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Sanford Family Cemetery #1

Contributed by Homer Mussleman
The information for this cemetery was taken from the Stafford County WPA Report and the Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 18, No. 2. Mike Lyman found this cemetery. Cemetery is located on tax map 51, lot 81 next to line of lot #1. Cemetery is enclosed in 50'X60' chain link fence with gate. Contains 10 marked graves and two unmarked, plus a mound about the size of a grave. All gravestones are of sandstone except 2 replacements of granite. Most of the marked stones have smaller foot-stones.

Ballard, Apphia 
No date
Jan 7, 1846, 32 Yrs
Consort: Flavius J. Ballard

Sanford, Jane Bunbury
Oct 10, 1806
Aug 5, 1840

Sanford, Joseph
1744 1828
War: Revolution

Benson, Elizabeth
Maiden Name: Sanford 
No date
Sep 19, 1855, 30 Yrs
Consort: W. W. L. Benson
Parents: Lawrence & Apphia Sanford

Sanford, Lawrence
 Aug 10, 1778
Aug 18, 1858
War: War of 1812

Benson, W. W. L.
Mar 15, 1815
Oct 25, 1858
Consort: Elizabeth Sanford Benson

Swetnam, Agnes
No date
Nov 13, 1861, 14 Yrs

Love, Elizabeth Swetnam
Maiden Name: Swetnam 
1850 1885 
Consort: Benjamin F. Love

Swetnam, John
Mar 8, 1792
May 30, 1854; Age: 62 years, 2 months, 22 days

Sanford, (Infant daughter), Jo-han
No date
Sep 20, 1839, 16 Mos
Parents: Joseph & Agnes Sanford

Swetnam, John
Mar 8, 1792
May 30, 1854,

 

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