Jane Sandusky

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Oct 1649, Gorgeana (now York), York County, Maine
• History: 16 Oct 1649; She was brought before the court for abusing her husband and neighbors.
• Complier's Note: 2000; According to Flanders (2000), "Jane Sandusky, was purported to be of Indian descent. This a tradition in the family, however there has never been a tribe of Sandusky Indians in the region of New England she was found in. However, there has not been enough evidence found to refute it either. She may have been the daughter of a French trapper, who were known to be coming down the St. Lawrence during this period. There is some belief that her name was some corruption of the French name of Saint Estr'ees; also the indications of her nervous, excitable temperament, given in the old court records, incline one to this belief. A ready tongue, together with no hesitancy to use it, were attributes that could not pass unrecorded in a community of Puritans, who tolerated nothing. That Jane possessed these attributes cannot be doubted, after reading the old court records. The offenses for which she was charged was commonplace and an everyday occurence in New England during this period. The lives of constant struggle against hardships of deprivations and the constant harshness of the Puritan code, coupled with the cultural and language differences Jane experienced, would account for much of the discord with her neighbors. Therefore, it isn't easy to judge her harshly for the misdemeanors she was charged with."

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Died:
Her death was recorded as 19 (9) 1683.

Jane married Steven Flanders about 1644 in Maine or Massachusetts. Steven was born about 1595 in Netherlands (Holland); died on 27 Jun 1684 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Steven Flanders was born on 8 Mar 1646 in Gorgeana (now York), York County, Maine; died in Apr 1689 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
2. Mary Flanders was born about 1648 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 4 May 1650 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
3. Mary Flanders was born on 7 May 1650 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 11 Nov 1719 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
4. Philip Flanders was born on 14 Jul 1652 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Aug 1712 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
5. Sarah Flanders was born on 5 Nov 1654 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 18 Jan 1717 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts.
6. Naomi Flanders was born on 15 Dec 1656 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 24 Jun 1718 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
7. Corporal John Flanders was born on 11 Feb 1658/59 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 24 Dec 1716 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.