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Anthony Reed and Ann Hanson

Husband Anthony Reed
 
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     Marriage: 6 May 1810 - Doncaster Parish Church, Yorkshire, England
 
 Other Spouse: Mary Ledger (Abt 1760-Abt 1806) - 13 Jun 1790 - Doncaster Parish Church, Yorkshire, England
Wife Ann Hanson
 
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General Notes: Husband - Anthony Reed

Although no Anthony Reed is to be found christened in the Parish Church of Doncaster during the appropriate period, there was one christened on February 24, 1754, in Bradford, Yorkshire. If this is the correct guy, his father's name was, also, Anthony. It appears that Anthony's first wife, Mary Ledger, died and he remarried.

John Jarman and Mary Hardy

Husband John Jarman
 
         Born: 25 Dec 1719 - London, England
   Christened: 31 Dec 1719 - Saint Giles, Cripplegate, London, England
         Died: After 1749
       Buried: 
 
       Father: John Jarman (      -      )
       Mother: Anne (      -      )
 
     Marriage: 18 Jan 1743 - St Botolph's, Bishopsgate, London, England
Wife Mary Hardy
 
         Born: 1727 - London, England
   Christened: 24 Jul 1727 - Saint Giles, Cripplegate, London, England
         Died: 
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       Father: Samuel Hardy (      -      )
       Mother: Sarah (      -      )
Children

1 M John Jarman
 
         Born: 1743 - Bishopsgate, London, England
   Christened: 27 Dec 1743 - St Botolph's, Bishopsgate, London, England
         Died: 1806 - London, England
       Buried: 18 Jul 1806 - St Botolph's, Bishopsgate, London, England
 
       Spouse: Mary Jeffery (1755-1838)
         Marr: 16 Jun 1772 - St Botolph's, Bishopsgate, London, England
General Notes: Husband - John Jarman

Although his son, John's, christening at St. Botolph in December 1743 gives his father's name as James (with wife Mary), I felt confident that this "James" Jarman, had to be the same person as the "John" Jarman who married in the same church in January of that year a woman named Mary. The timing of a birth less than a year after the marriage in the same congregation can't be a coincidence. Another piece of the puzzle is that son John was a pipe maker and "Clay Pipes For the Archaelogist" by Oswald, A., British Archaelogical Reports, British Series 14, Oxford, 207 pp. (1975) lists two John Jarman clay pipe makers, one of whom was working in London between 1732 and 1749 and one before 1732. For this reason, I have assigned John rather than James as the name of this person, with the assumption that he, like his son, was in the tobacco pipe making business (see his entry for the evidence that son John was also a tobacco pipe maker). Since this John was born in 1719, he may have started as an apprentice at age 13. As to the John Jarman who was operating before 1732, I am not sure what type of family member that was since this John's father was a taylor at the time of his birth in 1719. I will, also, assume that this John lived to at least 1749, based upon Oswald.

There is a James Jarman that was buried at St Botolph on 2 September 1793 which could be this person but it could, also, be the James Jarman who married Elizabeth Wright at St Botolph on 23 April1761.

General Notes: Child - John Jarman

His will states that he is a tobacco pipe maker residing in London. His marriage record at St. Botolph, Bishopsgate, says he is from the parish and he was baptized at St Botolph. According to "London Clay Tobacco Pipes" by David Atkinson and Adrian Oswald, Jarman's clay pipe business on Half Moon Street in Bishopsgate catered to the less affluent smokers outside the center of London. I have attached a drawing of his pipe design as of 1805.

John Harleston and Mary Williams

Husband John Harleston
 
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Wife Mary Williams
 
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       Father: 2nd Barton John Williams (Abt 1654-1723)
       Mother: Mary Powell (Abt 1661-      )
Children

General Notes: Husband - John Harleston

of Rowton, Chesire

Colonel Kenneth Bailey Harmon and Edith Isabel Taft

Husband Colonel Kenneth Bailey Harmon
 
         Born: 13 May 1886 - Precidio, San Francisco, CA
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         Died: 19 Jun 1967 - San Diego, CA
       Buried:  - Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, NM
 
     Marriage: 19 Sep 1911
Wife Edith Isabel Taft
 
         Born: 21 Aug 1888 - New Jersey
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       Father: Alfred Azariah Taft (1861-1936)
       Mother: Emily Ludlow Covel (1863-1948)
1. Divorce: Divorce, 1946.

