Hilary; Thank you VERY much for the leads - I'll have to digest this, but it does give me much more to go on - were all of these SANFORDs in the Fairfax, VA area? I used to live in Fairfax Co (in fact was Pres. of Fairfax Co Gen. Club in late 1970's), but wasn't onto the SANFORD name at that time. I'll have to get back the Co library... Jim Web Site: http://customers.doubled.com/~bartlett/genealog.htm Descendants of Thomas BARTLETT (c1730-1806) of Fauquier and Harrison Co, VA and 80 other surname ancestors, mostly from Colonial Virginia -----Original Message----- From: Hilary Westin <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, September 28, 1998 11:26 AM Subject: Re: John SANFORD of Fairfax Co, VA in 1700s >Dear Jim: A Frances Sanford was unmarried on 22 Jan 1739/40 when her father >William Sanford (Robert1) drew his will His wife evidently predeceased him her >maiden name is not known but her name was Jemima. It is not proven whether the >Frances Sanford who married Demse Carrol was the daughter of William or one of >the unnamed daughters of Robert Sanford3 (Robert2 Robert1). John Sanford ( >Robert2 Robert1)in his will dated Oct 1 1776 provided for his grandchild >Francis Sanford. The known son of John Sanford was Willoughby Sanford, yet no >research haas been discovered that mentions a child of Willoughby's as being >Frances. Hilary WEstin > >Jim Bartlett wrote: > >> My ancestors include Frances SANFORD who married Dempse CARROLL (he was b >> 1711; d 1776 Fauquier Co, VA). It appears Frances died before Dempse. >> Somewhere I heard that her father was John SANFORD of Fairfax Co, VA. Is >> anyone working on the Fairfax/Fauquier Co, VA SANFORDs? >> Jim Bartlett/Rockville, MD >> > > >