Biography
William Tuffs (the family name spelled the old way) went west after the war and died in Indiana in 1848, aged ninety-seven. A DAR chapter in Elkhart bears his name.
Service Record
Town: Schoharie, N.Y.; Ohio; Elkhart, Ind. · Dates: 1750 – 1848
Born 20 Sep. 1750, Medford by his own pension affidavit (“Mystic/West Medford”), though the book notes no birth record was found and the Piscataqua wilderness of N.H. is more likely. (Tufts Kinsmen, Vol. I, p. 150, family no. 35-8)
Fully accredited Revolutionary service; also claimed War of 1812 service; on the 1840 Pensioners List. (Tufts Kinsmen, Vol. I, p. 150, family no. 35-8)
Did not return home after the war: Schoharie, N.Y. (then Albany Co.), 1790; then Pennsylvania; Streetsboro, Ohio; Michigan Territory 1834; died at Elkhart, Ind., 19 Sep. 1848; buried in Bonneville Cemetery near Bristol, Ind. The Elkhart DAR chapter is named for him. (Tufts Kinsmen, Vol. I, p. 150, family no. 35-8)
Family tales say he took part in the Boston Tea Party, but he is not listed among the Lodge of Masons participants. (Tufts Kinsmen, Vol. I, p. 150, family no. 35-8)
Family Connection
Family number 35-8 in Tufts Kinsmen, Vol. I. Parents are not named in the extract seen.
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=) | auth=tufts,william. This is a name-level key shared by every William Tufts in Perseus, not a personal ID. Use it with the passages cited on this page. |
| Find a Grave memorial | Uncertain: 21091070. Flagged; not used. |
| Brooks, History of Medford (1855) register no. | Checked, no entry confidently matched |
| Tufts Kinsmen, Vol. I family no. | 35-8 |
| Mass. Soldiers and Sailors | Not yet checked for this page |
| 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
Birthplace is disputed in the source itself. The Tea Party story is family tradition only. No other source on this site has yet been checked for this man.
Pictures
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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.
Maps, Surveys and Artifacts
- — A View of Houses in the City of Albany (1789). An etching of Albany houses published in 1789, from the Library of Congress. Image: Library of Congress Prints & Photographs. Public domain. Source: Wiki
- Source: Wikimedia Commons — A View of Houses in the City of Albany (1789). An etching of Albany houses published in 1789, from the Library of Congress.Image: Library of Congress Prints & Photographs. Public domain.
- — A View of Houses in the City of Albany (1789). An etching of Albany houses published in 1789, from the Library of Congress.Image: Library of Congress Prints & Photographs. Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons
- Source: Wikimedia Commons — Hotel Bucklen, Elkhart, Indiana (1863–1880s). An early view of Elkhart: the Hotel Bucklen at Main and Jackson, first built in 1863.Image: Unknown photographer. Public domain.
- — …Source: Wikimedia CommonsHotel Bucklen, Elkhart, Indiana (1863–1880s). An early view of Elkhart: the Hotel Bucklen at Main and Jackson, first built in 1863.Image: Unknown photographer. Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons
- Source: Wikimedia Commons — Map of Michigan, 1831 (David H. Burr). Michigan Territory as mapped by David H. Burr in 1831.Image: David H. Burr. Public domain.