A Partial Record of the Descendants of John Tefft, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and the Nearly Complete Record of the Descendants of John Tifft, of Nassau, New York ...Peter Paul book Company, 1896 - 302 pages |
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A Partial Record of the Descendants of John Tefft, of Portsmouth, Rhode ... Maria Elizabeth Moxon Tifft No preview available - 2018 |
A Partial Record of the Descendants of John Tefft, of Portsmouth, Rhode ... Maria E. (Maxon) Tifft No preview available - 2015 |
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Abigail Angola April 28 Big Flats born April born Aug born Dec born Feb born Jan born July born June born March born Nov born Oct born Sept Brooklyn Buffalo Charles Daniel daughter of John died April died Dec died July died March died Nov East Nassau Edwin Elijah Gillett Elmira Exeter Hoag's Corners I. B. Coleman Isaac James Jeremiah John Tefft Jonathan Joseph July 24 June 28 Kingstown Lebanon Lewis Lydia March 14 March 27 Maria married a second married April married Dec married Feb married Jan married July married June married March married Nov married Oct married Sept Martha Mary Tefft Maxon Millport N. Y. CHILD N. Y. CHILDREN N. Y. Residence Nancy Nathan Peleg Spicer Rensselaer County Robert Tefft S. C. Wetherby Samuel Wilson Sarah South Kingstown Sprague Stephen Stephentown Tabitha Teffe Tefft married Tifft died Turner Veteran Webster Westerly Wetherby wife William
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Page 22 - God and calling unto mind the mortality of my body and •knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it, and my body I recommend to the earth, to be buried In decent christian burial at the discretion of my executors. Nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God.
Page 22 - Calling unto mind the Mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all Men once to dye do make and ordain This my Last Will and Testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my...
Page 25 - Named, Willed and bequeathed, Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the day and Year above written.
Page 9 - ... guns and kettles. A great part of what is written was attested by Joshua Teffe, who married an Indian woman, a "Wampanoag. He shot 20 times at us in the swamp, was taken at Providence Jan'y 14, brought to us the 16th, executed the 18th. A sad wretch, he never heard a sermon but once these 14 years. His father, going to recall him lost his head and lies unburied.
Page 22 - I give, demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form; Imprimis, I give and...
Page 150 - We whose names are under [writ- 30. ten do acknowledge] ourselves the legal subjects of [His Majesty] King Charles, and in his name [do hereby bind] ourselves into a civill body politicke and [do submit] unto his lawes according to matters of justice.
Page 1 - A partial record of the descendants of John Tefft. of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and the nearly complete record of the descendants of John Tifft, of Nassau, New York, Together with other miscellaneous records compiled by Maria E.
Page 22 - God, therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say principally and first of all I give and...
Page 150 - Under this date appears a list of fifty-nine persons, "who by the general consent of the company were admitted to be inhabitants of the island, now called Aquedneck, having submitted themselves to the government that is or shall be established, according to the word of God, therein...
Page 37 - Martin his heirs and assigns forever to his and their only proper use, benefit and behoof, forever. And I the...