Esther (Tefft) Mumford (1688 - 1726)

Born 1688 in Kingston, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Mumford II — married 25 Nov 1708 in South Kingston, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 1726 at about age 38 in Kingston, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island [uncertain]

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Biography

Esther Tefft, daughter of Samuel Tefft (1644-bef.1725) and Elizabeth (Jenckes) Tefft (1658-bef.1740) was born about 1688 and died in 1726. Esther was the second wife of Thomas Mumford II and was the mother of four children. ^[1]

Genealogical Records

Published Genealogical Information

• Rhode Island Vital Records, 1636-1850, Vol. Washington County, V5, pg 1-46.

• Secondary Source, James Gregory Mumford, Mumford Memoirs, ^[1] Data Extract:

1. ) Mumford Genealogy; pages 49-78: Thomas Mumford II was born in Portsmuth, RI. in 1656; married (1) Abigail unknown (murdered by a slave in May of 1707); married (2) 25 Nov 1708 Esther Tefft. Thomas Mumford II died at the age of 70 in April 1726; his was proved 11 April 1726. {Editorial, the 29 page biography of Thomas Mumford II adds a great deal of color to his life and times, but exceeds the scope of this venue; please refer to the original text for a better picture of his life.}
   1. ) Children of Thomas and Abigail (Unknown) Mumford II, these six sons were all six feet tall and widely known as "the thirty-six feet of Mumford":
      1. ) Thomas Mumford III; b. 1 April 1687; d. 1760.
      2. ) George Mumford; b. 15 July 1689; d. 1745.
      3. ) Joseph Mumford; b. 17 Sept 1691.
      4. ) William Mumford; b. 18 Feb 1693.
      5. ) Benjamin Mumford; b. 10 April 1696.
      6. ) Richard Mumford; b. 6 Sept 1698; d. 1745 at Louisburg.
   2. ) Children of Thomas Mumford II and Esther Tefft:
      1. ) John Mumford
      2. ) Sarah Mumford
      3. ) Tabitha Mumford
      4. ) Esther Mumford

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Mumford, James Gregory; Mumford Memoirs, Being the Story of the new England Mumfords from the Year 1655 to the Present Time; Privately Printed by D. B. Updike, The Merrymount Press, Boston, 1900. Public Domain.

Other Sources

• Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island by John Austin, pg. 136.
• North American, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Mumford, pg 53-54.
• Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, Vol. 5, Washington County, Births, Marriages, Deaths.
• Events of Esther's life were imported by Gilly Wood.