Ens. Thomas Bartlett

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Thomas Bartlett 1594–26 April 1654

Birth • 7 Sources 1594 Wiltshire, England

Age 60 Death • 7 Sources 26 April 1654 Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Thomas Bartlitt in entry for Abiah Bartlitt, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"

SPOUSES AND CHILDREN

Thomas Bartlett 1594-1654

Marriage: 4 March 1635 Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Hannah Barnes 1614-1676

Children (5)

Hannah Bartlett 1637-1639

Mehitable Bartlett 1640-1690

Hannah Bartlett 1642-1715

Bethshuah Bartlett 1647-1692

Abiah Bartlett 1651-1723

PARENTS AND SIBLINGS

Unknown

Marriage:

Unknown

Children (1)

Thomas Bartlett 1594-1654

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https://books.google.com/books?id=0omY2KpMfKIC&pg=PA202&lpg=PA202&d... The New England Historical and Genealogical Register,: Volume 40 1886, pg 202

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Lt. Thomas BARTLETT Born 1594 Died 26 Apr 1654 English Origin (Pelham's servant) Came to New England 1630 With the Winthrop fleet Resided in Watertown Freeman of MBC Mar 1634/35 Occupation farmer, soldier First Spouse Hannah (d 1676) Children Hannah (dy), Mehitable, Hannah, Bathshua, Abiah http://winthropsociety.com/settlers/b-data.htm

Thomas Bartlett's origins are unknown. He came to New England as a servant to Mr. Pelham, probably in 1630, as he appeared in court for the theft of tools from his employer May 3, 1631. [1] [3] Thomas settled in Watertown where he was admitted to the church prior to 4 March 1634/5. He was married to Hannah (Unknown) by February 28, 1636/7. Their children, all born in Watertown: [1] [2] [3]

   Hannah, born about 1637, died early.

   Mehitable, born July 15, 1640, married Henry Spring.

   Hannah, born August 6, 1642, married John Kemble.

   Bathshua, born April 17, 1647, married John Applin.

   Abiah, born May 28, 1651, married Jonathan Sanderson. 

According to Anderson, Thomas Bartlett and his wife did little or no land purchasing or sales during their lifetime, as there are no recorded deeds for them in the Middlesex registry. [3]

Thomas died April 26, 1654 in Watertown "aged about 60 years". There is some doubt as to the accuracy of this statement, as it suggests a date of birth of 1594 - a bit old to have been a servant in 1631, and a bit old to be getting married in 1636/7. His will, dated April 22, 1653 and probated June 20, 1654 leaves 7 pounds, 10 shillings to each of his four daughters and the rest of his estate for life to his wife, Hannah. After her death, two-thirds of his wife's share was to be divided among his living children with the remaining third disposed as his wife desired. His wife, Hannah, was to be the executrix. [1] [2] [3]

The inventory of Thomas Bartlett's estate on June 9, 1654 totaled 181 pounds, 16 shillings of which 101 pounds, 10 shillings was real estate. [2] [3]

His widow died at Watertown, July 11, 1676. [1] [2] [3] Sources

[1] Pope, Pioneers of Massachusetts, page 35 : Pope, Charles Henry,The pioneers of Massachusetts, a descriptive list, drawn from records of the colonies, towns and churches and other contemporaneous documents. Publisher Boston, C.H. Pope;Published 1900; Pages 582 https://archive.org/details/pioneersofmassac00pope

[2] Bond, Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, pages 18 & 679. https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=_oc6AQAAIAAJ&printsec=front...

[3] Anderson, The Great Migration Begins, Volume I, page 120

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Birth: 1605, England Death: Apr. 26, 1654 Watertown Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA

If correct, his age at death would place his birth about 1594, but this would make him thirty-seven when he was a servant of William Pelham, and more than forty years old when he married. A more likely year for his birth would be about 1605 or even 1610. Subsistence farmer who came to Massachusetts Bay in 1630 & settled in Watertown. "Thomas Bartlitt (Ensign of Watertown) deceased the 26 of April [1654] aged about 60 years." Married by 28 February 1636/7 Hannah _____; she died at Watertown 11 July 1676. Between 1669 and 1674 she appears frequently in Watertown. records, being reimbursed for providing meals for Henry Bright Senior.

