Ephraim Sanford (1747 - 1836)

Born 5 Apr 1747 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT.

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Ephraim Sanford was christened on 5 Apr 1747 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut. He was the son of David Sanford and Patiences (Burroughs) Sanford.

He was living at Lucerne, Pennsylvania and moved to Wayne, Steuben County, New York in 1793. He also 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.

In 1786, he married Esther BROWN (daughter of Triston BROWN) who 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:

1. James SANFORD, b. 1786 in Orange, Warwick, New York; died in Wayne, Steuben Co. New York.
2. Abram SANFORD
3. Isaac SANFORD
4. David SANFORD
5. Ephraim SANFORD, Jr., b. 1775
6. Ezra SANFORD, b. 1777
7. Anna (Aulls) SANFORD. b. 1778

Sanford

"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

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• Information from my uncle's genealogy research