William Jefts (1701 - 1738)

Born 17 Mar 1701 in Billerica, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Died 30 Sep 1738 at age 37 in Billerica, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

William Jefts, the son of John and Lydia (Fish) Jefts, was born on 17 March 1700/1 in Billerica, Middlesex County, (then) Province of Massachusetts Bay.^[1]

After both of his parents died in September 1712, he and his brothers Nathaniel and Ebenezer requested that their brother Henry be their guardian in March 1718.^[2]

William died in Billerica on 30 September 1738.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ NEHGS, compiler, Vital Records of Billerica, MA, to the year 1850 (Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1908), p. 111. "Jeffs, William [dup. Jefts], s. John and Lydia Mar 17, 1700/1."
2. ↑ Probate: Jefts, John, Series: 1725, Case #12524, Middlesex Co. Probate Court, Massachusetts.
   "Billerica March 19th 1717/18
   Nathaniel Jefts aged 19 years, William Jefts aged 17 years & Ebenezer Jefts aged 15 years all appeared before me th[ey] subscribed & acknolodged that they had made choyce of their brother Henry Jefts to be their guardian.
   [signed] Oliver Whiting Justice Peace"
3. ↑ NEHGS, compiler, Vital Records of Billerica, MA, to the year 1850 (Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1908), p. 371. "Jefts, William [ch. John and Lydia], Sept 30 1738."