John Sands (abt. 1728 - aft. 1808)

Born about 1728 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, New England

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Died after 1808 after about age 80 in Maine District, Massachusetts, USA [uncertain]

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Biography

John Sands was born about 1728 and baptized with 6 of his brothers & sisters on 13 April 1729 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Province, New England. He was the last child in the list of 7, indicating he was probably the youngest at that time. He was the son of James Sands (1696-bef.1747) and his wife, Emma (Jepson) Sands (1695-1744). ^[1]

Shortly after this collective baptism, James & Emma Sands moved their family to York County, Maine District, at that time part of Massachusetts Bay Province. John Sands grew up mainly on the coast of Maine. There he met and married Mary McLucas, b: 9 December 1741 in York County, Maine District, Massachusetts Bay.^[2]

The couple were married on 12 December 1776 in Buxton, York, Maine District, Massachusetts, USA. ^[3] This was, of course, right at the beginning of the American Revolution.

John & Mary (McLucas) Sands had 2 known children:

1. John Sands Jr., b: 24 Dec. 1783 in Buxton, York, Maine
2. Sarah "Sally" Sands, b: ca. 1784 in York Co., Maine

Sally Sands married John Snow, b: 1782 in Maine and lived until 1870. ^[4]

The exact death date and place for John Sands is not known. A Maine birth record from 1808 mentions him as the paternal grandfather of Betsey Sands, daughter of his son, John Sands, Jr. This might imply he was still living at that time but it's not certain. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-13Z1 : 10 November 2020), John Sands, 1729. Note: Baptismal record for 7 siblings, children of James & Emma (Jepson) Sands on 13 April 1729.
2. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F43H-NZG : 14 January 2020), Mary McLucas, 1741.
3. ↑ "Maine, Church Records, 1734-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGR4-5DZN : 3 October 2019), John Sands and Mary McLucas, 12 Dec 1776; citing Marriage, Maine, United States, Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 008133037. Note: The family tree on FamilySearch attributes this marriage to a John Sands, b: 1750, who was the nephew of "this" John Sands. But as wife Mary was definitely born in 1741, it's unlikely her husband was 9 years younger.
4. ↑ https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-324716471-9-8126/john-sands-in-myheritage-family-trees
5. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSTK-4F3Z : 14 January 2020), John Sands in entry for Betsey Sands, 1808.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-13Z1 : 10 November 2020), John Sands, 1729. Note: Baptismal record for 7 siblings, children of James & Emma (Jepson) Sands on 13 April 1729.

• Source: S-1958353556 Repository: #R-1961470942 Family Data Collection - Individual Records, by Edmund West, compiler. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. APID: 1,4725::0

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• Source: S-1958354669 Repository: #R-1961470942 Boston, Massachusetts Marriages, 1700-1809 on Ancestry.com: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Boston, Massachusetts Registry Department. Boston Marriages from 1700 to 1751. Vol. 1. Boston, MA, USA: Municipal Print, 1898. Boston, Massachusetts Registry Department. APID: 1,5208::0

• Source: S-1958355482 Repository: #R-1961470942 Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 by Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, compilers. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and may be available through Family History Libraries. Note: APID: 1,7853::0

• Source: S-1961470941 Repository: #R-1961470942 Ancestry Family Trees: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=25971230&pid=1777384006

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Sands-394 was created through the import of Frank Walter Sands_ Family Tre.ged on Nov 14, 2011 by Frank Walter Sands. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Frank Walter and others.