Paternal Family Tree: Sandes aka Sandys
In 1614 [his father] Edwin Sandes [aged 23] and [his mother] Penelope Bulkeley were married. They were half sixth cousins.
On 15th June 1615 Samuel Sandes was born to Edwin Sandes [aged 24] and Penelope Bulkeley.
On 6th September 1623 [his father] Edwin Sandes [aged 32] died. He was buried in St John the Baptist Church, Wickhamford.
Before 1637 Samuel Sandes [aged 21] and Mary Barker were married.
Around 1637 [his son] Samuel Sandes was born to Samuel Sandes [aged 21] and [his wife] Mary Barker. He married before 1659 Elizabeth Pettus and had issue.
In April 1640 Samuel Sandes [aged 24] was elected MP Droitwich.
Thomas Jermyn [aged 67] was elected MP Cambridge University.
Thomas Jermyn [aged 23] was elected MP Corfe Castle, Dorset.
Henry Jermyn 1st Earl St Albans [aged 35] was elected MP Corfe Castle, Dorset.
John Jennings was elected MP St Albans.
Ambrose Browne 1st Baronet was elected MP Surrey.
John Curzon 1st Baronet [aged 41] was elected MP Derbyshire.
George Fane of Burston [aged 59] was elected MP Maidstone.
In November 1640 Samuel Sandes [aged 25] was elected MP Droitwich in the Long Parliament.
On 23rd October 1642 the Battle of Edge Hill was fought at Edge Hill [Map]. The Royal army was commanded by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland [aged 41] (with his son King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 12] present), Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland [aged 22] and Richard Spencer [aged 49] commanded the army that included Prince Maurice of the Palatinate [aged 21], Richard Byron 2nd Baron Byron [aged 36], Lucius Carey 2nd Viscount Falkland [aged 32], Charles Cavendish [aged 22], Henry Newton aka Puckering 3rd Baronet [aged 24], Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton [aged 41], Thomas Salusbury 2nd Baronet [aged 30], John Byron 1st Baron Byron [aged 43] and William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh [aged 55].
George Stewart 9th Seigneur D'Aubigny [aged 24] was killed.
Of the Parliamentary army Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh [aged 34] and Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex [aged 51]. Oliver St John 5th Baron St John [aged 39] was wounded.
Samuel Sandes [aged 27] commanded a troop of horse.
[his brother] Richard Sandes [aged 26] was killed.
Thomas Strickland [aged 20] was knighted on the field for his gallantry.
Henry Hunloke 1st Baronet [aged 24] was knighted by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
William Dugdale [aged 37] witnessed the battle and subsequently surveyed the battlefield.
John Hinton [aged 38] was present.
Edward Verney [aged 52] was killed.
John Assheton [aged 29] was killed.
Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey [aged 59] was killed. His son Montagu [aged 34] succeeded 2nd Earl Lindsey, 15th Baron Willoughby de Eresby.
William Pennyman 1st Baronet [aged 35] commanded a regiment, of which he served as Colonel, which he led for the King.
Edward Stradling 2nd Baronet [aged 42] fought for the King, was captured imprisoned for seven months, and died a month after his release.
Before 1659 [his son] Samuel Sandes [aged 21] and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Pettus were married.
In 1660 Samuel Sandes [aged 44] was elected MP Droitwich in the Convention Parliament.
In 1661 Samuel Sandes [aged 45] was elected MP Droitwich in the Convention Parliament.
In 1661 Samuel Sandes [aged 45] was elected MP Worcestershire in the Cavalier Parliament.
In 1681 Samuel Sandes [aged 65] was elected MP Droitwich in the Cavalier Parliament.
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In 1685 Samuel Sandes [aged 69] was elected MP Droitwich in the Convention Parliament.
On 5th April 1685 Samuel Sandes [aged 69] died. He was buried in St Andrew's Church, Ombersley.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 14 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sandes
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Sandes
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Rawson
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Sandes
Great x 1 Grandfather: Archbishop Edwin Sandes
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Dixon of Lindale
Grandfather: Samuel Sandes
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Wilford
Great x 1 Grandmother: Cecily Wilford
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Whetenhall of Hextall's Court in Kent
Great x 2 Grandmother: Rose Whetenhall
Father: Edwin Sandes
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Culpepper 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Culpepper
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Gaynsford
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Culpepper
Great x 1 Grandfather: Martin Culpepper
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Barrett
Great x 2 Grandmother: Cicely Barrett
Grandmother: Mercy Culpepper
Samuel Sandes 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bulkeley
Great x 3 Grandfather: Rowland Bulkeley
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ellen Griffith
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Bulkeley of Beaumaris
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Beconsall
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Beconsall
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Bulkeley
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Griffith Chamberlain
Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Griffith
Grandfather: Richard Bulkeley 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Savage 
5 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Savage of Frodsham 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Vernon 
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Savage 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Savage 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Mother: Penelope Bulkeley 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh of Gainsborough 
6 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Burgh 6 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Ros Baroness Botreaux Baroness Burgh 
5 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Burgh 7th Baron Cobham 5th Baron Strabolgi 1st Baron Burgh 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cobham 5th Baron Cobham 
7 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Cobham 6th Baroness Cobham, Baroness Mountjoy and Strabolgi 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Stafford Baroness Cobham Sternborough 
2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Burgh 8th Baron Cobham 6th Baron Strabolgi 2nd Baron Burgh 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Tyrwhitt
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Tyrwhitt Baroness Cobham, Strabolgi and Burgh 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Constable 
8 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Constable 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Wentworth 
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Grandmother: Mary Burgh 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England