Biography
Daniel Tufts marched with Capt. Isaac Hall’s Medford company on the Lexington alarm of April 19, 1775. In July 1778 he served with the guards stationed at Winter Hill. Wild records that he lived near the Powder House, and that the land under his house was set off to Charlestown in 1811 (see Places). In 1788 he sold the farm opposite the Powder House to his cousin Peter Tufts (Booth, Historic Leaves vol. 1, p. 22).
Service Record
Town: Medford · Dates: [dates not confirmed]
“Tufts, Daniel, Medford. Private, Capt. Isaac Hall's co., Col. Thomas Gardner's regt., which assembled April 19, 1775; service, 5 days”
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, vol. XVI (1907), p. 132
“Capt. Nathan Sargeant's co., Col. Jacob Gerrish's regt. of guards; detached July 2, 1778; service to July 17, 1778, 15 days; regiment stationed at Winter Hill.”
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, vol. XVI (1907), p. 132
Family Connection
Family placement not yet established from a cited source.
Spouse(s)
⚑ Unverified
Possible only: Brooks (p. 548) has “65-104 Daniel Tufts m. Abigail Tufts”. Several Daniel Tuftses lived in Medford; not attached.
Authoritative IDs / Index Numbers
| Source | ID / status |
|---|---|
| Perseus person index (auth=) | auth=tufts,daniel. This is a name-level key shared by every Daniel Tufts in Perseus, not a personal ID. Use it with the passages cited on this page. |
| 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. 132 |
| 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 dates and parents. That the Daniel of this record is the Daniel of the Powder House farm is likely but not confirmed.
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.
Markers, Plaques and Places
- Places — …on the Lexington alarm of April 19, 1775. In July 1778 he served with the guards stationed at Winter Hill. Wild records that he lived near the Powder House, and that the land under his house was set off to Charlestown in 1811