Ann, How many children does Carlton have listed for Ezekiel? I have 10 children born to Ezekiel Sanford and Rose Warner. I have Robert as the brother of your Thomas,the 4th child of Ezekiel. How many pages are there that cover the ancestry of Ezekiel? What size book is it? Lynette Ann O'Hara wrote: > Lynette, The Thomas Sanford the book is about neither of the Thomas > Sanfords > you mention. It is about the descendants of Thomas Sanford, born > 1607/08 at > Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex, England. He was the son of Ezekiel > Sanford. He > had a son Thomas, born 1644 and a grandson Thomas, born 1677. There > were > many other Thomases in this line, but I don't find any matching your > dates > (at least on a quick perusal). There is a chapter in the book on > Robert > Sanford, whom Carlton Sanford includes among "Other Pioneer > Sanfords". He > (Carlton) believed that Robert was a brother of the Thomas who is the > subject of the book. Robert Sanford was baptized 1 November 1615 and > had a > grandson Thomas who was baptized June 9, 1695; these dates are close > to > yours. > > The book in question has introductory chapters on the English > background of > the Sanfords and, as noted above, a chapter covering several > generations of > descendants of Robert. The book, though, primarily concerns the > descendants > of Thomas, and it is expensive - $246 for the photocopied two-volume > set > from NEHGS although it is also available from other booksellers). If > I've > drawn the correct conclusions, it wouldn't be worth your while to buy > it. > You could probably borrow a copy long enough to copy the pages you > need > (I'll bet you can get it on microfilm at your FHC and it's in the > NEHGS > Circulating Library). If you can't borrow it, get back to me and I'll > copy > the pages I think you'd be interested in. Ann