Lucy (Reed) Sanford (abt. 1806 - 1855)

Born about 1806 in Rensselaer County, New York, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of George R Moats — married about 1822 (to about 1833) in Jackson County, Ohio, United States

Wife of Albion Sanford — married 30 Apr 1834 (to about Dec 1855) in Peoria County, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died Dec 1855 at about age 49 in Ogle County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Lucy was born about 1806. She was the daughter of Samuel Reed and Mary Benedict.^[1] Various mentions of Lucy suggest that she was born either in Rensselaer County, New York or in Middletown, Delaware County, New York. The birth date of 1806 is derived from her census record. This would make her about age 17 at the birth of her first child. This is not unreasonable, but a bit young.

Lucy married first George R Moats. They likely married around 1822 in Jackson County, Ohio, based on the birth of their eldest child Ira Benedict Moats. About 1833, George moved his family to Peoria, then to Ogle County, Illinois.^[1]

The 1830 census for Peoria and Putnam, Illinois includes George Moots/Moets/Moebs living near her father Samuel Reed. The household included 1 male under age 5 (Samuel), 2 males age 5-9 (Ira, Simon), 1 male age 20-29 (George) and 1 female age 20-29 (Lucy).^[2]

George Moats apparently died about 1833 or 1834. He has a grave memorial, with no headstone, in the Brick Church Cemetery, Polo, Ogle County, Illinois; the locations and dates are questionable.^[3]

Lucy married second Albion Sanford 30 Apr 1834 in Peoria County, Illinois.^[4][5][6][7]

In 1850, she was living in Buffalo Township, Ogle County, Illinois.^[8] The household included Albion Sanford age 45 born in New York, Lucy Sanford age 44 born in New York, Mary Sanford age 14 born in Illinois, Emily Sanford age 8 born in Illinois and Samuel Mats age 23 born in Ohio. Samuel was likely the son of Lucy and George Moats. Albion was a farmer with real estate valued at $2100. Mary and Emily attended school.

Her death is recorded in a family bible as Dec 1855.^[9] This was most likely in Ogle County, Illinois.

She has a grave memorial with no headstone, cemetery location, or information about sources.^[10] This memorial connects her with parents, spouses, children, and siblings. It also has her birthdate as 1806 in Rensselaer, Rensselaer County, New York and her death as Dec 1855 in Polo, Ogle County, Illinois.

Children of Lucy Reed and George Moats:

Ira Benedict Moats b. 13 Apr 1823 d. 29 Jan 1903

Simon N Moats b. 1824 d. 16 May 1849

Samuel R Moats b. 30 Jun 1826 d. 4 Apr 1880

Emurit B Moats Shafer b. 1830 d. 23 Aug 1854

Children of Lucy Reed and Albion Sanford:

Mary E Sanford Holmes b. 30 Jun 1837 d. 15 Aug 1905

Emily J Sanford Scranton b. 1842 d. 1884

Research Notes

FindAGrave was notified of death date Dec 1855. Sands-1865 18:04, 14 May 2023 (UTC) FindAGrave updated memorial Sands-1865 18:30, 29 May 2023 (UTC)

Lucy Reed can be found in numerous online family trees including WikiTree, many (382) Ancestry Trees, and FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K84T-PXK. These provide clues about possible locations and relatives but lack sources beyond those cited here.

Several families migrated from Delaware County, New York to Ogle County, Illinois, including Reed, Sanford, Osterhoudt, and more. There were many marriages among these families, both in New York and in Illinois. These families, their relationships, individual profile status and county histories are described on Ogle Illinois Reed/Sanford Space Page. Additional information can be found in the Historical encyclopedia of Illinois,^[7] Boss's history of Ogle County,^[11] The History of Ogle County, Illinois^[12] and The history of Peoria County, Illinois^[13].

The Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, Vol 2, p. 1009 biography of the Sanford family^[7] states that Albion Sanford married Mrs. Lucy Osterhoudt Moats. No evidence has been found that Lucy was ever an Osterhoudt. The Reed, Sanford and Osterhoudt families all moved from Delaware County, New York to Ogle County, Illinois. Albion's brother Joel married Jane Osterhoudt, and his brother Warren married Dolly Ann Osterhoudt. It is likely that the history has confused the families. Further research into the Osterhoudt families should confirm this.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Buffalo County Historical Society, Buffalo County, Wisconsin. Buffalo County Biographical History: Celebrating 150 Years, 1853-2003 (Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, 2002), p. 273 digital images, Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=QOFZXkZ8X9YC : accessed 09 Jan 2021)
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH53-78M : 12 August 2017), George Moebs, Peoria & Putnam, Illinois, United States; citing 299, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 24; FHL microfilm 7,649.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images ( : accessed 20 February 2021), memorial page for George R. Moats (1800–1834), Find A Grave: Memorial #7097756, citing Brick Church Cemetery, Polo, Ogle County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Patty Carter (contributor 46564112) .
4. ↑ Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860. Lucy Moats and Albon Sanford. Ancestry.com. Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860 (Ancestry Record 7851 #102074 : accessed 20 Feb 2021)
5. ↑ Illinois State Marriage Records. Online index. Illinois State Public Record Offices. Lucy Moats. Ancestry.com. Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920 (Ancestry Record 60984 #2224128 : accessed 20 Feb 2021)
6. ↑ Dodd, Jordan, Comp.. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Illinois. Lucy Moats and Albon Sanford. Ancestry.com. Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1791-1850 (Ancestry Record 2086 #50732 : accessed 20 Feb 2021)
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Historical_encyclopedia_of_Illinois_and_History_of_Ogle_County: Vol II p 1009 https://archive.org/details/historicalencyclop02bate/page/n575/mode/2up
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M856-WP2 : 19 December 2020), Lucy Sanford in household of Alvin Sanford, Buffalo Township, Ogle, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ Death date confirmed from Barton family Bible held by Richard Barton
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (  : accessed 11 October 2020), memorial page for Lucy Reed Sanford (1806–1867), Find A Grave: Memorial #178466250, ; Maintained by LJ Hilliard (contributor 48033784) Unknown.
11. ↑ Sketches of the History of Ogle County, Ill., and the Early Settlement of the Northwest:,
12. ↑ The History of Ogle County, Illinois
13. ↑ The history of Peoria County, Illinois:

See Also:

• Historical encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Ogle County (Newton, Bateman. Chicago, Illinois. Munsell Pub. Co., 1909.)

• Sketches of the History of Ogle County, Ill., and the Early Settlement of the Northwest (Henry Rush Boss, Polo, Illinois, 1859.) p. 51-53 https://archive.org/details/sketchesofhistor00inboss/page/52/mode/2up

• The History of Ogle County, Illinois (H.F. Kett, Chicago, Illinois, 1878) p. 698 https://archive.org/details/historyofoglecou00inkett/page/698/mode/2up

• The History of Peoria County, Illinois (Johnson & Co, Chicago, Illinois, 1880.) Page 761 https://archive.org/details/historyofpeoriac00john/page/760/mode/2up