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Thomas Bartlett (son of Edmund Barttelot and Joane Hardman)1119, 1120, 1121 was born Abt. 1594 in Ernley, Sussex, England1122, 1123, and died 26 Apr 1654 in Watertown, Middlesex, Mass.He married (1) Alice Barker.He married (2) Hannah on 28 Feb 1637 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA1124.

CHILDREN (all born Watertown):

• i HANNAH, b. about 1637; bur. Watertown 26 August 1639, "2 years old" [WaVR 7].
• ii MEHITABLE, b. 15 July 1640 [WaVR 8]; M. Watertown 7 January 1657/8 Henry Spring [WaVR 20].
• iii HANNAH, b. 6 August 1642 [WaVR 10]; M. Watertown 19 January 1667/8 John Kemball [WaVR 29].
• iv BATHSHUA, b. 17 April 1647 [WaVR 13]; M. Watertown 23 November 1671 John Applin [WaVR 34; see also Bond 9, 675].
• v ABIAH, b. 28 May 1651 [WaVR 15]; M. Cambridge 24 October 1669 Jonathan Sanders(on).

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Notes for Thomas Bartlett:

Thomas BARTLETT, excommunicated in Sandwich, Kent on 12 June 1609. Original source record is Canterbury Cathedral Archives X.2.5, f153v.

Thomas, Watertown, servant to Mr. Pelham 163L [Court Rec.] Frm. March 4, 1634-5. Propr. at Dedham 1636-1638, but not res. Town officer; app. Lieut. by Gen. Court 10 (10) 1641. Wife Hannah; ch. Hannah bur. 26 (6) 1639, ae. 2 yrs, Mehitabel b. 15 (5) 1640, Hannah b. 6 (6) 1642, Beth-sua b. 17 (2) 1647, Abiah b. May 28, 1651. He d. April 26, 1654, ae. about 60 yrs., his widow d. July 11, 1676. His will dated 22 April, 1653, beq. to daus. Mehitabel, Hannah, Bethsuah and Abiah, and to wife Hannah whom he made exec. [Reg. XVII, 158.] Inv. of the est. of the widow Hannah was taken 30 Sept. 1676.

Made Freeman at the General Court, March 4th, 1634/1635.

Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33 THOMAS BARTLETT

• ORIGIN: Unknown, MIGRATION: 1630, FIRST RESIDENCE: Watertown
• OCCUPATION: The inventory of Thomas Bartlett indicates no other pursuit than subsistence farming.
• CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: Admission to Watertown church prior to 4 March 1634/5 implied by freemanship.
• FREEMAN: 4 March 1634/5 [MBCR 1:370].
• EDUCATION: Signed his will by mark. Inventory includes books valued at Ð2. As he was frequently appointed to lay out lands, he may have had some mathematical skills.
• OFFICES: Elected selectman 10 December 1638, 28 November 1643, 20 December 1651 and 19 December 1653 [WaTR 1:5, 9, 26, 34]. Appointed on various occasions to lay out land [WaTR 1:4, 12, 19, 30]. Appointed sealer of weights and measures, 14 February 1653/4 [WaTR 1:37].
• Appointed lieutenant for Watertown, 10 December 1641 [MBCR 1:346]; on 14 May 1645 Bartlett was replaced as lieutenant for Watertown by Hugh Mason, who had been ensign [MBCR 2:98]; although there is no record of Bartlett's appointment as ensign, he appears with that title for the rest of his life, right down to his death record and the inventory of his estate.
• ESTATE: Granted the usual sequence of proprietorial lots in Watertown: fourteen-acre home lot, two acres of meadow, three acres of upland, thirty acres Great Dividend, two acres in Beaverbrook Plow lands, two acres in Remote Meadows, six acres in Lieu of Township, and a sixty-six acre farm [WaBOP 5, 8, 10, 12, 27, 84].
• In the winter of 1636-7 Thomas Bartlett attended several of the meetings, held in Watertown, of those who intended to settle in Dedham; he was appointed to set out some lands, but never carried out this duty, and never removed to Dedham; on 23 November 1638 he relinquished to the town of Dedham all his rights in the town, for twenty-two shillings [DeTR 3:3, 20, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 36, 50].
• In his will, dated 22 April 1653 and probated 20 June 1654, Thomas Bartlett bequeathed Ð7 10s. to each of his four daughters, "Mehettibell and Hanah, Bethshuah and Abbiah," and to his wife Hannah (who was to be executrix) the rest of his estate for life, and at her decease two-thirds of his wife's share was to be divided equally among the surviving daughters or their heirs, and the remaining one-third was to be disposed of as his wife desired; witnesses John Sherman and Edward Dix [MPR Case #1361].
• The inventory of Thomas Bartlett's estate was taken by Edward Dix, John Sherman and John Coolidge on 9 June 1654 and totalled Ð181 16s., of which Ð101 10s. was real estate: dwelling house, barn and home stall, Ð80; three acres of planting land, Ð4; thirty acres of Great Dividend, Ð5; two acres of meadow at Beaver Brook, Ð8; two acres of Remote Meadow, 10s.; twelve acres of land in Lieu of Township, Ð3; and three [sic] acres of land upon the plain, Ð1 [MPR Case #1361].
• The inventory of the estate of "Hanah Bartlitt widow of Watertowne lately deceased" was taken by John Sherman, Henry Bright and John Biscoe on 30 September 1676, and totalled Ð138 13s., of which Ð120 10s. was real estate: mansion house and land adjoining, about twenty acres, Ð80; three acres of upland, Ð6; thirty acres of Great Dividend, Ð10; sixteen acres of land in Lieu of Township, Ð8; farm of sixty acres, Ð3; two acres of meadow at Beaver Brook, Ð10; two acres of meadow at West Pine Meadows [Remote Meadows], Ð3 10s. [MPR Case #1344].
• BIRTH: If correct, his age at death would place his birth about 1594, but this would make him thirty-seven when he was a servant of William Pelham, and more than forty years old when he married. A more likely year for his birth would be about 1605 or even 1610.
• DEATH: "Thomas Bartlitt (Ensign of Watertown) deceased the 26 of April [1654] aged about 60 years" [WaVR 17].
• Between 1669 and 1674 Hannah appears frequently in Watertown records, being reimbursed for providing meals for Henry Bright Senior [WaTR 1:98, 100, 101, 102, 108, 110, 111, 116, 120].
• COMMENTS: On 3 May 1631 the General Court ordered that "Thomas Bartlett, servant to Mr. Pelham, shall be whipped for his unjust selling of his master's tools, & that Samuell Hosier & John Page shall return either the tools they bought of him, or the prices thereof, to Mr. Pelham" [MBCR 1:86]. This is the earliest record for Thomas Bartlett, and suggests strongly that he came in 1630, possibly with WILLIAM PELHAM. If he was Pelham's servant in England, then his origins should be sought in Lincolnshire.

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• Genealogies of the families and descendants of the early settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, including Waltham and Weston : to which is appended the early history of the town. by Bond, Henry, 1790-1859; Jones, Horatio Gates, 1822-1893 Published 1860. Page 18-19

