Deborah Bartlett

Biography

Deborah Gardner, daughter of Stephen Gardner, was born about 1660 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, and died in Providence, Rhode Island about 1720.

She first married blacksmith Abraham Harding in 1676 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. He was the son of Stephen Harding and Bridget Estance. Abraham died November 23, 1694 in Providence.

Her second husband was Moses Bartlett (1672-25 Jan 1753), son of John Bartlett and Sarah Aldrich. They married 5 Mar 1696 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island.

Her children were:

1. John Harding
2. Mercy Harding
3. Israel Harding
4. Stephen Harding
5. Lydia Harding
6. Deborah Harding
7. Thomas Harding

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Notes

1694, Dec. 18. Inventory of Abraham's estate was presented to his widow Deborah, who desired administration, but had no bondsman. Thus the question of his probate was referred to the next meeting.

Moses BARTLETT, b. ca. 1672 Mendon, Worcester Co. MA, d. 25 Jan 1753 Gloucester, Providence Co. RI, m. 05 Mar 1696 Providence / Smithfield, RI Deborah GARNER, b. ca. 1660 Swansea, Bristol Co. MA, daughter of Stephen GARNER

1696, Mar 3. The widow, having lately changed her condition by marriage to Moses Bartlett, administration was given to her and her now husband on the former husband's estate. They were to give account and bond by the next meeting.

1698, Apr 12. Administration on his estate was finally given to Moses Bartless and wife Deborah, and the children were committed to their care.

1711, Jan. 13. Moses Bartlett deeded land to his son-in-law and stepson John Harding. The next year John sold land to his brother Stephen.[3]

References

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   4. McPherson and allied families : genealogical and biographical. New York: The Society, 1929. Page 65. On Ancestry, image 72.
   5. Harding, W. Judd. (1925). The Hardings in America: a genealogical register of the descendants of John Harding, of England, born A. D., 1567. Keystone, Ia.: The Harding Printing Co. p. 28-29
   6. Fayetteville Observer, North Carolina
4. WikiTree contributors, "Moses Bartlett (1672-1753)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bartlett-747 : accessed 15 May 2024). cites
   1. The Descendants of JOHN BARTLETT of WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS and CUMBERLAND, RHODE ISLAND
   2. Page 34. Bartlett, Thomas E., The Bartletts: Ancestral, Genealogical, Biographical, Historical. Comprising an Account of the American Progenitors of the Bartlett Family, with Special Reference to the Descendants of John Bartlett, of Weymouth and Cumberland. New Haven, Conn.: Press of the Stafford Printing Co., 1892. Print. https://archive.org/details/bartlettsancestr00bart/page/34/mode/1up