Gazlay Family History
Hulda Tefft
Parents
| Father | Ezekiel Tefft (ca. 1760 - ) |
| Mother | Amie Wilcox (ca. 1764 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 22 February 2021; Last Edited: 25 May 2021 |
| Person ID | 10482 |
| Name | Hulda Tefft |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 1793 in Rhode Island1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Married | 19 August 1810 in Rockville, Washington County, Rhode Island to William V. Brand9 |
| Married | to Gardiner James7 |
| Died | 18741 |
| Buried | in Card Farm Cemetery, Lebanon, Madison County, New York1 |
Biography
Hulda, who became the wife of Gardner James, [spent] the most of her life in Smyrna, and where she died at an advanced age in the early seventies.8
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  William V. Brand |
| Born | 5 November 1790 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island |
| Married | 19 August 1810 in Rockville, Washington County, Rhode Island to Hulda Tefft |
| Died | 3 April 1819 in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island |
| Children | of Hulda Tefft and William V. Brand: |
| +1. | William V. Brand |
| Born | 1811 in Rhode Island |
| Married | to Mary Sherman |
| Died | 20 December 1892 |
| 2. | Susannah Brand |
| Born | May 1815 |
| Died | 14 August 1815 |
| Spouse 2 | Gardiner James |
| Born | 1806 in Rhode Island |
| Married | to Hulda Tefft |
| Died | 1871 |
| Children | of Hulda Tefft and Gardiner James: |
| 1. | Hannah James |
| Born | ca. 1828 in New York |
| 2. | Rudolphus James |
| Born | |
| Died |
| 3. | Varnum G. James |
| Born | 1831 |
| Died | 1835 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Card Farm Cemetery, Lebanon, Madison County, New York, Hulda James, born: 1793; died: 1874 (from record).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Chenango County, Smyrna, Image 27 of 48, Gardiner James, 45, NY, farmer; Hulda James, 56, RI; Hannah James, 22, NY.
- New York State Census, 1855, Chenango County, Smyrna, Page 34, Gardner James, 49, Rhode island, farmer; wife Hulda James, 61, Rhode Island; daughter Hannah James, 28, Chenango.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Chenango County, Smyrna, Page 133, Image 35 of 47, Gardiner James, 54, Rhode Island, farmer, Huldah James, 66, Rhode Island; Hannah James, 30, New York.
- New York State Census, 1865, Chenango County, Smyrna, Image 18 of 80, Gardner James, 59, R.I., married once, farmer; wife Huldah James, 70, R.I., 7 children; married twice; child Hannah James, 30, Chenango. Living in the same household: William Brand, 53, R.I., married once, widowed, farmer; child Daniel Brand, 25, Chenango, farmer; child Jerome Brand, 23, Chenango, farmer; servant Emily Hunt, 36, Chenango, 1 child.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Chenango County, Smyrna, Page No. 20, Image 20 of 42, Gardiner James, 64, Rhode island, farmer; Huldah James, 76, Rhode Island; Hannah James, 43, New York.
- 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.
- Early Years in Smyrna and Our First Old Home Week, by George Albert Munson. Chenango Union Presses, 1905. Exact facsimile, First Reprint Edition: June 4, 1997 by RSG Publishing, Bainbridge, New York. Page 66, biographical sketch of Ezekiel Tefft and family. Available at books.google.com.
- Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932, Marriages, William V. Brand and Hulda Tefft; married on 19 August 1810 in Rockville, Washington County, Rhode Island (in the Seventh Day Baptist Church).