Thomas Safford, Sr.

Thomas Safford

• Born  16 Oct 1672  Ipswich,Essex,MA
• Parents: John Safford, Sr. (1633 - 1698) & Sarah Safford (Lowe) (1637 - 1712)
• Married: Elinor Cheney, widow of Richard Shattswell of Ipswich; Sarah Scott
• Died  30 Apr 1754  Ipswich,Essex,MA  

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Thomas SAFFORD (John 2, Thomas 1) was born on 16 Oct 1672 in Ipswich, Essex, MA and died on 30 Apr 1754 in Ipswich, Essex, MA. Edward Stanley Safford's 1917 genealogy. Thomas married Eleanor CHENEY, daughter of Daniel CHENEY and Sarah BAILEY, on 7 Oct 1698 in Ipswich, Essex, MA. Eleanor was born on 29 Mar 1679 in Newbury, Essex, MA and died on 22 Dec 1724 in Ipswich, Essex, MA. Eleanor md Richard Shotswell of Ipswich on 17 Dec 1696 and had a son Richard 1 Feb 1698. Her husband died between 16 May and 4 July 1698 per his will. Eleanor then md Thomas Safford.

Children from this marriage were:

• 15 F i. Sarah SAFFORD was born on 29 Mar 1701 in Ipswich, Essex, MA and died on 10 Jul 1702 in Ipswich, Essex, MA.
• 16 M ii. Thomas SAFFORD Jr was born on 28 Apr 1703 in Ipswich, Essex, MA and died in 1766. Direct ancestor of Edward Stanley Safford, author of Saffords in America. Thomas m arried Sarah DRESSER on 1 Apr 1727. Sarah died on 29 Jun 1736. Thomas next married Elizabeth AYERS on 7 Jul 1737 in Newbury, Essex, MA. Elizabeth died on 28 Aug 1747. Thomas next married Margaret STACY on 3 Dec 1748.
• 17 M iii. Joseph SAFFORD was born in Mar 1704/05 in Ipswich, Essex, MA and died in 1757 in Hardwick, Worcester, MA. Joseph married Mary CHASE on 30 Jul 1728 in Newbury, Essex, MA.
• 18 M iv. Daniel SAFFORD was born in 1706 in Ipswich, Essex, MA and died on 24 May 1796. Daniel married Abig ail FOSTER on 10 Mar 1731/32. Daniel next married Hannah HOVEY on 30 Oct 1736. Daniel next married Elizabeth HERBERT on 22 Nov 1753 in Salem, Essex, MA. Daniel next married Sarah PULSIFER on 17 Oct 1778 in Ipswich, Essex, MA. +
• 19 M v. John SAFFORD was born on 6 Mar 1709/10 in Ipswich, Essex, MA and died on 2 Jun 1782 in Harvard, Worcester, MA.
• 20 M vi. Nathan SAFFORD was born on 16 Mar 1711/12 in Ipswich, Essex, MA. Nathan married Lydia STETSON on 10 Oct 1737 in Boston, Suffolk, MA. Lydia was born on 6 Apr 1718 in Ipswich, Essex, MA. Nathan next married Elizabeth DAVIS on 7 Feb 1743/44 in Boston, Suffolk, MA. +
• 21 M vii. James SAFFORD was born on 14 Jun 1714 in Ipswich, Essex, MA.
• 22 M viii. Stephen SAFFORD was born on 10 Feb 1715/16 in Ipswich, Essex, MA and died on 22 Jul 1767. Stephen married Sarah JARVIS in Ipswich, Essex, MA.
• 23 F ix. Mercy Sarah SAFFORD was born on 17 Aug 1718 in Ipswich, Essex, MA and died about 1756 Mercy married Nathaniel HOWARD on 15 Jan 1735/36. Nathaniel was born about 1715. Possibly:? Nathaniel HERD , s. Nathaniel and Agnis, bp. 20: 11 m: 1711 Ipswich births. NO, he died 27 Jan 1718/19 Ipswich. Nathaniel's two Marriages per Walter Goodwin Davis v3 p248/254: 15 Jan 1735/36 to Mercy Sarah Safford (17 Aug 1718 Ipswich - ca 1756), dau Thomas Safford & Eleanor Cheney, and aunt of second wife. Newbury Marriages has the marr int date of 15 Jan 1736, Mercy of Ipswich. Marr secondly (Ipswich int 8 Jan 1757), Martha Safford, dau John Safford & Martha Haskell.
• 24 M x. Titus SAFFORD was born on 24 Feb 1722/23 in Ipswich, Essex, MA and died on 11 Apr 1729 in Ipswich, Essex, MA. Thomas next married Sarah SCOTT on 29 Jun 1725

References

1. from TORREY: SAMFORD/SANFORD, Thomas (1672-1754) & 1/wf Eleanor (CHENEY) SETCHWELL/SHATSWELL (1679-1724), w Richard; 7 Oct 1698; Ipswich {Scott (1919) 327; Cheney 217; Safford (ms); EIHC 20:91; Reg. 47:10; Davis: Anc. of Phoebe Tilton 150, 158; Warner-Harrington 557}
2. Judith E. Burns, Revised Genealogical Records of Descendants of John and Anthony Emery, of Newbury, Ma., Transcript 1982 - ??. "m. Richard Shatswell 17 Jun 1696 Newbury, Essex, Ma. b. 28 Jan. 1662 will dtd. 16 May 1698 probated 4 Jul. 1698 s/o RIchard and Rebecca (Tuttle) SHatswell; m 2) 7 Oct. 1698 Thomas Safford b. 16 Oct 1672 s/o John and Sarah Safford. Children listed: Richard SHatswell and John Safford."
3. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pjmpjm&id...
4. BIRTH: VITAL RECORDS OF IPSWICH, 3 vols. (Salem, MA, 1910-19), 1:328 (FHL #974.45/I2 V2e).
5. MAR #1: Ibid, 2:384. This rec calls the wife Elinor Satchwell (Shattswell). It is almost certain that she is the widow of Richard Shattswell of Ipswich whose will, 16 May 1698, proved 4 Jul 1698, mentions a wife Elinor (Essex Co. Probate [o.s.], 306:31-32 [FHL #860486]). Richard Shattswell and Elinor, dau of Daniel Cheney, deceased, were married at Newbury, 17 Dec 1696 (VITAL RECORDS OF NEWBURY, 2 vols. [Salem, MA, 1911] 2:99 [FHL #974.45/N1 V28v]).
6. MAR #2: VITAL RECORDS OF ROWLEY, 2 vols. (Salem, MA, 1928-31), 1:389 (FHL #974.45/R1 V28v).
7. from TORREY: SAMFORD/SANFORD, Thomas (1672-1754) & 1/wf Eleanor (CHENEY) SETCHWELL/SHATSWELL (1679-1724), w Richard; 7 Oct 1698; Ipswich {Scott (1919) 327; Cheney 217; Safford (ms); EIHC 20:91; Reg. 47:10; Davis: Anc. of Phoebe Tilton 150, 158; Warner-Harrington 557}
8. DEATH: VITAL RECORDS OF IPSWICH, 2:669. Also see the will of Thomas Safford of Ipswich, 11 Aug 1753, proved 27 May 1754, Essex Co. Probate, (o.s.) 332:241 (FHL #875136). ~LDS ORDINANCES BEPS1,2: IGI
9. http://www.ourgenerationsancestors.org/getperson.php?personID=I7861...
10. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pjmpjm&id...
11. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rcarroll&...