Biography of William Sandys 6th Baron Sandes -1668

William Sandys 6th Baron Sandes was born to Henry Sandys 5th Baron Sandys of the Vyne.

In 1629 William Sandys 4th Baron Sandys of the Vyne died. His nephew [his father] Henry [aged 24] succeeded 5th Baron Sandys of The Vyne in Hampshire.

On 6th April 1644 [his father] Henry Sandys 5th Baron Sandys of the Vyne [aged 39] died. His son William succeeded 6th Baron Sandys of The Vyne in Hampshire.

Sometime after the death his father on 6th April 1644 William Sandys 6th Baron Sandes sold The Vyne, Sherbourne St John [Map] to Chaloner Chute of The Vyne. He demolished two thirds of the Tudor house and made significant alterations to the remainder including the addition of the north-east portico, employing the architect and pupil of Inigo Jones, John Webb.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 11th August 1667. Lord's Day. Up by four o'clock, and ready with Mrs. Turner [aged 44] to take coach before five; which we did, and set on our journey, and got to the Wells at Barnett [Map] by seven o'clock, and there found many people a-drinking; but the morning is a very cold morning, so as we were very cold all the way in the coach. Here we met Joseph Batelier, and I talked with him, and here was W. Hewer [aged 25] also, and his uncle Steventon: so, after drinking three glasses and the women nothing, we back by coach to Barnett, where to the Red Lyon, where we 'light, and went up into the great Room, and there drank, and eat some of the best cheese-cakes that ever I eat in my life, and so took coach again, and W. Hewer on horseback with us, and so to Hatfield, to the inn, next my Lord Salisbury's house [Map], and there rested ourselves, and drank, and bespoke dinner; and so to church [Map], it being just church-time, and there we find my Lord and my [his future wife] Lady Sands and several fine ladies of the family, and a great many handsome faces and genteel persons more in the church, and did hear a most excellent good sermon, which pleased me mightily, and very devout; it being upon, the signs of saving grace, where it is in a man, and one sign, which held him all this day, was, that where that grace was, there is also the grace of prayer, which he did handle very finely. In this church [Map] lies the former Lord of Salisbury, Cecil, buried in a noble tomb.

In or before 1668 William Sandys 6th Baron Sandes and Mary Cecil were married. There was no issue from the marriage. She the daughter of William Cecil 2nd Earl Salisbury [aged 76] and Catherine Howard Countess Salisbury [aged 77]. They were fourth cousins.

In 1668 William Sandys 6th Baron Sandes died. His brother Henry succeeded 7th Baron Sandys of The Vyne in Hampshire.