Category Archives: Sanford
John Parsons, AGBI, and the 1790 Census
Census Sunday By Don Taylor Sometimes you encounter sources that don’t make sense. Recently, I encounter several trees that identified John Parsons being in the American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Volume 131, Page 462, and that the AGBI was the source. … Continue reading
John Parsons (Jr. & Sr.) in the Sandisfield Town Records
Amanuensis[i] Monday Brown-Sanford-Parsons By Don Taylor Microfilm, 1728095, microfilmed by the Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah at the Town Hall, Sandisfield, Massachusetts provide a treasure of information regarding the various families of Sandisfield. Image 377, (Page 335) provides two … Continue reading
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
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