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John TEFFT 1614–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Mar 1614

Birth Location: Clovelly Parish, Devon, England

Death Date: 26 Jan 1676

Death Location: Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA

Father: William Tefft

Mother: Ann #2493A

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Joshua Tifft

The story of John TEFFT began in 1614 in Clovelly Parish, Devon, England. John TEFFT had children including Joshua Tifft. John TEFFT passed away in 1676 in Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John TEFFT began in 1614 in Clovelly Parish, Devon, England.
  • John TEFFT had children including Joshua Tifft.
  • John TEFFT passed away in 1676 in Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John TEFFT's Ancestors

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John TEFFT
1614–1676
Birth Place: Clovelly Parish, Devon, England
Parents
William G. Tefft
1595–1648
Appleby, Lincolnshire, England
Ann (15 Sands) #2493A
1595–1672
Appleby, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Reginald) Tefft
1561–1608
Appleby, Lincolnshire, England baptism abt 1587 yorkshire
William (Willus) Sandys
1565–1641
Wilberton, Isle Of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Mary (Elizabeth Greenwood) Sandys
1570–1597
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James IV
1540–1605
Alice Tefft)
1542–1585
Richard Alum
1550–1589
Maria Graves\Greaves
1540–1576
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Tefft\Tafte\Toft
1515–1580
Elizabeth Bennet
1520–1570
William Grinwod
1530–1586
Elizabeth Greenwood
1529–1598
Agnes Rich
1525–1552

John TEFFT's Descendants

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John TEFFT (31 Mar 1614–26 Jan 1676)
  1. 1. Joshua Tifft 1651–1676
    1. 1. Peter Tefft 1672–1725 m. Sarah Witter 1679–1738
      1. 1. Peter Tefft 1699–1779 m. Sarah Cullum 1715–1775
        1. 1. Jerusha Tefft 1752– m. Thomas Bishop 1752–1801

John TEFFT's Timeline

2 Records

1614
31 Mar 1614
Birth of John TEFFT in Clovelly Parish, Devon, England
Clovelly Parish, Devon, England
1676
26 Jan 1676
Age 62
Death of John TEFFT in Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1614
    Event Place: Clovelly Parish, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1676
    Event Place: Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA

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