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James Sands 1622–1695 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1622

Birth Location: Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 13 March 1695

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

Father: Henry Sandys

Mother: ELIZABETH GOFFE

Spouse(s): Sarah Walker

Children(s): James Sands, Sands None

James Sands was born in 1622 in Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Henry Wilford Sandys And Elizabeth Goffe. In 1638, James Sands resided in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. James Sands married Sarah Walker, and had children including Edward Sands, Harriet Sands, James Sands, John Sands, Merry Raymon, Samuel Sands, Sands, Sarah Niels. 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, United Kingdom, the child of Henry Wilford Sandys And Elizabeth Goffe.
  • In 1638, James Sands resided in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
  • James Sands married Sarah Walker, and had children including Edward Sands, Harriet Sands, James Sands, John Sands, Merry Raymon, Samuel Sands, Sands, Sarah Niels.
  • 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

Self
James Sands
1622–1695
Birth Place: Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Henry Wilford Sandys
1572–1625
Wollwich, Essex, England
ELIZABETH GOFFE
1592–1660
Reading, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Archbishop (Edwyn) Sandys
1519–1588
Furness Fells, Hawkshead parish, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Cicely Wilford
1534–1610
Cranbrook, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Thomas GOFFE
1555–1635
Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Martha ((Goffe)) Layer
1554–1668
Reading, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Sandys
1486–1546
Margaret Dixon
1500–1548
Thomas Wilsforde
1507–1553
Rose Wilsford
1508–1584
Robert Goffe
1540–1564
Bridget Winthrop
1543–1614
Barbara Layer
1546–1604
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Dixon,
1459–1510
Lady ROOS
1465–1500
William Whetenhall
1467–1524
Anne Cromer
1468–1520
Thomas Goffe
1520–1573
Isabel ;married
1527–
Augustine MP*
1500–1571
Elizabeth Reade
1500–

James Sands's Descendants

1.
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James Sands (1622–13 March 1695) m. Sarah Walker (1620–2 Apr 1790)
  1. 1. James Sands 1671–1739 m. Elizabeth ((Mary)) Cornell 1697–1762
    1. 1. Othniel Sands 1699–1757 m. Susannah Lang 1702–1757
      1. 1. Othniel (Sands) Jr 1733–1823 m. Martha Ketchum 1735–1815
        1. 1. John Sands 1761–1846 m. Anna ((Sands)) Palmer 1770–1852
        2. 2. Jesse Sands 1768–1842
      2. 2. Caleb Sands 1727–1807
      3. 3. James Sands 1725–1759
    2. 2. Jerusha Sands 1670–
    3. 3. Zerviah Sands 1714–1766
    4. 4. Mary Sands 1698–1765
    5. 5. Bathsheba Sands 1700–1740
    6. 6. John Sands 1670–1775
    7. 7. Abijah Sands 1670–1769
    8. 8. Sands 1859–
  2. 2. Sands 1859–

James Sands's Timeline

7 Records

1622
1622
Birth of James Sands in Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
1638
1638-1887
Age 16
James Sands resided here in Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Newport, 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, Rhode Island, USA
Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1698
1698
Age 76
James Sands resided here
None
1849
18 Nov 1849
Age 227
James Sands was baptized in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1622
    Event Place: Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 153
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 734.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BKJ
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Rhode Island, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1849
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P84JS001

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620-1650
    Event Place: Rhode Island
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Rhode Island; Year: 1620-1650; Page Number: 5

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1638-1887
    Event Place: Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
    [2] History of Newport County, Rhode Island

    Genealogy Event 5
    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, Probate Records 1675-1931 (New Shoreham, Rhode Island); Author: New Shoreham (Rhode Island). Probate Court; Probate Place: Washington, Rhode Island

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1695
    Record Source: Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records 1675-1931 (New Shoreham, Rhode Island); Author: New Shoreham (Rhode Island). Probate Court; Probate Place: Washington, Rhode Island

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1698
    Record Source: New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly-1914) - Extracts; Publication Place: New York; Publisher: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society; Page Number: 64

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Descent of Comfort Sands and of his children
    [2] Descendants of James Sands of Block Island

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 March 1695
    Event Place: Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records 1675-1931 (New Shoreham, Rhode Island); Author: New Shoreham (Rhode Island). Probate Court; Probate Place: Washington, Rhode Island
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Colonial Families of the USA
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Rhode Island, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    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, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1694
    Event Place: Washington, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records 1675-1931 (New Shoreham, Rhode Island); Author: New Shoreham (Rhode Island). Probate Court; Probate Place: Washington, Rhode Island

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