Captain Joseph Bartlett

CAPT. JOSEPH BARTLETT, born November 18, 1686 Newbury, MA, was the son of Richard BARTLETT III and Hannah EMERY. In 1707 he was drafted, along with others, to defend the town of Haverhill against an expected attack of French and Indians from Canada. He was stationed in the house of Capt. Simon WAINWRIGHT on August 29, 1708 when about 160 French and 50 Indians attacked the town and set fire to several buildings. They were informed for their own saftey to surrender. Joseph BARTLETT hid his gun in the chimney above the fireplace and surrendered. He was taken to Canada and remained a prisoner of the French until October 5, 1712. At that time he started his return to Newbury, arriving November 8. Sometime later he visited Haverhill and found his gun where he had hidden it. The story goes, the gun was kept in the family and Joseph’s grand-nephew, Richard BARTLETT, then of Amesbury, carried it while a soldier in the Revolutionary War.

Joseph married December 5, 1717, Elizabeth TEWKSBURY, and following her death married on April 27, 1721 Sarah HOYT. He was the first "captain" of the town of Newton, New Hampshire and long a Deacon in the Church of Christ. He died February 1, 1754 at age 68, and Sarah died May 28, 1787, age 90 years. Joseph and Sarah are buried in Newton Town Hall Cemetery.

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Joseph Bartlett (1686 - 1754)

Joseph Bartlett

Born 18 Nov 1686 in Newbury, Essex, Mass.

Son of Richard Bartlett III and Hannah (Emery) Bartlett

Brother of Hannah Bartlett, Richard Bartlett, John Bartlett, Samuell Bartlett, Daniel Bartlett, Hannah (Bartlett) Ordway, Samuel Bartlett, Stephen Bartlett, Josiah Bartlett, Thomas Bartlett and Mary Holt (Bartlett) Hills

Husband of Sarah (Hoyt) Bartlett — married 27 Apr 1721 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Father of Sarah (Bartlett) Sawyer, Mary Bartlett and Richard Bartlett

Died 1 Feb 1754 in Rockingham County, New Hampshire [uncertain]

20:48: Sherry Bartlett edited the Biography for Joseph Bartlett (1686-1754). (Formatting. ) [Thank Sherry for this]

Joseph, born Nov. 18, 1686; died 1754, aet. 68.[1]

Marriage

On 27 April 1721, in Amesbury, Massachusetts, Joseph Bartlett married Sarah Hoyt.[2]

Residences, Events, and Family

In1707, he was drafted and sent with others to Haverhill, to defend the town against an expected attack of French and Indians from Canada. August 29, 1708, about onehundred and sixty French and fifty Indians attacked the town, and set fire to several buildings. Mr. Bartlett and others were in the chamber of Capt. Wainwright's house, from the windows of which they fired upon the enemy.
They were informed that their only safety was in surrender Mr. B. secreted his gun in the chimney, above the fire-place; went down; asked for quarter; was bound, and carried to Canada, where he remained a prisoner until he was redeemed. On the 5th of October he started on his return to Newbury, where he arrived on the 8th of November, 1712, after a captivity of over four years. He afterwards visited Haverhill, found his gun where he had secreted it, and it finally came into the hands of his grand nephew, Richard Bartlett, then of Amesbury, Mass., who .carried it while a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
Richard Bartlett subsequently removed to Warner, where he spent the remainder of his life. He frequently exhibited the old musket to visitors, as a rare curiosity. Many years since, on the 4th of July, a number of boys collected at Mr. Bartlett's, and, in honor of the day, awakened the echoes of the Warner Hills by discharges of the old gun. Boy-like, not quite satisfied with reports, and desiring it to "speak a little louder," they loaded it with about twelve inches of powder, and ramming down upon that several inches of soil, they applied a slow-match, when the gun literally "went off," and stock, lock and barrel were torn to splinters. In June, 1874, the writer collected the fragments of this gun of "ye olden time," with rivets and cords restored it to nearly its original shape, and deposited it in the rooms of the N. H. Historical Society, where it can be seen by the public in general, and the Bartletts in particular.
After Joseph's return from Canada, he settled on a farm in Newton, N. H. He was a worthy man, a Justice, and Deacon of the Church. His first wife was Miss Tewksbury, by whom he had no issue. His second wife was a Miss Hoyt. Their children were: four sons,—Joseph, Gershom, Richard and Matthias; and his daughters,—Elizabeth, Mary, Hannah, Sarah, Mercy and Lydia.

Of these, Mary became the wife of the late Gov. Josiah Bartlett. Many of the descendants of Joseph are now resident in Newton. One of them, John L., was a member of N. H. Legislature, 1872; and another, Frank D., in 1873.
His grave is located in the Old Town Cemetery, Rockingham County, NH.
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Sources

1. Pages 40-42. Genealogical and biographical sketches of the Bartlett family in England and America, by Levi Bartlett ... Main Author: Bartlett, Levi, 1793-1885. Language(s): English Published: Lawrence, G. M. Merrill & Crocker, printer, 1876. 114 pages. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044019838127;view=1up;...
2. "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHN4-TY2 : 24 January 2020), Joseph Bartlett, 1721.
3. Pages 40-42. Genealogical and biographical sketches of the Bartlett family in England and America, by Levi Bartlett ... Main Author: Bartlett, Levi, 1793-1885. Language(s): English Published: Lawrence, G. M. Merrill & Crocker, printer, 1876. 114 pages. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044019838127;view=1up;...
4. Find A Grave Memorial# 44197646
5. colonialhall.com http://colonialhall.com/bartlett/bartlettMary.php
6. https://www.bartletthistory.org/bartletthistory/marybartlettbio.html