John, You wrote: > >Incidently, I assume that your own ancestral records connect to one of >those in the "Thomas Sanford" books. What is your 'direct line' and >who is our 'common ancestor'. Thank you for your information. John > Here are my Sanford ancestors. I capitalize the first names of those I descend from directly. Norm 1. THOMAS SANFORD I. b. ca. 1607/8, Essex County, England, m. 1636/7, in Dorchester, MA, SARAH (Unknown) SANFORD, d. 14 May 1681, Milford, CT. THOMAS died Sep/Oct 1681, Milford, CT. Settled in Dorchester, MA. Joined NH group in Boston 1638, went on to Milford. Children: i Ezekiel SANFORD b. ca. 1635/7, Dorchester, MA, d. 5 Oct 1683, Fairfield, CT. Married Rebecca WHELPLEY, WICKLA or WAKELEE in Fairfield 25 Apr 1665. ii Sarah SANFORD b. 1639, Dorchester, MA, d. 1683, East Chester, NY. Married to Richard SHUTE of East Chester in Milford 14 Aug 1656. iii Mary SANFORD b. 16 Jan 1642, Milford, CT. iv Samuel SANFORD b. 30 Apr 1643, Milford, CT, d. 27 Nov 1691, Milford, CT. Married Hannah BRONSON in Milford 15 Aug 1674. 2. v THOMAS SANFORD II b. Dec 1644. 3. vi EPHRAIM SANFORD b. 17 May 1646. vii Elizabeth SANFORD b. 27 Aug 1648, Milford, CT, d. 1687, Middletown, CT. Married Obadiah ALLYN of Middletown. Second Generation 2. THOMAS SANFORD II b. Dec 1644, Milford, CT, m. 11 Oct 1666, in New Haven, CT, ELIZABETH PAYNE, b. ca. 1647, New Haven, CT, (daughter of WILLIAM PAYNE and Unknown 1st wife of Wm. PAYNE). THOMAS died 1721, New Haven, CT. Children: 4. i SAMUEL SANFORD b. 13 Sep 1668. ii Elizabeth SANFORD b. 3 Sep 1671, New Haven, CT, d. Before 1705. Married Thomas HUMISTON in New Haven, CT 31 May 1694. iii Thomas SANFORD b.13 Oct 1673, New Haven,CT, d.13 Nov 1673, New Haven,CT. iv Anna SANFORD b. 19 Feb 1674/5, New Haven, CT. Married Joseph? ABBOT. v Thomas SANFORD b. 25 May 1677, New Haven, CT, d. May 1713. Married Mary CHUBB in New Haven, CT 13 Jan 1703/4. vi William SANFORD b. 29 Nov 1679, New Haven, CT. vii Sarah SANFORD b. 26 Nov 1682, New Haven, CT. Married Thomas BEACH in New Haven, CT 19 Feb 1702/3. viii Daughter SANFORD b. Feb 1684/5, New Haven, CT, d. 8 Mar 1684/5, New Haven, CT. ix Mary SANFORD b. Feb 1685, New Haven, CT. x John SANFORD b. 6 Apr 1686, New Haven, CT, d. 2 Nov 1766, North Haven, CT. Married Hannah BEACH. 3. EPHRAIM SANFORD b. 17 May 1646, Milford, CT, m. 18 Nov 1669, MARY POWELL, chrs. 20 Jul 1645, New Haven, CT, (daughter of THOMAS POWELL and PRISCILLA WHITSON). EPHRAIM died 1687, Milford, CT. MARY: Married (2) Nathaniel BALDWIN. Children: 5. i MARY SANFORD b. 28 Sep 1670. ii Samuel SANFORD b. 26 Jan 1672, Milford, CT, d. young. iii Samuel SANFORD b. 9 May 1674, Milford, CT, d. 1749. Married (1) Hannah BALDWIN. Married (2) Esther PARMELEE, widow. iv Ephraim SANFORD Jr. b. 11 May 1677, Milford, CT, d. 13 Apr 1728, Milford vii Zachariah SANFORD b. 14 Mar 1683, Milford, CT, d. Dec 1712. Unmarried. Third Generation 4. SAMUEL