William SANFORD, Esq.

Abt 1690 - 1721  (31 years)

• Name	William SANFORD  [1, 2]
  	He graduated 1711 from Harvard College. His name was placed at the head of his class, according to the custom of his time, as the son of a governor and grandson of two governors. He was made a freeman at Newport 1 May 718. In his death notice, he was described as "a gentleman of learning and piety and a bright ornament of Holy Religion." [1]
  Suffix	Esq.
  Birth	Abt 1690	Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Apr 1721	Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I48085	Main Tree
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2022

  
  

  Father	Gov. Peleg SANFORD,   b. 10 May 1639, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island d. 1701, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary CODDINGTON,   b. 16 May 1654, Society of Friends, Newport, Rhode Island, USA d. Mar 1691/2, Portsmouth, Rhode Island (Age 37 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	01 Dec 1674	Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island   [1, 3]
  Family ID	F02123	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Griselda SYLVESTER,   b. Abt 1695, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA d. 18 Nov 1749, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	01 Mar 1713/4	Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Margaret SANFORD,   b. 10 Jun 1716, Newport, Rhode Island d. 12 Mar 1754, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 37 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F08910	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2022

  
  

• Sources

  [S9594] Marston Watson, Royal Families Americans of Royal and Noble Ancestry Vol. II Reverend Francis Marbury. [S13277] Carlton E. Sanford, Thomas SANFORD, The Emigrant to New England, Ancestry, Life, and Descendants 1632-4 Vol. II . [S9347] New England Marriages Prior to 1700.