Joseph Tufts b. 29 Jun 1704 Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 21 Dec 1758 Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: Roy Family Genealogy

1704 - 1758 (54 years)

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Name Joseph Tufts

Relationship with Robert Alan Roy

Birth 29 Jun 1704 Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11]

Religion 1727 (Age 23) Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [2]

He was allowed in 1727 to choose a pew in the Medford Meeting House along with 24 other men, to be chosen in social rank order. Joseph was number 22.

Offices Held 1748 (Age 44) Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [2, 5]

In 1748 He was appointed an Medford Town Assessor.

Miscellaneous 1754 (Age 50) Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [2]

When the tract on the south of the river became annexed to Medford from Charlestown, the records state:

"April 30, 1754: The southerly half of Mistic Bridge, and the causey adjoining, by a resolve of the General Assembly, is now within the limits of Medford."

"May 8, 1754: Samuel Brooks, Esq., Lieut. Stephen Hall, jun., and Jos. Tufts were chosen a committee to manage the affairs relating to the southerly half of the Mistic Bridge and the causey adjoining thereto."

Petition 1754 (Age 50) Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [2]

In 1754 he was on the committee which petitioned the General Court to receive the lands south of the Mystic into the Town of Medford, Massachusetts. It was granted 17 April 1754.

Death 21 Dec 1758 Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [1, 3, 4, 9, 11, 12]

Death Record of Joseph Tufts

Estate Admin 15 Jan 1759 Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [11]

On 15 January 1759 his estate was administered. His inventory was 47 acres woods adj. Jenner; 14£ acres woods on Woburn bounds; 6 acres woods late of Jonathan Tufts; 5 acres marsh by Oakes; 7 acres marsh by Cutter; 5 acres by Blanchard; 3 acres against Maiden burying place; 3 acres by creek head; total £14,460 ; reduced from that to lawful money.

Burial — Salem Street Burying Ground, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. [3]

Gravestone of Joseph Tufts
Here lyes Buried
the Body of M^r
Joseph Tufts
Who Departed this
life Decem^r y 21 1758
Aged 64 Years
Plot: 310

Siblings 8 Siblings

	1. James Tufts, b. 1681, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. Abt 1722 (Age 41 years) ▻ Hannah Woodin, m. 1 Jul 1696
	2. Jonathan Tufts, b. 1685, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 15 Dec 1688, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 3 years)
	3. John Tufts, b. 1688, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
	4. Jonathan Tufts, b. 6 Feb 1690, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 24 Jan 1749/50, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 59 years)
	5. Rebecca Tufts, b. 16 Oct 1694, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 21 Aug 1747, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 52 years)
	6. Samuel Tufts, b. 29 Apr 1697, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 21 Apr 1735, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 37 years)
	7. Persis Tufts, b. 2 May 1700, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 30 Jan 1772, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 71 years)
	8. Joseph Tufts, b. 29 Jun 1704, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 21 Dec 1758, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 54 years) ▻ Lydia Francis, m. 12 Jan 1727
	9. Abigail Tufts, b. 7 Feb 1707/08, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 26 Apr 1726, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 18 years)

Person ID I20097

Last Modified 12 Jul 2021

Father	Jonathan Tufts, b. 3 Mar 1660, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 13 Aug 1722, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 62 years)
Mother	Rebecca Waite, b. 22 Nov 1662, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 26 Aug 1755, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 92 years)
Marriage	31 Mar 1681	Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Age at Marriage	He : 21 years - She : 18 years and 4 months.
Family ID	F672	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Lydia Francis, b. 20 Apr 1703, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 22 Jun 1778, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 75 years)
Marriage	12 Jan 1727	Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 11]
		Marriage record of Joseph Tufts and Lydia Francis
Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 7 months - She : 23 years and 9 months.
Children	From 1728 to 1741 [2, 9, 10, 11]
1. Rebecca Tufts (1728-____) 2. Lydia Tufts (1729-____) 3. Joseph Tufts (1731-1798) 4. Samuel Tufts (1732-1819) 5. John Tufts (1735-____) 6. Ebenezer Tufts (1739-1739) 7. Nathan Tufts (1741-1784)
Family ID	F8111	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	12 Jul 2021

Event Map

	Birth - 29 Jun 1704 - Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
	Religion - 1727 - Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
	Marriage - 12 Jan 1727 - Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
	Offices Held - 1748 - Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
	Miscellaneous - 1754 - Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
	Petition - 1754 - Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
	Death - 21 Dec 1758 - Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
	Estate Admin - 15 Jan 1759 - Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
	Burial - — - Salem Street Burying Ground, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

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Sources

[S1085] Adams, Herbert Freeman. The Compendium of Tufts Kinsmen - A Substitutive Genealogy, (Boston: privately printed, 1973).
[S1711] Brooks, Charles & William Henry Whitmore & James M. Usher. History of the Town of Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, From its First Settlement in 1630 to 1855, (Boston: Rand, Avery, and Company, 1886).
[S14] Find-a-Grave website, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial ID 26920911 Mr. Joseph Tufts.
[S86] Gozzaldi, Mary Isabella. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register - Supplement and Index Reprint of 1930 edition, (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1986).
[S1712] Hurd, D. Hamilton. History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, (Philadelphia: J. W. Lewis & Company, 1890).
[S916] Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850, ( Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999), Death Record of Joseph Tufts.
[S188] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Marriage record of Joseph Tufts and Lydia Francis.
[S88] Paige, Lucius R. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register , (Boston: H. O. Houghton and Company, 1877).
[S1537] Tufts, Larkin T. and Edward C. Booth. "Tufts Genealogy - Earlier Generations", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume LI, July 1897).
[S1713] Woods, Henry Ernest. Vital Records of Medford Massachusetts, to the Year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic and Genealogical Society, 1907).
[S84] Wyman, Thomas Bellows. The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, Massachusetts 1629-1818 , (Boston: David Clapp & Son, 1879).
[S916] Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850, ( Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999).
Death Record of Joseph Tufts