RE: James SANDY. I am a descendant of William and Catherine (BECK) SANDY (William was born in N Carolina in 1765) and there is a great book by William Allee SANDY and edited by John V. BECK which has the descendants of William and Catherine in great detail. I looked through the book for James and Mary SANDY, but had no luck, although there were 12 James listed. Therefore it would appear that you are not descended from William and Catherine. We could still have a common ancestor though, because I can't get any farther back in time than William. I have had my Y chromosone of my DNA tested and have markers that I would gladly compare with some other SANDY to see if we had common ancestors. I would especially like to compare with someone who is a documented descendant of the Archbishop of York, Edwin Sandys. Would be happy to hear from you if you care to email me at jmsandy@sbcgobal.net