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IMMI: DATE 1630 IMMI: DATE 1630 PLACE Winthrop Fleet Occupation: PLACE Farmer, Soldier Thomas BARTLETT, excommunicated in Sandwich, Kent on 12 June 1609. Original source record is Canterbury Cathedral Archives X.2.5, f153v. Thomas, Watertown, servant to Mr. Pelham 163L [Court Rec.] Frm. March 4, 1634-5. Propr. at Dedham 1636-1638, but not res. Town officer; app. Lieut. by Gen. Court 10 (10) 1641. Wife Hannah; ch. Hannah bur. 26 (6) 1639, ae. 2 yrs, Mehitabel b. 15 (5) 1640, Hannah b. 6 (6) 1642, Beth-sua b. 17 (2) 1647, Abiah b. May 28, 1651. He d. April 26, 1654, ae. about 60 yrs., his widow d. July 11, 1676. His will dated 22 April, 1653, beq. to daus. Mehitabel, Hannah, Bethsuah and Abiah, and to wife Hannah whom he made exec. [Reg. XVII, 158.] Inv. of the est. of the widow Hannah was taken 30 Sept. 1676. Made Freeman at the General Court, March 4th, 1634/1635. Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33 THOMAS BARTLETT ORIGIN: Unknown MIGRATION: 1630 FIRST RESIDENCE: Watertown OCCUPATION: The inventory of Thomas Bartlett indicates no other pursuit than subsistence farming. CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: Admission to Watertown church prior to 4 March 1634/5 implied by freemanship. FREEMAN: 4 March 1634/5 [MBCR 1:370]. EDUCATION: Signed his will by mark. Inventory includes books valued at Ð2. As he was frequently appointed to lay out lands, he may have had some mathematical skills. OFFICES: Elected selectman 10 December 1638, 28 November 1643, 20 December 1651 and 19 December 1653 [WaTR 1:5, 9, 26, 34]. Appointed on various occasions to lay out land [WaTR 1:4, 12, 19, 30]. Appointed sealer of weights and measures, 14 February 1653/4 [WaTR 1:37]. Appointed lieutenant for Watertown, 10 December 1641 [MBCR 1:346]; on 14 May 1645 Bartlett was replaced as lieutenant for Watertown by Hugh Mason, who had been ensign [MBCR 2:98]; although there is no record of Bartlett's appointment as ensign, he appears with that title for the rest of his life, right down to his death record and the inventory of his estate. ESTATE: Granted the usual sequence of proprietorial lots in Watertown: fourteen-acre home lot, two acres of meadow, three acres of upland, thirty acres Great Dividend, two acres in Beaverbrook Plow lands, two acres in Remote Meadows, six acres in Lieu of Township, and a sixty-six acre farm [WaBOP 5, 8, 10, 12, 27, 84]. In the winter of 1636-7 Thomas Bartlett attended several of the meetings, held in Watertown, of those who intended to settle in Dedham; he was appointed to set out some lands, but never carried out this duty, and never removed to Dedham; on 23 November 1638 he relinquished to the town of Dedham all his rights in the town, for twenty-two shillings [DeTR 3:3, 20, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 36, 50]. In his will, dated 22 April 1653 and probated 20 June 1654, Thomas Bartlett bequeathed Ð7 10s. to each of his four daughters, "Mehettibell and Hanah, Bethshuah and Abbiah," and to his wife Hannah (who was to be executrix) the rest of his estate for life, and at her decease two-thirds of his wife's share was to be divided equally among the surviving daughters or their heirs, and the remaining one-third was to be disposed of as his wife desired; witnesses John Sherman and Edward Dix [MPR Case #1361]. The inventory of Thomas Bartlett's estate was taken by Edward Dix, John Sherman and John Coolidge on 9 June 1654 and totalled Ð181 16s., of which Ð101 10s. was real estate: dwelling house, barn and home stall, Ð80; three acres of planting land, Ð4; thirty acres of Great Dividend, Ð5; two acres of meadow at Beaver Brook, Ð8; two acres of Remote Meadow, 10s.; twelve acres of land in Lieu of Township, Ð3; and three [sic] acres of land upon the plain, Ð1 [MPR Case #1361]. The inventory of the estate of "Hanah Bartlitt widow of Watertowne lately deceased" was taken by John Sherman, Henry Bright and John Biscoe on 30 September 1676, and totalled Ð138 13s., of which Ð120 10s. was real estate: mansion house and land adjoining, about twenty acres, Ð80; three acres of upland, Ð6; thirty acres of Great Dividend, Ð10; sixteen acres of land in Lieu of Township, Ð8; farm of sixty acres, Ð3; two acres of meadow at Beaver Brook, Ð10; two acres of meadow at West Pine Meadows [Remote Meadows], Ð3 10s. [MPR Case #1344]. BIRTH: If correct, his age at death would place his birth about 1594, but this would make him thirty-seven when he was a servant of William Pelham, and more than forty years old when he married. A more likely year for his birth would be about 1605 or even 1610. DEATH: "Thomas Bartlitt (Ensign of Watertown) deceased the 26 of April [1654] aged about 60 years" [WaVR 17]. MARRIAGE: By 28 February 1636/7 Hannah _____; she died at Watertown 11 July 1676 [WaVR 41]. Between 1669 and 1674 she appears frequently in Watertown records, being reimbursed for providing meals for Henry Bright Senior [WaTR 1:98, 100, 101, 102, 108, 110, 111, 116, 120]. CHILDREN (all born Watertown): i HANNAH, b. about 1637; bur. Watertown 26 August 1639, "2 years old" [WaVR 7]. ii MEHITABLE, b. 15 July 1640 [WaVR 8]; M. Watertown 7 January 1657/8 Henry Spring [WaVR 20]. iii HANNAH, b. 6 August 1642 [WaVR 10]; M. Watertown 19 January 1667/8 John Kemball [WaVR 29]. iv BATHSHUA, b. 17 April 1647 [WaVR 13]; M. Watertown 23 November 1671 John Applin [WaVR 