The following material 
on the immediate ancestry of 
Mark Sanford
should not be considered either 
exhaustive or authoritative, but 
rather as a first draft.
| Ancestry of Mark Sanford | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall Clement Sanford Jr ("Mark"), b. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 28 May 1960, Governor of South Carolina 2003-current | 
| PARENTS | |
| 2 | 
Marshall Clement Sanford,
b. ... , N. C., ... 1914,
d. ... 
 m.  | 
| 3 | Margaret Pitts, b. ... , d. ... | 
| GRANDPARENTS | |
| 4 | 
Rufus Brown Sanford,
b. Mocksville, N. C., 26 Feb. 1877,
d. ... 7 July 1965
 m.  | 
| 5 | Adelaide Gaither, b. Davie Co., N. C., 12 Dec. 1881, d. Davie Co., N. C., 22 Nov. 1943 | 
| 6 | 
 ... Pitts,
b. ... ,
d. ... 
 m.  | 
| 7 | ... , b. ... , d. ... | 
| GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 8 | 
Calvin Cowles Sanford,
b. Davie Co., N. C., 15 Oct. 1843,
d. Mocksville, N. C., 6 March 1929
 m. Mocksville, N. C., 11 Jan. 1872  | 
| 9 | Mary Denny Brown, b. Mocksville, N. C., 2 Feb. 1844, d. Mocksville, N. C., 5 July 1909 | 
| 10 | 
Ephraim Lash Gaither,
b. Davie Co., N. C., 30 April 1850,
d. Davie Co., N. C., 10 Feb. 1943
 m. ... 1880  | 
| 11 | Florence Adelaide Clement, b. ... , d. ... | 
| GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 16 | 
Amos Baker Sanford,
b. Woodbridge, Conn., 18 June 1798,
d. Jonesville, N. C., 9 July 1873
 m.  | 
| 17 | Mary Cornelia Lunn, b. ... , N. C., 3 April 1805, d. Iredell Co., N. C., 1 July 1872 | 
| 18 | 
Thomas Brown,
b. ... 1807,
d. ... 1881
 m.  | 
| 19 | Margaret Brinegar, b. ... 1809, d. ... 1876 | 
| 20 | 
Ephraim Gaither,
b. Rowan Co., N. C., 13 Dec. 1808,
d. ... 
 m.  | 
| 21 | Sarah Hall Johnston, b. ... , N. C., 5 Jan. 1811, d. ... | 
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 32 | 
Abel Sanford,
b. Woodbridge, Conn., 22 March 1763,
d. Marion, N. Y., 10 Sept. 1843
 m. Woodbridge, Conn., 14 Oct. 1784  | 
| 33 | Deborah Sperry, b. ... 28 Dec. 1758, d. Wallingford, Conn., 8 Nov. 1817 | 
| 40 | 
Gassaway Gaither,
b. ... ,
d. ... 
 m.  | 
| 41 | Mary Margaret Smoot, b. ... , d. ... | 
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 64 | 
Thomas Sanford,
b. Newtown, Conn., 3 March 1732,
d. ... 24 March 1814
 m. New Haven, Conn., ... 1755  | 
| 65 | Lydia Clark, b. ... , d. ... | 
| 66 | 
Nathaniel Sperry,
b. New Haven, Conn., 29 Dec. 1727,
d. ... 1776
 m. New Haven, Conn., 3 Jan. 1750  | 
| 67 | Dorothy Tolles, b. New Haven, Conn., 17 Sept. 1731, d. ... | 
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