James Sands

Family/Spouse: Sarah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"The wife of Colonel Whiting [...] was ANNA RAYMOND, whose mother, a wealthy widow, with many slaves, had a plantation on Fisher's Island, in Long Island Sound, where she was once visited by the notorious pirate, Captain Kidd, who took from her plantation the supplies he needed, and then, to remunerate her, poured money into her apron, as the family legend tells, until the string broke!" [Memoir of the Life and Character of Mrs. Mary Anna Boardman, citation details below.]

Mercy married Joshua Raymond on 29 Apr 1683. Joshua (son of Joshua Raymond and Elizabeth Smith) was born on 18 Sep 1660 in New London, New London, Connecticut; was christened on 5 Dec 1675; died in 1704 in Block Island, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: 1695, New Shoreham, Washington, Rhode Island

Notes:

"The wife of Colonel Whiting [...] was ANNA RAYMOND, whose mother, a wealthy widow, with many slaves, had a plantation on Fisher's Island, in Long Island Sound, where she was once visited by the notorious pirate, Captain Kidd, who took from her plantation the supplies he needed, and then, to remunerate her, poured money into her apron, as the family legend tells, until the string broke!" [Memoir of the Life and Character of Mrs. Mary Anna Boardman, citation details below.]

Anna married Col. William Whiting on 5 Mar 1724 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. William (son of Rev. Samuel Whiting and Elizabeth Adams) was born on 22 Jan 1704 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 25 May 1787 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: 8 Apr 1730

Notes:

He studied medicine under the direction of Dr. John Bulkeley of Colchester. He was evidently also a talented and largely self-taught musician, and over time constructed musicial instruments for his family, including a parlor organ and a dulcimer. The Puritan authorities of Hartford rebuked him more than once for these indulgences, which was probably one of the reasons he and his family eventually removed to Great Barrington and joined the Episcopal church there.

William married Anna Mason in 1759. Anna (daughter of Jeremiah Mason and Mary Clark) was born on 4 Mar 1738; died on 13 Nov 1821. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]