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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, Samuel Sands

James Sands was born in 1622 in Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, 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 Walker, and had children including Edward Sands, James Sands, John Sands, Merry Raymon, Samuel 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, United Kingdom, 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 Walker, and had children including Edward Sands, James Sands, John Sands, Merry Raymon, Samuel Sands.
  • James Sands passed away in 1695 in New Shoreham, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Sandys
1572–1626
Birth Location: Wollwich, Essex, England
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ELIZABETH GOFFE
1592–1660
Birth Location: Reading, Berkshire, England
EG

Spouses(s)

Sarah Walker
1626–1709
Birth Location: Hingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
SW

Children(s)

James Sands
1671–1739
Birth Location: Block Island, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
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Samuel Sands
1652–
Birth Location: –
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James Sands's Ancestors

Self
James Sands
1622–1695
Birth Place: Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Henry Sandys
1572–1626
Wollwich, Essex, England
ELIZABETH GOFFE
1592–1660
Reading, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Goffe
1540–1585
Steyning, Sussex, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Martha ((Goffe)) Layer
1554–1601
Reading, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Barbara Layer
1546–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Augustine Steward
1491–1571
Elizabeth Steward
1500–1603

James Sands's Descendants

1.
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James Sands (1622–13 March 1695) m. Sarah Walker (1626–1709)
  1. 1. James Sands 1671–1739 m. Mary Cornell 1697–1762
    1. 1. Othniel Sands 1699–1757 m. Susannah (Lang) Sands 1702–1757
      1. 1. Samuel (Othniel Sands) Jr 1733–1823 m. Martha Ketchum 1734–1815
        1. 1. John Sands 1761–1846 m. Anna Palmer 1770–1852
        2. 2. Ruth Sands 1763–1787
        3. 3. Jesse Sands 1768–1842
        4. 4. Martha Sands 1771–
        5. 5. Samuel Sands 1766–1840
        6. 6. Nathaniel Sands 1789–1846
        7. 7. Nathaniel Sands 1773–1777
      2. 2. Mary Sands 1734–
      3. 3. William (Lang) Sands 1731–1823
      4. 4. George (Atwood) Sands 1730–1759
      5. 5. Mary Sands 1743–1748
      6. 6. Mary (Sands) Belknap 1726–1797
      7. 7. Jerusha Sands 1737–1798
      8. 8. Jerusha Sands 1723–1784
      9. 9. William Sands 1728–1759
      10. 10. Sarah (Sands Buys) Anderson 1735–
      11. 11. Sarah Sands 1739–
      12. 12. James Sands 1728–1759
      13. 13. James Sands 1723–1759
      14. 14. Caleb (Sands) Junior 1727–1807
      15. 15. Susannah Sands 1739–
      16. 16. Samuel Sands 1723–1792
      17. 17. John (E) Sands 1723–1810
      18. 18. Mary (Sarah) Sands 1723–
      19. 19. Lang Sands 1731–1807
    2. 2. Mary Sands 1698–1765
    3. 3. John Sands 1670–1775
    4. 4. Zerviah Sands 1714–1766
    5. 5. Abijah Sands 1670–1769
    6. 6. Jerusha Sands 1670–
    7. 7. Bathsheba Sands 1700–1740
  2. 2. Samuel Sands 1652–

James Sands's Timeline

6 Records

1622
1622
Birth of James Sands in Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
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] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 734.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BKJ
    [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] Colonial Families of the USA
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [8] 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: 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 4
    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 5
    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 6
    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] 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] Colonial Families of the USA
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [8] Rhode Island, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    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 8
    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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