 1781

Mary Oxley departed this life Apr. 28th 1797

The above Mary Oxley was the wife of John Saunders

Bethany Rice departed this life Augest the 21st 1822

Evrett Oxley departed this life December the 28th 1822

Brittain Oxley departed this life March 23 1821

Hannah Stephens died 28th Jany 18 ____

Ramy G. Saunders departed this life 7th of March 1865, aged 73 yrs, 3 mos, 15 days

Elijah Bashaw departed this life 28th November 1863, aged 90 years.

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Sanders Family Bible

Bible published by McCarty & Davis, Philadelphia, 1830

Copies of some pages are found in the Fairfax Circuit Court Archives.

These entries have heen copied as they were found.

Marriages

George Sanders & Sarah Money his wife was married the 18th day of January 1810

Wm. H. Sanders was married the 21 of January 1835

Thompson H. Sanders was married the 11th day of August 1840

Job H. Sanders and Lucy E. Hutchison his wife was married the 21 day of December 1865

George C. Miller and Zenella M. Sanders was married the 27th day of Dec 1811

John W. Crouch and Mattie E. Sanders was married the 12 day of Dec 1900.

Births

George Sanders was born in the year of our lord 1785 March the 10th day

Sarah Sanders formerly Sarah Money was born in the year of our lord 1789 September the 9th day

William Harrison Sanders the first son of the above was born in the year of our lord 1810 November the 11th day

James Harvin Sanders second son of the above was born in the year of our lord 1812 November the 26th day

Lewis Henry Sanders the third son of the above was born in the year of our lord 1814 November the 23 day

Perry Hampton Sanders fourth son of the above was born in the year of our lord 1817 May the 10th day

Daniel Sanders my father was horn in the year of our lord 1750 March the 1St day [signed] George Sanders

Thompson Haywood Sanders the fifth son was born in the year of our lord 1819 November the 13th day

Maryann Elizabeth Sanders the first daughter was born in the year of our lord 1822 September the 17 day

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Izza Melinda Sanders the second daughter was born in the year of our lord 1825 March the 5th day

George Hardy Sanders the sixth son was born in the year of our lord 1827 June the 8th day

Sarah Catharine Sanders the third daughter was born in the year of our lord 1830 December the 19th day

John Hylon Sanders the 7th son of the above was born in the year of our lord 1832 March the 25

Daniel Nichol Sanders the eighth son was born in the year of our lord 1834 September the 21st day

Mariah Louisa Sanders was born in the year of our lord 1845 March the first day.

Sarah Ann Powell was born in the year of our lord 1845 July the 31 Zenella Moss Sanders was born in the year of our lord 1866 October the 3rdday

Martha Elen Sanders was born in the year of our lord, 1868 July the 10 day.

Homer G.S. Garrett was born the fifth of Dec 1873.

Deaths

Sarah Catharine Sanders the third daughter departed this life the 1st day of August 1831

Sarah Sanders departed this life September the 27,1862 George Sanders departed this life May the 2nd 1873

Lewis H. Sanders departed this life the 25th of April 1840 half past five in the morning.

Daniel Sanders my father departed this life the 3rd day of September 1840 [signed] George Sanders