> Surnames: Sanford, Burford, Jones, Spencer, Cochrane > > Thomas Sanford(b 1816 Henderson Co, TN, d 1879 Jefferson Co, AL) came to > Jefferson County as a young man and became the Superintendent of Education > in 1836. He married three times: Margaret Burford, 1843, Permelia P. Jones, > 1848 and Jane Dejarnette(Jones) Spencer in 1865. He had four children: John > Burford Sanford, Thomas P. Sanford, Samuel Richard Sanford and Jane(Jennie) > Sanford from 1844-1857. He was a saddlemaker, farmer and merchant by trade, > served in the state legislature and as the Elyton(section of Birmingham) > Justice-of-the-Peace. John Sanford settled in Fayette, AL where he was the > mayor. Thomas P. Sanford was a house carpenter. Samuel Richard Sanford > went into the timber business in Escambia County. Jane(Jennie) Sanford > married a Cochrane in Jefferson County. > > I am looking for any information on this family, particularly around the > origins of Thomas Sanford. The genealogy may be viewed at: > http://home1.gte.net/cpq2m2ce/tree.htm > > Any assistance appreciated, and I will be glad to share information with > anyone who I can help in their research. > > Best regards, > > Tom Sanford > Tom Sanford(thomas.r.sanford@gte.net) > >