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Category Archives: Sanford
Chester Parsons in the News – Lawsuit Settled & Real Estate for Sale
In the News By Don Taylor In the News” is my reporting of discovered newspaper articles and advertising regarding ancestors I am researching. Chester Parsons is a fourth great-grandfather of mine. The information found in newspapers often raises more questions … Continue reading
Ancestor Sketch – Mercy Gay
Brown-Sanford-Gay By Don Taylor Mercy Gay was born into a leading Connecticut family. She married and removed to Vermont where she and her husband were early settlers. When her husband died in 1813, she moved west with family members to … Continue reading
Posted in Brown-Montran, Gay, Ancestor Features, Sanford
Tagged Litchfield County, Litchfield, Connecticut, Bergen, Vermont, Bennington, Pownal, Sharon, Byron, New York, Genesee County
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Mercy (Gay) Sanford & the Early Censuses
Mercy Sanford and the 1840, 1830, and 1820 Census records. Brown-Sanford-Gay Census Sunday By Don Taylor Following widows in early America can often be difficult, Mercy (Gay) Sanford was widowed when her husband, Ezra Clugston Sanford, died 22 June 1813 … Continue reading
Posted in Brown-Montran, Censuses, Gay, Sanford
Tagged New York, Byron, Genesee County
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Ancestor Sketch – Ezra Clugston Sanford
Brown/Sanford Line By Don Taylor Contemporary writers said Ezra was a “remarkably muscular man, possessed of great nerve and quickness of perception.”[i] They also said he was “a mechanic, a respectable member of society, a kind husband and parent, a … Continue reading
Posted in Brown-Montran, Sanford
Tagged Pownal, Sharon, Connecticut, Vermont, Newtown
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Ezra Sanford – Probate – Inventory – 2
Transcription Tuesday Brown/Sanford By Don Taylor This week, for “Transcription Tuesday,” I am looking at the second part of the Inventory Papers of the Probate of Ezra Clugston Sanford (1763-1813)[i]. The Papers are images 10, 11, 12, and 13 of … Continue reading
