I have very little on John; he is not known to be related to the Sanford brothers (Thomas/Robert/Andrew) from whom I descend. However, he IS mentioned in the appendix to Carlton Sanford's work "Thomas ... the Emigrant ..." with over 170 of his descendants. The beginning of Carlton's entry for him reads as follows (Vol. 2, p. 1386): "1. JOHN SANFORD (SAMPFORD), son of Samuel and Eleanor Sampford of Alford, Lincolnshire, England, d. 1653, Portsmouth, RI; m. (1) Elizabeth Weed, sister of Henry, a rich Boston merchant; m. (2) Bridget, daughter of William and Ann Hutchinson ..." The entry continues for the better part of a page, and is followed by numerous sources. As Carlton published in 1911, and John was not on the top of his list, I do not know how accurate his information is. Please let me know if any of this is helpful. At 04:07 PM 6/22/98 -0400, you wrote: >Some readers of this list may like to know I have access to the following >reference: > >Source: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, No. 103, 1949 pp >208-216; 271-277 > >PRESIDENT JOHN SANFORD (c 1600-1653) OF PORTSMOUTH, R. I., >AND HIS FAMILY >By G. ANDREWS MORIARTY, A.M., LLB F S A > >--------------------------- >Does anyone know of research after 1949 which sheds light on the English >origins of John Sanford, who came with the Winthrop fleet in 1630/31? In >Moriarty it is stated that " his English origin is not known", though >Suffolk or Essex is indicated. >I can look up individuals in the John Sandford line, for those following >early New England SANFORD lines, and e-mail extracts. > >Paul Sandford >(Researching SANDFORD, DYER, VAVASOUR in the UK and India) > David L. Dickman Mailto:[email protected] Sanford Descent: Richard, Thomas, Ezekiell, Thomas, Ezekiel, Mary, John Hull, Elijah, Huldah AND Richard, Thomas, Ezekiell, Thomas, Samuel, Samuel, Samuel, Thomas, William AND from William Sanford and Huldah Hull, through both Riley and Charlotte.