Jeffers, Amos, 1785 -

Amos Jeffers (November 4, 1785-after 1870) was born in Middleborough, Massachusetts, a member of the Mashpee Tribe.  In 1806, he married Bethiah Cooper and had at least four children, Huldah (1802), Lydia (1818), Julia (1818), and Thomas (1826).  Jeffers was a seaman and farmer.  In 1870, he resided at Gay Head as a widower.  Pease, Pease Report, 53.  Earle, Indians of Massachusetts, xii.