Gov. Peleg SANFORD

Male 1639 - 1701  (61 years)


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  • Name Peleg SANFORD  [1, 2, 3, 4
    • He was a very prominent merchant at Newport and, arguably, the most important family member. he engaged in business in 1663-64 at Barbadoes with his brothers William and Elisha. He returned to Newport where he was made a freeman on 2 May 1666. He continued his business with Barbadoes, shipping wool, horses and other goods to various places and sugar to London. He imported English goods to Rhode Island. He was imprisoned in 1668 in a "Boston goal (jail) for debt", but was released on bond that was paid for by his uncle Edward Hutchinson. Gov. Sanford had large land holdings in Jamestown, R.I. and had a house at Black Point and a town house in Newport. (Note: They had seven children, but their birth order is uncertain and requires further research.) [1]
    Prefix Gov. 
    Birth 10 May 1639  Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Fact Son of John Sanford and Bridgett Hutchinson Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death 1701  Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Person ID I48073  Main Tree
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2022 

    Father Gov. John SANFORD,   b. 1605, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1653, Portsmouth, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Bridget HUTCHINSON,   b. 15 Jan 1618/9, Alford, co. Lincoln Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1696, Portsmouth, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 1635  Portsmouth, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F41476  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary BRENTON,   b. Abt 1642, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1674, Newport, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years) 
    Marriage 1660  Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F41514  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2022 

    Family 2 Mary CODDINGTON,   b. 16 May 1654, Society of Friends, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1691/2, Portsmouth, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Marriage 01 Dec 1674  Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Children 
     1. Ann SANFORD,   b. 1680, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    +2. Bridget SANFORD,   b. 1682, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1766 (Age 84 years)  [Birth]
     3. Peleg SANFORD, Jr.,   b. Abt 1685   d. Oct 1702, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)  [Birth]
    +4. Elizabeth Ann SANFORD,   b. 1686, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1762, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Birth]
    +5. William SANFORD, Esq.,   b. Abt 1690, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Apr 1721, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F02123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2022 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S9594] Marston Watson, Royal Families Americans of Royal and Noble Ancestry Vol. II Reverend Francis Marbury.

    2. [S5383] "Little Compton Families" Vol. II, Little Compton, Rhode Island.

    3. [S13277] Carlton E. Sanford, Thomas SANFORD, The Emigrant to New England, Ancestry, Life, and Descendants 1632-4 Vol. II .

    4. [S9347] New England Marriages Prior to 1700.