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Subject: Esther Sands
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1998 13:36:28 EDT


Your research on my behalf has solved the mystery of the parents of Esther
Sands who married William Seymour. She definitely was a daughter of Peggy
Sands, and a grand-daughter of James(3) Sands. The only question remaining is
about Peggy Sands. Since Esther was born with the surname Sands, her mother
must have either been single or been married to a man named Sands. In either
event, I am satisfied with the knowledge I now have - thanks to you. Perhaps
further research will reveal Peggy's marital status at the time of Esther's
birth, but, of course, if she was not married, no marriage record would
exist. I have 1766 as the year of Esther's birth, and Jan. 7, 1783 as her
marriage date to William Seymour. Their first child, Drake, was born in 1783
(no month or day available). Esther would have been only 16 or 17 when she
married. A colleague of mine told me years ago that he had seen something in
print to the effect that the marriage of William and Esther was one of
'necessity.' Surely, William was no angel, as further evidenced by my strong
belief that he fathered a child, William Seymour, Jr. (my g.g.g. grandfather),
by a single woman named Rhoda Chidsey of East Haven, CT. This occured while
he was married to Esther. William was a mariner, originally from Greenwich,
CT. When he removed to Newburgh, NY, he became a ship-builder (of packet
ships), a merchant, and a fairly large land holder. He owned a sloop kept at
New York City, and it was on his sloop that he fell and suffered injuries from
which he never recovered. He died in 1811 at Newburgh.

As for the ancestry of the Long Island Sands, this is what I have:

Capt. James(1) Sands, born in Reading, Berkshire, England in 1622, died 13
Mar. 1694/95 at Block Island, R.I. He followed Ann Hutchinson in her exile on
the banks of the Hudson, N.Y., and returned to Rhode Island in 1664. He
married in 1645, Sarah Walker, Dau. of John and Catherine Walker. She died in
1709. Six Children:
1. John J., b. 1650, d. 1711, d. 1711 at Cow Neck, Sands Point, L.I.; married
Sybil Ray, b. 19 Mar. 1664/65, d. 23 Dec. 1773.
2. Sarah, b. ?, d. 1726; m. in 1671, Nathaniel Niles
3. Mercy, b. ?, d. 1704; m. in 1683, Joshua Raymond
+4. Capt. James, b. 1662; m. 1694, Sarah Cornell
5. Samuel, b. 1666, d. 1730; m. 1699, Dorothy Ray
6. Edward, b. 1672, d. 1708; m. 1693, Mary Williams

Capt. James(2) Sands, b. 1662; m. 1694, Sarah Cornell, b. 1679, dau. of John
and Mary (Russell) Cornell. 9 children:
1. Othniel, b. 1699; m. Susannah Laing
+ 2. James, b. 1702; m. (1) 25 Jan. 1731 at Hempstead, L.I., Hannah
Haviland,
dau. of Capt. Haviland; m. (2) Rebecca Bailey, dau. of James Bailey of
Jamaica, L.I., N.Y.
3. Abijah: m. 1730, Hannah Waring
4. John, b. 1716; m. Catherine Greene (or Griner)
5. Mary; m. Joseph Sutton
6. Zerviah; m. Aaron Smith
7. Jerusha; m. John Carman (or Cannon)
8. Bathsheba; m. Thomas Everett
9. Sarah, b. 1728; m. John Aspinwall

James(3) Sands, b. 1702; m. (1) 25 Jan. 1731 at Hempstead, L.I., Hannah
Haviland, dau. of Capt. Haviland; m. (2) Rebecca Bailey, dau. of James Bailey
of Jamaica, L.I.
5 children:
1. Sarah, b. 1731, d. 27 Oct. 1801; m. 29 Oct. 1765, Simon Sands as his
2nd wife.
2. John, b. 22 Feb. 1737, d. 25 Jun. 1811; married Catherine Sands
3. James; m. Cornelia, dau. of Zeno and Elizabeth (Thorn) Carpenter
4. Mary
5. Peggy (mother of Esther Sands)

I have a whole file folder full of stuff on the Sands family. What might
interest you most are land transactions published in, "Records of the Towns of
North and South Hempstead" edited by Benjamin Hicks, 1898. I have photocopies
of about 30 pages from this book where Sands are parties to the transactions.
I would be happy to send you copies if you want. Just send me your snail mail
address.

I also have a list of seven books about Oyster Bay from "Local Histories in
the Library of Congress," pg. 386, if you would like a copy of that.

Again, I can't adequately express how thankful I am for your help in solving a
mystery I've pondered about for years.
Don Seymour

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