Children

Marcus Patten Hatfield and Hattie Harris

Husband Marcus Patten Hatfield
 
         Born: 20 Feb 1849
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       Father: Rev. Robert Miller Hatfield (      -      )
       Mother: Elizabeth Ann Taft (1824-1903)
 
     Marriage: 21 Dec 1876 - Evanston, Ill.
Wife Hattie Harris
 
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1 M Harris Hatfield
 
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2 M Robert Hatfield
 
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William Deck Harris and Margaret "Maggie" Trail

Husband William Deck Harris
 
         Born: 4 Jan 1890 - Tazewell County, Virginia
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         Died: 16 Nov 1964
       Buried:  - Harris Family Cemetery, Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia
 
     Marriage: 15 Apr 1923 - North Halston, Smyth County, Virginia
Wife Margaret "Maggie" Trail
 
         Born: 8 Jan 1906 - Maiden Springs, Tazewell County, Virginia
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         Died: 8 Dec 1979 - Saltville, Smyth County, Virginia
       Buried:  - Harris Family Cemetery, Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia
 
       Father: John Henry Trail (1878-Between 1923/1930)
       Mother: Emily Jane Brown (1889-1960)
Events

1. Residence: 1960, Bradford, Smyth Co., VA.

Children

1 M Benjamin Richard Harris
 
         Born: 4 Mar 1927
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2 M Daniel William Harris
 
         Born: 12 Feb 1929
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General Notes: Wife - Margaret "Maggie" Trail

Obit: Clinch Valley News, Tazewell County, Virginia
12 December 1979 issue

Hart Sands and Catherine Harrison

Husband Hart Sands
 
         Born: 20 Jan 1790 - New York Cty, NY
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         Died: 4 Jul 1847 - Manhattan, NY ¹
       Buried:  - Brick Church Cemetary, corner of E. Houston and Chrystie, Manhattan, NY
 
       Father: Edward Sands (1759-1807)
       Mother: Jane Hart (1763-1831)
 
     Marriage: 4 Apr 1819 ²
Events

1. Occupation: Shipmaster, 89 Ludlow St., Lighterman.

Wife Catherine Harrison
 
         Born: 8 Mar 1801 - New York, NY
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         Died: 5 Apr 1835 - Manhattan, NY ³
       Buried:  - Brick Church Cemetary, corner of E. Houston and Chrystie, Manhattan, NY ¹
 
       Father: William H. Harrison (1768-1838)
       Mother: Catherine Van Alstyne (1784-1864)
Events

1. Baptism: 12 Mar 1801, Brick Presbyterian Church, between Chatham St.(now Park Row), Spruce St., Nassau St. and Beekman St., Manhattan, NY.

2. Residence: 1835, Forsyth St. Manhattan, NY.

Children

1 M Edward Hart Sands
 
         Born: 13 Jun 1821 - Manhattan, NY ³
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         Died: 18 Mar 1874 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa ⁴
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       Spouse: Lavinia Erwin (1826-1916)
         Marr: 17 Jun 1852 ²
 
       Spouse: Abigail Gifford Isham (1825-1855)
         Marr: 16 Jul 1848 - Salisbury, Herkimer Co., NY
2 M George Underhill Sands
 
         Born: 21 Oct 1823 - NY ³
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         Died: 30 Oct 1877 - Hong Kong, China ³
       Buried:  - Greenwood Union Cemetery, Rye, Westchester, NY
 
       Spouse: Jean Bailie (1823-1886)
         Marr: Bef 1851 - New York ⁵
3 F Catherine L. Sands
 
         Born: 1 Jan 1828 ³
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         Died: 24 Oct 1895 – Chicago, Ill.
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       Spouse: Charles Stewart Baker (Abt 1820-1904 )
         Marr: 30 Oct 1848 ³
4 M Elisha Sands
 
