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John Tefft 1615 – 1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1615

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 26 JAN 1676

Death Location: Rhode Island, British Colonial America

Father: William Tefft

Mother: Ann Sands

Spouse(s): Mary Barber

Children(s): Mary Tafft, Elizabeth Tefft, Mary Tefft, Lydia Tefft, Tefft None, Wilson Tefft, Samuel Tefft, Joshua Tefft, William Tefft, Tabitha Tefft, John Tefft

John Tefft was born in 1615 in England, the child of William Tefft and Ann Sands. John Tefft married Mary Magdalene Barber, and had children including Mary Tafft, Elizabeth Tabitha Tefft, Mary Tefft, Lydia Tefft, Tefft, Wilson Tefft, Samuel Tefft, Joshua Tefft, William Tefft, Tabitha Tefft, John Tefft. John Tefft passed away in 1676 in Rhode Island, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • John Tefft was born in 1615 in England, the child of William Tefft and Ann Sands.
  • John Tefft married Mary Magdalene Barber, and had children including Mary Tafft, Elizabeth Tabitha Tefft, Mary Tefft, Lydia Tefft, Tefft, Wilson Tefft, Samuel Tefft, Joshua Tefft, William Tefft, Tabitha Tefft, John Tefft.
  • John Tefft passed away in 1676 in Rhode Island, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Tefft's Ancestors

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John Tefft
1615 – 1676
Birth Place: England
Parents
William Tefft
1599 – 1648
Appleby, Lincolnshire, England
Ann Sands
1597 – 1673
Appleby, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Tefft
1571 – 1628
Appleby, Lincolnshire, England
Sarah Barber
1578 – 1604
Appleby, Lincohn, England
William Sandys
1571 – 1605
Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Greenwood
1576 – 1597
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Tefft
1540 –
Alice Hall
1542 – 1585
Alice Skinner
1542 – 1585
Richard Greenwood
1550 –
Maria Grace
1554 – 1576
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Tefft's Descendants

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John Tefft (ABT 1615 – 26 JAN 1676) m. Mary (Magdalene) Barber (24 JUN 1618 – 18 JAN 1679)
  1. 1. Mary Tafft (1652 – 29 OCT 1722) m. Samuel Wilson (ABT 1630 – 1682)
    1. 1. Robert Wilson (1674 – 22 OCT 1749) m. Jane Elliott (1675 – 13 DEC 1773)
      1. 1. Thomas Wilson (1700 – 8 AUG 1766) m. Jane Hopkins (1707 – 13 DEC 1773)
        1. 1. Jane Wilson (1734 – 1799) m. John Hamilton (1728 – 2 JUN 1806)
        2. 2. David Wilson (1738 – 1789) m. Jane ( – ABT 1790) m. Judith Hopkins
        3. 3. Thomas Wilson (1740 – )
        4. 4. John Wilson (1742 – 20 FEB 1817) m. Agnes (Hopkins) Wilson (1745 – 7 DEC 1832)
        5. 5. Robert Wilson (1742 – )
        6. 6. James Wilson (15 MAY 1747 – 6 APR 1823) m. Martha Hopkins (27 MAR 1757 – 1 MAR 1816)
        7. 7. Peter Wilson (2 APR 1750 – )
        8. 8. Asa Wilson (1753 – )
      2. 2. Alexander Wilson (1702 – ) m. Mary Riddell (1705 – 1755)
      3. 3. James Willson (1707 – 26 DEC 1784) m. Hannah Spalding (5 MAR 1717 – 30 OCT 1802)
      4. 4. John Willson (ABT 1709 – 8 OCT 1792) m. Mary Spalding (ABT 1716 – 3 AUG 1794)
      5. 5. Esther Wilson (1713 – ABT 1761) m. David Hopkins (ABT 1710 – )
      6. 6. Robert Willson (1717 – 8 AUG 1799) m. Elizabeth Hindman (1727 – 14 FEB 1807)
      7. 7. Mary Wilson (1722 – 1755)
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Tabitha) Tefft (30 MAR 1635 – 20 DEC 1725) m. Nils (Matthew) Utter (1634 – 5 MAY 1722) m. ?
  3. 3. Mary Tefft (1640 – 1682) m. Samuel Wilson (1622 – 1682)
  4. 4. Lydia Tefft (1641 – 16 JAN 1679)
  5. 5. Tefft (1641 – )
  6. 6. Wilson Tefft (1642 – )
  7. 7. Samuel Tefft (1643 – 20 DEC 1725) m. Rhoda Cruff (ABT 1645 – ) m. Elizabeth Jenckes (1658 – 12 MAY 1740)
  8. 8. Joshua Tefft (1646 – 18 JAN 1676) m. Sarah Greene (ABT 1648 – 16 MAR 1672)
  9. 9. William Tefft (1646 – )
  10. 10. Tabitha Tefft (ABT 1653 – AFT 1722) m. George Gardiner (ABT 1647 – 17 DEC 1724)
  11. 11. John Tefft (ABT 1656 – )

John Tefft's Timeline

2 Records

1615
ABT 1615
Birth of John Tefft in England
England
1676
26 JAN 1676
Age 61
Death of John Tefft in Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Rhode Island, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1615
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 JAN 1676
    Event Place: Rhode Island, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: John Tefft Lot, Kings Town, Rhode Island, British Colonial America

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