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Generation No. 1

1.  JOSHUA² STANFORD  (JONATHAN¹) was born October 28, 1740 in Chesapeake Bay County, MD, and died May 01, 1826 in Warren Co., GA.  He married MARY ROOK 1765 in MD.  She was born 1743 in MS, and died 1825 in Warren Co., GA.

Notes for JOSHUA STANFORD:
Census Somerset co., MD - 1800
Joshua Stanford: Free White Males 1-1-1-0-1-Free White Females1-2-1-0-1-0-Slaves 1

Joshua fought in the Revolutionary War and is listed on a memorial plaque at the Warren County Courthouse in Warrenton Georgia with other Rev. soldiers from that area. 

From: DAR Patriot Index:
Joshua Stanford, SR: (b. 1740 MD; d. May 1, 1826 GA); m. Mary Rookes; Sol MD

Joshua died in Warren Co., GA and left a will:
WARREN COUNTY, GEORGIA - Abstracts of Early Wills
STANFORD, Joshua s/ May 6, 1825  p/ May 4, 1826
Sons:  Joseph; Levi; John; Joshua; Levin
Daus:  Sophia Draper; Mary; Sarah Ansley
G-daus:  Harriet Deshield; Ellender Lazenby
G-son:  William Lazenby
Exr:  Joseph Stanford
Wit:  John Willson; Benjamin Harrison; William Harrison

From: The Georgians Genealogies of Pioneer Settlers by Jeannett Holland Austin *Contributed by Lillian Gregorius
STANFORD

"The Stanfords of Warren Co., GA probably descend from David and Sarah Stanford of Somerset Co., MD. The Southern Recorder dtd 9/10/1839, "Died in Barbour Co., ALa., 8/12th inst., Thomas Stanford of Culloden, Monroe Co., in his 66th years.  He was the son of David and Sarah Stanford of Somerset Co., MD, where he was born 7/9/1774.   Moved in 1805 or 1806 to GA...leaves wife and four children."  Thomas Stanford was m. to Keziah O'Neal 3/4/1799 Columbia Co., GA.

Joshua Stanford, b. ca 1760, his LWT dtd 5/4/1825, pvd 5/1/1826 Warren Co., GA., naming issue:

I. Joseph Stanford, his LWT dtd 3/26/1827 Warren Co., leaving w. Margaret, land on Little Sweetwater Creek, naming issue: Christopher; Isaiah m. Elizabeth Stanford 12/9/1824 Warren Co.,; and dau. who m. Henry Hand.
II. Levi Stanford
III. Joshua Stanford m. Louisa Johnson 8/19, 1824 Columbia Co., GA
IV. Sophia Stanford m. Josiah Draper 7/26/1804 Warren Co., GA
V.  Levin Stanford m. Nelly McGee 11/20/1803 Warren Co., GA
VI. Mary Stanford m. Henry Wilson 1/15/1807 Warren Co., GA
VII. Ellender or Sarah Stanford m. Richard Lazenby 12/28/1822 Warren Co., GA
VIII. Sarah Stanford m. Jesse Ansley, s/o Abel Ansley, 1/16/1816 Warren Co., GA
IX. Nellis Stanford m. George Dashield 12/1805 Warren Co., having daughter: Harriett Dashield.
X. John Stanford."

Children of JOSHUA STANFORD and MARY ROOK are:

              i.      ELLENDER³ STANFORD.

              ii.     JAMES STANFORD, m. POLLY MCGEE, March 18, 1810, Warren Co., GA.  

2.          iii.     JOSEPH STANFORD, d. 1827, Warren Co., GA.

             iv.     JOSHUA STANFORD, m. LOUISA JOHNSON, August 19, 1824, Columbia Co., GA.  

             v.     LETTA STANFORD.

             vi.     LEVI STANFORD, m. NELLIE DAVIS.

    Notes for LEVI STANFORD:
   Warren Co., GA Abstract of Wills
   DAVIS, Nathan: Signed: Jan 31, 1807; Probated Sept 7, 1807
   Heirs: "The supposed daughter of Gahaza Davis and Barsheba Grena
   Davis, (now Smith), whom she had before she married said
   Smith; Nelly Stanford, wife of Levi Stanford; Ephraim and
   Mary McGee, and their children, Leah McGee; Elizabeth;
   Sarah; Reuben McGee."

    Levi is listed on the 1820, Warren Co., GA, census 

            vii.     MARY STANFORD, m. HENRY WILSON, January 15, 1807, Warren Co., GA.

  Notes for HENRY WILSON:
  Henry is listed on the 1820 and 1824 census of Warren Co., GA.

           viii.     NANCY STANFORD.

