One reference says that Samuel Sanford was born in Boston, Massachusettes, & another says that he was born in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

Born: 14 Jul 1635 - Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. 3 4

8. Samuel SANFORD was born on 14 Jul 1635 in Of Portsmouth, Newport, RI. He was christened on 14 Jul 1635 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. He died on 18 Mar 1713 in Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI. He has Ancestral File number 8TG7-1K. He was married to Sarah WODELL on 1 Oct 1662 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island.
She has Ancestral File number 8J4X-MW.

ii SAMUEL, bp. Boston, Sulfolk Co, Mass, 21 June 1635 [BChR 279]; m. (1) Portsmouth 1661 (day and month not given) Sarah Wodell, daughter of William Wodell [RIVR 4:Portsmouth:36]; m. (2) Portsmouth 13 April 1686 Susanna Spatchurst, daughter of William
Spatchurst of Bermuda [RIVR 4:Portsmouth:36].

They had the following children:

i Restcome 'The 2nd' SANFORD
ii Peleg 'The 2nd' SANFORD
iii Elisha 'The 2nd' SANFORD was born on 24 Feb 1689/1690. She died about 1749.
iv Endcome 'The 2nd' SANFORD was born on 19 Nov 1691. He died on 13 Jun 1717 in At Sea.
v Ezbon SANFORD , Capt
vi Francis 'The 2nd' SANFORD
vii Joseph SANFORD was born on 13 Aug 1698. He died about 1758.
viii Benjamin SANFORD
ix Joshua 'The 1st' SANFORD was born on 18 Apr 1702. He died on 13 Nov 1721 in , , Martinique.
x Elizabeth 'The 1st' SANFORD

In his will, dated 22 June 1653 and proved 20 November 1653, John Sanford Sr bequeathed to wife Bridget "my new dwelling house in which I live," with adjoining land and one-third of the moveables for life; to his son John certain land and the
ferry; to son Samuel forty acres at Black Point with some moveables, including a great Bible; to son Peleg, at age, twenty acres at Black Point,

Transcribed to FIND A GRAVE by Patrina Hill Gotcher Perkins.