         Born: 1 Nov 1830 - New York City ³
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         Died: 30 Apr 1868 - his brother Edward's residence, 10 Washington Pl., Williamsburgh, NYC ⁶
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       Spouse: Mary Wilton (1829-1874)
5 M Charles Van Alstyne Sands
 
 
         Born: 30 Mar 1835 - Manhattan, NY ⁷
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         Died: 25 Dec 1908 - Brooklyn, NY
       Buried: 27 Dec 1908 - Mount Olivet Cemetary, Maspeth, Queens, NY ⁸
 
       Spouse: Jeanette Williamson (1850-1922)
         Marr: 5 Apr 1874 - York St. M E Church, Brooklyn, NY
 
       Spouse: Martha Goodwin (Abt 1838-Abt 1861)
         Marr: 21 Mar 1860 - New York
General Notes: Husband - Hart Sands

was a private in 1 Regiment (Dodge's), New York Militia in the War of 1812. His son, Edward H., was named administrator of his estate (Letters of Administration were issued on October 29, 1847, Liber 47, Page 1 52, Bound Book 50). His office in the 1840's was at 62 South St. His last home address was 35 Pearl St.

General Notes: Child - Edward Hart Sands

After his mother's death, his grandmother, Catharine (Van Alstyne) Harrison, apparently, took charge of Hart's children. After her husband died in 1838, she moved, with the children to Herkimer County, to be close to her daughter, Harriet (Harrison) Watson. According to the 1840 census she was there with three of Hart's five children, in German Flats, Herkimer Co., living almost right next to Uri C. Watson and his wife, Harriet (Harrison) Watson. This explains how Edward met and married his first wife, Abigail Isham, who was from Herkimer County. He was first listed as a druggist and physician in the 1845/46 Manahattan directory with office at 128 Ave. 3. A couple of years later he added the office at 71 James St. He lived at 38 Oak St. In 1851 he moved to 96 Madison Ave. By the late 1857 he was no longer in Manhattan. By 1864 he was a Surgeon living in Brooklyn. The 1868 Brooklyn directory lists his address as S. 6th n. 5th.

General Notes: Child - George Underhill Sands

George U. Sands' father, Hart Sands, was a lighterman in NYC. Lighters were, generally, small schooner class sailing ships used to transport freight to and from ocean going vessels and (in the case of Manhattan , since it was an island) from shore to shore. By 1830 there were 86 steamers plying the Hudson and LI Sound, one of the most developed commercial steamship manufacturing sites in the world. Although I get the impression that sailing lighters were still in common use at the time of Hart's death in 1847, I have confirmed that steam tow-boats were moving freight in barges in NYC harbor at least as early as the mid 1840's.

When Hart died, his son, George Underhill Sands, took over his lighterman business, which was located at the South St. Seaport in Manhattan . I am guessing that he obtained experience with steam engines during this period because, by 1850, he had secured a position as seaman on the ocean going Steamship "Empire City".

Considering that the first transatlantic steamship trip was not until 1838 and the first steamship trip around the Horn from NY to San Francisco was not until 1848/49, one can gauge that the "Empire City" was one of the early ocean going steam ships. It was launched in 1849 and maintained a regular route between NYC and Garges, a port in Panama, which was the major transit point across the isthmus of Panama.

It appears that he gained considerable additional expertise in steam navigation on the "Empire City" because, when the River Bird left NYC in 1854 for Hong Kong, George was Chief Engineer. Although steam ships had been in use in the Far East at least as early as 1830, when the S .S. Forbes caused a sensation in Macao, prior to 1854 (according to Gideon Nye in his book told to Thomas Gibbons "History of American Commerce with China"), small steamships were being used exclusively for local river trade and were brought over in pieces from NY or Great Britain. According to Mr. Nye, it was his idea, together with his partners, Robert Sturgis and J.B. Endicott, to have a larger steamer, the "River Bird" built in NY for the Hong Kong to Canton trade and have it steam over to China.

