Gazlay Family History
Samuel Tefft
Parents
| Father | Ezekiel Tefft (ca. 1760 - ) |
| Mother | Amie Wilcox (ca. 1764 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 22 February 2021; Last Edited: 30 May 2021 |
| Person ID | 10484 |
| Name | Samuel Tefft |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 1804 in Rhode Island1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Married | to Julia Ann Brown9 |
| Died | 14 January 1891 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York10 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Julia Ann Brown |
| Born | ca. 1806 in Rensselaer County, New York |
| Married | to Samuel Tefft |
| Children | of Samuel Tefft and Julia Ann Brown: |
| +1. | Valentine Tefft |
| Born | ca. 1825 in Chenango County, New York |
| Married | to Mary W. _____ |
| Married | to Clara J. ‘Clary’ Jennings |
| Died | 21 May 1895 in Williamstown, Oswego County, New York |
| 2. | Flora F. Tefft |
| Born | ca. 1832 in Chenango County, New York |
| Died | 24 January 1859 |
| +3. | Cornelia F. Tefft |
| Born | 6 January 1834 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | to Gilbert L. Crumb |
| Died | 9 December 1860 |
| 4. | Lorenzo P. Tefft |
| Born | 1841 in Chenango County, New York |
| Married | to Jane _____ |
| Died | 13 February 1921 |
| +5. | Nathan M. Tefft |
| Born | June 1844 in Chenango County, New York |
| Married | to Brunette _____ |
| Married | ca. 1878 to Purlea E. Stever |
| Died | 26 September 1929 in Ilion, Herkimer County, New York |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Chenango County, Sherburne, Image 39 of 63, Samuel Tiff, 46, RI, boatman; Julia Ann Tiff, 44, NY; Valentine Tiff, 24, NY, boatman; Flora Tiff, 18, NY; Cornelia Tiff, 16, NY; Lorenzo Tiff, 9, NY; Nathan Tiff, 6, NY.
- New York State Census, 1855, Chenango County, Smyrna, Image 4 of 41 (right side), Samuel Tefft, 51, Rhode Island, teamster; wife Julia Ann Tefft, 49, Renselaer; daughter Flora Tefft, 23, Chenango; son Lorenzo Tefft, 14, Chenango; son Nathan Tefft, 10, Chenango.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Chenango County, Smyrna, Page 109, Samuel Teft [indexed as Feft], 56, RI, mail carrier; Julia Ann Teft, 54, New York; Lorenzo Teft, 19, New York, painter; Nathaniel Teft, 16, New York, day laborer.
- New York State Census, 1865, Chenango County, Smyrna, Image 32 of 80, Samuel Tefft, 61, R.I., stage driver; wife Julia A. Tefft, 59, Rensselaer, 6 children; child Lorenzo P. Tefft, 23, Chenango, harness maker, Army; child Nathan Tefft, 21, Chenango, blacksmith, Army; border Lucia Stewart, 60, Chenango, widowed; grand child Elwin Crumb, 12, Chenango.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Chenango County, Smyrna, Page 39, Lorenco [sic] Tefft, 29, New York, waiter; Jane Tefft, 35, New York, cook. On the same page: Nathan Tefft, 26, New York, blacksmith; Brunette Tefft, 20, New York. Living next door: Samuel Tefft, 66, Rhode Island, farm hand; Julia Tefft, 64, New York. Living next door: Valentine Tefft, 44, New York, laborer; Ladell Tefft, 16, New York.
- New York State Census, 1875, Chenango County, Smyrna, Page 46, Samuel Tefft, 71, R.I., laborer; wife Julia Ann Tefft, 69, Renssellaer.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Chenango County, Smyrna, E.D. 116, Page No. 33B, Samuel Tefft, 76, R.I., laborer; wife Julia A. Tefft, 74, NY; son Nathan Tefft, 36, NY, laborer; daughter-in-law Purlia Tefft, 19, 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.
- New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956, available at familysearch.org. 1891, Samuel Tefft, died: 14 January in Smyrna.