Samuel Sanford Jr. (1698 - abt. 1781)

Born 29 May 1698 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 3 May 1781 at about age 82 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Sara Patton [send private message] and John Ellis [send private message]

Biography

Captain Samuel Sanford Jr. served with the Connecticut Branch during the French and Indian War.
Service Started: 1755
Unit(s): 2nd Regt.
Service Ended: 1762

Captain Samuel Sanford Jr. served with 8th Connecticut Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Samuel Sanford Jr. (bp. 29 May 1698 Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut^[1] - 3 May 1781 Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut) was the son of Samuel Sanford and Hannah Baldwin.

In 1721 he married Abigail Holbrook (1) bp. 23 Apr 1699, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut^[2] - 11 May 1741 Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut)

Children of Samuel and Abigail Holbrook Sanford (1) Include:

1. Nathan Sanford (1722-1785)
2. Sarah Sanford (Hine) (1724-1817)
3. Moses Sanford (1726-1805)
4. Hannah Sanford (Ashburn) (1729-1772)
5. Isaac Sanford (1731-1801) on 4 May 1756 in Woodbridge, Connecticut m. Jerusha Baker^[3]
6. Gideon Sanford (1735-1806)
7. Jonathan Sanford (1736–1805)
8. Abigail Sanford (1741-1778)

Spouse (2): Hannah (Merwin, Sanford) Tomlinson^[4] (1709–1790)

Marriage: 20 Dec 1762, Milford, New Haven^[5]

Sources

• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI): Name: Samuel Sanford; Birth Date: 1698; Birthplace: Connecticut; Volume: 153; Page number: 66; Reference: Sanford, of Ct:62

• Connecticut Revolutionary War Military Lists, 1775-83: Name: Samuel Sanford; Location: Milford; Rank: Capt.; Page: #75; Regiment: Eighth; Regiment Command: Sherman, Col.; Company: 4th Capt.

• Connecticut Soldiers, French and Indian War, 1755-62: Given Name: Samuel, Jr.; Surname: Sanford; Page: #27; Rank: Capt.; Location: Milford; Regiment: 2nd Regt. ;Command: Goodrich, Elizur Col.; Company: Fourth; Co. Command: Sanford, Samuel Capt.; Comments: Muster Roll of Company of 3 comm. Officers and 81 non-comm. officers and soldiers.

• Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920: Name: Samuel Sanford; Father: Samuel Sanford; Baptism Date: 29 May 1698; Baptism Place: Milford, Connecticut, USA

• Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934: Name: Samuel Sanford; Burial Place: Newtown, Connecticut

• Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999: Name: Samuel Sanford; Probate Date: 1781; Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA; Inferred Death Year: Abt 1781; Inferred Death Place: Connecticut, USA; Case Number: 9066

• Early Connecticut Marriages: Name: Samuel Sanford; Gender: Male; Spouse's Name: Hannah Tomlinson; Spouse Gender: Female; Marriage Date: 20 Dec 1762; Marriage Place: Milford, New Haven

• Millennium File: Name: Samuel Sanford; Birth Date: 29 May 1698; Birth Place: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; Death Date: 3 May 1781; Mother: Hannah Baldwin

• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000: Name: Samuel Sanford; Gender: Male; Father: Samuel Sanford; Child: Nathan Sanford; Isaac Sanford; Gideon Sanford

• U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783: Name: Samuel Sanford; Gender: Male; Military Date: 1 May 1781; Military Place: Connecticut, USA; State or Army Served: Connecticut; Regiment: 5th Regiment; Rank: Captain

• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current: Name: Samuel Sanford; Birth Date: 29 May 1698; Birth Place: Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America; Death Date: 3 May 1781; Death Place: Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America; Has Bio?: Y; Father: Samuel Enos Sanford; Mother: Hannah Sanford; Spouse: Abigail Holbrook Sanford; Children: Gideon Sanford; Nathan Sanford

1. ↑ Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920
2. ↑ Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920
3. ↑ Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
4. ↑ Early Connecticut Marriages
5. ↑ Early Connecticut Marriages

• Also see:

Place sources here: