Hi Kathleen; I have San(d)fords that were in SC before 1790. They moved from Rowan Co, NC with 2 sons c1887. Thomas P. Sandford, b. c1750 VA, d. c1809 SC, m. Mary Rutledge Bef 1780 NC. This family lived in Greenville District raising sons William "Bill" and Hezekiah P. and also daughters Agnes and Julia. The sons were b. in the early 1880s in NC and the daughters after they moved to SC. All 4 married children of Philip Chambers who was in Rowan Co, NC but moved to Union Co, SC in the early 1780s and then to Greenville District after the 1790 census but before the 1800 Census. William "Bill" Sandford married Mary Polly Chambers after the 1800 census. His sisters also married during this time frame, Agnes to Barak Chambers and Julia to John Chambers and all three couples moved to Pendleton District, SC and the area would later become Pickins County and later Oconee Co. The other son, Hezikiah P. Sandford, m. Priscilla Chambers but they remained in Greenville District, SC. Hezikiah disappearing c1821. Mary Rutledge apparently died after the 1830 Census and Priscilla and her two sons and the family of one of them moved to Cherokee Co, AL c1833. I have never been able to find much on William "Bill" Sandford...other than a mention in some record of that area and time frame where a Barak Sandford existed and later a record of two daughters being born and named Zerilda and the other a name also beginning with a 'Z'. I later found a Will recorded for William dated in 1848. His wife, Mary, was listed as customary of the time and two grandsons named Dickson mentioned as heirs. Later, on the 1860 SC Census I found the Widow Mary "Polly" Sandford living in the household of a family named Dickson which was her daughter Zerelda's home. I have never discovered anything else on this William Sandford family but I thought of it as a possibility for your missing Sandford Family. The best of luck to you! JerrySanford @ EttersPA -----Original Message----- From: Kathleen Burnett <kathleenburnett@earthlink.net> To: SANFORD-L@rootsweb.com <SANFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, February 02, 2003 12:31 AM Subject: [SANFORD] Jesse SANFORD b 1844 SC |Jesse W. SANFORD was born about 1844 in SC, he married Eliza A. BROOM |in Oconee Co., SC about 1868 just before they migrated to McMinn Co., TN |with her parents Burrell and Mary Ann ( POWELL) BROOM. | |Their first child Burrell SANFORD was born about 1869 either in McMinn |Co., TN while still in Oconee Co., SC. | |They are next found in Randolph Co., AR, again migrating with the |parents of Eliza A. BROOM SANFORD. They are found on the 1870 Census |in Randolph County and are found in the membership of the Mount Pleasant |Baptist Church that stood where the Roach Cemetery now is located in |Hamil, Randolph Co., AR. | |This is the last record I have been able to find. I have no idea as to |what happened to Jesse, Eliza and Burrell SANFORD after 1870. | |Would love to know if anyone else has this SANFORD family in their |database. | |Kathleen Burnett | | | |==== SANFORD Mailing List ==== |Sanford Research Site: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4453 |Mailing List Manager: san1937@aol.com |To Unsubscribe: email Sanford-L-request@rootsweb.com (or Sanford-D etc) |