Richard Sandys (bef. 1616 - 1669)

Born before 11 Aug 1616 in Ombersley, Worcestershire, England

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Died Dec 1669 after age 53 in Northbourne, Kent, England

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Biography

The birth date shown above is his date of baptism. He was his parents' third son. Richard, son of Edward Sandys, was baptised on 11 August 1616 in Ombersley, Worcestershire, England.^[1]

Richard Sandys purchased Downe-Hall (aka Downe-Court) in Kent, and was a Colonel in the Parliamentary army, died 1669; married Hester Aucher and had issue six sons and four daughters.

Richard was named in the 1636 will of his brother Henry^[2], and it appears that he was not really trusted by his brother who largely passed him over, leaving control of the family estates to their younger brother Edwin. In an unpleasant turn of events Richard was ejected at gunpoint from the Northbourne property by Edwin. ^[3]

Richard was buried on 17 December 1669 in Northbourne, Kent, England.^[4]

Downe-Hall

Downe-Hall passed by sale, in the reign of King Charles I. to Col. Richard Sandys, third son of Sir Edwyn Sandys of Norborne, the second son of Dr. Edwyn Sandys, archbishop of York, by Cicely, daughter of Thomas Wilsford of Cranbrooke.

Henry Sandys, the eldest son of Richard above mentioned, by Hester his wife, daughter of Edwin Aucher, Esq. of Wilshorough, was of Downe-Court, and married Catherine, widow of Sir John Kay, Bart. and daughter of Sir William St. Quintin, Bart. by whom he had Jordan Sandys, Esq. who sold Downe Court to Richard Oldner, Esq. of Exton.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   FamilySearch Record: NYLK-B48 (accessed 6 December 2022)
   Richardus Sandys baptism on 11 Aug 1616, son of Edwini Sandys, in Ombersley, Worcestershire, England.
2. ↑ Will of Henry Sandys: "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.
3. ↑ “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.
4. ↑ Burial: "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
   FamilySearch Record: J8JB-14W (accessed 6 December 2022)
   Richard Sr Sandys burial on 17 Dec 1669 in Northbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
5. ↑ The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 2. Originally published by W Bristow, Canterbury, 1797.

• The Visitation of Kent 1619 by John Philipot, Rouge Dragon, edited by Robert Hovenden, F.S.A., London, 1989, p.148.

• The Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland by Messrs, John and John Bernard Burke, 2nd edition, London, 1841, p.468 and notes.
• Pleasants, J. Hall. "The Lovelace Family and Its Connections: Sandys of Furnace Fells, Lancashire (Continued)." The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 29, April 1, 1921.