3.          ix.     SARAH STANFORD.

             x.     SOPHIA STANFORD, m. JOSIAH DRAPER, July 26, 1804, Warren Co., GA.

  Notes for JOSIAH DRAPER:
 Josiah is listed on the 1820 Warren Co., GA Census:

4.          xi.     JOHN R. STANFORD, b. January 15, 1778, Dorchester Co., MD; d. April 07, 1861, Marion Co., MS.

            xii.     LEVIN STANFORD, b. January 10, 1784; m. NELLY MCGEE, November 20, 1803, Warren Co.,   
  GA.  

5.        xiii.     NELLIS STANFORD, d. Bef. 1826.

Generation No. 2

2.  JOSEPH³ STANFORD (JOSHUA², JONATHAN¹) died 1827 in Warren Co., GA.  He married MARGARET UNKNOWN.  She died Aft. 1827.

Notes for JOSEPH STANFORD:
Abstracts of Early Wills, Warren County, GA:
STANFORD, Joseph :  Signed Mar 26, 1827; Probated May 6, 1827
Wife: Margaret
Sons: Christopher and Isaiah
Son-in-law: Henry Hand
Executor: Wife, Margaret
Wit: Thomas Battle; James Watson; Hillery Langford 

*Joseph left wife Margaret land on Little Sweetwater Creek.

Children of JOSEPH STANFORD and MARGARET UNKNOWN are:

              i.     CHRISTOPHER⁴ STANFORD.

              ii.     ISAIAH STANFORD, m. ELIZABETH STANFORD, December 29, 1924, Warren Co., GA.

             iii.     UNKNOWN STANFORD, m. HENRY HAND.

3.  SARAH³ STANFORD (JOSHUA², JONATHAN¹)  She married (1) JESSE ANSLEY January 16, 1816 in Warren Co., GA, son of ABEL ANSLEY.    She married (2) RICHARD LAZENBY December 28, 1822 in Warren Co., GA. 

Notes for JESSE ANSLEY:
Jesse is listed on the 1820 Census, Warren Co., GA.

Child of SARAH STANFORD and RICHARD LAZENBY is:

              i.     WILLIAM⁴ LAZENBY.
  Notes for WILLIAM LAZENBY:
  William his mentioned in his grandfather's will.

4.  JOHN R.³ STANFORD (JOSHUA², JONATHAN¹) was born January 15, 1778 in Dorchester Co., MD, and died April 07, 1861 in Marion Co., MS.  He married DELILA RUARK September 20, 1798 in MD.  She was born June 30, 1779 in MD, and died August 10, 1863 in Marion Co., MS.

Notes for JOHN R. STANFORD:

Census, Marion Co., MS:
73/73 John Stanford, age 72, m, farming, b. MD
D., age 71, f, b. MD
I. Mitchell, age 23, m, b. LA
R. Entrican, age 28, f, b. MD     

Children of JOHN STANFORD and DELILA RUARK are:

              i.     NANCY⁴ STANFORD, b. August 20, 1799, MD; d. January 24, 1872, Marion Co., MS.

6.           ii.     MATILDA STANFORD, b. July 05, 1801, Warren Co., GA; d. April 03, 1870, Jackson Co., MS.

             iii.     LETITIA STANFORD, b. March 08, 1803, Warren Co., GA; d. October 17, 1821, MS.

             iv.     MARY STANFORD, b. August 06, 1805, Warren Co., GA; d. March 23, 1829, MS.

             v.     JAMES STANFORD, b. July 31, 1808, Warren Co., GA; d. December 03, 1821, MS.

             vi.     LAVINA STANFORD, b. July 16, 1810, Warren Co., GA; d. Marion Co., MS.

7.         vii.     NOAH STANFORD, b. September 30, 1812, Warren Co., GA; d. 1867, Gainsville, Hancock Co., MS.

           viii.     JOHN STANFORD, b. July 10, 1814, Warren Co., GA; d. September 24, 1860, Marion Co., MS.

             ix.     DELILA STANFORD, b. August 16, 1816, Warren Co., GA.

8.           x.     JOSHUA STANFORD, b. January 25, 1819, Perry Co., MS; d. 1890, Marion Co., MS.

             xi.     JOSEPH STANFORD, b. August 02, 1820, Perry Co., MS; d. March 21, 1826, MS.

5.  NELLIS³ STANFORD (JOSHUA², JONATHAN¹) died Bef. 1826.  She married GEORGE DASHIELD December 1805 in Warren Co., GA. 

Notes for NELLIS STANFORD:
Nellis probably died before her grandfather's will was written in 1825.  No mention is made of her, only her daughter Harriet Dashield.

