Person:Ephraim Sanford (4)

"The Sanford family was originally from the State of Pennsylvania. The progenitor of that branch of the family which settled here was Ephraim Sanford, father of John and Ezra, who was a patriot during the Revolutionary war, while his two brothers were Tories, of the most bitter type. After the close of the war he removed to the State of Vermont, and afterwards to Steuben Co., N.Y. He was. a Baptist preacher, having a wide reputation for his eloquence and piety. The New York State Gazetteer says of him, that "he was a silver-tongued preacher, who used to pass the sacrament in pewter tankards;" and adds the misanthropic remark, that "nowadays the order is often reversed, and that many churches have silver tankards and pewter preachers." His wife was a cousin of the famous Maj. Moses Van Campen, whose name and fame are so intimately connected with the history of Southwestern New York, where he was several times a captive of the Indians and forced to run the gauntlet." From 1880 HISTORY OF LIVINGSTON COUNTY MICHIGAN

Subject: David Sanford (1711-1767) CT>NY, Desc. 3 gens. To: rambar@@enter.net To: Roots-L@@rootsweb.com Sender: roots-in@@rootsweb.com

Dear Bruce Rockwell, and other Sanford family searchers. This is what I have on the descendants of this David SANFORD, and I would like to hear of your information related to these persons. John Sanford of CA.

Desc. of David SANFORD, (1711-1767)of Warwick,NY. [greatgrandson of Thomas SANFORD, immigrant to MA)

FIRST GENERATION (references are LDS Church ancestral records) 1. David SANFORD, b. 1711/12 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co. CT. He was chr. 24 Feb 1712 in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT. He moved to Warwick, N

in 1764 in Orange Co. Warwick, NY.  He died in 1767 in Warwick, NY.  

He has reference number PRFB-HL. David and Patience Sanford joined the church at Wallingford, CT. in 1737. They moved to Warwick, New York.in 1764. Of their five children, the first two were born at Meriden, CT., and the last three at No.Killingworth, CT. All five of their sons did serve in the American Revolution. He was married to Patience BURROUGHS (daughter of Gen. John BURROWS/BURROUGHS and Patience HINMAN, 29 Jan 1736 in Stratfield, CT. Patience, b. 2 Jan 1709/10 in Stratford, CT. She was chr. on 11 Mar 1711 in Stratfield, CT. David SANFORD and Patience BURROUGHS had the following children: +2i.David SANFORD. 3ii.Thomas SANFORD, chr. 26 Jul 1741 in Meriden, CT. +4iii.Capt. John SANFORD. +5iv.Rev. Ephraim SANFORD. +6v.Ezra SANFORD.

SECOND GENERATION 2. David SANFORD was chr. 6 Feb 1737 in Meriden, CT. He has ref. no. PRG5-FN. He d. Orange Co. NY. He was a private in 4th. Regt. N.Y. Militia in Orange Co. NY..

4. Capt. John SANFORD, b. May 1744 in North Killingworth, CT. and chr. 20 May 1744 in North Killingworth, CT. He served in the military between Sep 1776 and 1781 in Capt.of NY Regiment & NY Levies. He d. about 1815 in Butler, NJ. He was a Military Officer, Recognized by D.A.R. 1776 to 1781 in Bay Shore, NY. He has reference number PRG5-MP. Capt. John Sanford served as an officer with Malcolm's New York Reg't. in 1776; Capt. of Malcolm's add'l. Continental Reg't. in 1777. Transferred to Spencer's Reg't. in 1779, and then retired from service in 1781. He later served with the New York Levies. His, D.A.R. records have been certified.He was married to Rebecca DE BOW (dau. of Capt. John DE BOW and Jannette VAN NESS) about 1771 in New Jersey. Rebecca DE BOW was born about 1754 in Pompton Plains, NJ. She died in 1811 in Butler, NJ. Capt. John SANFORD and Rebecca DE BOW had children: +7i.Thomas SANFORD. +8ii.John SANFORD, Jr. 9iii.Benjamin SANFORD, b. c 1776. +10iv.David SANFORD [Deacon]. +11v.Gamaliel SANFORD. +12vi.Hannah SANFORD. +13vii.Joseph SANFORD. +14viii.Rebecca SANFORD. +15ix.Mary SANFORD. +16x.Elizabeth SANFORD.

