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John Tefft

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Death: January 21, 1762 (85)
South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Place of Burial: South Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island
Immediate Family:

Son of Samuel Tefft and Elizabeth Tefft
Husband of Joanna Tefft
Father of John Tefft, II; Joanna Webb; Samuel Tefft, Jr.; Mary Barber; Joseph Tefft, Sr. and 11 others
Brother of Elizabeth Carpenter; Esther Mumford; Joseph Tefft; Sarah Witter; Peter Tefft and 5 others

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About John Tefft

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John Tefft
4 December 1676–21 January 1762 (Age 85)
Kingston, South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of John

When John Tefft was born on 4 December 1676, in Kingston, South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, his father, Samuel Tefft, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth Jenckes, was 18. He married Joanna Sprague in 1698, in Kingston, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 10 daughters. He died on 21 January 1762, in South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, at the age of 85, and was buried in South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America.

Spouse

John Tefft
Male
1676–1762

Male

Joanna Sprague
Female
1676–1757

Female
Marriage
1698
Kingston, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

Children
(15)

John Tefft Jr.
Male
1699–1766

Male

Elizabeth Tefft
Female
1701–1752

Female

Joanna Tefft
Female
1701–1762

Female

Martha Tefft
Female
1705–1781

Female

Mercy Tefft
Female
1707–1781

Female

Mary Tefft
Female
1708–1782

Female

Joseph Tefft
Male
1710–1792

Male

Anna Tefft
Female
1711–1812

Female

Katherine Tefft
Female
1712–Deceased

Female

Samuel Tift
Male
1712–Deceased

Male

Sarah Tefft
Female
1715–Deceased

Female

James Tefft
Male
1715–1758

Male

Nathan Tefft
Male
1717–1789

Male

Mehitable Tefft
Female
1718–1781

Female

Tabitha Tefft
Female
1718–Deceased

Female

Parents

Samuel Tefft
Male
1644–1725

Male

Elizabeth Jenckes
Female
1658–1740

Female

Siblings
(12)

John Tefft
Male
1674–Deceased

Male

Peter Teft
Male
1676–Deceased

Male

John Tefft
Male
1676–1762

Male

Peter Tefft
Male
1678–1725

Male

Esther Tefft
Female
1679–1726

Female

Mary Tefft
Female
1683–1738

Female

Samuel Tefft Sr
Male
1685–1760

Male

Susannah Tefft
Female
1685–1737

Female

Elizabeth Tefft
Female
1687–1750

Female

Tabitha Tefft
Female
1688–Deceased

Female

Mercy Tefft
Female
1696–1726

Female

Peter Tefft
Male
Deceased

Male



John Tefft was born on December 04, 1676 in Kingstown, Rhode Island and died January 21, 1762 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. He married Joanna Spraque. She died 1756.

John's estate was valued at over 6000 pounds.

Children of John Tefft and Joanna Sprague are:

i.John Tefft, Jr, b.04 Dec 1699, South Kingstown, Rhode Island

ii.Joseph Tefft, b. 08 Jan 1710, South Kingstown, Rhode Island

iii.Samuel Tefft, b. 1712, South Kingstown, Rhode Island

iv.James Tefft, b. 21 Apr 1715, South Kingstown, Rhode Island

v.Nathan Tefft, b. 14 Mar 1717, South Kingstown, Rhode Island

vi.Joanna Tefft, b. 1701 South Kingstown, Rhode Island

vii.Mary Tefft, b. South Kingstown, Rhode Island

viii.Mercy Tefft, b. South Kingstown, Rhode Island

ix.Mehetable Tefft, b. South Kingstown, Rhode Island

x.Tabitha Tefft, b. South Kingstown, Rhode Island

xi.Elizabeth Tefft, b. South Kingstown, Rhode Island


Tefft Family Descendants

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John Tefft's Timeline

1676
December 4, 1676
Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
1699
December 4, 1699
Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
1701
1701
South Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
1705
1705
South Kingston, Washington, RI, United States
1705
Kingston, Washington,,Rhode Island,USA
1707
1707
Richmond, Kings, Rhode Island
1709
January 8, 1709
Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, British Colonial AMerica
1711
September 28, 1711
Richmond, Providence Plantation County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1715
April 21, 1715
South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA