George Sandys: March 2, 1577-March 1644

Parents: Archbishop Edwin Sandys 1519-1588 and Cecily Wilford 1520-1611

The area's first documented land owner, George Sandys, served as Jamestown's inaugural resident treasurer from 1621-25.

Sources:

• http://www.preservationvirginia.org/rediscovery/page.php?page_id=440

For further reading about George Sandys' life in Jamestown, go to:

• http://www.preservationvirginia.org/rediscovery/page.php?page_id=217
• http://www.vahistorical.org/sandysbible.htm