According to a New York Times article dated February 1, 1855 (pg 8), the "River Bird" was able to make 18 knots. This was pretty fast for the time and was probably the result of its modest size, by ocean going standards. The Kin Kiang, built in NY for Olyphant & Sons (a NY-China trading family which will be mentioned later) in 1863 for the China river trade was 243 feet long and was considered so fast, at 16 knots, that the War Dept. issued a challenge to its owners for a race against one of the Navy's fastest steamers.

According to a NY Times article bylined Hong Kong, February 1, 1863, the Po-Yang, built in NY in 1861 for Olyphant & Sons (220 feet long according to American Lloyd's Registry), made the NY to Hong Kong trip in , what was considered at the time, a remarkably fast 86 days in 1863 . The route was via Cape Town, South Africa.

According to Nye, the Chinese river trade was disrupted by war between 1856 and 1858. He sent the "River Bird" to Calcutta. In 1858 Mr. Nye's former partner, Robert Sturgis, in partnership with George Sands , commissioned the building in NY of the Steam Ship "White Cloud". The White Cloud, also, steamed to Hong Kong, with Captain Sands at the helm.

Thereafter, Captain Sands agreed to be Captain of the Hankow, being built in NY in 1861 for J.M. Forbes & Co. The Forbes family of Boston were wealthy China traders from whom John Forbes Kerry, the MA senator and presidential candidate is descended. Sands captained the Hankow between NY and Hong Kong in about 1861. The NY Times shows the Hankow clearing the NY Harbor on 1/18, 4/6 and 5/9 1861.

By the time that the Hankow was destroyed by fire near Hong Kong in 1865, Sands was no longer captain. It was in that year that the company , Hong Kong, Canton, and Macao Steamship Company was formed. Sands was involved in the management. He, also, was involved in the management of two other companies, the Novelty Iron Works, and the Patent Slip and Dock Company. These names, together with the statement in an article in the Washington Post concerning his daughter Valeria, suggest that he was actually constructing steam ships in Hong Kong some time between 1865 and his death in 1877. There is more about these companies in some posts at https://industrialhistoryhk.org/ . From these posts it appears that these two companies were located on Praya St. in the Kennedy Town section of Hong Kong Island. There is, now, a Sands St. there and a beautiful park by the corner of Sands St. and Praya Kennedy St.

The Po-yang, mentioned above, although originally built for Olyphant, was owned by the Hong Kong, Canton, and Macao Steamship Company at the time that it was lost in a typhoon on a voyage between Hong Kong and Macao in 1875. The White Cloud, Sands' first ship, sunk in 1899 on a voyage between Hong Kong and Manila. Like all of his ships, it was made of wood and is said to have sunk due to the ravages of the white rat.

Although screw type steamers were being made in the 1860's, the Sands ships that I know of were all side wheelers.

In the late 60's or early 70's he resided in Hong Kong with his wife, Jean, and his daughter, Valeria. He is said to have built one of the largest mansions in Hong Kong.

My article about him, "George Underhill Sands, Early China Steamship Entrepreneur" is attached hereto.

General Notes: Child - Catherine L. Sands

Probate papers of Elisha and Hannah Sands (Elisha was Hart’s brother) in Westchester Archives identify her as Hart Sands' daughter and indicate that she lived in Dunham , Quebec and then moved to Chicago prior to the date of the probate papers in 1886

General Notes: Child - Elisha Sands

Minister of the York Street Methodist Epicscopal Church in Brooklyn (1862-1863). He was a minister of the East NYConference

