Biography
Adam Tufts enlisted from Chelsea in February 1777 for three years in Capt. Moses Greenleaf’s company, Col. Ebenezer Francis’s regiment, which marched to Bennington and the northern army. He was reported dead on April 16, 1778.
Service Record
Town: Chelsea and Malden · Dates: [dates not confirmed]
“Private, Capt. Moses Greenleaf's co., Col. Benjamin Tupper's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Feb. 4, 1777, to April 16, 1778; reported died April 16, 1778”
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, vol. XVI (1907), p. 131
Family Connection
Family placement not yet established from a cited source.
Spouse(s)
Not found in the sources checked (Brooks 1855 Register of Families; Wild; Find a Grave data on file; Tufts Kinsmen Vol. I extract).
Authoritative IDs / Index Numbers
| Source | ID / status |
|---|---|
| Perseus person index (auth=) | Checked, not found (no auth=tufts,… key for this name in Brooks, the Medford Historical Register or Historic Leaves). |
| Find a Grave memorial | Note: Pending further work. |
| Brooks, History of Medford (1855) register no. | Checked, no entry confidently matched |
| Mass. Soldiers and Sailors | vol. XVI, p. 131 |
| DAR ancestor no. | Note: Pending further work. |
| FamilySearch ID | Note: Pending further work. |
| Geni profile | Note: Pending further work. |
| WikiTree ID | Note: Pending further work. |
| Town / vital records | Medford VRs not yet checked by volume and page |
Only IDs confirmed against dates and family are given as matches. “Not yet checked” means the source has not been searched; “Checked, not found” means it was searched without a match.
⚑ Unverified
His family line. A Malden list also names an Adam Tufts “engaged for town of Malden” (p. 131); whether this is the same man is not confirmed. No link to the main Tufts line is established.
Links and Resources
Every source, record, map, survey, marker and artifact tied to this person, gathered in one place. Page numbers are given where a book is cited.
Biographies and Family Trees
Secondary and user-contributed sites; not verified here.
- Family blog post — Blog post with an image of a marriage intention for Adam, “negro” servant of Stephen Tufts of Malden
⚑ Unverified
A marriage intention record (image on a family blog) names Adam as a Negro servant of Stephen Tufts of Malden. The original register and page have not been identified here.