5. Rev. Ephraim SANFORD, Chr. 5 Apr 1747 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. Living at Lucerne, PA. moved to Steuben Co. NY in 1793 in Wayne, Steuben Co. NY (lived at Oramel, Allegany Co. NY for a time). He died in 1836 in Wayne, Steuben Co. NY (at home of his son). He was a leading Baptist Minister in Steuben and Allegany Counties. 1793 to 1830 in founded Church, Wayne & Oramel, NY. He has reference number PRG6-1Q. Esther BROWN (daughter of Triston BROWN) was born in 1754 in Connecticut. She died on 6 Mar 1820 in Wayne, Steuben Co. NY. Rev. Ephraim SANFORD and Esther BROWN had the following children: 17i.James SANFORD, b. 1786 in Orange, Warwick, NY. He died in Wayne, Steuben Co. NY. 18ii.Abram SANFORD. 19iii.Isaac SANFORD. 20iv.David SANFORD. 21v.Ezra SANFORD. +22vi.Ephraim SANFORD, Jr. +23vii.Anna SANFORD.

6. Ezra SANFORD was chr. 5 Apr 1747 in No. Killingworth, CT. He died on 22 Apr 1822 in Warwick, NY. He was a corporal in 4th. Reg't. Orange Co. NY. Ezra SANFORD and Ann HOPPER had the following children: 24i.Patience SANFORD, b. Jul 1773 in Warwick, NY. 25ii.Matthew SANFORD, b. 22 Jul 1775 in Warwick, NY. , d. 13 Sep 1859. 26iii.Olive SANFORD, b. 29 Aug 1779 in Warwick, NY. 27iv.Ann SANFORD, b. 5 Sep 1781 in Warwick, NY. 28v.Esther SANFORD, b. 22 Sep 1785 in Warwick, NY. d. 16 Aug 1850 in Warwick, NY. 29vi.Hannah SANFORD, b. Mar 1788 in Warwick, NY. 30vii.Mary SANFORD, b. 7 Sep 1790 in Warwick, NY. 31viii.Ezra SANFORD, b. 11 Nov 1793 in Warwick, NY. 32ix.Dorcas SANFORD, b. Sep 1798 in Warwick, NY.

THIRD GENERATION 7. Thomas SANFORD, b. 1772 in New Jersey. He d. 1849 in Ohio. He engaged in farming in NJ, to Urbana, NY. He m. Amelia WOOD in New Jersey. Thomas SANFORD and Amelia WOOD had the following children: +33i.Thomas Hall SANFORD. 34ii.Benjamin SANFORD. +35iii.Joseph SANFORD.

8. John SANFORD Jr. , b. 1774 in Newark, NJ. He was in NJ, then moved the family to NY, where both parents died in 1815 in NY. He died about 1844 in Urbana, Steuben Co. NY. He signed a will on 6 Feb 1844 in Urbana, Steuben Co. NY. He was a Lifetime farmer, and part time soldier who served in War of 1812, in New Jersey & New York. He has reference number PRJ1-TD. John Sanford, Jr. was the second of ten children, of Capt. John and Rebecca (DeBow) Sanford. All but the last child, Thomas, were born in New Jersey. The family moved from Long Pond, NJ, to Steuben Co. NY. He was a very good farmer and family man, with a large family. His will was drawn at Urbana, NY. 6 Feb 1844, and presented for probate, on 9 May 1844 at Bath, Steuben Co. NY. He was married to Sarah MILLER (daughter of Capt. Andrew MILLER - and Sarah ROSS) in 1795 in New Jersey. Sarah MILLER was born about 1780 in Newark, NJ. John SANFORD Jr. and Sarah MILLER had children: +36i.Nancy SANFORD. +37ii.Mary (Polly) SANFORD. +38iii.Elizabeth SANFORD. +39iv.John Miller SANFORD. +40v.Hannah SANFORD. +41vi.David SANFORD [Deacon]. +42vii.Andrew SANFORD. +43viii.Rebecca SANFORD. +44ix.Thomas SANFORD. +45x.Sarah Ann SANFORD. +46xi.Ephraim SANFORD.

10. David SANFORD [Deacon] was born about 1778. He founded the first Baptist Church, Omar, OH about 1828 in Attica, Seneca Co. OH. He was aka as 'Deacon' Sanford, a large farm owner. in Attica, Seneca Co. OH. David SANFORD [Deacon] and Mary- CLARK had the following children: +47i.James SANFORD. +48ii.Mary Ann SANFORD.

11. Gamaliel SANFORD was born on 25 May 1778. He was married to Elizabeth BROWN on 8 Sep 1805 in Newfoundland, NJ.

12. Hannah SANFORD was born on 30 Sep 1791. She died on 12 Sep 1863.

13. Joseph SANFORD was born about 1792. He d. 69 in Florida, NY.

14. Rebecca SANFORD was born about 1793.

15. Mary SANFORD was born about 1795.

16. Elizabeth SANFORD was born about 1797.

22. Ephraim Jr. SANFORD was born about 1775. He died in 1807 in Caneadea, Allegany Co. NY. He was married to Julia HUFF (daughter of Zephaniah HUFF) about 1795. Julia HUFF died in 1820 in Caneadea, Allegany Co. NY. Ephraim Jr. SANFORD and Julia HUFF had the following children: +49i.Ephraim SANFORD. 50ii.Zephaniah SANFORD was born c1797 in New York. +51iii.Ezekiel SANFORD.

