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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, USA

Father: HENRY Sands

Mother: ELIZABETH GOFFE

Spouse(s): Sarah Immigrant, Sarah Walker, Sarah Sands

Children(s): Sarah Sandys

James Sands was born in 1622 in Reading, Berkshire, , England, the child of Henry Sands And Elizabeth Goffe. James Sands married Sarah Sands, Sarah Walker, Sarah Walker Immigrant, and had children including Sarah Sandys. James Sands passed away in 1695 in Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • James Sands was born in 1622 in Reading, Berkshire, , England, the child of Henry Sands And Elizabeth Goffe.
  • James Sands married Sarah Sands, Sarah Walker, Sarah Walker Immigrant, and had children including Sarah Sandys.
  • James Sands passed away in 1695 in Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

HENRY Sands
1572–1626
Birth Location: Woolwich, Kent, England
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ELIZABETH GOFFE
1592–1647
Birth Location: Reading, Berkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Immigrant
1620–1709
Birth Location: Hingham, Norfolk, England
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Sarah Walker
1626–1703
Birth Location: Hingham, Norfolk, England
SW
Sarah Sands
1626–1709
Birth Location: Hingham, Norfolk, England
SS

Children(s)

Sarah Sandys
1645–1726
Birth Location: Block Island, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
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James Sands's Ancestors

Self
James Sands
1622–1695
Birth Place: Reading, Berkshire, , England
Parents
HENRY Sands
1572–1626
Woolwich, Kent, England
ELIZABETH GOFFE
1592–1647
Reading, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Cicely Wilford
1533–1610
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Honorable (Thomas Goffe, Deputy Governor of Massachusetts) Colony
1555–1635
Reading, Berkshire, England
Martha (1554 GOFFE) Layer
1554–1601
Reading, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir London
1480–1553
Rose Wilsford
1508–1584
Bridget Winthrop
1543–1614
Christopher Layer
1540–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Sands's Descendants

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James Sands (1622–13 Mar 1695) m. Sarah (Walker) Immigrant (1620–1709) m. Sarah Walker (1626–1703) m. Sarah Sands (1626–1709)
  1. 1. Sarah Sandys 1645–1726 m. Capt. (Nathaniel) Niles 1642–1727
    1. 1. Ebenezer Niles 1683–1753
      1. 1. Nathaniel Niles m. Abigail Bentley 1737–1833
        1. 1. Elizabeth Niles 1765–1835 m. Isaiah Swett 1762–1840

James Sands's Timeline

2 Records

1622
1622
Birth of James Sands in Reading, Berkshire, , England
Reading, Berkshire, , England
1695
13 Mar 1695
Age 73
Death of James Sands in Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1695
    Event Place: Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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