Capt. JAMES1 SANDS born in England in 1622, died in America 1695. He came from Reading, Berkshire, England. He followed Ann Hutchinson in her exile on the banks of the Hudson, N. Y., and returned to Rhode Island in 1664. He m. Sarah Walker, dau, of John and Catharine, she d. 1709. Their children were:

  John2 J. b. 1650, m. Sybil Ray, b. 1665, d. 1733,
    dau. of Simeon and Mary (Thomas) he d. 1712.
  Sarah2 m. 1671, Nathaniel Niles, son of John and
    Jane, he b. 1642, d. 1723, she d. 1726.
  Mercy2 m. 1683, Joshua Raymond, b. 1644, son of
    Joshua and Elisabeth (Smith), she d. 1704.
  Capt. James2 b. 1662, m. 1694, Sarah Cornell, b.
    1679, dau. of John and Mary (Russell).
  Samuel2 b. 1666, m. 1699, Dorothy Ray, dau. of
    Simeon and Mary (Thomas), he d. 1730.
  Edward2 b. 1672, m. 1693, Mary Williams, dau. of
    John and Ann (Alcott), he d. 1708, she d. 1708.
Children of JOHN J.2 SANDS and Sibyl:

John3 b. 1684, m. Catharine Guthrie, he d. 1763.

Nathaniel3 b. 1687, m. an O'Neil.

Edward3 b. 1691, m. Mary Cornell, dau. of Richard of Cowneck.

George3 b. 1694, d. 1704.

Mary3 b. 1697, m. Joseph Silleck.

Catharine3 b. 1700, m. Edmond Mott.
Dorothy3 b. 1703, m. John Bowne.

Abigail3 b. 1708, m. 1728, John Thomas.

JOHN3 SANDS (John J.2 James1) and Catharine Guthrie had:

  John4 b. 1708, m. 1st 1734, Elisabeth Sands, 2d
    1736, Elisabeth Cornell, dau. of Caleb.
  Robert4 b. 1710.
  Edward4 m. 1732, Hannah Tredwell.
  George4 m. 1757, Jemima Smith, dau. of Abel and
    Ruth.
  Annie4 b. 1723, m. 1st Christopher Dean, had
    son, 2d 1745 David Brooks.
  Nathaniel4 b. 1724, m. Mercy Sands.
  Joshua4 b. 1725, m. 1748, Mary Smith.
  Simon4 b. 1727, m. 1757, Catharine Tredwell, 2d
    1765, Sarah Sands.
  Gideon4 b. 1729, m. Mary Sands.
  Mary4 b. 1732, m. 1757, Samuel Gifford.
  Benjamin4 b. 1735, m. 1758, Mary Jackson.
JOHN4 SANDS and 1st w. Elisabeth Sands had:

  John5 b. 1735, m. 1757, Elisabeth Jackson.
2d wife Elisabeth Cornell had:

  Cornell5 m. 1767, Elisabeth Hull.
  Robert5 m. 1759, Phebe Carman.
  Comfort5 m. 1769, Sarah Dodge.
  Stephen5 m. 1772, Mary Bronson.
  Richardson5 m. 1777, Lucretia Logan.
  Joshua5 m. 1780, Ann J. Cott.
JAMES2 SANDS (James1) and Sarah Cornell had:

  Othniel3 b. 1699, m. Susannah Laing.
  James3 b. 1702, m. 1st 1731, Hannah Haviland, 2d
    Rebecca Bagley.
  Abijah3 m. 1730, Hannah Waring.
  John3 b. 1716, m. Catharine Greene.
  Mary3 m. Joseph Sutton.
Zerviah3 m. Aaron Smith.
  Jerusha3 m. John Carman.
  Bathsheba3 m. Thomas Everett.
  Sarah3 b. 1728, m. John Aspinwall.
SAMUEL2 SANDS (James1) and Dorothy Ray had:

  Sybil3 m. Jonathan Rogers.
  Mary3 m. Richard Stillwell.
  Anna3 m. a Kenman.
  Sarah3 m. 1713, Nathan Silleck.
  Mary3 m. (???) John Reid.
  Samuel3 m. Mary Pell, dau. of Thomas; his mother,
    dau. of an Indian Chief.
Children of SAMUEL3 SANDS and Mary Pell:

  Samuel4 b. 1723, m. Mercy Gedney.
  Pell4 m. 1753, Sarah Ackerly, had Samuel5 m. 1777,
    Esther Seaman.
  Thomas4 m. Mary Ketcham.
  Mercy4 m. Nathaniel Sands, had David b. 1745,
    m. Clement Hallock, b. 1746.
  Mary4 m. Jonathan Belknap.
  Sarah4 m. Thomas Powell, son of Solomon.
  Phebe4 m. Armont Cannon.
SAMUEL5 SANDS and Esther Seaman had:

  Obadiah m. Susan Bussing.
  Rachel m. Samuel Ketcham.
  Martha m. Wm. Edmondson.
  Henry m.
  Edmond, Samuel, Nathaniel, William.
James2 Sands and Sarah Cornell settled at Sands Point, L. I.