John Tefft, b: 1676 - South Kensington, Rhode Island

^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}

^{1700 American colonies prosper}
^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}
^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}

^{1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement}
^{1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower}
^{1638 Printing press reaches America}
^{1664 English capture/rename New York}
^{1681 La Salle explores Louisiana}


			^John Tefft^{b.1610 Clovelly Pari, United Kingdom d.1676, Rhode Island}

		^{Samuel Tefft}^{b.1643 Providence, Rhode Island d.1725 South Kensingt, Rhode Island}	^Mary Barber^{b.1618 England, United Kingdom d.1679, Rhode Island}

	^John Tefft^{b.1676 South Kensingt, Rhode Island d.1762 South Kensingt, Rhode Island}		^{Joseph Jenckes}^{b.1628 Coinbrook, United Kingdom d.1717 Pawtucket, Rhode Island}

		^{Elizabeth Jenckes}^{b.1646 Pawtucket, Rhode Island d.1740 Kingstown, Rhode Island}	^{Esther Ballard}^{b.1632 Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts d.1717 Providence, Rhode Island}

^{Joseph Tefft}^{b.1699 Kingstown, Rhode Island d.}			^{William Sprague}^{b.1609 , United Kingdom d.1675 Hingham, Massachusetts}

		^{Jonathan Sprague}^{b.1648 Hingham, Massachusetts d.1741, Rhode Island}	^{Millicent Eames}^{b.1615 , United Kingdom d.1695 Hingham, Massachusetts}

	^{Johanna Sprague}^{b.1676 Richmond, Rhode Island d.1757 Richmond, Rhode Island}		^{William Holbrook}^{b.1620 St Johns, United Kingdom d.1699 Scituate, Massachusetts}

		^{Mehitable Holbrook}^{b.1649 Weymouth, Massachusetts d.}	^{Elizabeth Pitts}^{b.1625 , United Kingdom d.1696 Scituate, Massachusetts}