Rebecca (Rebeckah) Sanford

On 29 January 1728/29 she was mentioned as "beloved wife Rebecca" in the will of Ezekiel Sanford of Fairfield. On 7 January 1764 in Fairfield County, CT, Rebecca's sons Joseph, Lemuel, Zachariah, Ezekiel and Samuel bound themselves to support their mother. The agreement reads: "Covenant between Joseph Sanford and brothers: To all people to whom these presents shall come greeting Know ye that where as Rebeckah Sanford of said Fairfield, Mother, sons ye Subscribers. viz: Joseph Sanford, Lemuel Sanford, Zachariah Sanford, Ezekiel Sanford and Samuel Sanford all of said Fairfield, is become impotent and poor by age &c and the burthen of her support naturally and by Law devolves upon us and that an equal distribution of expense for her support may be had : we ye said Subscribers do here by covenant and agree each with ye other to yield and pay our Respective and equal part and proportion for her support and do also bind our several and respective heirs to pay ye same and enforce this our agreement, we said Subscribers do bind ourselves and our Heirs Executors and Administrators in ye sum of one [hundred] pounds Lawful money to be paid by him or his Heirs Executors &c who shall not yield and pay such proportionable part as aforesaid to him or them who shall fulfil said agreement. In witness whereof ye party have hereunto sett their hands and Seal in Fairfield this seveneth day of January 1764/5. " Joseph Sanford, Lemuel Sanford, Zachariah Sanford, Ezekiel Sanford, Samuel Sanford. Witnesses John Sherwood, John Sherwood Jr, Silas Griffith, Elnathan Sanford. [NOTE: the Beach-Sanford genealogy, which quotes the entire text, says "one pounds", while the Thomas Sanford genealogy, which merely gives the date and parties involved says L100].

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