Born in Richmond, Washington, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Barber
and Sarah (Lillibridge) Barber
Wife of
Thomas Tefft
— married
10 Dec 1772 in Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island
Descendants 
Mother of
Benjamin Tefft, Sarah (Tefft) Albro, Esther (Tefft) Barber, Thomas Tefft, Welcome Tefft, Mary Tefft, Lydia Tefft and Ruth Eddy (Teft) Morse
Died
at age 46
in Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Feb 2019
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Biography
This profile is part of the Tefft Name Study.
Lydia (Barber) Tefft was born on 17 Feb 1751 in Richmond, Washington, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, daughter of Benjamin Barber (1723–1774) and Sarah (Lillibridge) Barber (1727–1758).
Lydia had a sister, Mary Barber (1747–1779).
Lydia died on 22 May 1797 in Richmond, Rhode Island, United States, aged 46.
Lydia (21) married Thomas Tefft (27) (born on 10 Nov 1745 in Richmond, Kings; son of Joseph Tefft and Esther (Brownell) Tefft) on 10 Dec 1772 in Richmond. Their children were:
- Benjamin Tefft (1773–1813)
- Sarah (Tefft) Albro (1775–1862)
- Esther (Tefft) Barber (1777–1824)
- Thomas Tefft (1781–1844)
- Welcome Tefft (1782–1862)
- Mary Tefft (1788–1827)
- Lydia Tefft (1790–1797)
- Ruth Eddy (Teft) Morse (1794–1863)
Sources
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lydia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lydia:
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~0.78%
Craig Wells
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M325223 [compare]
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~0.39%
Christine (DiBartolomeo) Rosset :
23andMe
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