Individual Details
John Tefft
(1604 - 1675)
John Tefft came to America before 1646 when he was given land. His brother William was a tailor in Boston, they may have emigrated together. John Tefft lived in Kingstown RI. His son Joshua was hanged for fighting on the side of the Indians in King Philip's War. John left a will naming his son in law executor. This son in law was married to Mary Tefft, they inherited everything except the 3 shillings he left for his other 3 kids: Samuel, Tabitha and Joshua.
Events
| Birth | 1604 | England | |||
| Arrival | Abt, 1638 |  |  | ||
| Marriage | 1640 | British America - Mary Barber | | ||
| Civil | 1646 | Brother William's will | | | |
| Civil | July 3, 1656 | Portsmouth, British America | | | |
| Civil | November 30, 1657 | Portsmouth, British America | | | |
| Will | November 30, 1674 | Kingston, British America | |||
| Death | 1675 | Kingston, British America | | ||
| Burial | John Tefft Lot, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Barber (1618 - 1680) |
| Child | Samuel Tefft (1643 - 1725) |
| Child | Joshua Tefft (1650 - 1676) |
| Child | Tabitha Tefft (1652 - 1722) |
| Child | Mary Tefft (1642 - 1674) |
| Father | Father Tefft (1575 - 1635) |
| Mother | Mother Tefft (1575 - 1635) |
| Sibling | William Tefft (1600 - 1648) |
| Sibling | Sara Tefft (1608 - 1648) |
Notes
Arrival
The arrival source has only William and Jon's name, no date, place.Civil
William writes: I give to my brother John Tefft's oldest son my least cow.Civil
John Tefft gets a sum of money to look after 'ould' John Mott and his livestockCivil
John and others are given landDeath
Death date and place are an estimate, no source. There is rumor that John Tefft was beheaded by Indians when he tried to save his son Joshua but this is not proven, there's no source.Burial
John Tefft has a headstone, in this lot all the headstones sunken in to the round and unreadable, marked by yellow flags.Endnotes
1. (1937). || Page 242 index of emigrants Teft, John and William.
2. (2008). || Volume 3 page 1496.
3. (2018) || Volume 18 page 76, several pages.
4. Portsmouth (R.I.). The Early Records of the Town of Portsmouth. Providence, R.I.: E. L. Freeman and Sons, state printers, 1901., Page 72 and 82 John to look after John Mott.
5. Portsmouth (R.I.). The Early Records of the Town of Portsmouth. Providence, R.I.: E. L. Freeman and Sons, state printers, 1901., Page 80 John Tefft given land.
6. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .