I wish to advise you that our immigrant ancestor, has been accepted in the "Roll of Honor" of the 'Sons & Daughters of America's First Families'. Their Url is: http://www.linkline.com/personal/xymox I hope to hear from anyone (except those who have already provided a copy of their 'direct line' record), who has a connection at any place in this line of descendants of Thomas SANFORD the immigrant. We have information to share, that may be helpful to you. John Sanford ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` "America's First Families" Ancestor Roll Of Honor THOMAS ANDREW SANFORD. CONNECTICUT (1607/08-1681) Thomas SANFORD, progenitor of his line in America was born in 1607/08 at Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex, England. Thomas settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts, where he was granted a four-acre tract of land 22 Nov. 1634, and sixteen acres, 4 Jan. 1635. These two plots were "on the west side of the way by Mr. Hawthorne's by the brooke on Roxbury boundes" and on 18 Feb. 1635, he was allotted two acres in the fresh marsh nearest the town. Thomas was married 1636-37 to Sarah, maiden name unknown,at Dorchester, MA. She died May 14, 1681 at Milford, CT. Her name is not mentioned in her husband's will, who died in the following October. He was added to the First Church of Milford Jan 9, 1642 and she Dec. 16, 1642. Thomas and Sarah were the parents of seven children. An interesting document in Dorchester, MA, records, entered April 17, 1635, reveals that Thomas THORNTON and Thomas SANFORD were to keep the cows for seven months for which they were to receive 5s.3d. a cow if there were six cows; if the herd were less they would receive less payment. The two men promised to collect the cows each morning an hour after sunrise, and to drive them across the bridge on their return trip at evening. This routine was followed each week day, and by one man on Sunday. The following year, 1636, it was further ordered by the court that all cows must be placed in the care of keepers in a common pasture from April 17th to November 15th, and Mathias SENSION was to assist Thomas SANFORD, in herding them. Thomas was made a freeman of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, March 9, 1636/37, in Dorchester, MA. Thomas SANFORD removed to Milford, CT, and the birth in January 1641, of his daughter Mary is recorded in the annals of the First Church of Milford, which indicates that he was residing there then. He was admitted to the church January 9, 1642 Thomas acquired various tracts of land in Milford and served on town committees. On the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of founding the town the citizens of Milford erected a stone bridge over the stream, which had formerly been difficult to cross when entering the town. This bridge built in 1889, in memory of the founders, contains heavy stones on the battlements in which the names of the pioneers are cut. The memorial inscription to Thomas SANFORD follows: Thomas Sanford, Obit 1681, Sarah, His wife Died, in October, 1681, in Milford, CT. His will made September 23, 1681, and his estate was valued upon appraisal, October 21, 1681, at L450 18s. 3d. Submitted by John David Sanford, of San Jose, CA. The Children of Thomas SANFORD and Sarah SANFORD were. 1. Ezekiel b.1636, d1683, m.1665 Rebecca WHELPLEY 2. Sarah b.1639, d1683, m.Richard SHUTE 1656. 3. Mary b.1642, d. unmarried 4. Samuel b.1643, d.1691, m.1674 Hannah BRONSON 5. Thomas b.1644, d.1721, m.1 1666 Elizabeth PAYNE 6. Ephraim b.1646, d.1787, m.1669 Mary POWELL 7. Elizabeth b.1648, d.1687, m. 1669 Obediah ALLYN ------------------------------------------------------------ NOMINATED TO AMERICA'S FIRST FAMILIES ANCESTOR ROLL OF HONOR BY; THOMAS SANFORD's DIRECT LINE 10TH GENERATION GREAT GRANDSON, JOHN DAVID SANFORD, of SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My 'Direct Line' from "Thomas SANFORD, the immigrant", to Gen. 11. 1. Thomas Sanford (1607-1681) (Im.) Essex. Eng. > MA, >Milford, CT sp: Dorothea or Sarah ____, Eng.>Dorchester, MA. >Milford, CT 2. Ezekiel Sanford (1636-1683) Milford, CT. > Fairfield, CT. USA. sp: Rebecca Whelpley (1644-1697) of Fairfield, CT. USA 3. Thomas Sanford (1675-1757) Milford, CT. > Fairfield, CT. USA. sp: Hannah Stevens (1679-1755) Killingworth, CT>Fairfield, CT 4. David Sanford (c1711-1767) Fairfield, Ct. & Milford, CT. USA. sp: Patience Burrows (1709- ) New London CT.> Stratfield, CT 5. John Sanford, Sr.(1744-1815) N. Killingworth, CT. > Pompton, NJ sp: Rebecca DeBow (c1754-1811) Butler, NJ. > Pompton, NJ 6. John Sanford, Jr. (1774-1844) Butler, NJ. > Seneca Co. NY. USA sp: Sarah Miller (c1780- ) Newark, NJ. > NY. > Seneca Co. OH 7. Andrew Sanford (1810-1892) NJ, Seneca Co. NY. > Seneca, OH sp: Eliza Ann Shriner (1815-1890) Fayette, NY. >Seneca Co.OH 8. John Sanford (1838-1906) Reed Twp. Seneca Co. Omar, OH. sp: Eliza Mellen (1843-1919) Attica, Venice T. Seneca Co. OH 9. David Earl Sanford (1886-1949) Tiffin, Seneca Co. OH, USA sp: Elizabeth Bayer (1886-1975) Reed T. Seneca Co. Tiffin,OH 10. *John D. Sanford (1926- ) Seneca Co. OH.>CO. >CT.>San Jose, CA sp: Lysbeth Goeller (1928- ) Flagstaff, AZ. >CO.>San Jose, CA 11. David E. Sanford (1948- ) Tiffin, OH,> CO.> VA.> CA.> Boise, ID. sp: Erika I. Borchert (1950- ) West Germany,> Boise, Idaho. --------------------------------------- John D. Sanford, 6223 Prospect Rd. San Jose, CA 95129 [email protected]