23. Anna SANFORD, b. Jun 1778 in NY. She died on 27 Apr 1844 in Wayne, Steuben Co. NY. She was married to Ephraim AULLS in New York.

Prepared by: John Sanford 6223 Prospect Ave. San Jose, CA.

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"Caneadea Caneadea was formed from Angelica on March 11, 1808. Friendship was taken off in 1815, Rushford was set off in 1816. Orrinsburgh (now Belfast) was set off in 1824 and a part of Belfast in 1831. Caneadea is an interior town, lying northwest of the center of the county.

The first settlement was made about 1800 by a Mr. Schoonover from Pennsylvania. Ephraim Sanford, Jr., Zephaniah Huff, David Sanford, and Nehemiah Sears settled in 1803. Ezra Sanford and others settled soon after. The first children born was Moses V. Chamberlain and Betsey Sanford, both in 1806. The first school was taught near the center by Asa Harris in 1811. The first inn was kept by Widow Bradley, from Pennsylvania, at the center, in 1810. The first store at the same place by Mr. Hunt, in 1812. John Hoyt erected the first sawmill at the mouth of Caneadea Creek, in 1816. David Hitchcock put the first carding machine in operation in 1810 on Caneadea Creek. The first religious meeting (Baptist) was held by Elder Ephraim Sanford in his own house at Oramel Village in 1804." from Allegany County genealogy web site.

THOMAS ANDREW SANFORD CONNECTICUT (1607/08-1681)

Thomas SANFORD, progenitor of his line in America was born in 1607/08 at Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex, England. Thomas settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts, where he was granted a four-acre tract of land 22 Nov. 1634, and sixteen acres, 4 Jan. 1635. These two plots were "on the west side of the way by Mr. Hawthorne's by the brooke on Roxbury boundes" and on 18 Feb. 1635, he was allotted two acres in the fresh marsh nearest the town.

Thomas was married 1636-37 to Sarah, maiden name unknown, at Dorchester, MA. She died May 14, 1681 at Milford, CT. Her name is not mentioned in her husband's will who died in the following October. He was added to the First Church of Milford Jan 9, 1642 and she Dec. 16, 1642. Thomas and Sarah were the parents of seven children.

An interesting document in Dorchester, MA, records, entered April 17, 1635, reveals that Thomas THORNTON and Thomas SANFORD were to keep the cows for seven months for which they were to receive 5s.3d. a cow if there were six cows; if the herd were less they would receive less payment. The two men promised to collect the cows each morning an hour after sunrise, and to drive them across the bridge on their return trip at evening. This routine was followed each week day, and by one man on Sunday. The following year, 1636, it was further ordered by the court that all cows must be placed in the care of keepers in a common pasture from April 17th to November 15th, and Mathias SENSION was to assist Thomas SANFORD in herding them.

Thomas was made a freeman of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, March 9,1636/37, in Dorchester, MA.

Thomas SANFORD removed to Milford, CT, and the birth in January 1641, of his daughter Mary is recorded in the annals of the First Church of Milford, which indicates that he was residing there then. He was admitted to the church January 9, 1642

Thomas acquired various tracts of land in Milford and served on town committees.

On the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of founding the town the citizens of Milford erected a stone bridge over the stream, which had formerly been difficult to cross when entering the town. This bridge built in 1889, in memory of the founders, contains heavy stones on the battlements in which the names of the pioneers are cut. The memorial inscription to Thomas SANFORD follows:

Thomas Sanford Obit 1681 Sarah His Wife Died, in October, 1681, in Milford, CT. His will made September 23, 1681, and his estate was valued upon appraisal, October 21, 1681, at L450 18s. 3d. Submitted by John David Sanford

The Children of Thomas SANFORD and Sarah SANFORD were. 1. Ezekiel b.1636, d1683, m.1665 Rebecca WHELPLEY 2. Sarah b.1639, d1683, m.Richard SHUTE 1656. 3. Mary b.1642, d. unmarried 4. Samuel b.1643, d.1691, m.1674 Hannah BRONSON 5. Thomas b.1644, d.1721, m.1 1666 Elizabeth PAYNE 6. Ephraim b.1646, d.1787, m.1669 Mary POWELL 7. Elizabeth b.1648, d.1687, m. 1669 Obediah ALLYN