George Sanford

George Sanford

Born: 18 October 1750, Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island

Died: 27 December 1836, Little Compton, Rhode Island

Father: Restcome Sanford, b. July 27, 1704, Tiverton, Rhode Island; d. October 1772

Mother: Content Manchester Crandall, b. between 1708 and 1713, Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island; d. 1802

Married: December 3, 1773, Congregational Church, Tiverton, Newport County, R.I.

Wife: Deborah Dwelly, b. 20 May 1753, Tiverton, RI; d. Mar. 18, 1818, Little Compton, Newport County, RI

Her name is given as "Deborah Divelly (Dwelly or Devol?)

Children:

• Cynthia, Sanford, b. circa 1780, Tiverton, Newport, RI; m. Peleg Cook, b. 23 MAY 1781 Tiverton, RI; d. 31 MAR 1848 Tiverton, RI.
• Alice Sanford, b. about 1782, Tiverton, RI; m. Cornelius Treat
• Betsey Sanford, b: about 1784, Tiverton, RI; d. 28 April 1852, aged 67 years
• Phebe Sanford, b. 27 March 1786; d. 21 Dec 1870, Westport, Bristol, Mass; m. 12 Sep 1806, Westport, Mass, Greene Allen 1782-1864
• Ellery Sanford, b. abt 1788
• Deborah Sanford, b. abt 1788; d. 11 Sept 1867; m. Cornelius Tabor
• George Sanford Jr, b. abt 1790
• Nancy Sanford, b. 1790; m. Samuel Wilcox
• Susan Sanford, b: ABT 1792
• Isaac Sanford, b: abt March 1793; d. 21 Jun, 1867 Newport County, RI; m. (1) abt 1820, RI, Betsey Sanford, b. abt 1792, RI; d. 01 Feb 1849; m. (2) 16 MAY 1849, Little Compton, RI, Hannah David, b. abt 1800, RI
• Thankful Sanford, b. abt 1794; m. (intentions) 17 Oct 1811 Westport, Mass, Benson Manchester
• Peleg Sanford, b: 27 August 1800, Tiverton, RI; d. 30 March 1877, Little Compton, RI; m. (1) (int) 5 Oct 1822, Deborah Gifford, b.1804; d. 22 May 1840; m. (2) Ruth G., d. 15 Oct 1849 aged 35 yrs.; m. (3) 4 Oct 1855, Glocester, R.I., Susannah S. (Gifford) Carver, b. ca 1812, d. 29 Aug. 1879.

Burial:

Old Stone Church Cemetery, Peckham's Hill, Little Compton, RI

AKA Pleasant View Cemetery; and Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Tiverton #66

(Soldier of the American Revolution) marker

Sources:

Title: President John Sanford of Boston, Massachusetts and Portsmouth, Rhode Island 1605-1965, by Jack Minard Sanford, Publication: East Aurora, NY, 1966, Page: p. 20; 22-23

Title: Corrections and additions for the John Sanford genealogy by Jack Minard Sanford, pg. 38 & 39 - https://archive.org/stream/correctionsaddit00sanf#page/n87/mode/2up

VITAL RECORD of RHODE ISLAND, 1636-1850, BIRTHS, MARRIAGES and DEATHS, By James N. Arnold - http://dunhamwilcox.net/ri/rhode_island_vr5.htm

"International Genealogical Index (IGI)," database, FamilySearch - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:9XGJ-F4B

http://www.angelfire.com/ga4/myhayes_family/f_308.html

http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_3fc.htm

Links:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71870294&ref=wvr