Child of NELLIS STANFORD and GEORGE DASHIELD is:

              i.     HARRIET⁴ DASHIELD.
  Notes for HARRIET DASHIELD:
  Harriet is mentioned in her grandfather's will.

Generation No. 3

6.  MATILDA⁴ STANFORD (JOHN R.³, JOSHUA², JONATHAN¹) was born July 05, 1801 in Warren Co., GA, and died April 03, 1870 in Jackson Co., MS.  She married JOHN BRYANT ENTREKIN 1819, son of WILLIAM ENTREKIN and RACHEL BRYANT. 

Children of MATILDA STANFORD and JOHN ENTREKIN are:

              i.     THOMAS GEATHER⁵ ENTREKIN, b. September 22, 1820, MS; d. November 23, 1892, Purvis, 
  Lamar Co., MS.

              ii.    R ENTREKIN, b. Abt. 1822.

9.          iii.     WILLIAM BRYANT ENTREKIN, b. 1824, MS; d. July 11, 1863, Ringold, Catossa Co., GA.

             iv.     SALLIE ENTREKIN, b. Abt. 1829, MS.

             v.     MARTHA ENTREKIN, b. Abt. 1830.

             vi.     EMMALINE ENTREKIN, b. Abt. 1832; d. 1855, MS.

            vii.     SHERARD ENTREKIN, b. Abt. 1832; d. Abt. 1864, Gainsville, Hancock Co., MS.

           viii.     DAVID L. ENTREKIN, b. 1835, MS; d. August 20, 1863, Tunnell Hill, GA.

             ix.     NANCY ENTREKIN, b. 1838, MS.

             x.     JAMES ENTREKIN, b. 1841, MS; d. August 07, 1864, Atlanta, GA.

             xi.     DANIEL STANFORD ENTREKIN, b. May 28, 1843, Vancleave, MS; d. March 05, 1916, MS.

7.  NOAH⁴ STANFORD (JOHN R.³, JOSHUA², JONATHAN¹) was born September 30, 1812 in Warren Co., GA, and died 1867 in Gainsville, Hancock Co., MS.  He married ELIZABETH LOWE FELDER June 22, 1837 in Marion Co., MS, daughter of DANIEL FELDER and UNKNOWN LOWE. 

Notes for NOAH STANFORD:
1850 Census, Marion Co., MS:

339/344:  Stanford       N.             36   M         Tanner         700       Ga.
Stanford       E., w, f, age 35, b. MS         3
Stanford       Mary, w, f, age 12, b. LA 
Stanford       Nancy, w, f, age 12, b. LA  
Stanford       Harriett, w, f, age 9, b. LA 
Stanford       Green, w, m, age 7, b. MS 
Stanford       Sarah, w, f,. age 5, f. b. MS 
Stanford       Franklin, w, m. age 2, b. MS

Children of NOAH STANFORD and ELIZABETH FELDER are:

10.          i.     SARAH JANE⁵ STANFORD, b. July 17, 1846, Marion Co., MS; d. December 18, 1903, Hancock 
  Co., MS.

              ii.     MARY E. STANFORD, b. 1839.

             iii.     NANCY MALINDA STANFORD, b. May 18, 1839, LA; d. May 13, 1881, Hancock Co., MS.

             iv.     HARRIETT STANFORD, b. 1842.

             v.     FRANK STANFORD, b. 1848.

             vi.     GREEN STANFORD, b. 1849.

            vii.     ABI DILYLA STANFORD.

           viii.     ISAAC F. STANFORD.

8.  JOSHUA⁴ STANFORD (JOHN R.³, JOSHUA², JONATHAN¹) was born January 25, 1819 in Perry Co., MS, and died 1890 in Marion Co., MS.  He married (1) MARY A. MURPHY September 02, 1842 in Marion Co., MS.  She was born Abt. 1821.  He married (2) MARTHA ANN "PATSY" WALLACE May 16, 1850 in Marion Co., MS.  She was born Abt. 1824 in LA, and died Bef. 1868.  He married (3) MARY ANN BULLOCK PITTMAN June 13, 1868 in Marion Co., MS, daughter of RICHARD BULLOCK and LOUISE MCGEE. 

Notes for JOSHUA STANFORD:

Joshua is on the 1850 Marion Co., MS census with his first wife:
74/74 Joshua Stanford, age 28, m, farming, b. MS
M. A., age 26, f, b. MS
E., age 6, f, b. MS
Jos., age 5, m, b. MS  

1870 Census, Marion Co., MS; Columbia PO, p. 305
453/453: Joshua Stanford, age 51, w, m, farmer, $250, $290, b. MS
Joshua, age 23, w, m, farming, b. MS
William, age 17, w, m, farming, b. MS  
Allen, age 15, w, m, farming, b. MS
Rebecca, age 13, w, f, at home, b. MS
Mary, age 8, w, f, at home, b. MS

Living next door is a John and Delila Stanford, parents of Joshua.  

