Henry Sandys Esq. (abt. 1608 - abt. 1640)

Born about 1608 in Northbourne, Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Hammond) Sandys — married [date unknown] in England

Died about Jul 1640 at about age 32 in London, England

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Biography

Henry was the eldest son of Edwin Sandys and his fourth wife Catherine. He was born in about 1605. ^[1]

He succeeded to the estate of Norborne-court on the death of his father in 1629. ^[2] Sandys was still a minor, barely out of university, when he was elected to Parliament at Mitchell in 1625 after failing to secure a seat at Sandwich, the borough closest to Northbourne. ^[3]

Henry married Margaret, daughter of Sir William Hammond. ^[1] They had one son Edwin, who died in London and was buried at Northbourne on on 19 Jun 1633. ^[4]

Henry left a will dated 21 Feb 1636 and requested burial in the church at Northbourne, close to the burial place of his late father. ^[5]He made bequests to and mentioned:

• the child my wife is carrying
• my brother Richard Sandys
• my brother Robert Sandys
• my brother Thomas Sandys
• my wife Margaret
• my father and mother, both deceased
• Sir Richard Bulkely. Knight
• Sir William Jones, Knight
• Thomas Bulkeley, esq
• my brother Edwyn Sandys
• my sister Lady Elizabeth Wilsford
• my sisters Katherine, Marie, Elizabeth and Penelope
• my brother (in law) Sir Thomas Wilsford
• my brother (in law) Mr Anthony Hamond

The parish register of Northbourne noted that "Captain Henry Sandys, Esq died at London, buried 7 Aug 1640.^[6]

By the time he died in London in July 1640, Sandys owed his creditors more than £8,000, over and above the debts inherited from his father. More than half of this amount consisted of bonds incurred through defaulting on loans. The debts incurred by his father and then added to by Henry caused a family rift; his brother eventually taking Northbourne Manor by force from his brother Richard and ejecting him from the property at gunpoint. ^[3]

Research Notes

Hasted says that Henry died s.p. ^[2] but the Visitation of Kent, citing Stowe, lists a son (in square brackets), Edwyn. Either this is an error or Edwyn died before his father. The third brother Richard was named executor of Henry's will and Norborne was left to his wife for life rather than his next brother Edwin. A family rift resulted in litigation by Edwin. No son of Henry is mentioned in the description in the HoP article. ^[7]

No evidence has yet been found for the arrival listed below. The Ancestry link doesn't work.

Boston & Rowley years

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Arrival 1620-1650 Boston, Massachusetts

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} The Visitation of Kent 1619 Page 148: Sandys
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Edward Hasted, 'Parishes: Northborne', in The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 9 (Canterbury, 1800), pp. 583-604. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-kent/vol9/pp583-604 [accessed 29 October 2019].
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} History of Parliament Online, SANDYS, Henry (c.1607-1640), of Northbourne, Kent. | History of Parliament Online HOP accessed: 6 December 2022
4. ↑ Burial: "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
   FamilySearch Record: J8JB-B68 (accessed 6 December 2022)
   Edwin Sandys burial on 19 Jun 1633 in Northbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
5. ↑ Will: "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858"
   The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 183
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 5111 #982100 (accessed 6 December 2022)
   Will of Henrici Sandys, granted probate on 28 Jul 1640. Died about 1640 in Northbourne, Kent, England.
6. ↑ Burial: "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
   FamilySearch Record: J8JB-BYV (accessed 6 December 2022)
   Henrie Captain Exquire Sandys burial on 7 Aug 1640 in Northbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
7. ↑ “SANDYS, Henry (c.1607-1640), of Northbourne, Kent. | History of Parliament Online.” Accessed October 29, 2019. https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/sandys-henry-1607-1640.