James Sands of Block Island
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HERALDIC DESCRIPTION ARMS: Or, a fesse dancettee between three cross-crosslets fitchee gules. CREST: A griffin segreant per fesse or and gules. MoITo: Probum non poenitet. DESCENDANTS OF JAMES SANDS OF BLOCK ISLAND With notes on the WALKER, HUTCHINSON, RAY, GUTHRIE, PALGRAVE, CORNELL, AYSCOUGH, MIDDAGH, HOLT, AND HENSHAW FAMILIES Compiled by MALCOLM SANDS WILSON Privately Printed New York • 1949 Copyright 1949 by Malcolm Sands Wilson 770 Park Avenue, New York 21, N. Y. All rights reserved PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA The William Byrd Press, Inc., Richmond, Virginia Foreword The purpose of this Genealogy of the Sands Family, which is the result of much research, is to put on record a more comprehensive account than any so far published in this country. The "Descent of Comfort Sands & of his Children," by Temple Prime, New York, 1886; and "The Direct Forefathers and All the Descendants of Richardson Sands, etc.," by Benjamin Aymar Sands, New York, 1916, (from both of which volumes I have obtained material) are excellent as far as they go, but their scope is very limited, as was the intention of their com pilers. I have not attempted to undertake a full and complete genealogy of this family, but have endeavored to fill certain lines and bring more nearly to date the data collected by the late Fanning C. T. Beck and the late LeBaron Willard, (brother-in-law of my aunt Caroline Sands Willard). I take this opportunity to express my thanks to all members of the family who have rendered cheerful and cooperative assistance. It had been my intention to have a Part II in this volume, in which the English Family of Sands, Sandes, Sandis or Sandys were to have been treated, and where the connecting link between James Sands of Block Island and his English forebears was to be made clear. Alas my optimism received a shattering blow, or rather many blows! The most diligent search both here and in England has not as yet revealed the parentage of James Sands-Parish Registers, Visitations of English Counties, Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, nor family papers, give a clue. It has generally been accepted for many years that James Sands was a grandson of Edwin Sandes, Archbishop of York, in the time of Elizabeth; but upon investigation, no proof is forth coming. True, there is a family of Sandes in Cornwall, England who make the same claim, but there again, no proof! However, there is considerable circumstantial evidence which I have endeavoured to show in the addenda to this book. The late Temple Prime, has I believe traced his descent through his mother Augusta Temple Palmer, to Hester Sandys daughter of Myles Sandys of Latimers, Bucks., and wife of Sir. Thomas Temple, 1st. Bart. of Stow. Likewise, the descendants of Hon. Joshua Sands, of which I am one, can trace descent through Mrs. Joshua Sands (Ann Ayscough) to Anne Sandys, only sister of Archbishop Sandes, who married Rich ard Braithwaite of Ambleside, Co. Westmoreland. Also in the addenda will be found short sketches of some members of the clan; and bits of information gleaned. The notes and pedigrees of Walkers, Hutchinsons, Rays, Guthries and Cornells will be of in terest to most descendants. Those of the families of Ayscough, Mid dagh, Holt and Henshaw will apply only to those df the Joshua, Samuel B. M., and John Middagh Sands lines. There is a book on the Ledyard Family of Hartford, so their line is not repeated here. Benjamin Aymar Sands in a forenote to his book, above mentioned, says, "While there is every reason to believe that James Sands was a grandson of Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York (b. 1516; d. July IO. 1588) there is not sufficient evidence to justify the claim of this descent." MALCOLM SANDS WILSON New York, 1949 DESCENDANTS OF JAMES SANDS OF BLOCK ISLAND SANDS FAMILY 1. James Sands, "Captain", born in England 1621/22. He came with the Hutchinsons from Massachusetts in 1637, and was with them in V ree land (Pelham, N. Y.) in 1642. He had a grant of land in Portsmouth, R. I., 1643. His wife Sarah Walker whom he married in 1645, was the daughter of John & Catherine (Hutchinson) Walker of Portsmouth, but originally from Boston. In 166r he and his family sailed for Block Island, where he had bought property the previous year; there they settled. His will is dated 18. June 1694 and he died Mch. 13. 1695. The will of Sarah his wife is dated Oct. 17. 