General Notes: Child - Charles Van Alstyne Sands

His mother is listed as having died in child birth but he claims his birthday was a few days before her death. Presumably, this means she did not die right away. Originally his full name was Charles Henry Sands (the middle name was presumably in honor of his grandfather, William Henry Harrison). His grandmother, Catharine (Van Alstyne) Harrison , apparently, took charge of raising him and his siblings after his mother's death. After his grandmother became widowed in 1838, she moved from Manhattan to Herkimer County, NY to be close to her daughter, Harriet (Harrison) Watson. She is listed, with three of Hart's five children, almost right next to Uri C. Watson and his wife, Harriet (Harrison) Watson in the 1840 census for German Flats, Herkimer Co., NY. Charles, apparently, changed his middle name to Van Altsyne in honor of his grandmother, who raised him. His civil war service record lists him as Charles V. Sands rather than Charles H. Sands and he maintained the middle initial "V." in his signature for the rest of his life. He enlisted in the 5th N.Y. Infantry, Company B (known as the Zouaves ) as a private on 4/ 23/1861. The Zouaves were an elite all vollunteer company, specializing in hand to hand combat. They went into battle wearing a uniform which included bright red pants and a turban. I am guessing that his first wife may have died prior to this enlistment but I have been unable to find a record of her death. He was wounded August 30, 1861 at 2nd Bull Run, Va . The Zouaves suffered the most casualties in the shortest time for any company of Union soldiers during the Civil War during that battle. For more on the Zouaves, see "Camp and Field Life of the Fifth New York Volunteer Infantry (Duryee Zouaves)" by Alfred Davenport . He was mustered out on May 14, 1863. In 1860 he was living with his first wife in the 10th ward of Manhattan. He was also counted in the 4th ward in the 1860 census. In 1850 he was living with "Catherine Sherman" in the 4th ward of Manhattan. This is, likely, his grandmother, Catherine (Van Alstyne) Sherwood. See her entry as to her remarriage to Seth Sherwood after the death of her husband, William H. Harrison. I suspect that Charles' return from Herkimer County was in order to apprentice with his brother, Edward, in the druggist trade. He lived with his first wife at 88 Chrystie after their marriage in 1860. At the time of his second marriage, in 1874, he was living in the Green Point section of Brooklyn. He picked up the druggist business at 71 James St. about 1859, from his brother Edward. In the 1890's and early 1900's he was a druggist in Brooklyn. His last business address was 1957 Dean.

This is his story.

Uri C. Watson and Harriet Harrison

Husband Uri C. Watson
 
         Born: Bef 1800
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         Died: Bef 1850 - German Flats, Herkimer County, NY
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     Marriage: Bef 1838
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1. Occupation: 1835, Morocco Case Maker, Manhattan.

2. Residence: 1840, German Flats, Herkimer County, NY.

Wife Harriet Harrison
 
         Born: 28 Sep 1803 - New York, NY
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         Died: After 1870
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       Father: William H. Harrison (1768-1838)
       Mother: Catherine Van Alstyne (1784-1864)
Events

1. Baptism: 13 Nov 1803, Brick Presbyterian Church, between Chatham St.(now Park Row), Spruce St., Nassau St. and Beekman St., Manhattan, NY.

2. Residence: 1838, Mohawk Village, Herkimer County, NY.

Children

General Notes: Wife - Harriet Harrison

She continued to live in German Flats, Herkimer Co., NY after her husband's death, at least through 1860 and did not remarry. A woman of the right name and age is listed in Oswego, NY in the 1870 census.

Paul Philip Kemble and Irene Harrison

Husband Paul Philip Kemble
 
         Born: 1922
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         Died: 1972
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       Father: John Philip Kemble (1885-1965)
       Mother: Elizabeth Gertrude Lang (1894-1971)
 
     Marriage: 1945
 
 Other Spouse: Wilhelmina Elisabeth Pim (1923-      ) - 1949
Wife Irene Harrison
 
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unknown Harrison and Louise Trail

Husband unknown Harrison
 
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Wife Louise Trail
 
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       Father: Rufus L. Trail (Abt 1908-1994)
       Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Hogston (Abt 1911-1975)
Events

1. Residence: 1975, Tazewell, Tazewell Co., VA.

Children

Sources

1 Manhattan Death Ledger.

2 Hand written family tree prepared by Charles V. Sands 1888.

3 Hand written family tree prepared by Charles V. Sands 1880.

4 obituary, Brooklyn Eagle, May 25, 1874, pg 3.

5 1850 Census, 10th Ward of Manhattan.

6 obituary - New York Herald, May 1, 1868.

7 Family tree signed by Charles V. Sands.

8 Death Cert. # 23625, Kings Cty, 1908.

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