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Samuel Sands 1656 – 1716 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1656

Birth Location: Portsmouth, RI

Death Date: 1716

Death Location: Sands Point, Crowneck, Nassau, New York, USA

Father: James Sands

Mother: Sarah Walker

Spouse(s): Sybil Ray, Dorothy RAY, Elizabeth LESSITT, Elizabeth Baxter

Children(s): Ann Sandys, Rev. Niles, Sybill Sands, Sarah Niles, Mary Sands, Hannah Sands

In 1656, Samuel Sands entered the world in Portsmouth, RI, born to James Sands and Sarah Walker. Samuel Sands married Sybil Ray, Dorothy RAY, Elizabeth LESSITT, Elizabeth Baxter, and had children including Ann Sandys, Rev. Samuel Niles, Sybill Sands, Sarah Niles, Mary Sands, Hannah Sands. Samuel Sands passed away in 1716 in Sands Point, Crowneck, Nassau, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1656, Samuel Sands entered the world in Portsmouth, RI, born to James Sands and Sarah Walker.
  • Samuel Sands married Sybil Ray, Dorothy RAY, Elizabeth LESSITT, Elizabeth Baxter, and had children including Ann Sandys, Rev. Samuel Niles, Sybill Sands, Sarah Niles, Mary Sands, Hannah Sands.
  • Samuel Sands passed away in 1716 in Sands Point, Crowneck, Nassau, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samuel Sands's Ancestors

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Samuel Sands
1656 – 1716
Birth Place: Portsmouth, RI
Parents
James Sands
1622 – 1695
Reading, Berkshire, England
Sarah Walker
1620 – 1709
Hingham, Norfolk, , England
Grandparents
HENRY Sands
1572 – 1626
England
ELIZABETH GOFFE
1592 – 1647
Reading, Berkshire, England
^John Walker
1604 – 1647
Cowfold, Sussex, England
Catherine Hutchinson
1603 – 1643
Alford, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edwin Sands
Cecilia Wilford
1534 – 1611
Honorable Colony
1555 – 1635
William VI
1566 – 1638
Dorothy Newman
1576 – 1680
Judge Hutchinson
1586 – 1642
Anne Colony
1591 – 1643
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Goffe
1540 – 1564
Sir III
1528 – 1588
Elizabeth Walker
1544 – 1602
Capt. (1554-1631)
1564 – 1631
Susanna Tuttle
1564 – 1645

Samuel Sands's Descendants

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Samuel Sands (1656 – 1716) m. Sybil Ray (19 March 1665 – 23 Dec 1733) m. Dorothy RAY m. Elizabeth LESSITT m. Elizabeth Baxter
  1. 1. Ann Sandys (2 Nov 1671 – Bet. 1697–1774)
  2. 2. Rev. (Samuel) Niles (1 May 1674 – 1 May 1762)
  3. 3. Sybill Sands (Bet. 1680–1708 – Bet. 1697–1774)
  4. 4. Sarah Niles (1687 – 1748) m. Nathan Sellick (12 September 1686 – 15 January 1772) m. Tiddeman Hull
    1. 1. Sands Selleck (14 August 1714 – 1772)
    2. 2. Silas Selleck (June 1715 – 1761)
    3. 3. Mary Selleck (1 October 1717 – )
    4. 4. Jonathan Selleck (1 October 1720 – )
    5. 5. Sarah Selleck (12 August 1723 – )
    6. 6. Nathan Selleck (15 September 1726 – 22 February 1807)
    7. 7. Silvanus Selleck (1 September 1734 – 1773)
    8. 8. Simeon Selleck (18 Sep 1744 – 3 August 1730)
    9. 9. Deborah Sellick
    10. 10. Gould (John) Selleck
  5. 5. Mary Sands (1697 – 15 Jul 1712)
  6. 6. Hannah Sands (1708 – 1745)

Samuel Sands's Timeline

2 Records

1656
1656
Birth of Samuel Sands in Portsmouth, RI
Portsmouth, RI
1716
1716
Age 60
Death of Samuel Sands in Sands Point, Crowneck, Nassau, New York, USA
Sands Point, Crowneck, Nassau, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Portsmouth, RI
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 733.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BKJ
    [3] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: Sands Point, Crowneck, Nassau, New York, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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