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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: New Shoreham, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Father: Rev. Sandys

Mother: Elizabeth Goffe

Spouse(s): Sarah Walker

Children(s): John Sands, Samuel Sands, James Sands, Sarah Sands, Edward Sands, Mercy Sands, Bridget Sands

James Sands was born in 1622 in Reading, Berkshire, England, the child of Rev Henry Sandys And Elizabeth Goffe. James Sands married Sarah Walker, and had children including Bridget Sands, Edward Sands, James Sands, John Sands, Mercy Sands, Samuel Sands, Sarah Sands. James Sands passed away in 1695 in New Shoreham, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Sands was born in 1622 in Reading, Berkshire, England, the child of Rev Henry Sandys And Elizabeth Goffe.
  • James Sands married Sarah Walker, and had children including Bridget Sands, Edward Sands, James Sands, John Sands, Mercy Sands, Samuel Sands, Sarah Sands.
  • James Sands passed away in 1695 in New Shoreham, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Sands's Ancestors

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James Sands
1622–1695
Birth Place: Reading, Berkshire, England
Parents
Rev. Henry Sandys
1572–1625
Woolwich, Kent, , England
Elizabeth Goffe
1576–1647
Reading, Berkshire, , England
Grandparents
EDWIN ((Archbishop of York) BAINES SANDYS) Rev.
1519–1588
Hawkshaw, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England
Cecilia Wilsford
1524–1611
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Thomas Goffe
1550–1651
Reading, Berkshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Sandys
1493–1548
Sir I
1491–1553
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William VIII
1472–1540
MARGARET Curwen
1469–

James Sands's Descendants

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James Sands (1622–13 March 1695) m. Sarah Walker (1626–06 Jul 1709)
  1. 1. John Sands 1649–1712 m. Sybil Ray 1665–1733
    1. 1. John (Sands) II 1684–1763 m. Catherine Guthrie 1690–1769
      1. 1. Edward Sands 1712–1778 m. Hannah Tredwell 1709–1760 m. Lucy Clarke 1713–1766 m. Elizabeth Cornell 1711–1793
        1. 1. "Peggy" (Margaret) Sands 1742–1819 m. Nathaniel Littlefield 1733–1818
        2. 2. Anna (D Sands) Paine 1745–1810
        3. 3. Col. (Ray) Sands 1737–1808
        4. 4. Edward Sands 1748–1808 m. Deborah Niles 1751–1817
        5. 5. John Sands 1745–1820
        6. 6. Catherine Sands 1739–1772
      2. 2. Gideon Sands 1729–1770
      3. 3. Benjamin Sands 1735–1824
      4. 4. Simon Sands 1727–1787
      5. 5. Nathaniel Sands 1721–1783
      6. 6. Joshua Sands 1725–1787
      7. 7. George Sands 1733–1816
      8. 8. John (Sands) III 1709–1760
      9. 9. Annie Sands 1719–1776
      10. 10. Mary Sands 1715–1724
      11. 11. George Sands 1717–1777
      12. 12. Robert Sands 1709–1760
      13. 13. Mary Gifford 1732–1755
    2. 2. George Sands 1694–1704
    3. 3. Edward Sands 1691–1746 m. Mary Sands 1694–1762
      1. 1. Ray Sands 1738–1739
      2. 2. Henry Sands 1726–1780
      3. 3. Sibil Thorne 1727–1759
      4. 4. Richard Sands 1729–1798
    4. 4. Mary Sands 1686–
    5. 5. Catherine (Sands) Mott 1700–1758
    6. 6. Dorothy Sands 1703–1765
    7. 7. Nathaniel Sands 1687–1750
    8. 8. Abigail Sands 1709–1782
    9. 9. Mary (Sands) Selleck 1697–1712
  2. 2. Samuel Sands 1649–1716
  3. 3. James Sands 1672–1732
  4. 4. Sarah Sands 1645–1726
  5. 5. Edward Sands 1673–1708
  6. 6. Mercy Sands 1663–1741 m. Joshua Raymond 1660–1704
    1. 1. Anna Raymond –1773
  7. 7. Bridget Sands 1646–1648

James Sands's Timeline

4 Records

1618
August 1618
Birth of James Sands in Reading, Berkshire, England
Reading, Berkshire, England
1618
Aug 1618
James Sands was baptized in Saint Margaret,Westminster,London,England
Saint Margaret,Westminster,London,England
1622
1622
Birth of James Sands in Reading, Berkshire, England
Reading, Berkshire, England
1695
13 March 1695
Age 73
Death of James Sands in Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: August 1618
    Event Place: Reading, Berkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Autobiography of William Seymour Tyler, D D , LL D and related papers : with a genealogy of the anc
    [4] Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1622
    Event Place: Reading, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: Aug 1618
    Event Place: Saint Margaret,Westminster,London,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 59

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 March 1695
    Event Place: Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Autobiography of William Seymour Tyler, D D , LL D and related papers : with a genealogy of the anc
    [3] Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Shoreham, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index

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