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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 Walker

Children(s): Robert Sands, Henry Sands, Chauncey Sands, Sarah Sands, Bridget Sands, John Sands, Sarah Sands, Capt. Sands, Samuel Sands, James Sands, Edward Sands, Margaret Sands, Mercy Sands, Job Sands, Edward Sands, Mercy Sands

In 1622, James Sands I entered the world in Reading, Berkshire, England, born to HENRY Sands and ELIZABETH GOFFE. James Sands I married Sarah Walker, and had children including Robert Sands, Henry Sands, Chauncey Sands, Sarah Sands, Bridget Sands, John J Sands, Sarah Mary Sands, Capt. Samuel Sands, Samuel Sands, James Sands, Edward Sands, Margaret Sands, Mercy Sands, Job Sands, Edward Sands, Mercy Sands. James Sands I passed away in 1695 in Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1622, James Sands I entered the world in Reading, Berkshire, England, born to HENRY Sands and ELIZABETH GOFFE.
  • James Sands I married Sarah Walker, and had children including Robert Sands, Henry Sands, Chauncey Sands, Sarah Sands, Bridget Sands, John J Sands, Sarah Mary Sands, Capt. Samuel Sands, Samuel Sands, James Sands, Edward Sands, Margaret Sands, Mercy Sands, Job Sands, Edward Sands, Mercy Sands.
  • James Sands I passed away in 1695 in Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

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
Cecily (Cecilie Cicely Wilford) Sandys
1534 – 1611
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Honorable (Thomas Goffe, Deputy Governor of Massachusetts) Colony
1555 – 1635
Reading, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Goffe
1540 – 1564
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Goffe
1520 – 1573
Isabel Goff
1527 – 1588

James Sands's Descendants

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James Sands (1622 – 13 Mar 1695) m. Sarah Walker (1620 – 1709)
  1. 1. Robert Sands (Bet. 1643–1672 – Bet. 1644–1733)
  2. 2. Henry Sands (Bet. 1643–1672 – Bet. 1644–1733)
  3. 3. Chauncey Sands (Bet. 1643–1672 – Bet. 1644–1733)
  4. 4. Sarah Sands (15 Aug 1645 – 15 May 1726)
  5. 5. Bridget Sands (1646 – 1648)
  6. 6. John (J) Sands (1650 – 15 Mar 1712)
  7. 7. Sarah (Mary) Sands (1651 – 15 May 1726)
  8. 8. Capt. (Samuel) Sands (1656 – 18 September 1716)
  9. 9. Samuel Sands (1656 – 1716) m. Sybil Ray (19 March 1665 – 23 Dec 1733) m. Dorothy RAY m. Elizabeth LESSITT m. Elizabeth Baxter
    1. 1. Ann Sandys (2 Nov 1671 – Bet. 1697–1774)
    2. 2. Rev. (Samuel) Niles (1 May 1674 – 1 May 1762)
    3. 3. Sybill Sands (Bet. 1680–1708 – Bet. 1697–1774)
    4. 4. Sarah Niles (1687 – 1748) m. Nathan Sellick (12 September 1686 – 15 January 1772) m. Tiddeman Hull
      1. 1. Sands Selleck (14 August 1714 – 1772)
      2. 2. Silas Selleck (June 1715 – 1761)
      3. 3. Mary Selleck (1 October 1717 – )
      4. 4. Jonathan Selleck (1 October 1720 – )
      5. 5. Sarah Selleck (12 August 1723 – )
      6. 6. Nathan Selleck (15 September 1726 – 22 February 1807)
      7. 7. Silvanus Selleck (1 September 1734 – 1773)
      8. 8. Simeon Selleck (18 Sep 1744 – 3 August 1730)
      9. 9. Deborah Sellick
      10. 10. Gould (John) Selleck
    5. 5. Mary Sands (1697 – 15 Jul 1712)
    6. 6. Hannah Sands (1708 – 1745)
  10. 10. James Sands (1662 – 1732)
  11. 11. Edward Sands (1662 – 14 Jun 1708)
  12. 12. Margaret Sands (about 1662 – 6 Apr 1758)
  13. 13. Mercy Sands (1665 – 3 May 1741)
  14. 14. Job Sands (1667 – Bet. 1644–1733)
  15. 15. Edward Sands (1672 – 1708)
  16. 16. Mercy Sands ( – 1704)

James Sands's Timeline

2 Records

1622
1622
Birth of James Sands I in Reading, Berkshire, England
Reading, Berkshire, England
1695
13 Mar 1695
Age 73
Death of James Sands I 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
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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