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View Tree for John HandJohn Hand (b. 1611, d. 1660)

John Hand was born 1611 in Stanstede, Kent, England, and died 1660 in East Hampton, NY. He married Alice Gransden, daughter of Henry Gransden and Alice Unknown.

 Includes NotesNotes for John Hand:
Came to America 1635 with father - Lynn MA then Southampton. Father returned to England to obtain property and was murdered at sea on return.

"We can live without dishonor, and to live without dishonor is to live with a high heart, and in such fashion that we shall not wince when we look back upon our past."

That is from "The Spirit of Liberty", a collection of papers and addresses of Learned Hand, published 1952. Learned Hand and his cousin, Augustus Noble Hand, served for over forty years as Judges in the Federal Court of Appeals.

Hand, as a family name, is Anglo-Saxon. As used in early England it meant handy, handsome, from a root signifying "to be strong, right, straight", to give a sense of fitness and beauty. It was once called "de Hande" but the "de" was dropped after 1300 by most of the family.

John Hand 1, one of the original grantees of East Hampton, was first of that family to come to America. He was born in Standstede, County of Kent, and owned land in the parishes of Tunbridge and Ashford, near Maidstone. The Hand coat of arms bears three hands; the motto is: "A hand to spare." John Hand came to America between 1630 and 1640 and in March 1644, was in Southampton. In the spring of 1649 he was in East Hampton. He became one of the leading men of the new settlement. In 1657 he and Thomas Baker were sent to Hartford, Conn. as delegates to bring East Hampton under that government; and also to take Goodwife Garlick to be tried on charges of witchcraft. She was acquitted.
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Children of John Hand and Alice Gransden are:
  1. +Stephen Hand, b. 1635, d. Apr 15, 1693.
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