Sanford's mother-in-law, Anne Hutchinson, and her brother-in-law, John Wheelwright, were accused of blasphemy for their religious opinions, and were both banished from the colony.
Sanford's mother-in-law, Anne Hutchinson, and her brother-in-law, John Wheelwright, were attracting many converts to their religious views which were at odds with the Puritan dogma. Both of them were ultimately accused of blasphemy for their religious opinions, and banished from the colony.