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James Sands 1622–1695 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1622

Birth Location: Reading, Berkshire, England

Death Date: 13 March 1695

Death Location: Block Island, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, English Colonial America

Father: Henry Sandys

Mother: Elizabeth Goffe

Spouse(s): Sarah Sands

Children(s): Sarah (Sandys), Mercy Sands, Bridget Sands, John Capt., James Capt., Edward Capt., Henry Sands

James Sands was born in 1622 in Reading, Berkshire, England, the child of Henry Sandys And Elizabeth Goffe. In 1694, James Sands resided in Block Island Alias New Shoram, Colony, Rhode Islan. James Sands married Sarah Sands, and had children including Bridget Sands, Edward Sands Capt, Henry Sands, James Walker Sands Capt, John Sands Capt, Mercy Sands, Sarah Mary Sands Sandys. James Sands passed away in 1695 in Block Island, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, English Colonial America.

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Biography

  • James Sands was born in 1622 in Reading, Berkshire, England, the child of Henry Sandys And Elizabeth Goffe.
  • In 1694, James Sands resided in Block Island Alias New Shoram, Colony, Rhode Islan.
  • James Sands married Sarah Sands, and had children including Bridget Sands, Edward Sands Capt, Henry Sands, James Walker Sands Capt, John Sands Capt, Mercy Sands, Sarah Mary Sands Sandys.
  • James Sands passed away in 1695 in Block Island, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, English Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Sandys
1572–1626
Birth Location: Wilberton, Isle Of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
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Elizabeth Goffe
1592–1647
Birth Location: Reading, Berkshire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Sands
1626–1709
Birth Location: Hingham, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Sarah (Sandys)
1645–1726
Birth Location: New Shoreham, Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island, English Colonial America
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Mercy Sands
1654–1704
Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, English Colonial America
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Bridget Sands
1646–1648
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, English Colonial America
BS
John Capt.
1649–1712
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, English Colonial America
JC
James Capt.
1662–1732
Birth Location: Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
JC
Edward Capt.
1672–1708
Birth Location: New Shoreham, Newport, Rhode Island, English Colonial America
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Henry Sands
1654–1712
Birth Location: New Shoreham, Washington, Rhode Island, English Colonial America
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James Sands's Ancestors

Self
James Sands
1622–1695
Birth Place: Reading, Berkshire, England
Parents
Henry Sandys
1572–1626
Wilberton, Isle Of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Elizabeth Goffe
1592–1647
Reading, Berkshire, , England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Sands's Descendants

1.
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James Sands (1622–13 March 1695) m. Sarah Sands (1626–1709)
  1. 1. Sarah ("Mary" Sands) (Sandys) 1645–1726 m. Nathaniel (Niles) Capt. 1642–1727
    1. 1. Samuel (Niles) Rev. 1674–1762 m. Elizabeth ("Eliza") Thacher 1683–1716
      1. 1. Elizabeth ('Eliza') Niles 1706–1775 m. Joshua (Hayward) Lt. 1699–1794
        1. 1. Joshua (Hayward) Maj. 1737–1778 m. Abigail (Beale) (Bale) 1746–1821
        2. 2. Sarah Hayward 1727–1799 m. Nathaniel (Wales) Capt. 1724–1788
        3. 3. Elizabeth Hayward 1725–1791 m. Samuel Tucker 1719–1776
        4. 4. Eunice Hayward 1731–1818 m. Abiah Packard 1727–1809
        5. 5. Joshua Hayward 1733–1733
        6. 6. Mary Hayward 1735–1797 m. Moses Baker 1738–1781
      2. 2. Mary Niles 1713–1792
      3. 3. Sarah Niles 1708–1738
      4. 4. Samuel Niles 1711–1804
      5. 5. Nathaniel Niles 1715–1731
    2. 2. Ebenezer Niles 1683–1753
    3. 3. Nathaniel Niles 1677–1766
    4. 4. Tabitha Niles 1685–1717
    5. 5. Katherine Niles 1680–1681
    6. 6. Elisha Niles 1682–1685
    7. 7. Jeremiah (Niles) Sands 1672–1740
  2. 2. Mercy Sands 1654–1704
  3. 3. Bridget Sands 1646–1648
  4. 4. John (Sands) Capt. 1649–1712
  5. 5. James (Walker Sands) Capt. 1662–1732 m. Mary (Sarah) Cornell 1679–1730
    1. 1. Mary Sands 1698–1765
    2. 2. Othniel Sands 1699–1757
    3. 3. Bathsheba Sands 1700–1730
  6. 6. Edward (Sands) Capt. 1672–1708 m. Mary ("Polly") Alcock 1674–1708
    1. 1. Edward Sands –1690
  7. 7. Henry Sands 1654–1712

James Sands's Timeline

5 Records

1622
1622
Birth of James Sands in Reading, Berkshire, England
Reading, Berkshire, England
1651
1651
Age 29
James Sands was married in RI, Rhode Island, USA
RI, Rhode Island, USA
1694
Abt 1694
Age 72
James Sands resided here in Block Island Alias New Shoram, Colony, Rhode Island
Block Island Alias New Shoram, Colony, Rhode Island
1694
18 Jun 1694
Age 72
James Sands - Probate in Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Washington, Rhode Island, USA
1695
13 March 1695
Age 73
Death of James Sands in Block Island, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, English Colonial America
Block Island, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, English Colonial America

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1651
    Event Place: RI, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1694
    Event Place: Block Island Alias New Shoram, Colony, Rhode Island
    Record Source: Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 March 1695
    Event Place: Block Island, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, English Colonial America
    Record Source: Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1694
    Event Place: Washington, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
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