Notes for MARY ANN BULLOCK PITTMAN:

Mary Bullock was married to Richard B. Pittman on November 19, 1848 in Marion Co., MS prior to her marriage to Joshua Stanford.  She is listed as Mary Ann Pittman on the 1866 Census in Marion Co., MS.

Children of JOSHUA STANFORD and MARY MURPHY are:

              i.     ELIZABETH⁵ STANFORD, b. Abt. 1844, Marion Co., MS.  She married James A. Pittman October  19, 1865, Marion Co., MS.
Children: Earlie, Ervin and Alvin (Mack or Mark) Pitman.  Alivin was b. Feb. 4, 1871, Marion Co., MS
and died December 23, 1932.

              ii.     JOSEPH STANFORD, b. Abt. 1846.    

Children of JOSHUA STANFORD and MARTHA "PATSY"WALLACE are:

11.        iii.     WILLIAM⁵ STANFORD, b. 1851, Marion Co., MS.

             iv.     SARAH STANFORD, b. 1853.

             v.     ALLEN C. STANFORD, b. 1855.

             vi.     REBECCA STANFORD, b. 1857.

            vii.     MARTHA STANFORD, b. 1859.

Child of JOSHUA STANFORD and MARY PITTMAN is:

           viii.     NATHAN LUTHER⁵ STANFORD, b. March 23, 1868; d. March 30, 1939; m. MARGARET 
  ADELINE MURPHY, December 11, 1890.

  Notes for NATHAN LUTHER STANFORD:
  Nathan was granted 160 acres of land in La Mar Co., MS in 1898.

  Generation No. 4

9.  WILLIAM BRYANT⁵ ENTREKIN (MATILDA⁴ STANFORD, JOHN R.³, JOSHUA², JONATHAN¹) was born 1824 in MS, and died July 11, 1863 in Ringold, Catossa Co., GA.  He married SEMOUR HILL. 

Children of WILLIAM ENTREKIN and SEMOUR HILL are:

              i.     WILLIAM JASPER⁶ ENTREKIN.

              ii.     MARTHA ENTREKIN.

             iii.     ALEDIA ENTREKIN.

             iv.     GEORGE WASHINGTON ENTREKIN.

             v.     JOHN JEFFERSON ENTREKIN.

             vi.     JAMES ENTREKIN.

            vii.     ELIZABETH ENTREKIN.

           viii.     JESSE BRYANT ENTREKIN.

10.  SARAH JANE⁵ STANFORD (NOAH⁴, JOHN R.³, JOSHUA², JONATHAN¹) was born July 17, 1846 in Marion Co., MS, and died December 18, 1903 in Hancock Co., MS.  She married HARDY SMITH July 22, 1863 in Hancock Co., MS.  He was born November 23, 1838 in Bladen Co., NC, and died May 26, 1919 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA.

Children of SARAH STANFORD and HARDY SMITH are:

              i.     LOUISA JANE⁶ SMITH.

              ii.     SLAYDON STANFORD SMITH.

             iii.     PETERSON PATTERSON SMITH.

             iv.     DANIEL FRANKLIN SMITH.

             v.     EMILY MORIAH SMITH.

             vi.     MARY VICTORIA SMITH.

            vii.     MURRAY MASON SMITH.

           viii.     OTIS WALKER SMITH.

             ix.     TYLER TOMPKINS SMITH.

11.  WILLIAM⁵ STANFORD (JOSHUA⁴, JOHN R.³, JOSHUA², JONATHAN¹) was born 1851 in Marion Co., MS.  He married ROSETTA EVANS. 

Notes for WILLIAM STANFORD:
Nicknamed "Bill" and "Red Face".  He resided in Varnado, LA.     

Child of WILLIAM STANFORD and ROSETTA EVANS is:

              i.     MARY ADELINE⁶ STANFORD, b. September 10, 1871, MS; d. June 11, 1954; m. (1) DANIEL  
  PARKER; m. (2) JAMES MONROE CARROLL, May 30, 1896, Washington Parish, LA; b. 
  February 09, 1876, Marion Co., MS.

  Notes for MARY ADELINE STANFORD:
  Mary died at her daughter's home (Ida) in Poplarville Cemetery, MS.

  Notes for DANIEL PARKER:
  Resided in Purvis, MS.

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