Background
Tufts, John was born on May 5, 1689 in Medford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Captain Peter and Mercy (Cotton) Tufts.
Tufts, John was born on May 5, 1689 in Medford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Captain Peter and Mercy (Cotton) Tufts.
Graduated from Harvard, 1708.
Ordained Congregational minister 2d Church of Christ, West Newbury, Massachusetts, 1714. Author: A Very Plain and Easy Introduction to the Art of Singing Psalm Tunes, Contrived in Such Manner, As That the Learner May Attain the Skill of Singing Them with the Grestest Ease and Speed Imaginable (established type of hymn of psalm singing and method of printing music which is still used in many backcountry Southern churches, had heavy influence on church music of the United States for over a century), 1714 15. Anti-Ministerial Objections Considered, 1725.
A Humble Call to Archippus, Or the Pastor Exhorted, To Take Heed That He Fulfill his Ministry, 1729.
Married Sarah Bradstreet, November 9, 1714, 4 children.