In a message dated 1/8/05 10:43:28 AM, jablair@insightbb.com writes: > I am researching the SANFORD family . . . what I know so far is that > Zachariah Sanford married Lois Huntley in 1780 in New London Co., but believe > Zachariah was from Saybrook.  I am seeking more information regarding Zachariah > Sanford and am hoping to find out who his parents were.  I have a lead that > indicates a Samuel Sanford may have been his father, but I have no proof of that > and would love any input on this family. > There's an earlier Sanford family which may be related: Robert Sanford & Ann Adams of Hartford had a son Zachary Sanford, born about 1650, died 1714. He redeemed his grandfather Jeremy Adams' property (an inn) in 1685 and continued the occupational tradition. He married his first cousin Sarah Willett, daughter of Nathaniel Willett and Sarah Adams. I don't know his children or his line any further, but you might wish to consult the source: "Jeremy Adams of Hartford, Conn., and Some of His Descendants," Arthur Adams, Genealogies of Connecticut Families From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 1, Ed.: Gary Boyd Roberts, Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1983. Originally published in NEHGR, Vol 59 (July 1905), pp 315-320. Dona Ritchie