Elizabeth Saunders
b. circa 1749, d. 17 March 1772
- Father: George Saunders b. circa 1710, d. between 1752 and 1754
- Mother: Hannah Gibson b. circa 1711, d. between 1769 and 1773
- Elizabeth Saunders was born circa 1749 in Cheraw, South Carolina, or possibly 1 January 1752.
- She was known as Murphy for her step-father Malachi Murphy.
- She married William Pegues, son of Claudius Pegues and Henrietta Butler, on 12 November 1769 in Cheraw District, South Carolina.
- Elizabeth Saunders died on 17 March 1772 in Cheraw District, South Carolina.
- Her husband William Pegues became a widower at her death.
- She was interred at the Old Pegues Burial Ground, Wallace, Marlboro County, South Carolina.
- Malachi Murphy's will, dated 5 September 1773, was written in Prince Frederick Parish, Craven County, South Carolina. Named in the will as the children of his deceased wife Hannah: Moses Murfee, Malachi Sanders, Nathaniel and James Sanders, Mary Sanders, Massey/Mercy [Marcia], Mercy [Marcia] Pegues, daughter of William Pegues and Elizabeth [Saunders] his Wife deceased; and the Sons and Daughters of the Reverend Nicholas Bedgood and Mary [Saunders] his Wife.
- Recommended Reading: To family researchers having an interest in the Gibson family, and thus in Hannah Gibson Saunders' descendants, we recommend the following excellent history — The Invisible Line: Three American Families and the Secret Journey from Black to White, by Daniel J. Sharfstein. (New York: Penguin, 2011).
- Last Edited: 24 Jun 2015
Family: William Pegues b. 16 May 1750, d. 18 March 1818
- Elizabeth Marcia Pegues+ b. 25 August 1770, d. between 1840 and 1850