Biography
Two entries under the name Zachariah Tufts of Woburn appear in Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors. The first follows a private in Capt. John Wood's company through 1775, in camp at Medford and Cambridge. The second is a 1780 descriptive list of a man aged 21, engaged for Woburn for three years.
Service Record
Town: Woburn · Dates: [dates not in sources seen]
“TUFTS, ZACHARIAH, Woburn. List of men belonging to Capt. John Wood's co. who took the oath in Middlesex Co. May 27, 1775, required by Congress to be taken by the Mass. army; also, Capt. Wood's (5th) co., Col. Samuel Gerrish's regt.; order for advance pay, signed by said Tufts and others, dated Cambridge, June 1, 1775; also, Private, Capt. Wood's co., Lieut. Col. Loammi Baldwin's (late Col. Gerrish's) 38th (also given 37th) regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 5, 1775; service, 88 days; …”
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, vol. XVI (1907), p. 140 · page scan
“TUFTS, ZACHARIAH. Descriptive list of men raised in Middlesex Co., agreeable to resolve of Dec. 2, 1780, as returned by Joseph Hosmer, Superintendent for said county; age, 21 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 9 in.; complexion, light; hair, light; eyes, blue; occupation, laborer (also given farmer); engaged for town of Woburn; engaged April 1, 1781; term, 3 years.”
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, vol. XVI (1907), p. 140 · page scan
Family Connection
No family connection has been found in the sources 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=) | Checked, not found (no auth=tufts,… key for this name in Brooks, the Medford Historical Register or Historic Leaves). |
| Find a Grave memorial | Checked, not found |
| Brooks, History of Medford (1855) register no. | Checked, no entry confidently matched |
| Mass. Soldiers and Sailors | vol. XVI, p. 140 |
| 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
Whether the two Woburn entries are the same man. A man aged 21 in 1780–81 would have been about 15 in 1775. They are shown together only because the name and town match.
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
- Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, vol. XVI (1907), p. 140 · page scan
Biographies and Family Trees
Secondary and user-contributed sites; not verified here.
- Family blog post — Blog post transcribing his New Hampshire pension record (Cheshire County, 1818)
⚑ Unverified
Pension record (Cheshire County, N.H., 1818), as transcribed on a family blog: service in 1776 as a private in Capt. Hale’s company, Col. John Stark’s N.H. regiment, and in 1777–1779 in Capt. Hale’s company of Col. Morgan’s riflemen; one pension names the 15th Virginia Regiment. The original pension file has not been seen here.