Joan Saunder

Jane Iwardy

• Born:  Abt 1485  Of Great Purley, Berkshire, England  
• Died:  5 Sep 1553  Of Purley, Berkshire, England  
• sole heir of
• Father: John Iwardby   b. Abt 1436, Of Great Purley, Berkshire, England ,   bur. 17 Nov 1525, Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, England  
• Mother: Sainche CArew   b. Abt 1456, Of Purley Magna, Berkshire, England ,   d. 1501-1514, England   Married 

1. abt 1498 to John St. John   b. Abt 1473, Of Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 1 Sep 1512, Fontarabia, Biscay Providence, Spain. He was the son of  Oliver St. John & Elizabeth Scrope.
2. abt 1514 to Nicholas Saunder (b abt 1490), son of Henry Saunder & Joan Lepton

Children of 1st marriage  

• 1. St. John, John,   b. 1504-1505, Of Wiltshire, England ,   bur. 5 Apr 1576, Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire, England
• 2. St. John, Ann,   b. Abt 1506, England
• 3. St. John, Oliver,   b. Abt 1508, England ,   bur. 19 Apr 1571, St Marys, Lambeth, Surrey, England
• 4. St. John, Nicholas,   b. Abt 1510, England

Children of 2nd marriage

•   1. Saunder, Ursula,   b. Abt 1515, Of Ewell, Surrey, England
• > 2. Saunder, Joan,   b. Abt 1517, Of Ewell, Surrey, England ,   d. Aft 1579, Of Surrey, England
•   3. Saunder, Joyce,   b. Abt 1518, Of Ewell, Surrey, England

notes

From History of St Mary's Church, Purley Section 33 / JL1 The Attached Memorials 401 IWARDBY

Translation

"Jane, daughter and heir of Sir John IWARDBY knight, Lord of this manor of Purley, the most chaste and pious wife and at length the veiled widow of John ST. JOHN Also two of her first cousins, Michael and Richard, sons of Nicholas ST. JOHN rest here in hope of a blessed resurrection. To her sacred memory Sir John ST. JOHN, knight and baronet, fourth heir of the said Jane, has piously placed this."

Location

An incised slate tablet on south wall of tower. originally on a monument on the south wall of the chancel (Ashmole 1664) The present tablet appears to be only part of the original memorial.

Notes

By the time of her death she had remarried Nicholas SAUNDERS of Farley, Hants and Ewell, Surrey

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