SANFORD b. 13 Sep 1668, New Haven, CT, m. Unknown wife of SAMUEL SANFORD. SAMUEL died 1748. Children: i Mary SANFORD b. 31 May 1696, New Haven, CT. Married John COLE in Wallingford 20 Nov 1717. ii Lydia SANFORD b. 22 Jul 1698, New Haven, CT, d. 24 Oct 1769, North Haven, CT. Married (1) Reuben BATCHELOR. Married (2) Daniel POTTER. iii Samuel SANFORD b. 22 Jan 1701/2, New Haven, CT, d. 1757. Married Deborah CLARK in New Haven, CT 3 Nov 1737. 6. iv EPHRAIM SANFORD b. 24 Mar 1704. v Ezekial SANFORD b. 4 Mar 1707/8, New Haven, CT, m. 11 Feb 1728/9, in New Haven, CT, Desire WARNER, b. 23 Oct 1704, New Haven, CT, (daughter of BENJAMIN WARNER I and HANNAH HILL). Ezekial died 1760. 7. vi RACHEL SANFORD b. 1 May 1710. vii Zachariah SANFORD b. 7 Oct 1712, New Haven, CT, d. 11 Jan 1774, Thomaston, CT. Married Sarah CURTIS in New Haven, CT 16 Feb 1737/8. viii Dinah SANFORD b. 28 Apr 1715, New Haven, CT. Married John ATWELL of Waterbury. ix Thomas SANFORD b. 17 Dec 1718, New Haven, CT, d. 18 Feb 1797, North Haven, CT. 5. MARY SANFORD b. 28 Sep 1670, New Haven, CT, m. JOSEPH ASHBURN. MARY died After 1728. Married (1) Joseph ASHBURN. Married (2) Joshua HOTCHKISS. Married (3) Eleazer HOLT. Children: i ABIGAIL ASHBURN. Fourth Generation 6. EPHRAIM SANFORD b. 24 Mar 1704, New Haven, CT, m. 8 Jan 1728/9, in New Haven, CT, ESTHER HEATON, b. 27 Apr 1709, New Haven, CT, (daughter of SETH HEATON and HANNAH TODD) d. 18 Mar 1796, Plymouth, CT. EPHRAIM died 5 Nov 1788, Watertown, CT. Children: i Joel SANFORD b. 3 May 1730, New Haven, CT, d. 8 Feb 1782. Married Mary PORTER in Waterbury 24 Aug 1757. ii Amos SANFORD b. 7 Feb 1731/2, d. Before 1740. iii Chloe SANFORD b. 26 Jan 1734, New Haven, CT, d. 10 May 1821. Married Joseph BASSETT in New Haven, CT 10 May 1821. iv Esther SANFORD b. 12 Mar 1736, New Haven, CT. Married Isaac JOHNSON in New Haven, CT 15 Jan 1756. 9. v PATIENCE SANFORD b. 25 Oct 1738. vi Amos SANFORD b. 29 Dec 1740, New Haven, CT. Married a Eunice BRADLEY-possibly 22a3. vii Susanna SANFORD b. 15 Nov 1743, New Haven, CT. viii Mabel SANFORD b. 19 Jun 1746, New Haven, CT. Married Eliasaph BARKER in Plymouth, CT 21 Mar 1768. ix Jonah SANFORD b. 17 Jul 1749, New Haven, CT, d. 15 Nov 1824. Married (1) Mary DUNBAR in Plymouth, CT 6 Oct 1773. Married (2) Unknown WEST. x Jesse SANFORD b. 26 Jan 1753, New Haven, CT, d. 17 Jun 1832. Married Sarah FENN. 7. RACHEL SANFORD b. 1 May 1710, New Haven, CT, m. 1 Jan 1729/30, in New Haven, CT, BENJAMIN WARNER II, b. 16 Jun 1707, New Haven, CT, (son of BENJAMIN WARNER I and HANNAH HILL) d. 1747. Married (2) Enos SPERRY in New Haven, CT 8 Nov 1750. Married (3) David JACKSON of Newtown in New Haven, CT 1 Feb 1759. Fifth Generation 9. PATIENCE SANFORD b. 25 Oct 1738, New Haven, CT, m. 3 Jan 1760, in New Haven,CT, DAVID ALLING, b. 2 Feb 1723/4, New Haven, CT, (son of NATHAN ALLING and HANNAH TODD) d. 22 Apr 1794, Canaan, CT. PATIENCE died 1775.