2620–2621. Thomas Sanford of County Essex, England was born about 1608, and died in Milford, Connecticut, in 1681. His wife was Sarah _____ He is the son of Ezekiel and Rose (Warner) Sanford. They had seven children:
| i. | Ezekiel Sanford [#1310]: He was born about 1637, baptized in Milford and died in Fairfield, Connecticut, in 1683. | |
| ii. | Sarah Sanford was born about 1637. She married Richard Shute of Eastchester, New York. | |
| iii. | Mary Sanford was baptized in Milford on January 16, 1641/2. She died young. | |
| iv. | Samuel Sanford was baptized in Milford on April 30, 1643, and died in Milford on November 27, 1691. He married Hannah Bronson, daughter of Richard Bronson of Farmington, on August 16, 1674, in Milford. | |
| v. | Thomas Sanford was baptized in Milford in December, 1644, and died in New Haven, Connecticut Colony, after 1721. He married Elizabeth Payne on October 11, 1666, in New Haven. | |
| vi. | Ephraim Sanford was baptized in Milford on May 17, 1646, and died in Milford in 1687. He married Mary Powell, daughter of Thomas Powell, on November 18, 1669, in New Haven. | |
| vii. | Elizabeth Sanford was baptized in Milford on August 27, 1648. She married Obadiah Allyn on October 26, 1669, in Milford. |
Thomas Sanford was nephew of Andrew and Mary (Humphrey) Warner of this genealogy. He lived in Dorchester from 1634 to 1640 then moved to Milford, Connecticut, where he was admitted to the church on January 9, 1641/2. His wife, Sarah, was admitted to the Milford church on December 15, 1642.
His will was dated September 23, 1691; his estate was inventoried on
October 21, 1681. It mentions: eldest son Ezekiel,
sons Thomas, Ephraim, and Samuel; daughters Sarah wife of Richard Shute of
Eastchester, and Elizabeth wife of Obadiah Allyn of Middletown; grandchildren
Sarah Shute and Thomas Allyn; and Sarah Whitlock, his maid.