34; see also Bond 9, 675]. v ABIAH, b. 28 May 1651 [WaVR 15]; M. Cambridge 24 October 1669 Jonathan Sanders(on). COMMENTS: On 3 May 1631 the General Court ordered that "Thomas Bartlett, servant to Mr. Pelham, shall be whipped for his unjust selling of his master's tools, & that Samuell Hosier & John Page shall return either the tools they bought of him, or the prices thereof, to Mr. Pelham" [MBCR 1:86]. This is the earliest record for Thomas Bartlett, and suggests strongly that he came in 1630, possibly with WILLIAM PELHAM. If he was Pelham's servant in England, then his origins should be sought in Lincolnshire. Since the Beaverbrook Plow lands (28 February 1636/7) and the Remote Meadows (26 June 1637) were both granted largely on the basis of family size, and since Thomas Bartlett received two acres in each allotment, he must have married prior to 28 February 1636/7, and his first daughter Hannah must have been born after 26 June 1637. Thomas Bartlett and his widow were very conservative in their landholding activities. There are no recorded deeds for them in the Middlesex registry; his inventory shows that he held everything that was granted to him, and possibly added six acres of Lieu of Township land (since the Farms were not yet laid out, they did not yet have any value, and were at this early date often omitted from inventories, only to reappear later); and his widow had apparently made only small adjustments, as her inventory shows slightly larger home stall and Lieu of Township lots, but no Beaverbrook P lowland lot. In her twenty years of widowhood, Hannah Bartlett had managed her inheritance very well. Died d: 26 Feb 1653/54 or 26 April 1654. Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, by Henry Bond, M.D., Volume I, pages 18-19. Thomas Bartlett is on the Winthrop Fleet which is consisted of eleven ships sailing from Yarmouth, Isle of Wright to Salem. Some sailed April 8, arriving June 13, 1630 and the following days, the others to sail in May, arriving in July. The total count of passengers is believed to be about seven hundred, http://www.packrat-pro.com/winthrop.htm Massachusetts Census, 1790-1890 about THOMAS BARTLETT Name: THOMAS BARTLETT State: Massachusetts County: Massachusetts Colony Township: Freeman 4 Sep Year: 1634 Database: MA Early Census Index Name: Thomas Bartlett Year: 1630 Place: Massachusetts Source Publication Code: 281 Primary Immigrant: Bartlett, Thomas Annotation: Over 700 names given, with list of 40 heads of families on the Mary and John, which sailed with the Winthrop Fleet. See also no. 0388, Bartlett; no. 3323, Hunt; no. 4477, Kuhns; and no. 6600, "Passengers of the Mary and John, 1634." Source Bibliography: BANKS, CHARLES EDWARD. The Winthrop Fleet of 1630: an Account of the Vessels, the Voyage, the Passengers and Their English Homes, from Original Authorities. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1930. 119p. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1961. Repr. 1983. Page: 59 Name: Thomas Bartlett Year: 1631 Place: Massachusetts Source Publication Code: 9450 Primary Immigrant: Bartlett, Thomas Annotation: Published extracts from The Magazine of American Genealogy, section 4, nos. 1-27 (1929 - [1932]). Good compilation but incomplete, since publication of the magazine was suspended; it contains names from beginning of alphabet through 'Battles' only. Source Source Bibliography: VIRKUS, FREDERICK A., editor. Immigrants to America before 1750. An Alphabetical List of Immigrants to the Colonies, before 1750, Compiled from Official and Other Records. Surnames 'A through Battles.' Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1965. 220p. Page: 198 Name: Thomas Bartlett Year: 1630 Place: Watertown, Massachusetts Source Publication Code: 116.1 Primary Immigrant: Bartlett, Thomas Annotation: Date and place of first residence in New England. Extracted from passenger lists, lists of freemen, colony and court records, notarial records, vital records, land records, church records, and journals and letters. Place of origin, occupation, and other g Source Bibliography: ANDERSON, ROBERT CHARLES. The Great Migration Begins, Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. 3 Volumes. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995. 2386p. Page: 120 More About Thomas Bartlett: Date born 2: 1579, Ernby, Sussex, England.1125 Date born 3: 1594, Watertown, MA, USA.1125 Date born 4: 1610, Ernby, Sussex, England.1126 Died 2: 26 Apr 1654, Watertown, MA, USA.1127 Died 3: 26 Apr 1654, Watertown, Middlesex, MA.1128, 1129 Residence: Massachusetts Colony, MA.1130 More About Thomas Bartlett and Hannah: Marriage 1: 28 Feb 1637, Watertown, Middlesex, MA.1131 Marriage 2: 1131 Marriage 3: Watertown, MA, USA.1131 Marriage 4: Watertown, Suffolk, MA, USA.1131 Marriage 5: 16341131 Marriage 6: 1634, Watertown, MA, USA.1131 Marriage 7: 1634, Watertown, Middlesex, MA, USA.1131 Marriage 8: 1635, Watertown, Middlesex, MA, USA.1131 Marriage 9: 04 Mar 16351131 Marriage 10: 04 Mar 1635, MA, USA.1131 Marriage 11: 04 Mar 1635, Watertown, Middlesex, MA, USA.1131 Marriage 12: 16371131 Marriage 13: 1637, Watertown, Suffolk, MA, USA.1131 Marriage 14: 28 Feb 1637 Marriage 15: 16381131 Marriage 16: 1638, MA, USA.1131 Marriage 17: 16471131 Marriage 18: 1650, MA, USA.1131 Marriage 19: 1651, Watertown, MA, USA.1131 Marriage 20: 1663, MA, USA.1131 Children of Thomas Bartlett and Hannah are:

