In a message dated 7/25/98 8:10:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > I have run into a line on this site posted in 1997 stating that Thomas > Sanford > who was a immigreat to New England was a decent of Richard Sanford who > mairres > a Maud Maniwinwaring about 1520 this line is said to go back to Henry 2nd of > England I have seen this line on the LDS IGI and in no other places. Dose > any > one hace idea if this Sanford family is tied to the New England Sanfords? > I do not believe this connection has ever been proven. In the book "Thomas Sanford, the Emigrant to New England ..." by Carlton E. Sanford a statement is made "We shall show beyond the possibility of a doubt, that our emigrant ancestor, Thomas Sanford, was not of that Shropshire family" Thomas' parents are shown to be Ezekiel & Rose WARNER. Ezekiel's parents were Thomas & Mary LEWES. Thomas' parents were Richard & Elizabeth ??. From there, there is no evidence to the Mianwarings, etc. A probable graft made by an unscupulous genealogist. Good luck The discussion of the emigrant's ancestry is a well documented treatise of some 50 pages. If anyone knows any different, please let me know. Always optimistic--Dave