Descendants
His eldest son, Sir Samuel Sandys of Ombersley in Worcestershire, was ancestor of the Lords Sandys of Ombersley. His second son, Sir Edwin Sandys, was one of the colonial organizers and treasurer of the New World colony of Virginia. Another son Sir Miles Sandys, 1st Baronet was created baronet.
Edwin Sandys descendants number in the thousands today. Some of his notable descendants include;
- Sir Samuel Sandys of Ombersley
- Sir Edwin Sandys
- George Sandys
- Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys (1695–1770)
- Edwin Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys (1726–1797)
- Mary Hill, Marchioness of Downshire, 1st Baroness Sandys (1774–1836)
- Arthur Moyses William Hill, 2nd Baron Sandys (1793–1860)
- (Arthur) Marcus Cecil Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys
- Richard Michael Oliver Hill, 7th Baron Sandys (b. 1931)
- U.S. President Zachary Taylor
- Richard Taylor
- Richard Lovelace
- Francis Lovelace
- Thomas Todd
- Sir Archer Croft, 2nd Baronet (1684–1753)
- Sir John Croft, 4th Baronet (c. 1735–1797)
- Sir Herbert Croft, 5th Baronet (1751–1816)
- Dr. Sir Richard Croft, 6th Baronet (1762–1818)
- Henry Page Croft, 1st Baron Croft
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