   +Mehitable Bartlett, b. 15 Jul 1640, Watertown, Middlesex, MA1131, 1132, d. 11 Jul 1676, Watertown, Middlesex1133, 1134, 1134.

   +Hannah Bartlett, b. 06 Aug 1642, Watertown, Middlesex, MA1135, d. 22 Nov 1715, Watertown, Middlesex1135, 1135.

   Bethshuah Bartlett, b. 17 Apr 1647, Watertown, Middlesex, MA1135, d. 08 Oct 1692, Watertown, Middlesex1135.

   Abiah Bartlett, b. 28 May 1651, Watertown, Middlesex, MA1135, d. 13 Sep 1723, Waltham, Middlesex, MA1135.

   George Bartlett, b. 1630, Guilford, New Haven, CT1136, d. 02 Aug 1669, Guilford, New Haven, CT1136.

   Hannah Bartlett, b. 1637, d. 26 Aug 1639.

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Thomas Bartlett 1594–26 April 1654

Birth • 7 Sources 1594 Wiltshire, England

Age 60 Death • 7 Sources 26 April 1654 Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Thomas Bartlitt in entry for Abiah Bartlitt, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"

SPOUSES AND CHILDREN

Thomas Bartlett 1594-1654

Marriage: 4 March 1635 Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Hannah Barnes 1614-1676

Children (5)

Hannah Bartlett 1637-1639

Mehitable Bartlett 1640-1690

Hannah Bartlett 1642-1715

Bethshuah Bartlett 1647-1692

Abiah Bartlett 1651-1723

PARENTS AND SIBLINGS

Unknown

Marriage:

Unknown

Children (1)

Thomas Bartlett 1594-1654

Thomas Bartlett migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).

Disputed Origins Anderson in the Great Migration Begins states Thomas's origins are unknown. According to Burke's American Families with British Ancestry, Thomas Bartlett may have been a son of Edmund Barttelot and Elizabeth Gore.[1] Thomas came to a New England as a servant, and the the Bartelots of Ernley were of a higher social class and unlikely candidates for his parent. Therefore these parents been disconnected. Biography Thomas Bartlett was born between 1580 and 1590 in England. He came to New England as a servant to Mr. Pelham, probably in 1630, as he appeared in court for the theft of tools from his employer May 3, 1631.[2][3] Thomas settled in Watertown where he was admitted to the church prior to 4 March 1634/5. He was married to Hannah (Unknown) by February 28, 1636/7. Their children, all born in Watertown:[2][3] [4][5] Hannah, born about 1637, died early. Mehitable, born July 15, 1640, married Henry Spring. Hannah, born August 6, 1642, married John Kemble. Bathshua, born April 17, 1647, married John Applin. Abiah, born May 28, 1651, married Jonathan Sanderson. According to Anderson, Thomas Bartlett and his wife did little or no land purchasing or sales during their lifetime, as there are no recorded deeds for them in the Middlesex registry.[3] Thomas died April 26, 1654 in Watertown "aged about 60 years".[5]There is some doubt as to the accuracy of this statement, as it suggests a date of birth of 1594 - a bit old to have been a servant in 1631, and a bit old to be getting married in 1636/7. His will, dated April 22, 1653 and probated June 20, 1654 leaves 7 pounds, 10 shillings to each of his four daughters and the rest of his estate for life to his wife, Hannah. After her death, two-thirds of his wife's share was to be divided among his living children with the remaining third disposed as his wife desired. His wife, Hannah, was to be the executrix.[2][3] The inventory of Thomas Bartlett's estate on June 9, 1654 totaled 181 pounds, 16 shillings of which 101 pounds, 10 shillings was real estate.[3][4] His widow died at Watertown, July 11, 1676.[2][3][4][5] Both Thomas and Hannah are buried in the Old Burying Place in Watertown. Research Notes According to Bond: "Ensign THOMAS BARTLETT. an original proprietor; freeman. Mar. 4, 1635-6; selectman, 1639, '44, '52, and '54; d. Ap. 26, 1654; aged about 60; and his wid. HANNAH d. July 11, 1676. In his Will, dated 1653, proved Feb. 26, 1654-5, he mentions his wife Hannah and his daughters Mehitabel, Hannah, Bethuah [Beth- shuah, or Bethsheba], and Abial."[6][7] Source: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bartlett-1296

