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Persoonlijke gegevens John SANFORD 

• Hij is geboren op 4 juni 1611 in England.
• Titel: Governor of Newport and Portsmouth 1653
• Hij is overleden op 22 juni 1653 in Portsmouth, Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island, USA, hij was toen 42 jaar oud.

Gezin van John SANFORD

(1) Hij is getrouwd met Elizabeth WEBB.

Zij zijn getrouwd in het jaar 1631 te Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA, hij was toen 19 jaar oud.

Kind(eren):

1. Eliphalet SANFORD  1637-????
2. Samuel SANFORD  1635-1712
3. John SANFORD  1633-1687

(2) Hij is getrouwd met Bridget HUTCHINSON.

Zij zijn getrouwd rond 1637.

Kind(eren):

1. Peleg SANFORD  1639-1701

Notities over John SANFORD

John Sanford (c. 1605 - 1653), was an early settler of Boston, Massachusetts, an original settler of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and a governor of the combined towns of Portsmouth and Newport, in the Rhode Island colony, dying in office after serving for less than a full term. He had some military experience in England, and also was a servant of Massachusetts magistrate John Winthrop, sailing to New England in 1631 with Winthrop's wife and oldest son. After living in Boston for six years, and being the cannoneer there, a divisive religious controversy arose, and Sanford was disarmed for supporting his mother-in-law, Anne Hutchinson, who was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Compelled to leave Massachusetts as well, he and many others signed an agreement to form a government, then settled in Portsmouth in the Rhode Island colony. Here he became a lieutenant, assistant, chief magistrate of Portsmouth, then governor of the two island towns of Portsmouth and Newport in 1653 following the repeal of William Coddington's commission to govern the island. During his administration, the two island towns slowly negotiated a reunion with the two mainland towns of Providence and Warwick.
Sanford married twice, first to Elizabeth Webb, who at one time lived at Groton Manor, the home of John Winthrop in England; this marriage produced two children. Following Elizabeth's death, Sanford married Bridget, the daughter of William Hutchinson and his famous wife, Anne (Marbury) Hutchinson. William Hutchinson served for one year as the Judge (Governor) of Portsmouth. Sanford's oldest son with Bridget, Peleg Sanford, was the colonial Rhode Island governor from 1680 to 1683. Sanford's oldest son with his first wife, John Jr., married, as his second wife, Mary (Gorton) Greene, the daughter of Rhode Island President Samuel Gorton.

John Sanford, the emigrant ancestor of this line, came to Boston on the Ship Lyon in Nov. 1631. Shortly after his arrival he became a member of the First Church of Boston and was made Freeman 3 April 1632. Between 1632 and 1637, he was a respected and active citizen of Boston, serving as cannoneer of the Fort at Boston, surveyor of ordance and other ammunition, on committees regulating cattle, and various committees charged with the laying out bounds for Roxbury, Newtown and private holdings. He was in charge of fencing in 1635 and a Selectman of Boston in 1636 and 1637. His life changed when "on 20 Nov. 1637 he was ordered disarmed as an adherent of Mrs. Anne Hutchinson, and relieved of all his duties in and around Boston. Anne (Marbury) Hutchinson, mother of John's second wife Bridget, "preached that one could achieve salvation through a direct intuition from God "Puritan leaders argued salvation could be achieved only by obeying the laws of the church and government. But Puritan leaders feared that her beliefs would undermine the church organization and erode the rigid social order. They labeled her group the Antinominians, or the lawless ones. In 1637, she was arrested and tried for sedition. Most scholars agree the trial was a travesty. The following year she was thrown out of the Bay Colony" John and his family went as well, heading for Providence about the middle of March 1638. In 1638, he was one of the signers of the Portsmouth Agreement. In Rhode Island, they purchased land from the Narragansets. Among the first rules established was "noe person within the said Colonye, at any time hereafter, shall be in any wise molested, punished, disquieted or called in question on matters of religion---so long as he keep the peace." Once again, John was actively involved. He held many offices including: Constable for Portsmouth and Lieutenant of the Portsmouth company. On Apr 29 1650 he was chosen a Town Magistrate at Portsmouth and on Jun 2 1650 he was a member of the Town Council. On May 16 1651 he was on a Committee from Portsmouth for the General Court. He was chosen Head Magistrate at Portsmouth Jun 3 1651. On Feb 2 1651/2 he was one of the disposers of land at Portsmouth. In May 1653 John Sanford became the fifth President of Rhode Island Colony.

Elizabeth was born about 1600. Elizabeth Webb ... She passed away about 1635.
"in his will of 5 April 1660 Henry Webb made a bequest to 'my late sister Elizabeth Sanford's sons John and Samuell Sanford'." Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), Vol. III (P-W)
"His first wife, who came from Titherly in Hants., was a sister of Henry Webb, the early Boston merchant, who came from Salisbury in Wilts., which Henry was an early benefactor of Harvard." G. Andrews Moriarty, "Additions and Corrections to Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island," The American Genealogist, Vol. 20, No. 1, July, 1943
(Titherley in Hants is Titherley, Hampshire, England.)
SOURCE: Ancestry trees

John Sanford (c. 1605 - 1653), was an early settler of Boston, Massachusetts, an original settler of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and a governor of the combined towns of Portsmouth and Newport, in the Rhode Island colony, dying in office after serving for less than a full term. He had some military experience in England.

