At 05:24 PM 9/5/98 EDT, you wrote: >The earliest Sanford ancestor that I have in my database was one William >Sanford born in 1602 in Rappannock Co., VA. No record of his parents or when >they came over. It would surprise me greatly if the Northern bunch is not >somehow another branch of our line. Hope others have more info. > >Jean Coan > > Doesn't this pre-1607 birth in VA seem to defy basic American history? Sue Burt