GEDCOM Note

THOMAS BARTLETT came to America in 1630 as the servant of William Pelham. Thomas settled in Watertown where he was admitted to the church prior to 4 March 1634/5. He married Hannah and by her had five daughters. Thomas died 26 April 1654. Hannah died at Watertown 11 July 1676.
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THOMAS BARTLETT
ORIGIN: Unknown MIGRATION: 1630 FIRST RESIDENCE: Watertown OCCUPATION: The inventory of Thomas Bartlett indicates no other pursuit than subsistence farming. CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: Admission to Watertown church prior to 4 March 1634/5 implied by freemanship. FREEMAN: 4 March 1634/5 [MBCR <javascript:APop(p2390,150,180);> 1:370]. EDUCATION: Signed his will by mark. Inventory includes books valued at £2. As he was frequently appointed to lay out lands, he may have had some mathematical skills. OFFICES: Elected selectman 10 December 1638, 28 November 1643, 20 December 1651 and 19 December 1653 [WaTR <javascript:APop(p2391,160,192);> 1:5, 9, 26, 34]. Appointed on various occasions to lay out land [WaTR <javascript:APop(p2391,160,192);> 1:4, 12, 19, 30]. Appointed sealer of weights and measures, 14 February 1653/4 [WaTR <javascript:APop(p2391,160,192);> 1:37]. Appointed lieutenant for Watertown, 10 December 1641 [MBCR <javascript:APop(p2390,150,180);> 1:346]; on 14 May 1645 Bartlett was replaced as lieutenant for Watertown by Hugh Mason, who had been ensign [MBCR <javascript:APop(p2390,150,180);> 2:98]; although there is no record of Bartlett's appointment as ensign, he appears with that title for the rest of his life, right down to his death record and the inventory of his estate. ESTATE: Granted the usual sequence of proprietorial lots in Watertown: fourteen-acre homelot, two acres of meadow, three acres of upland, thirty acres Great Dividend, two acres in Beaverbrook Plowlands, two acres in Remote Meadows, six acres in Lieu of Township, and a sixty-six acre farm [WaBOP <javascript:APop(p2396,170,204);> 5, 8, 10, 12, 27, 84]. In the winter of 1636-7 Thomas Bartlett attended several of the meetings, held in Watertown, of those who intended to settle in Dedham; he was appointed to set out some lands, but never carried out this duty, and never removed to Dedham; on 23 November 1638 he relinquished to the town of Dedham all his rights in the town, for twenty-two shillings [DeTR <javascript:APop(p2397,150,180);> 3:3, 20, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 36, 50]. In his will, dated 22 April 1653 and probated 20 June 1654, Thomas Bartlett bequeathed £7 10s. to each of his four daughters, "Mehettibell and Hanah, Bethshuah and Abbiah," and to his wife Hannah (who was to be executrix) the rest of his estate for life, and at her decease two-thirds of his wife's share was to be divided equally among the surviving daughters or their heirs, and the remaining one-third was to be disposed of as his wife desired; witnesses John Sherman and Edward Dix [MPR <javascript:APop(p2398,90,108);> Case #1361]. The inventory of Thomas Bartlett's estate was taken by Edward Dix, John Sherman and John Coolidge on 9 June 1654 and totalled £181 16s., of which £101 10s. was real estate: dwelling house, barn and homestall, £80; three acres of planting land, £4; thirty acres of Great Dividend, £5; two acres of meadow at Beaver Brook, £8; two acres of Remote Meadow, 10s.; twelve acres of land in Lieu of Township, £3; and three [sic] acres of land upon the plain, £1 [MPR <javascript:APop(p2398,90,108);> Case #1361]. The inventory of the estate of "Hanah Bartlitt widow of Watertowne lately deceased" was taken by John Sherman, Henry Bright and John Biscoe on 30 