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James Sands 1671–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1671

Birth Location: Block Island, Washington, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 11 Sep 1739

Death Location: , Leicester, England

Father: James Sands

Mother: Sarah Walker

Spouse(s): Mary Cornell

Children(s): Othniel Sands, Mary Sands, John Sands, Zerviah Sands, Abijah Sands, Jerusha Sands, Bathsheba Sands

In 1671, James Sands entered the world in Block Island, Washington, Rhode Island, USA, born to James Sands And Sarah Walker. James Sands married Mary Cornell, and had children including Abijah Sands, Bathsheba Sands, Jerusha Sands, John Sands, Mary Sands, Othniel Sands, Zerviah Sands. James Sands passed away in 1739 in , Leicester, England.

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Biography

  • In 1671, James Sands entered the world in Block Island, Washington, Rhode Island, USA, born to James Sands And Sarah Walker.
  • James Sands married Mary Cornell, and had children including Abijah Sands, Bathsheba Sands, Jerusha Sands, John Sands, Mary Sands, Othniel Sands, Zerviah Sands.
  • James Sands passed away in 1739 in , Leicester, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Sands's Ancestors

Self
James Sands
1671–1739
Birth Place: Block Island, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
James Sands
1622–1695
Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Walker
1626–1709
Hingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry Sandys
1572–1626
Wollwich, Essex, England
ELIZABETH GOFFE
1592–1660
Reading, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Goffe
1540–1585
Martha Layer
1554–1601
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Barbara Layer
1546–

James Sands's Descendants

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James Sands (1671–11 Sep 1739) m. Mary Cornell (1697–15 September 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
        1. 1. Rosannah Sands 1800–1850 m. Joseph Haasze 1785–1852
      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

James Sands's Timeline

5 Records

1671
1671
Birth of James Sands in Block Island, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Block Island, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
1697
1697
Age 26
James Sands was married in Sands Point, Nassau, New York, USA
Sands Point, Nassau, New York, USA
1734
Abt 15 Jan 1734
Age 63
Death of James Sands in Matinecock, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, USA
Matinecock, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, USA
1739
11 Sep 1739
Age 68
Burial of James Sands in , Leicester, England
, Leicester, England
1741
14 Mar 1741
Age 70
James Sands was baptized in Saint Botolph,Sibson,Leicester,England
Saint Botolph,Sibson,Leicester,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1671
    Event Place: Block Island, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 760.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BKJ
    [2] Colonial Families of the USA
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1741
    Event Place: Saint Botolph,Sibson,Leicester,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1697
    Event Place: Sands Point, Nassau, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1730
    Record Source: New York County, New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1658-1880 (NYSA), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; Records of wills and probates, 1665-1787; Series Number: J0043-92

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Descendants of James Sands of Block Island
    [2] The Aspinwall genealogy
    [3] The Brown family history : tracing the Clark Brown line

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 15 Jan 1734
    Event Place: Matinecock, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] Colonial Families of the USA
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1739
    Event Place: , Leicester, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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