Posted on: Columbia Co. Ga Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ga/Columbia/10591 Surname: Stanford ------------------------- Hello I researched David Stanford Sr about a year or two ago. During my research I came across many other Stanford records. Please Bear with me. I used to know a lot of this info but have moved on to other family names. Here is what I have found going over some of my records. 1. Some one on Ancestry.com thinks William D Stanford was a son of Stephen Stanford. 2. Stephen Stanford's Will registered July 11th 1800 reads in part "unto my son William Stanford all my land at my wife decease or when she should marry". Could be William D Stanford. 3. William D Stanford's will registered March 18th, 1844. 4. Payout record of Estate of David Stanford which list money left from Estate sale. Its been a while since I looked at this but from Memory all of David's children got something. I think one of David's daughters who married a John F Young was deceased at that time but John still got his wife's share. I would think it was because of his children. My point is even with William D Stanford being dead at the time when David Stanford's Estate payout was made, his wife would have got a share if he was indeed a son of David Stanford. Since she did not that would lead us to believe he was not a son of Deacon David. My bet would be Stephen Stanford as the father of William D Stanford. Johnny