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Mary Polly (Lee) Sands (abt. 1795 - abt. 1875)

Mary Polly "Polly" Sands formerly Lee
Born about in Virginia, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , , , and [half]
Wife of — married 18 Apr 1820 in Ohio, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of and
Died about at about age 80 in Benton, Missouri, United Statesmap [uncertain]
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Biography

Polly Lee married James Sands on 18 Apr 1820 in Grayson County, Kentucky[1]
Among their children described on FamilySearch were:[citation needed] for all but "Nancy Jane," "Charles G," and "Samuel Valentine"
  1. Nancy Jane Sands[2]
  2. Charles G. Sands, b. c.1824, m. Catharine Cassinger 20 Aug 1850[3]
  3. Rebecca Sands, b. c. 1826
  4. Granville Robert Sands (ca. 1827-1899)
  5. Robert Wesley Sands Sr (ca. 1830-1899)
  6. James Henderson Sands (ca. 1832-1890)
  7. Samuel Valentine Sands (ca. 1839-1922)[4]
In the 1850 Benton, Missouri census, we find Polly Sands (Lee, 55 of Virginia), James M Sands (53, of Kentucky) along their daughter Nancy J. (Sands) Fewell (30, of Kentucky). [5]
In the 1860 Benton, Missouri census, we find Mary (Lee, 65 of Virginia) and James M Sands (63, of Kentucky) along with the household of their daughter Nancy (Sands) Fewel and her family.[6]
  1. Samuel Valentine Sands (ca. 1839-1922)
  2. Nancy "Jane" Sands (ca. 1821-1886), m. Hiram C J Fewel, b. c. 1825
    1. Robert Fewel, b. c. 1850
    2. Mary S Fewel, b. c. 1850
    3. James Fewel, b. c. 1856
    4. Benjamin Fewel, b. c. 1859
Mary and her husband James M. Sands were both alive at the 1870 census, living in Warsaw, Benton, Missouri.[7]

Polly's spouse James Sands was in a pension record.[8]

Research Notes

The following needs to be written as an interpreted narrative for this profile and the "sources" added inline, where applicable. The point of view of the below is Polly's husband, and hearsay is included. Paragraphs should be used.

James Madison Sands was born about 1797 in Nelson County, Kentucky and died after 1870 and before 1876 (I have seen the date of about 1872) in Missouri, probably in Benton County, Missouri.
He married Mary "Polly" Lee on April 18, 1820 in Ohio County, Kentucky. James M. Sands and his wife Mary were recorded in the 1870 Benton County, Missouri census, but not in the 1876 Benton County, Missouri census. She was born about 1795 in Virginia and died after 1870 and before 1876 in probably Benton County, Missouri. Mary "Polly" Lee's parents are unknown.
But Mary "Polly" Lee might have been a daughter of James Lee and Nancy Mayse of Knox County, Kentucky. Some researchers of the James Lee family have said that James Lee had a daughter Mary "Polly" Lee that married a Mr. Sands, but Mr. Sands first name is not known. Also, on the 1820 marriage license of James Sands and Mary "Polly" Lee it is stated that a Mr. Henry Crow knows that Mary "Polly" Lee is of legal age to marry and that Mary "Polly" Lee's parents live on the Cumberland River. James Lee and his wife and family were living in Knox County, Kentucky in the 1820 census. The Cumberland River runs through Knox County, Kentucky. So, maybe James Lee and Nancy Mayse are the parents of Mary "Polly" Lee or maybe they are not. James Madison Sands supposedly served in the War of 1812 from Kentucky, but his pension application was denied.
  • Lee Roots record no longer available, but may be available in the future
  • Family record sheets compiled by Joyce Caddell, KY 1985
  • Notes of Wm. J. Caddell, deceased; Mrs. Ercell Cooper, AZ, Helen Gray Collings, MO; Pricia Paulkovich, MD.
  • Old Wolf Cemetery records
  • Ella Jones Warfield, OK, deceased, granddaughter of James Lee and Nancy Mayse Lee.
  • Add where applicable, but the originals should be located on FamilySearch, especially the later records will have specific detail on the family constellation: 1820 and 1830 Censuses of Knox County, KY
  • To be searched on FamilySearch: Knox County and Whitley County Kentucky Marriages
  • Knox Co., KY Wills A:193
  • Research by John F. Vallentine, UT
  • Knox County, Kentucky Kinfolk, Quarterly publication of Knox County Genealogical Society Jan 1984, Oct 1982, Jan 1985
  • Knox County, KY Order Book A: Robert Bain, appointed surveyor Jan 1 1810
  • Tax List for Knox County, KY 1800

