Gazlay Family History
Stephen Tefft
Parents
| Father | Ezekiel Tefft (ca. 1760 - ) |
| Mother | Amie Wilcox (ca. 1764 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 17 February 2010; Last Edited: 3 February 2022 |
| Person ID | 734 |
| Name | Stephen Tefft |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | ca. 1790 in Connecticut1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | to Susan Wilcox |
| Married | to Rebecca _____ |
| Died | 4 January 1866 in Griswold, New London County, Connecticut1, 5, 6 |
| Buried | in Jewett City Cemetery, Jewett CIty, New London County, Connecticut7 |
Biography
Military records show a Private Stephen Tift in the 30 Regiment (Randall’s) Connecticut Militia, War of 1812.8
He is probably the same Private Stephen Tift who is a member of the Sixth Company, 30th Regiment, 3rd Brigade under Wm. Randall, lieutenant-colonel, commandant, in early 1813.9
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Susan Wilcox |
| Born | |
| Married | to Stephen Tefft |
| Children | of Stephen Tefft and Susan Wilcox: |
| +1. | Francis Dayton Tift |
| Born | 16 February 1838 in Jewett City, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | September 1859 to Anna J. Mack |
| Married | 22 November 1892 in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island to Helen ‘Nellie’ Buckley |
| Died | 28 November 1915 in Lakewood, Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island |
| Spouse 2 | Rebecca _____ |
| Born | ca. 1806 in Connecticut |
| Married | to Stephen Tefft |
| Children | of Stephen Tefft and Rebecca _____: |
| +1. | John H. Tefft |
| Born | November 1844 in Jewett City, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | ca. 1866 to Ellen O. Boyens |
| Married | 1 November 1887 in Griswold, New London County, Connecticut to Jeanette Groves |
| Died | 2 June 1916 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut |
| 2. | George C. Tefft |
| Born | ca. 1845 in Connecticut |
| 3. | Neland P. Tefft |
| Born | ca. October 1849 in Connecticut |
| Died | 21 March 1873 in Griswold, New London County, Connecticut |
Sources
- The Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions, Newspaper Marriage and Death Notices, ca. 1750-1865, and the Veterans’ Death Index. Stephen Tefft, died 4 January 1866 in Griswold, Connecticut, age 76.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Connecticut, New London County, Town of Griswold, family of Stephen Tift (57, Connecticut, carpenter); Rebecca Tift (43, Connecticut); John L. Tift (6, Connecticut); George C. Tift (5, Connecticut); Neland P. Tift (11/12, Connecticut).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Connecticut, New London County, Griswold, Jewett City, Page 11, family of Stephen Tefft (67, Connecticut, farm laborer); Rebecca Tefft (54, Connecticut); Neelan Tefft (10, Connecticut).
- Gazlay, Lee, Ancestors of Stephen Tefft, Late of Jewett City, Connecticut. August 5, 2020, Mystic, Connecticut. This paper presents research on Stephen Tefft, who lived in Rhode Island and Connecticut, eventually settling in Jewett City, Griswold, Connecticut. The research indicates that Stephen was a son of Ezekiel Tefft and his wife Amie (or Amy) Wilcox. The couple raised their family in Rhode Island and later removed to Smyrna, New York, while son Stephen remained in Connecticut. Available as a .pdf at Gazlay Family History (website), under Sources.
- Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934, available at FamilySearch.org. Stephen Tefft, died: 4 January 1866 in Connecticut, age 76.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Connecticut, New London County, Griswold, Page 37, entry for Rebecca Tift, age 64, Connecticut. This is believed to be Stephen Tefft’s widow.
- Memorials, Norwich Bulletin, Norwich, Connecticut, 27 May 1909 (and other years), Memorial Day listings of veterans from various wars: War of 1812, Jewett City Cemetery, Stephen Tifft.
- United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815. Available at www.familysearch.org.
- History of New London County, Connecticut, compiled under the supervision of D. Hamilton Hurd. Philadelphia: J. W. Lewis and Co., 1882. Page 634.