Early Life Likely from Essex, England, Sanford probably served in the English Army before emigrating from England. He was a trained surveyor, familiar with military matters, and in his inventory were listed some pieces of armour. He was mentioned in a letter dated 2 March 1629/30, just prior to the sailing of the Winthrop Fleet, written by Massachusetts magistrate John Winthrop to his wife, stating "our 2 boyes and Ja Downinge, Jo Samford and Mary M. and most of my servants are gone this daye towards S Hampton: the good Lord be with them and us all." However, earlier references by Winthrop, back to 1624, concerning "my man-servant John" very likely refer to Sanford.

Huguenot Campaign There was a period of time when "servant John" was not mentioned in Winthrop's correspondence, and this is probably when Sanford was pressed into military service with John Winthrop, Jr. in a disastrous campaign to relieve the Huguenots at the Isle of Rhe. Sanford became experienced in the use of artillery during this campaign in which nearly 60 percent of the English force became casualties.

Migration to America He also was a employee of Massachusetts magistrate John Winthrop's household prior to sailing to New England in 1631 with Winthrop's wife and oldest son. After living in Boston for six years, and being the cannoneer there, a divisive religious controversy arose, and Sanford was disarmed for supporting his mother-in-law, Anne Marbury Hutchinson, who was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Rhode Island Settlement Compelled to leave Massachusetts as well, he and many others signed the Portsmouth Compact to form a government, then settled in Portsmouth in the Rhode Island colony. Here he became a lieutenant, assistant, chief magistrate of Portsmouth, then governor of the two island towns of Portsmouth and Newport in 1653 following the repeal of William Coddington's commission to govern the island. During his administration, the two island towns slowly negotiated a reunion with the two mainland towns of Providence and Warwick.

Marriage & Family It is believed that Gov Sanford's first two children, born before 1635, were with his first wife, Elizabeth Webb, who may have died during her 2nd childbirth. He remarried soon after to Bridget Hutchinson who bore the remainder of his children. In 1638 is when the Hutchinson clan/supporters were forced to leave Boston and went to settle Portsmouth.

“John Sanford, the first settler by that name in New England, was the son of Samuel and Ellenor, of Alford, Lincolnshire, England. He came to Boston in the ‘Lyon’ in 1631, with Rev. John Eliot, John Winthrop, Jr., and others, and his name stands one hundred and eight on the list of church membership. He was sworn a freeman April 3, 1632, and the same year made canoneer of the fort. Gov. Thomas Hutchinson mentioned him among the distinguished citizens (Hist. Vol. I, p. 73). In 1637 he was disarmed, i.e., deprived of his civil privileges because of his support of John Wheelwright and Mrs. Anne Hutchinson in their controversy with the Colonial authorities. In March, 1638, he left Boston for Aquidneck, now the island of Rhode Island, with William Coddington, Edward Hutchinson and sixteen others, having made, as the records show, ‘an honest purchase of the island.’ He held many important offices inthe Rhode Island Colony. He was chosen constable for the year 1640 and lieutenant Jan. 13, 1644. The three settlements were united by a common charter in 1647, and on May 21st he was chosen assistant governor, ad acted as coroner. he was reelected general assistant May 23, 1649; chose general recorder and treasurer on May 20, 1656; and clarke’ of the General Assembly, Roger Williams having at the same time been chosen moderator. He was reelected ‘clarke’ in 1657-58. He was later deputy for Portsmouth to the General Assembly at Newport; and Oct. 31, 1677, one of the committee to lay out East Greenwich. At the time of his death he was president of the Colony. H was married (first) about the time he went to Boston, to Elizabeth Webb, sister of Henry Webb. Their children were: John, baptized June 24, 1632; Samuel, baptized June 22, 1634; and Eliphalet, baptized in Decembe, 1637. He married (second) Bridget, daughter of the celebrated Anne Hutchinson, and by her had ten children.”

“Gov. John Sanford; b. 1605 England; m. Elizabeth Webb in 1631 England; d. 1655 Portsmouth, R.I. He immigrated in Nov 1631 to Boston on the ship Lion, Capt. William Pierce, master. He was not the son of Samuel and Eleanor Sanford of Alford, co. Lincoln as purported in other sources. His English origins are unknown to date. He was one of the most important employees in Gov. John Winthrop’s family between 1629 and 1631. He was a trained surveyor and was familiar with military matters, especially artillery. His inventory shows that he was the owner of some pieces of the armor of the period. It is possible that he had seen service, prior to coming to New England, in some of the English expeditions to the Continent, or in the Thirty Year’s War (in Germany) . He m. 1st Elizabeth Web ca 1631/2, sister of Henry Webb who was a prominent merchant in Boston. Elizabeth died shortly after the birth of her son Samuel on 14 Jully 1635. They had an older son John and a daughter Eliphal. John served on a committee on 6 Aug 1633 to build bridges over the Muddy and Stony Rivers. He was on the list of freeman 16 Mar 1640/1 and was chosen May 1653 as the 5th President of the Rhode Island Colony. His will of 22 Jun 1653 was proved 20 Nov 1653.” 1403
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