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Stanford Family History
Stanford Genealogy & Family TreeStanford is an English name from Staffordshire, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from the Old English roots stan and ford and referred to someone who lived near a stony ford. The earliest known ancestor--Adam de Stanford--was recorded in 1273. The family motto is A ma puissance which means "According to my power."
Other spellings of the name include "Stamford" and "Standerford." Notable people with the surname include American actor Aaron Stanford (X-Men 2, X-Men: the Last Stand, Nikita), Canadian actor Jason Gray-Stanford (Monk, A Beautiful Mind, Dragon Ball Z), and American journalist Phil Stanford (White House Call Girl, The Peyton-Allan Files, Portland Confidential: Sex, Crime, and Corruption in the Rose City). The first Stanford to come to America was Ann Stanford in Virginia in 1633.
Stanford Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- John Stanford -- --, 1405 December 0, 1461
- Thomas Stanford -- --, 1530 February 4, 1596 England
- George Washington Stanford -- --, 1837 December 0, 1912 Tennessee
- Harold EMPTYNUL Stanford Emptynul
- John EMPTYNUL Stanford -- --, 1600 December 0, 1621 England
Stanford Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Roger EMPTYNUL Stanford -- --, 1562 Emptynul
- Samuel EMPTYNUL Stanford -- --, 1576 Emptynul
- Frances EMPTYNUL Stanford -- --, 1532 Emptynul
- Elizabeth EMPTYNUL Stanford -- --, 1543 England
- Ann EMPTYNUL Stanford -- --, 1545 England
