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Captain James Sands 1622–1695 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1622

Birth Location: Reading, Berkshire, England

Death Date: 13 Mar 1695

Death Location: Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island

Father: Henry Sandys

Mother: Elizabeth Goffe

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Capt. Sands

The story of Captain James Sands began in 1622 in Reading, Berkshire, England. Captain James Sands had children including Capt Samuel Sands. Captain James Sands passed away in 1695 in Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain James Sands began in 1622 in Reading, Berkshire, England.
  • Captain James Sands had children including Capt Samuel Sands.
  • Captain James Sands passed away in 1695 in Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island.

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Captain Sands's Ancestors

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Captain Sands
1622–1695
Birth Place: Reading, Berkshire, England
Parents
Henry Sandys
1572–1626
Woolwich, Kent, England
Elizabeth Goffe
1592–1647
Reading, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Hon. (Thomas) Goffe
1555–1635
Reading, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Goffe
1540–1564
Bridget Winthrop
1543–1614
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Sands's Descendants

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Captain (James) Sands (1622–13 Mar 1695)
  1. 1. Capt. (Samuel) Sands 1656–1716 m. Dorothy (Mary) Ray 1669–1714
    1. 1. Samuel (Sands) II 1690–1764 m. Mary Pell 1684–1741
      1. 1. Samuel Sands 1723–1792 m. Mercy (Gedney) Gidney 1728–1790
        1. 1. Eleazer Sands 1766–1828 m. Susannah Goldsmith 1765–1820

Captain Sands's Timeline

4 Records

1622
1622
Birth of Captain James Sands in Reading, Berkshire, England
Reading, Berkshire, England
1645
1645
Age 23
Captain James Sands was married in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1648
1648
Age 26
Captain James Sands was married in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1695
13 Mar 1695
Age 73
Death of Captain James Sands in Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island
Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1622
    Event Place: Reading, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1645
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1695
    Event Place: Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island

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