The safford Surname
safford Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from Seaford in East Sussex, named with
Old English s? ‘sea’ + ford ‘ford’. Until the 16th
century, the Ouse river flowed into the sea at this point.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Safford Family, Peletiah, James E , Amos or Walter, David L, Joseph A |
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| Safford family tree help offer | Dale Safford | 40 |
| Catherine Safford Mossman b. Thomaston, Maine | Tina | 1 |
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| Henry S. Safford | Jo Safford McCutcheon | 2 |
| New Website - Safford, Hughey...Wash. Co. NY |
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| John Avery Safford of Pennsylvania |
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| SAFFORD-CLARK FAMILIES OF N.Y.via CT. | Thomas Clark Varney | 2 |
| SAFFORD, Clark William |
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| SAFFORD of Salem, Washington Co., NY and Preston, CT | Teddie Allison | 3 |
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