Sands family papers and genealogical research files

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Extent

• .63 linear foot (2 boxes)

Scope/Contents Note

The Sands family of Block Island, Rhode Island, trace their lineage to James Sands, born in 1622 in Staffordshire, England. The collection consists of a genealogical research and personal papers relating to the Sands family. Personal papers include wills, deeds, indentures, and other documents dating from the 17th to 19th centuries. Genealogical research materials comprise one volume of photographs and other images depicting descendants of James Sands of Block Island, as well as notes on the Walker, Hutchinson, Ray, Guthrie, Palgrave, Cornell, Ayscough, Middagh, Holt, and Hershaw families; one volume of genealogies compiled by Malcolm Sands Wilson; and a small quantity of research notes and correspondence.

Controlled Access Terms

• Sands, James, 1622-1695.
• Ayscough family.
• Cornell family.
• Guthrie family.
• Hershaw family.
• Holt family.
• Hutchinson family.
• Middaugh family.
• Palgrave family.
• Ray family.
• Walker family.
• Block Island (R.I.) -- Genealogy.
• Rhode Island -- Genealogy.
• Deeds.
• Genealogies.
• Photographs.
• Scrapbooks.
• Wills.

Additional Creator Names

• New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.
• Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.