A Wilson Family Tree
Notes for James Sandige
Name is spelled Sandidge in many sources. Spelling of Sandige is adopted from Martin Sandidge.
From the Martin Sandidge manuscript:
This family name [Sandidge] is extremely rare in English records circa 1600 under any of its spelling variations found later in Virginia. And, owing to the peculiarities of pronunciation and spellings of that period, it gives rise to several conjectures as to what the name had been originally. It appears in christening records in London, England as early as 1608 spelled as Sandiges; and later as Sandige, Sandidge, Sandge, Sandigh, and possibly as Sandwich. It appears later in Virginia records spelled as Sandage, Sandige, Sandidge, Sandwich, Sandrich, Sandridge, Sandrige, Sandedge, Sandrage, Sanrich, Sanridge, Sanrage, Sandiage -- finally becoming fixed primarily as "Sandidge" or "Sandridge" after the Revolutionary War. Later, the spelling variation "Sandage" became the third primary spelling after some family members apparently moved from Virginia to South Carolina and then subsequently northwestward to what is present day Indiana.
First Generation (About 1620 to About 1690)
Colonel James Sandige (herein identified as James Sandige I for clarification purposes) (another reference lists the given name as "Thomas"), born about 1625 in England, reportedly left England for political reasons during the reign of Oliver Cromwell (1653 - 1658) and immigrated to America where he settled in King & Queen County, Virginia. He reportedly married Kathleen Pendleton (or Pemberton). Details concerning his life are lacking at present; however, he seems to have been one of the immigrant ancestors of this name in Virginia. He may have been the James Sandige, christened 16 February 1633, Saint John, Hackney, London, England, son of John Sandige.
The York manuscript calls him Colonel James Sandidge, and says he came from England and settled in King & Queen Co., VA, about 1650. Bill Vincent's ahnentafel says about 1643.
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