Sources

  1. ↑ Kentucky County Marriages, 1797-1954 (at FamilySearch); James Sands and Polly Lee, married 1820 in Grayson County, Kentucky and recorded in Ohio County, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 494,956.
  2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
    citing Page: 80; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005170187; FHL microfilm: 803607; Image number: 310; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01746-0
    FamilySearch Record: MHZX-QT8 (accessed 24 November 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSQ-99DX
    Nancy Fewel (28) in Township 41 Range 23, Benton, Missouri, United States. Born in Tennessee.
    James M Sands M 63 Kentucky
    Mary Sands F 65 Virginia
    Samuel Sands M 20 Kentucky
    Hiram C J Fewel M 35 Tennessee
    Nancy Fewel F 28 Tennessee
    Robert Fewel M 10 Missouri
    Mary S Fewel F 10 Missouri
    James Fewel M 4 Missouri
    Benjamin Fewel M 1 Missouri
  3. ↑ Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920, Charles D. Sands and Catharine Cassinger, married 20 Aug 1850 in Henry County, Missouri; FHL microfilm 946,601
  4. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
    citing Page: 80; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005170187; FHL microfilm: 803607; Image number: 310; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01746-0
    FamilySearch Record: MHZX-QTC (accessed 24 November 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSQ-99DX
    Samuel Sands (20) in Township 41 Range 23, Benton, Missouri, United States. Born in Kentucky.
    James M Sands M 63 Kentucky
    Mary Sands F 65 Virginia
    Samuel Sands M 20 Kentucky
    Hiram C J Fewel M 35 Tennessee
    Nancy Fewel F 28 Tennessee
    Robert Fewel M 10 Missouri
    Mary S Fewel F 10 Missouri
    James Fewel M 4 Missouri
    Benjamin Fewel M 1 Missouri
  5. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 34; Digital film/folder number: 004195942; FHL microfilm: 14872; Image number: 164; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01141-3
    FamilySearch Record: MDZ3-QSW (accessed 23 November 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DRZ3-GNQ
    Polly Sands (55) in Williams Township, Benton, Missouri, United States. Born in Virginia.
    James M Sands M 53 Kentucky
    Polly Sands F 55 Virginia
    Nancy J Feweh F 30 Kentucky
  6. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
    citing Page: 80; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005170187; FHL microfilm: 803607; Image number: 310; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01746-0
    FamilySearch Record: MHZX-QTH (accessed 23 November 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSQ-99DX
    Mary Sands (65) in Township 41 Range 23, Benton, Missouri, United States. Born in Virginia.
    James M Sands M 63 Kentucky
    Mary Sands F 65 Virginia
    Samuel Sands M 20 Kentucky
    Hiram C J Fewel M 35 Tennessee
    Nancy Fewel F 28 Tennessee
    Robert Fewel M 10 Missouri
    Mary S Fewel F 10 Missouri
    James Fewel M 4 Missouri
    Benjamin Fewel M 1 Missouri
  7. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
    citing Page: 19; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 30; Digital film/folder number: 004273818_001_M9CF-P9N; FHL microfilm: 000552258; Image number: 207; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01553-6
    FamilySearch Record: M4XW-YCT (accessed 23 November 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6863-7M6
    Mary Sands (75) in White Township, Benton, Missouri, United States. Born in Virginia.
    James M Sands M 73 Kentucky
    Mary Sands F 75 Virginia
  8. ↑ Pension of spouse James Sands: "United States War of 1812 Index to Pension Application Files, 1812-1910"
    citing military unit Muscn In Squad Ky Vols, NARA microfilm publication M313 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 847,512
    FamilySearch Record: X8ZK-X6K (accessed 24 November 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 939N-FMG1-6
    Name: Polly; Event Type: Pension.




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Sandoe-29 Jonathan Sandoe
Hello,

I was poking around, and I found that a number of the mentioned descendant of James and Mary are already on Wikitree. These are, at least, James H Sands (Sands-2176), Granville Robert Sands (Sands-2796), Nancy Jane (Sands) Fewell (Sands-107), and Robert Wesley Sands Sr. (Sands-2356).

I took the liberty of adding James Henderson Sands (Sands-2176) on the strength of sharing a household with Charles G in the 1850 census. I don't feel comfortable adding the others myself. Although they appear to be the same individuals as the ones mentioned here, I could not find corroboration in my brief searches, and do not have access to many of the records that you mention in the above. If you still do have access to these records and are comfortable that these are the correct individuals, it would be great if you could add them as children of Mary (Lee) Sands.

Thanks

posted by Jonathan Sandoe

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