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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 29., The Cradock house, past and future. (search)
And who was Peter Tufts? The original Peter was born in England in 1617, and came over to America about 1640. He settled originally in Malden, but wisely visited Medford and apparently at once bought land here. This Peter Tufts had three sons and six daughters. The oldest son was also Peter Tufts, commonly known as Captain Peter Tufts. This younger Tufts is the centre about whom we must cluster any new legends we are to build up about the Peter Tufts house. Born probably in Malden, in 1648, he first appears on the records of the plantation of Medford in 1676, having already, at the age of twenty-eight, been honored as selectman. The title to the great oblong of land, including that of an old dwelling house and barn, had passed to his father in 1677, but by some special agreement Mr. Tufts was in possession at an earlier date. Perhaps he was a tenant in the old dwelling house while he looked over the land, though he had land of his own in Malden. Apparently his oldest son ca