hi diane
according to the john sanford genealogy book benjamin sanford father was esbon (ezbon)who married mary woodward.she was the daughter of israel jr. and bennet(eddy)
woodward.benjamin and mary had 11 children.
elizabeth b. 11 aug.1717 d.14 may 1769 3 ch.
mary b.1719 d.1757 at least 4 ch.
encombe b.1721 moved to n. s.1760 d.10 feb. 1805.5 ch.
woodward b.1723 he did not come to n.s. d ?1743
hannah b.20 sept.1725 died in n.s. 5 ch.
ezbon jr. b.10sept.1728 d22 jan.1759 2 or 3 ch.
peleg b.jan. 1730 d.20 apr.1756 0 ch.
benjamin 9 july 1733 n.s.1760 13 ch.
lydia b.1735
joshua b.9 jan.1737 n.s.1760
joseph b.7 or 18 feb. 1740 n.s.1760 (soon returned to newport)
(encombe had a son named esbon(ezbon)who married lydia burgess daughter of benjamin and hannah (church) burgess.
apparently 0 ch. he remarried sarah ann 11ch.do not know when lydia died or when esbon (ezbon)married sarah ann. do not know sarah ann maden name.)
lorraine