Notes:

SOURCE: Medway Biographies & Genealogies by Jameson

David Sanford (5-418) was a graduate of Yale, Class of 1755; studied theology with Dr. Bellany, was ordained and installed 14 Apr 1773 as pastor of the Second Church of Christ in Medway, Massachusetts where he was pastor for thirty-seven years.
"He was chaplain of Col. Lemuel Robinson's regiment and took a leading part in every measure adopted for vigorous defence." (Source: Connecticut Men in Revolution). In 1779, he was a delegate to the convention for framing a constitution of the state of Massachusetts. He was an eloquent preacher, a devoted pastor, a kind-hearted and loveable man. A monument was erected to his memory by his surviving people in 1860, but his memory will long outlive his monument.

The record of the family of Rev. David and his son Philo is taken from a register of Rev. David and the bible of Philo.

Thomas Sanford Genealogy c., 1911, p. 182

David married INGERSOL, Bathsheha on 14 Aug 1757. Bathsheha (daughter of INGERSOL, Moses and INGERSOL, Catherine ()) was born before 05 Jun 1738 in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States; died on 12 Nov 1800 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. SANFORD, David was born on 06 Jan 1760 in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States; died on 19 Jul 1841.
2. SANFORD, Philo was born on 07 Sep 1761 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died about Sep 1835.
3. SANFORD, Clarissa was born on 20 Nov 1763 in Pompey, Onondaga, New York, USA; died on 15 Mar 1850 in New York, USA.
4. SANFORD, Elihu was born on 28 Jan 1766 in Oxford, Worchester, Massachusetts, USA; died on 15 Jan 1839.
5. SANFORD, Ichabod was born on 18 Oct 1768.
6. SANFORD, Bathsheba was born on 14 Feb 1770; died on 05 Apr 1835.
7. SANFORD, Stephen was born on 04 Mar 1773; died on 28 Aug 1792.
8. SANFORD, Moses was born on 07 Nov 1775.
9. SANFORD, Electa was born on 13 Mar 1778.
10. SANFORD, Samuel was born on 27 Jan 1780 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 13 Apr 1845.

Notes:

David Sanford (4-141) is referred to as David Sanford (#141) on page 110 in the Thomas Sanford Genealogy book, 1911; and referred to as Cornet David Sanford on page 136 of that same book. It is explained in the book that in May, 1749 he was Quartermaster of the Troop of Horse in the 2nd Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, and in May 1750 he was commissioned "Cornet" in that regiment. (Note: Cornet was the lowest of commissioned officers in the cavalry who carried the colors or guidon of a troop of cavalry, an honored position no longer in existence).
The name on his tombstone, which was still standing in 1911, was Cornet David Sanford. (New Haven Colony Historical Society, Vol. 5, p. 54 and Connecticut Colony Records, p. 426, 517, 518).

He must have been a man of great business capacity having accumulated an estate of $26,660 by the age of 41 at the time of his death in 1751.

On 8 Feb 1751, administration of his estate was granted his widow, Rachael, and she was appointed guardian of their minor children. (Probate Book 7, p. 131).

Thomas Sanford Genealogy c., 1911, pp. 136-137

David & Rachel had nine children

David married STRONG, Rachel on 30 Mar 1730. Rachel was born on 20 Jun 1713 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 12 Sep 1777 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Samuel Sanford (3-35) was admitted to the Milford Church on May 15, 1698, and his wife, Hannah, on May 9, 1697. Her tombstone was still standing in 1909 and in very good condition. Close by her grave is that of Mrs. Thomas Baldwin. Mrs. Esther Sanford was a sister of Stephen Parmelee who married Elizabeth, sister of Hannah Baldwin. Hanna Baldwin and her sister Esther, who married Samuel Sanford, Jr. (b., abt. 1680) and Elizabeth, who married Parmelee, were daughters of Nathaniel and Hannah (Botchford) Baldwin. (Source: Thomas Sanford Genealogy, c., 1911, pp. 98, 106-108)

Samual & Hannah had 11 children - Samual & Ester had none.

Samuel married BALDWIN, Hannah in Nov 1695 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Hannah was born on 11 Jul 1674 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; died on 14 Jan 1727 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hannah Baldwin was the daughter of Nathaniel Baldwin (1645-1714) and Hannah Botsford (1645-1686). The ancestry on the Baldwin side dates back to Richard Baldwin of Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, who died in 1553. His great grandson, the grandfather of Hannah, Esther, and Elizabeth, born in Cholesbury, England, came to America and settled in Milford, Connecticut, where he died in 1650. Nathaniel Baldwin was a quite successful and prominent man at Milford. Hannah Botsford/Botchford was the daughter of Henry Botchford of Milford, one of the pioneer settlers.
Thomas Sanford Genealogy c., 1911, pp. 106-107

Notes:

SOURCE: (Thomas Sanford Genealogy, c., 1911, pp. 94-96)

Ephraim Sanford (2-6) was a planter in New Haven, Connecticut. Carlton E. Sanford of Potsdam, New York was a descendant of Ephraim Sanford and compiled the Thomas Sanford Genealogy which was printed in 1911. He was in the possession of a small oak box containing numerous papers on the Sanford family which were to be donated to the Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford. He also had the original inventory of Ephraim's estate made on 12 Jun 1687.

Ephraim & Mary had 7 children

Ephraim married POWELL, Mary on 16 Nov 1669. Mary (daughter of POWELL, Thomas) was born on 20 Jul 1645 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; died after 1700 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]