Clarke Tefft

Clarke Tefft

Ensign of Richmond Militia in 1804.

Born: 7 Jun 1761, Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island
Died: 31 May 1830 (aged 68)

Clarke Tefft was born on June 7, 1761, in Richmond, Kings County, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, to John and Hannah (Clarke) Tefft.

Father: John Tefft, b. 9 Mar 1729, Richmond, Rhode Island; d. 4 Mar 1776, Rhode Island
Mother: Hannah Clarke, b. 15 Feb 1734, Charlestown, Rhode Island; d. 19 Apr 1799, Charlestown, R.I.

He married Mary Rogers, b. 20 Feb 1760; dau. of Stephen Reynolds Rogers and Sarah Wilcox.

Their children were:
• Mehatible Tefft, b. 11 Apr 1781, Richmond, R.I.; d. 17 Oct 1821, Brookfield, NY; m. 01 Sep 1814, Hopkinton, R.I., Deacon Ethan Stillman.
• Sarah Tefft, b. 07 May 1782, Richmond, R.I.; d. 29 May 1870, Richmond, R.I.; m. 23 Feb 1806, Seventh Day Baptist Church, Hopkinton, R.I., Luke Clarke.
• Hannah Tefft, b. Aug 1785, Richmond, R.I.; d. 15 Oct 1878, Richmond, R.I.; m. 21 Nov 1816, Seventh Day Baptist Church, Rockville, R.I., George B. Hazard.
• Mary Tefft, b. abt. 1787, Rhode Island; d. 5 Nov 1863, Westerly, Rhode Island.
• Ruth Tefft, b. 2 Aug 1789, Exeter, Washington, R. I.; d. 10 Mar 1837; m. Benjamin H Champlain.
• William Clark Tefft, b. 15 Sep 1793, Richmond, R. I.; d. 22 Jun 1848; m. 28 Aug 1817, Seventh Day Baptist Church, Hopkinton, R.I., Sarah Kenyon.
• John Tefft, b. 23 Mar 1795, Richmond, R. I.; d. 7 Mar 1855, Richmond, R. I.; m. Abigail Reynolds.

Burial:
Clark Tefft Lot,
Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island

Sources:

• "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", FamilySearch.org, Clarke Tefft, 1761.
• Lorraine Tarket-Arruda and Gayle E. Waite, Richmond, Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries (Chelsea, Michigan 48118: Sheridan Books, 2018), page 180.
• The Tefft ancestry, comprising many hitherto unpublished records of descendants of John Tefft of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, by Stocking, Charles Henry Wright, pg. 16.
• Clark Tefft - http://rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=257520

Link: Clarke Tefft memorial - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/238476112/clarke-tefft