1703 and she died on Block Island in 1709. Children of James & Sarah (Walker) Sands: +3. John b. Portsmouth, R. I. 1649; d. Cow Neck, L. I. Mch. 15. 1712; m. Sybil Ray. 4. Sarah b. Portsmouth, R. I. 1651; d. Cow Neck, L. I. 1726; m. Feb. 14. 1671 Capt. Nathaniel Niles b. Aug. 16. 1642; d. 1727; son of John Niles of Braintree, Mass. Issue: 1. Rev. Samuel Niles m. (1) Elizabeth Thatcher; (2) Anne Coddington; (3) Elizabeth Whiting. 11. Nathaniel Niles m. Mary Hannah. 111. Katherine Niles. iv. Ebenezer Niles. +5. Samuel b. Portsmouth, R. I. 1656; d. Cow Neck, L. I. 1716; m. Mary (Ray) Kenyon. +6. James b. Block Island 1662; d. Cow Neck, L. I. 1732; m. Mary Cornell. * 7.' Mercy b. Block Island 1665; d. May r. 1741; m. Apr. 29. 1683 Joshua Raymond b. Sept. 15. 1660; d. 1704; son of Joshua & Elizabeth (Smith) Raymond. +8. Edward b. Block Island 1672; d. June 14- 1708; m. Mary Williams. * The line of Comm. Oliver Hazard Perry from Mercy (Sands) Raymond, p. 61. 3 4 James Sands of Block Island 2. Henry Sands is supposed to have been a brother or half-brother of Captain James Sands. And to have been born in England in 1618; to have come to Boston, Mass. in 1636. There is no proof of any of this. According to "Windsor's History of Boston," "Henry Sands, Merchant admitted to the first Church of Boston, with wife Sybil, Oct. 30. 1638. On Jan. 6. 1639 his daughter Deliverance baptised-cl. y. In Nov. 1639, he with others formed a new Church at Rowley-admitted Freeman Oct. 7. 1640. He died in Boston 1651." (Where there is a statue to him bearing erroneous dates.) He had the following issue, none of whom left known descendants: 1. Deliverance b. 1639; d. y. 11. Samuel b. 1640; d. July 20. 1658; unm. 111. Deliverance b. Aug. 1646; 1v. John b. Aug. 28. 1646; living in 1668 when land was granted him, in his own right and in right of his father Mr. Henry Sands deceased. It is thought he died shortly thereafter. v. Mary or Mercy d. Aug. 14. 1654. 3. John Sands 1st. son of James Sands 1st., m. Sybil b. Mch. 19. 1665; d. Dec. 23. 1733; daughter of Simon 3rd. & Mary (Thomas) Ray of Block Island. Children of John & Sybil (Ray) Sands: +9. John 2nd. b. Block Island Jan.22.1683; d. Cow Neck Aug. 30. 1763; m. Catherine Guthrie. +10. Nathaniel b. Block Island 1687; d. B. I. May.10.1750; m. - O'Neil. +n. Edward b. B. I. 1691; d. Cow Neck Mch. 9. 1746; m. Mary Cornell. 12. George b. B. I. 1694; d. Cow Neck 1704; unm. 13. Mary b. Cow Neck 1697; d. 1713; s. p. m. Nathan Selleck. +14. Catherine b. Cow Neck 1700; d. 1758; m. 1730 Edmund Mott. 15. Dorothy b. Cow Neck 1703; d. June 15. 1765; m. John Bowne & had dau. 16. Abigail b. Cow Neck 1708; d. Aug. 4. 1782; m. Feb. 19. 1728 John Thomas of Rye, N. Y., 1st. Judge of County, who d. 1777; had the following issue: fames Sands of Block Island 5 l. John Thomas. 11. Thomas Thomas. lll. Sybill Thomas. IV. Peggy Thomas. v. Charlotte Thomas. Vl. Anna Thomas. 5. Samuel Sands son of James & Sarah (Walker) Sands, m. Mary, daughter of Simon 3rd. & Mary (Thomas) Ray, & widow of Roger Kenyon. Children of Samuel & Mary (Ray) Sands: +17. Samuel b. B. I. 1690; d. Newburgh, N. Y. 1764; m. Mary Pell. 18. Mary b. --; d. Oct. 1776; m. Dec. 17. 1721 Col. John Reid son of John & Margaret (Miller) Reid of Niddy Castle, Scot land. And had issue: 1. Anna Reid m. 1794 Obadiah Bowne ( son with Thomas of Obadiah & Elizabeth Bowne). 11. Helen Reid m. (1) Thomas Bowne m. (2) Benjamin Gar rison. * 19. Sarah m. Oct. 17. 1713 Nathan Selleck of Stamford, Conn. 20. Sybil m. Jonathan Rogers of New London, Conn. 21. Ann m. --Kinman. t 22. Mercy b. 1693; d. 1746; m. 1708 Richard Stillwell b. 1671; d. 1743; son of Capt. Richard Stillwell. 6. James Sands son of James & Sarah (Walker) Sands, m. 1697 Mary, daughter of John & Mary (Russell) Cornell, b. Little Neck, L. I. 1679; Children ofJames & Mary (Cornell) Sands: +'23. Othniel b. Matinicock, L. I. 1699; d. Bedford, N. Y. Aug. 19. 1757; m. 1723 Susannah Laing. 24. Mary b. Sands Point, L. I. 1701; m. Joseph Sutton of Rye, N. Y., issue: i. Joseph Sutton jr. ii. James Sutton. * Some descendants of Sarah (Sands) Selleck, p. 61. t Some descendants of Mercy (Sands) Stillwell, pp. 61, 62. 6 James Sands of Block Island 111. Caleb. Sutton. 1v. William Sutton. v. Richardson Sutton. v1. Mary Sutton. v11. Sururiah Sutton. v111. Abigail Sutton. ix. Jerusha Sutton. +25. James b. Matinicock, L. I. 1702; d. t770; m. Jan. 25. 1731 Hannah Haviland; he also m. Rebecca Bailey. +26. Abijah b. Matinicock, L. I. 1708; d. Aug. 7. 1769; m.