On Monday 15 September 2003 01:03 pm, Gary Irwin wrote: > The Sanford line I am searching is: > Ezekiel (b. 1636 Dorchester, MA) > Ezekiel Jr. (b. 1668 Fairfield CT) m. > Rebecca Gregory > Joseph Hawley Sanford (b. 1697 > Fairfield CT) m. Katherine Fairchild > dau. Phebe Sanford (b. 1729 Redding, > CT) m. Israel White > dau. Phebe White (b. April 3, 1769 > Redding, CT) m. Ezra Benton > My Bentons arrived in New England in > 1630, and moved quickly to CT. The > family lore is that we descend from an > Israel White who is a Mayflower > descendant, but I haven't been able to > make this connection. Any ideas? > > Gary E. Irwin; Moraga, CA Do you have the info from Carlton's book? Bruce Bender has put the entry on line ... <http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bbender&id=I06033> Also on Rootsweb's WorldConnect you can find this pedigree <http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jabaill&id=I04693> which has no links to the Mayflower, and has Bentons back to the early 1500s. There are 15 entries there for Isaac Benton with wife Jemima St. John, and I only looked at 4 ... you may find something else buried there. Happy Hunting! Cousin Dave (Also descended from Ezekiel [b. 1636, Dorchester])