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Richard Sanford 1595–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1595

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 1676

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Father: Thomas Sanford

Mother: Eve (Friswith)

Spouse(s): Margery Cox

Children(s): Robert Sanford, Mary Sanford

Richard Sanford was born in 1595 in England, the child of Thomas Sanford And Eve Finswith Friswith. Richard Sanford married Margery Cox, and had children including Mary Sanford, Robert Sanford. Richard Sanford passed away in 1676 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Richard Sanford was born in 1595 in England, the child of Thomas Sanford And Eve Finswith Friswith.
  • Richard Sanford married Margery Cox, and had children including Mary Sanford, Robert Sanford.
  • Richard Sanford passed away in 1676 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Sanford's Ancestors

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Richard Sanford
1595–1676
Birth Place: England
Parents
Thomas Sanford
1556–1597
Mountfitchet, Essex, England
Eve (Finswith) (Friswith)
1561–1620
Essex, England
Grandparents
Richard Sanford
1533–1591
Stanstead, Essex, England
Elizabeth Coggeshall
1537–1600
Mountfetchet, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Coggeshall
1511–1541
Elizabeth Parker
1512–1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Parker
1470–
Margaret Peck
1482–1540

Richard Sanford's Descendants

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Richard Sanford (1595–1676) m. Margery Cox (November 1600–January 1640)
  1. 1. Robert Sanford 1638–1700 m. Anne Smith 1642–1709
    1. 1. Ann Sanford 1669–1689 m. George South 1664–1724
      1. 1. John South 1689–1783 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Smith 1696–1731
        1. 1. John (Benjamin) South 1724–1804 m. Margaret (Weldon) Drake 1725–1798
  2. 2. Mary Sanford 1635–1728

Richard Sanford's Timeline

2 Records

1595
1595
Birth of Richard Sanford in England
England
1676
1676
Age 81
Death of Richard Sanford in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 6100.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1640; Page Number: 254

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1676
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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