The Sanfords of Connecticut and New York
- Nehemiah Curtis Sanford (1792–1841), Connecticut State Senator. Brother of John Sanford.
- John Sanford (1803–1857), U.S. Representative from New York 1841-1843. Brother of Nehemiah Curtis Sanford.
- Henry Shelton Sanford (1823–1891), U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to France 1853-1854, U.S. Minister to Belgium 1861-1869. Son of Nehemiah Curits Sanford.
- Stephen Sanford (1826–1913), U.S. Representative from New York 1869-1871, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1876. Son of John Sanford.
- John Sanford (1851–1939), U.S. Representative from New York 1889-1893, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1892. Son of Stephen Sanford.
NOTE: Nehemiah Curtis Sanford's wife, Nancy Bateman Shelton, was also a descendant of Connecticut Colony Governor Thomas Welles.
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