September 1676, and totalled £138 13s., of which £120 10s. was real estate: mansion house and land adjoining, about twenty acres, £80; three acres of upland, £6; thirty acres of Great Dividend, £10; sixteen acres of land in Lieu of Township, £8; farm of sixty acres, £3; two acres of meadow at Beaver Brook, £10; two acres of meadow at West Pine Meadows [Remote Meadows], £3 10s. [MPR <javascript:APop(p2398,90,108);> Case #1344]. BIRTH: If correct, his age at death would place his birth about 1594, but this would make him thirty-seven when he was a servant of William Pelham, and more than forty years old when he married. A more likely year for his birth would be about 1605 or even 1610. DEATH: "Thomas Bartlitt (Ensign of Watertown) deceased the 26 of April [1654] aged about 60 years" [WaVR <javascript:APop(p2401,170,204);> 17]. MARRIAGE: By 28 February 1636/7 Hannah _____; she died at Watertown 11 July 1676 [WaVR <javascript:APop(p2401,170,204);> 41]. Between 1669 and 1674 she appears frequently in Watertown records, being reimbursed for providing meals for Henry Bright Senior [WaTR <javascript:APop(p2391,160,192);> 1:98, 100, 101, 102, 108, 110, 111, 116, 120]. CHILDREN (all born Watertown):
i HANNAH, b. about 1637; bur. Watertown 26 August 1639, "2 years old" [WaVR <javascript:APop(p2401,170,204);> 7].
ii MEHITABLE, b. 15 July 1640 [WaVR <javascript:APop(p2401,170,204);> 8]; m. Watertown 7 January 1657/8 Henry Spring [WaVR <javascript:APop(p2401,170,204);> 20].
iii HANNAH, b. 6 August 1642 [WaVR <javascript:APop(p2401,170,204);> 10]; m. Watertown 19 January 1667/8 John Kemball [WaVR <javascript:APop(p2401,170,204);> 29].
iv BATHSHUA, b. 17 April 1647 [WaVR <javascript:APop(p2401,170,204);> 13]; m. Watertown 23 November 1671 John Applin [WaVR <javascript:APop(p2401,170,204);> 34; see also Bond <javascript:APop(p2411,150,180);> 9, 675].
v ABIAH, b. 28 May 1651 [WaVR <javascript:APop(p2401,170,204);> 15]; m. Cambridge 24 October 1669 Jonathan Sanders(on).
COMMENTS: On 3 May 1631 the General Court ordered that "Thomas Bartlett, servant to Mr. Pelham, shall be whipped for his unjust selling of his master's tools, & that Samuell Hosier & John Page shall return either the tools they bought of him, or the prices thereof, to Mr. Pelham" [MBCR <javascript:APop(p2390,150,180);> 1:86]. This is the earliest record for Thomas Bartlett, and suggests strongly that he came in 1630, possibly with WILLIAM PELHAM </cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=greatmigrationindex&f3=jumptoWILLIAMPELHAM>. If he was Pelham's servant in England, then his origins should be sought in Lincolnshire. Since the Beaverbrook Plowlands (28 February 1636/7) and the Remote Meadows (26 June 1637) were both granted largely on the basis of family size, and since Thomas Bartlett received two acres in each allotment, he must have married prior to 28 February 1636/7, and his first daughter Hannah must have been born after 26 June 1637. Thomas Bartlett and his widow were very conservative in their landholding activities. There are no recorded deeds for them in the Middlesex registry; his inventory shows that he held everything that was granted to him, and possibly added six acres of Lieu of Township land (since the Farms were not yet laid out, they did not yet have any value, and were at this early date often omitted from inventories, only to reappear later); and his widow had apparently made only small adjustments, as her inventory shows slightly larger homestall and Lieu of Township lots, but no Beaverbrook Plowland lot. In her twenty years of widowhood, Hannah Bartlett had managed her inheritance very well.
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