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Subject: George & Jemima Sands children in Malcolm Sands Wilson's book - 1 child missing. Where can I look for records?
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 11:24:13 -0700

In Malcolm Sands Wilson's 1949 book Descendants of James Sands of Block
Island on page 16, is the following information: "54. George Sands son
of Edward & Mary (Cornell) Sands, m. at Poughkeepsie, Aprl. 1757 Jemima
b. July 11, 1739; d. July 1822; daughter of Abel jr. & Ruth (Jackson)
Smith. Children of George & Jemima (Smith) Sands:" Eleven children are
listed: Abel, Edward, Hannah, Ruth, Henry, Mary, George, Samuel,
Richard, Sarah, Sybil

George and Jemima's son Edward, an American Revolutionary War Loyalist,
died in New Brunswick, Canada in 1803. His probate information is
summarized in the book Early New Brunswick Probate Records 1785-1835 by
R. Wallace Hale on page 391. The summary reads in part "Deceased 18
December 1803. Will dated 24 August 1794, proved 29 December 1803.
Wife Ann use of one-third of estate for life. Brother Abel SANDS and
William WARD to sell real estate and divide among my eleven brothers and
sisters and the said William WARD, each to receive one-twelfth part."

Based on Edward Sands' will, George and Jemima Sands had twelve
children. I think my g-g-g-g grandfather, Stephen
Sands--Loyalist/Queens Ranger, might be the child not listed in Wilson's
book. Any suggestions or input as to how I can research Stephen in
Rhode Island would be greatly appreciated. I am concerned there is not
documentation in Rhode Island or it would have been found by Wilson.

On the 1850 census for Eaton Grant, Aroostook, Maine, Stephen's son
(also named Stephen Sands) is listed as age 72 birthplace Rhode Island.
www.upperstjohn.com/1850/eaton.htm#103b

Where could I look for a record of Stephen's birth or marriage or his
son's birth?

There are two Loyalists surnamed Sands listed in Esther Clark Wright's
1955 book The Loyalists of New Brunwick: "Edward, 2nd Lt. Co. 49,
N.Y.L.I., St. John, merchant" and "Stephen, QR, Grand Lake".

In 1784 (reregistered in 1785) Edward received a land grant in the Grand
Lake area, Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada. He shared the 200
acres with Benjamin Fairweather. In E. Stone Wiggins 1876 publication
The History of Queens County (pubished in 1993 by the Queens County
Historical Society) on page 54 is this information "FAIRWEATHER.
Thomas, Benjamin and Jedediah, U. E. Loyalist of Rhode Island, settled
in New Brunswick in 1783."

In March 1785 Stephen Sands petitioned for land in New Brunswick. In
the petition he says "being one of the disbanded troops called the
Queens Rangers having drawn my lot of land and I'll covenant to settle
on it. I having a large family If his Excellency will be good enuf to
grant me permission to take a lot No. 14...it being vacant." Stephen
petitioned again, with other men, for vacant lots in 1790 and in 1796.
The 1796 petition reads in part "your petitioners having settled land on
the east side of Grand Lake." In the 1937 book An Outline of the
History of Central New Brunswick by Lilian M. Beckwith Maxwell is the
following information "The Loyalists in general made their homes on the
banks of all the tributaries of the St. John including the lakes and
especially Grand Lake. It was Sir Guy Carleton's plan that the soldiers
should be settled as much as possible according to the regiments,
accompanied by one or more of their officiers in case of further war
with the United States....this idea had to be considerably altered from
geographical reasons and because the different corps varied much in
number."

I am now trying to track Edward's and Stephen's locations in New
Brunswick from 1784 to Edward's death in 1803. As far as I can tell,
Abel remained in the United States after the war. In the summary of
Edward's probate information is the following "On 9 April 1804 Abel
SANDS swore that he was a British subject; that during the American
Revlutionary War he served in one of His Majesty's Corps of Cavalry, the
British Legion, as a Quarter Master and has ever since received Half-Pay
as such, and is residing in the State of New York." According to
Wilson's book, Abel married Eliza Brooks; their first child, Sarah B.
was born June 18, 1787. Their fifth child was named Isaac Brooks Sands
- I think Eliza's father was named Isaac Brooks.

In 1790, one of the men petitioning with Stephen for vacant lots was
Amos Brooks. An Isaac Brooks is mentioned in Amos' probate information.
I am wondering if Eliza Brooks was of the same family as the Loyalist
Brooks in New Brunswick. If so, this is one more circumstance
connecting Stephen to the George and Jemima Sands family.

Sincerely,
Rebecca

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