Jamie, You might want to look up the book "Descendants of James Sands of Block Island" by: Wilson, Malcolm Sands. Published privately, New York, 1949 republished by Higgin <http://www.higginsbooks.com/>www.higginsbooks.com. It will give you much of what is known about the Sands Point, Long Island, NY Sands families. They begin the family history in Block Island, RI. Betty