Gazlay Family History
Hezekiah Tefft
Parents
| Father | Ezekiel Tefft (1728 - 1811) |
| Mother | Patience Potter (1730 - 1803) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 22 February 2021; Last Edited: 25 May 2021 |
| Person ID | 10492 |
| Name | Hezekiah Tefft |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 17531 |
| Married | 23 March 1775 in Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island to Sarah Lillibridge1, 2 |
| Died | 18221 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Sarah Lillibridge |
| Born | |
| Married | 23 March 1775 in Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island to Hezekiah Tefft |
| Children | of Hezekiah Tefft and Sarah Lillibridge: |
| 1. | John Tefft |
| Born |
| 2. | Patience Tefft |
| Born |
Sources
- 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.
- Arnold’s Rhode Island Vital Records through 1850, compiled by James N. Arnold. Volume 5, Part VI, Richmond, Marriages, page 19. “Tefft, Hezekiah, of Ezekiel, and Sarah Lillibridge, of Edward, both of Exeter; m. by Edward Perry, Justice, March 23, 1775.”